I've uploaded an old VHS copy of the takeover of the club as shown on Central South at the time.
We thought it was the start of an exciting new era......
We thought it was the start of an exciting new era......
Nick Merry and Jim Smith
- Thread starter Oslerroadsouth
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Peterborough at home ... we won 1-0 .... before the teams came out Rosie announced ' ladies & gentleman, the 'eagle has landed' , followed by Thin Lizzy 'the boys are back in town' blasting out the tannoy
MJB
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
How times have changed.
memory aint what it was ... and besides, as we all know he still hasnt...hanging around like a bad smell ( maybe thats what got up the noses of Posh fans last Sat & Tues nights? )
Does anyone know where Nick Merry is these days, hasn't been seen for a while? Does he still owe 'Arry a load of dosh? Hold on........
lodeyellow
Level: Jack Midson
(68 Apps, 15 Gls)
They also played the "Jim'll Fix It" theme. Indeed, how times have changed ...
I was convinced after that game that we'd be staying up - no question about it.
spmox
Level: Jamie Brooks
(53 Apps, 13 Gls)
Shoot me down in flames .... But I genuinely believe that if after the takeover they had left Darren in charge and not brought in a load of Portsmouth reserves we would have stayed up.
Certainly that Peterborough match was a false dawn.
N'toya was quality, tho, as we sank into the mire.
N'toya was quality, tho, as we sank into the mire.
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
I reckon we would have gone down had Patterson stayed in charge.
We saw what sort of manager hevwascwhen he took the role on a permanent basis...
mooro
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Patto would have kept us up, just doing not very much and keeping the squad together...it was actually quite a remarkable effort by Jimbo to so totally screw about with things that we scored so many fewer points than those around us. Can't remember the exact numbers, but we were something like 12th or 13th when they took over and we only managed about half of the points of those around us for the rest of the season.
Patto would not have been spectacular, and may well have struggled in the longer run/not survived the following season, but I definately think he would have done enough to keep us up.....
I've seen him a couple of times in the last 6 months in Carterton and Minster Lovell. So presume that he lives in the Witney area. I can also confirm that he still doesn't wear socks.
I can't remember what car he was driving but it certainly wasn't anything like what he drove while with Oxford.
m
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
A view shared by Chris Hargreaves.
cuyellow
Level: Billy Beechers
(7 Apps)
Nick Merry, the biggest con man in Oxfordshire ? My wife was good friends with his ex, he persuaded some Irish investors to put money into a South African gold mine that didn't exist, they came over looking for him, he then left for Spain where he conned a woman with money to get into a relationship … after that I'm not sure .. maybe investing in socks and shares?
A man who deserves botulism; and living proof that what goes around doesn't (necessarily) come around.
- Year of First Game
- 1974
Looking back, the contract Merry signed with FK really screwed the club over. Whoever bought oufc needed to buy the stadium as well - or negotiate one hell of a good lease. Merry did neither. Walter Mitty, a glory seeker or a crook? Others can judge on that one.
He's a crook. It's not difficult.
MJB
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
Seems he has been punished then.
Merry eventually proposed an IVA with his creditors. Offered a bag of emeralds as payment. He didn’t own them.
Paid no fees to the insolvency practitioner either.
Ended up owing £250k to ‘ Arry’. One of several creditors.
Legged over Lenagan spectacularly. For millions.
A true rogue. When we met him at an Oxvox meeting soon after takeover he just sat there in all his sockless glory, saying nothing. Kelvin T held the fort; poor old Kelvin probably taken to the cleaners too.
Surprised he’s got the brass neck to turn up in the UK, let alone Oxfordshire.
Paid no fees to the insolvency practitioner either.
Ended up owing £250k to ‘ Arry’. One of several creditors.
Legged over Lenagan spectacularly. For millions.
A true rogue. When we met him at an Oxvox meeting soon after takeover he just sat there in all his sockless glory, saying nothing. Kelvin T held the fort; poor old Kelvin probably taken to the cleaners too.
Surprised he’s got the brass neck to turn up in the UK, let alone Oxfordshire.
Trouble is, once the hated Kassam had left the building, supporters would have welcomed Bernie Madoff with open arms.
Merry legged us all over as well.
Merry legged us all over as well.
Oxvox, keep your eyes and ears open at all times.
ZeroTheHero
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
Indeed. This bit of the recent OxVox press communication worried me a bit "it is perhaps time for us as fans to come together behind Tiger, the board, Karl and the players and push this amazing club forward". While of course we all want success, I think being a 'critical friend' is the job of OxVox rather then being a cheerleader for the powers that be. Perhaps I'm just being paranoid, but I really want the supporters trust to keep very, very watchful here...
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
I guess that we will never know. We had pretty tough fixtures left, Torquay (?) Started an amazing run and I reckon we would have gone down.
Oxford Aesthete
Level: Jack Midson
(68 Apps, 15 Gls)
They even played the Jim'll Fix It theme tune as he walked on to the pitch. I knew we should have been worried then
