Just out of interest, does anyone still think the epithet unjust?
Nope..... especially since the 'arrangement' Ensco have with OUFC has been revealedJust out of interest, does anyone still think the epithet unjust?
The thing that i find most strange is that anybody thought DE was some kind of fairy godfather figure.
Hes a venture capitalist. He came in as with any other business with a tangible business plan to invest heavily to make money. Then start to reduce the expenditure leaving a shell to sell on.
Darryl did a lot of good for this club, but over the last year his focus has been solely on maximising his return.
Nothing wrong with that of course. But people being surprised?
Is that what got us relegated out of the League when we were being taken on a journey?Also known as "The Kassam Defence"
The thing that i find most strange is that anybody thought DE was some kind of fairy godfather figure.
Hes a venture capitalist. He came in as with any other business with a tangible business plan to invest heavily to make money. Then start to reduce the expenditure leaving a shell to sell on.
Darryl did a lot of good for this club, but over the last year his focus has been solely on maximising his return.
Nothing wrong with that of course. But people being surprised?
I would say that makes him slippery and cleverAnyone who can "sell" the club, retain a seat as a director, retain financial control over any player transfer income and yet remain absolved of any debt incurred by the very same club of which he remains a director is, most definitely, "slippery"
I like Darryl and don't care whether he made money from OUFC.
I have not been so entertained in my time supporting Oxford United:
I watch football to be entertained and don't care about the politics in and around the watching of football. Yes I know it's blinkered... blah! blah! blah! xx
- Very attractive and exciting football to watch
- Some fantastic cup victories
- A promotion
- TWO Wembley visits
- Some fantastic players - Kemar Roofe, George Baldock, JonJoe Kenny, Jon Lundstram, Jordan Graham, Chris Maguire, Ryan Ledson, Curtis Nelson, Simon Eastwood and others probably forgot.
- He brought Ashton & Appleton who made most of this possible.
In 5 years time I won't remember this season but I will remember most of the above. Just like the older fans who remember the glory days of the Eighties.
steady on young @Jason N ....a few of us on here not only remember the glory days of the 80s, we also can (in my case at times vaguely!) remember the glory days of the 60s and early 70s tooI like Darryl and don't care whether he made money from OUFC.
I have not been so entertained in my time supporting Oxford United:
I watch football to be entertained and don't care about the politics in and around the watching of football. Yes I know it's blinkered... blah! blah! blah! xx
- Very attractive and exciting football to watch
- Some fantastic cup victories
- A promotion
- TWO Wembley visits
- Some fantastic players - Kemar Roofe, George Baldock, JonJoe Kenny, Jon Lundstram, Jordan Graham, Chris Maguire, Ryan Ledson, Curtis Nelson, Simon Eastwood and others probably forgot.
- He brought in Ashton & Appleton who made most of this possible.
In 5 years time I won't remember this season but I will remember most of the above. Just like the older fans who remember the glory days of the Eighties.
Haha, Sorry Sarge, if it is any consolation, you'd never guess your age from your posting style. BTW that's supposed to be a compliment.steady on young @Jason N ....a few of us on here not only remember the glory days of the 80s, we also can (in my case at times vaqguely!) remember the glory days of the 60s and early 70s too![]()
Haha, Sorry Sarge, if it is any consolation, you'd never guess your age from your posting style. BTW that's a supposed to be a compliment.