Ex-Staff Malcolm Elias

[OnlyOneUnited]

Have I imagined this, but was there something about Malcolm Elias leaving Oxford United and taking with him a huge spreadsheet of all the most promising youngsters in Oxfordshire, who were promptly hoovered up by Southampton? RIP though Malcolm, hugely influential by the sounds of it!

 

[Marked Ox]

Have I imagined this, but was there something about Malcolm Elias leaving Oxford United and taking with him a huge spreadsheet of all the most promising youngsters in Oxfordshire, who were promptly hoovered up by Southampton? RIP though Malcolm, hugely influential by the sounds of it!

I have vague memories of it. I think that Sean Rudd and Dexter Blackstock moved to Southampton in the year or 2 after he took up the job there. Although, Blackstock was hardly unknown considering he had been around our 1st team (and we ultimately did well financially from his transfer iirc).

 

[Northernyellow]

Played against Peers in an Oxfordshire Schools Cup Final years ago (u.18's, I think). He kept shouting at his winger to run at me as I was 'a weak link'. He wasn't wrong. Met him years later and reminded him. Seemed a nice chap. RIP.

 

[Emilio]

Wonderful podcast from the Behind The Badge guys with Malcolm a couple of years back. Really interesting man, and seemed an all-round lovely fella. RIP.