MD on five min FF this avo

[Sarge]

rad ox at 5.45pm OUFC MD is taking questions

will anyone ask exactly when he'll be getting back with answers to questions he was getting back with the answers for (most Qs remain unanswered/ un got back to)

and...If some one was to ask that Q, will rad ox ask him ?

 

[Gary Baldi]

What fans should do is send in no questions and say we'll get back to him ?

 

[Kamal]

Did this happen? Haven't seen anything published about it

 

[Sarge]

just about to to be broadcast on rad ox

 

[Sarge]

Did this happen? Haven't seen anything published about it

Live on rad ox as I type this

 

[Sarge]

subjects -
stadium sites? ( down from 5) - inc breeze block- developments 'soon'
pitch? condition of? - club responsible for pitch- new groundsmen team 'doing a good job'
ultras, treated badly? - sad theyre retiring , ultimately club must improve matchday experience themselves
young fans as in encouraging? - oufc ox for life back next year
Beano- a job at oufc? - a legend, hes valued and appreciated
MD - history in football (not schools)? - has been a scout for bigger clubs

kR next weeks on 5 min FF

 

[Foley]

I didn't hear the interview but in face value really dislike the answer re the Ultras.
I don't disagree that the club need to do everything that they can to improve the match day experience, but they can't afford to turn down supporters input and initiatives.

 

[Sarge]

I didn't hear the interview but in face value really dislike the answer re the Ultras.
I don't disagree that the club need to do everything that they can to improve the match day experience, but they can't afford to turn down supporters input and initiatives.

its avail on iplayer via rad ox website

 

[MJB]

I didn't hear the interview but in face value really dislike the answer re the Ultras.
I don't disagree that the club need to do everything that they can to improve the match day experience, but they can't afford to turn down supporters input and initiatives.

In fairness, you really should listen to the interview before commenting on this. You might still dislike what he said on listening back but it’s not fair to do without actually hearing the original response.

 

[Foley]

In fairness, you really should listen to the interview before commenting on this. You might still dislike what he said on listening back but it’s not fair to do without actually hearing the original response.

Fair point

 

[Foley]

I didn't hear the interview but in face value really dislike the answer re the Ultras.
I don't disagree that the club need to do everything that they can to improve the match day experience, but they can't afford to turn down supporters input and initiatives.

Well I have heard it and to be fair his comments were reasonable.
The biggest thing to me he said was the fact that he is reasonably confident that a solution to the ground is not a long way off.
He also stressed the Oxvox desire for the place at the heart of the community (almost a community asset?? My interpretation)
It sounds that as usual a lot is going on behind the scenes.

 

[yellowbow]

After listening to the latest forum on the RO website it’s clear that NM is a good honest fella who’s putting his heart and soul into it but I’m afraid my default setting at the moment is still quite cynical. Actions will always speak louder than words. It seems the club is really trying to be more open with the fans after, let’s be honest about it, being forced into a corner with no other choice, but continuous answers of ‘we need to..’ ‘we should be...’ etc etc could just be seen as lip service until we see any tangible evidence that things are changing. I know there’s a lot of work to do on the stadium etc, and a lot of effort is probably needed to turn the ship around but I’m afraid I’ll remain sceptical until I hear anything with a bit more substance. Sorry if that upsets anyone but we’ve all seen and heard too many false dawns/promises over the years for me to feel any other way at the moment I’m afraid

 

[Upthecowboys]

After listening to the latest forum on the RO website it’s clear that NM is a good honest fella who’s putting his heart and soul into it but I’m afraid my default setting at the moment is still quite cynical. Actions will always speak louder than words. It seems the club is really trying to be more open with the fans after, let’s be honest about it, being forced into a corner with no other choice, but continuous answers of ‘we need to..’ ‘we should be...’ etc etc could just be seen as lip service until we see any tangible evidence that things are changing. I know there’s a lot of work to do on the stadium etc, and a lot of effort is probably needed to turn the ship around but I’m afraid I’ll remain sceptical until I hear anything with a bit more substance. Sorry if that upsets anyone but we’ve all seen and heard too many false dawns/promises over the years for me to feel any other way at the moment I’m afraid

Agree with that but I thought he came across a lot better yesterday than he has done on other occasions.

I did tweet Radio Ox to ask why these are only 5 min weekly slots? Has this been asked / answered before? 5 mins allows no time to get any depth to answers. Surely the club can make 15 to 30 min slots once a week, particularly when they are rotating who attends.

5 mins once a week is an improvement on nothing once a week! But it does feel a little like a tick box exercise.

 

[Essexyellows]

Anyone ask him about his reticence to reply to those folk who pay his wages?

 

[Salaghaf]

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[Deleted member 462]

Agree with that but I thought he came across a lot better yesterday than he has done on other occasions.

I did tweet Radio Ox to ask why these are only 5 min weekly slots? Has this been asked / answered before? 5 mins allows no time to get any depth to answers. Surely the club can make 15 to 30 min slots once a week, particularly when they are rotating who attends.

5 mins once a week is an improvement on nothing once a week! But it does feel a little like a tick box exercise.

To be fair fans asked if an ask Ashton type thing could be reintroduced as it was really good communication and it has. Ask Ashton used to be 3 questions a week I think.

 

[Upthecowboys]

To be fair fans asked if an ask Ashton type thing could be reintroduced as it was really good communication and it has. Ask Ashton used to be 3 questions a week I think.

Cheers Dave.

I’m sure most fans would prefer a longer slot though. Also always wondered why there couldn’t be a monthly hour phone in, other clubs manage it.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I think like most others, I am at the stage where I am interested in what the club actually do rather than what they say they might/could/should/will do.

 

[Deleted member 462]

Cheers Dave.

I’m sure most fans would prefer a longer slot though. Also always wondered why there couldn’t be a monthly hour phone in, other clubs manage it.

Oh no i totally agree a longer slot would be great. Was just saying I think that’s how it’s ended up at 5mins

 

[westyorkshireexile]

My main concern is not the length of the interview, but that the questions appear to be pre-selected avoiding having to answer any awkward ones.

 

[chuckbert]

He speaks well

 

[WuTang]

He always speaks well, he always comes across as a nice chap, which I have no doubt that he is. However I'm still waiting for evidence that he has the ability to run a football club and make things happen. That's not necessarily his fault, but he has no experience in this job and I do wonder how much authority he has to make the big decisions, or whether he has to wait for Tiger... The jury is still out for me. I agree with ZeroTH, I'm waiting to judge on things they've accomplished, rather than pie in the sky hopes for the future.

 

[Paul Cannell]

Training centre, they have the pick of 5 prime sites to choose from, the youth setup, they finally managed to stop the ultra littering the ground with silly signs and are stamping out singing, there is genuine Thai beer available somewhere and the home shirt is nice.

IS THAT NOT ENOUGH? You lot are not true supporters if you want the sun the moon and stars. Get behind the management, believe, etc.

 

[Brahma]

At least he clarified, that despite the claim the previous week from his paymaster, he has little football experience in running a football club. Certainly less than the 20 years of football experience (which Niall kindly explained had been as a scout and probably running a school football team). For the record, I am sure he is a thoroughly nice guy and applaud his clarification on the question raised to him about his experiences in football.

He has also finally spoken about the 'Five Stadium Options of which the Kassam Stadium was Number 6' - we now know it to be three options, one of which includes remaining at the Kassam and it's that I'll add something.

OxVox, albeit under a previous committee/officers, have been banging on about the great location the Kassam finds itself in for a significant period of time. It is about to have a huge regeneration of housing built on the other side of Grenoble Road, a Train Station hub coming into the Science Park and providing a central point to an area of Oxford that needs all the help it can get. So a little surprised to see after all the research, we still no little about the 'Planners' that were appointed to help and assist, that the Kassam has popped back into the Top 3.

And sad it took a year and a complete U-turn for the middle/senior management of the football club to decide working with Firoz Kassam and honor the agreements in place, was actually the right thing to do.

It's been a shambolic 12 months.

All my energy now is supporting the players who wear our yellow shirts with pride and manage to stay up and I'm going to try and post infrequently from now on

 

[West Oxon U’s]

This link maybe better.

 

[Canterbury exile]

Having listened i feel NMcW came across well. He was straightforward and committed. Most do not know him but feel able to criticise, maybe because of his ( highly successful) teaching background. I happen to know him and have in the past worked with him when i was at OU and he took trainees and young pros for further ed at Cherwell over 15 years ago. He is an honourable, driven man and straight talking man and he is a genuine Oxford fan, and maybe many fans will begin to see this. Many MD’s have limited direct pro football backgrounds but have great business acumen.

 

[makv]

What fans should do is send in no questions and say we'll get back to him [emoji12]

Done

 

[ZeroTheHero]

He is an honourable, driven man and straight talking man and he is a genuine Oxford fan, and maybe many fans will begin to see this.

I don't think many doubt all of that. What people doubt is whether he has the right experience for this particular job and whether he is being given enough responsibility to be able to make decisions without them being gone through by the owner with a fine-tooth financial comb first. He has also been less than diligent in getting back to those who have contacted him, some of what he has said has simply been incorrect (the price to play at Grenoble Road for example) and he himself admitted that the club (i,e. Tiger, him and Robinson) had made many mistakes over the course of the last few months. So while he may be all that you say, he has had a pretty shaky start so far - you can't blame people for not being gushingly enthusiastic about the man.