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many questions albeit some combined
Q any news on ground/ hows arbitration going?
A due to meet mr Kassam tues , cancelled hope to meet soon
Q please find us a new ground(?)
A looking at every option
QHas Tiger imposed any players on the first team?
A imposed is a strong term, its a recruitment board , ALL the recruitment board have to agree on a player joing oufc
Q Director of Football?
A. not sure, for now Mark Thomas doing a good job
Q next seasons budget bigger or smaller than this season?
A. Competitive, and what is needed in January
Q will season tickets be staying the same or going up?
A.ST will not go up, cant announce prices until we know what league we will be in, everyone come along and cheer us on on saturday against wycombe. We need 4 or 5 points to be safe
QWill we see full board at a home game this season, will we see Erik this season?
A Erik busy indonesean elections which are on April 17th, Erik will be at the last home game
Q.What does tiger do outside of losing money on owning a football club
A. Shipping and Real estate
Q any news on ground/ hows arbitration going?
A due to meet mr Kassam tues , cancelled hope to meet soon
Q please find us a new ground(?)
A looking at every option
QHas Tiger imposed any players on the first team?
A imposed is a strong term, its a recruitment board , ALL the recruitment board have to agree on a player joing oufc
Q Director of Football?
A. not sure, for now Mark Thomas doing a good job
Q next seasons budget bigger or smaller than this season?
A. Competitive, and what is needed in January
Q will season tickets be staying the same or going up?
A.ST will not go up, cant announce prices until we know what league we will be in, everyone come along and cheer us on on saturday against wycombe. We need 4 or 5 points to be safe
QWill we see full board at a home game this season, will we see Erik this season?
A Erik busy indonesean elections which are on April 17th, Erik will be at the last home game
Q.What does tiger do outside of losing money on owning a football club
A. Shipping and Real estate
mooro
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
As Jim Bowen would have said - "......this is what you could have run.....!"
https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/...-erick-thohir-set-for-first-visit-next-month/
ZeroTheHero
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
'Shipping and real estate'?!! I thought he was a clothes manufacturer?
Since he can't ship us anywhere, I'm guessing 'real estate' is his motive then.
Since he can't ship us anywhere, I'm guessing 'real estate' is his motive then.
Scotchegg
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
Maybe he has a clothes liner!!!
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He doesn’t say he’s in shipping. He said that he has a clothing business shipping all over the world.
I thought he did well in tonight’s interview.
I thought he did well in tonight’s interview.
nick68
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
MJB
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
“Erick will come, probably the last home game of the season,” he said.
“We talk sometimes and he has a lot of plans for Oxford United that we’re going to put together.
“He’s invested money.
“He will be a good asset, a good consultant.
“He always makes good suggestions because he used to run a big club.”
Pick the bones out of that lot then!
“We talk sometimes and he has a lot of plans for Oxford United that we’re going to put together.
“He’s invested money.
“He will be a good asset, a good consultant.
“He always makes good suggestions because he used to run a big club.”
Pick the bones out of that lot then!
m
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
Stylish use of the Chairman thread head in there, Sarge. It deserved noting.
TailsWeWin
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
..... but next year’s budget will be “the same or a little less.”
I guess that finally puts to bed any significant involvement from Thohir after April 17th? It seems his role will be advisory with minor investment.
TailsWeWin
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
He will be a “good consultant.” There you go.....
BBC Radio Oxford - Drivetime, 28/03/2019, Five Minute Fans Forum
Oxford Utd owner Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth was the guest on the Five Minute Fans Forum.
Scotchegg
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
The question appeared to be about the playing budget. Erick, if investing, would be more likely to fund stadium development or build. So he could be throwing a lot of money our way without increasing the playing budget.
TailsWeWin
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Fair point. Hope that’s the case.
Shaun Rice
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Well they need to look at that again because it’s the single most important part of the coming summer and based on last summer one of the worst performing parts of the club.
Better in January granted.
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
Agree.
The interesting other thing will be whether any of the U23s will be considered to be good enough to step up?
Morris Oxford
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
If and it’s a huge if, a new stadium comes to fruition then Thohir is there lurking in the background to provide proof of funds for the relevant bodies.
No shiny new stadium and you won’t see Thohir for dust and probably one or two others also.
In the meantime we can only hope that the club’s debt doesn’t significantly increase under Thanakarnjanasuth stewardship.
I know I’ve banged on about the Ricoh set-up more than once but after seeing it with the car-parking round it and retail and leisure park nearby I’m coming round more to trying somehow to take over control of Grenoble Road and the retail and cinema complex. I know there’s a huge obstacle in the way in the shape of FK but if the club could ever negotiate control of it all it could be perfect once the stadium is developed and brought up to modern standards. I’d say that was much more realistic than the OCC suddenly ‘magicking’ up a plot of land for a complete new complex.
The issue however being that FK will want a huge fee for the entire plot (how much could he make if it was sold as housing development land?) and the cost of bringing the stadium up to a decent standard. I think Stewart Donald went into the financials of the current stadium before taking on Sunderland.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
We do have a manager, at least, who will use them if he believes so. I suspect Armani Little will make the step up.
A Question for a future rad ox 5 min fans forum- for KR, our Owner or the MD- Id like to know the answer to, is a follow up Q from yesterdays rad ox 5 min FF,
Who exactly are the people who make up the OUFC recruitment board, responsible for bringing players in?
Who exactly are the people who make up the OUFC recruitment board, responsible for bringing players in?
Few others as well Id hope
*I think* KR, Derry, Faz, Tiger, Mark Thomas and McWilliams
more or less who I'd speculatively expect... though isnt Faz retiring at the end of the season? ... if so, maybe Erik will be his replacement on our recruitment board?
Tiger did say Erik had suggested players at some point didn’t he? Who knows...backroom recruitment compared to other clubs is pretty lacking
It does seem to be
FatOldSun
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Surprised nobody has mentioned the deal with Singha, which was supposed to be 3 years, but "something went wrong" which means it expires at the end of next season. I hope we can find a similarly large sponsor but if not, that could have a significant impact on the budget for 2020/21. Also a bit disconcerting that "something went wrong" with such a big deal.
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