Update 22nd Feb

OxVox

OxVox

Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Our members should now be in receipt of an email update of our position.





It’s been a tough old week but one thing will always remain, the fans.





We wish anyone travelling to Blackpool a safe and hopefully successful trip. Get behind those yellow men!!





#oufc ??
 
Thank you for your work and the email! Including all comms is spot on so thank you.

For me I’m done with our current stewardship and it’s same s**t different day.

Every owner has covered losses that I’m aware of. Unfortunately that’s what happens when you buy a football club in L1.

As for NW replying and saying the owners may not reply just sums it up. Won’t reply, won’t do anything.

TIGER OUT.
 
Niall McWilliams said the board might not respond to the email? That in itself leads one to wonder if Niall himself sends emails that they don’t respond to. How much support are the men and women on the ground actually getting from those in the Ivory Tower? The level of contempt, and lack of any respect to the supporters, that they appear to be showing is quite alarming. It sadly seems that we’re nothing more than an irritant getting in the way of whatever scheme they’re here for.
 
The overall tone is very good. It appears that the MD is no longer a mere spokesperson for the board, which is interesting.

However, something puzzles me.

"OxVox estimate that Tiger is covering losses, from personal funds, very substantially in excess of the million pounds that we might have expected."

Where does this figure come from? And, if not personal funds, from where would any losses be covered? The club has no income to speak of, there is no fund held by the club to pay anything. Very substantial is a very worrying turn of phrase. Over what timescale is this?
 
NM has no credibility and the board are full of s**t.

I think that sums it all up!
 
A good, comprehensive response.

However, it says that OxVox “will concentrate our efforts in seeking meaningful answers from the club.” Surely that’s whats been happening for the past year with no substantive response? Is now not the time to finally admit that no answers are forthcoming and actually protest?
 
What is becoming increasingly evident is that NMcW knows almost as little as the fans do about Tiger's plan for the club.

The future of OUFC is resting in the hands of a man that, as yet, has given absolutely zero indication that he knows how to run a football club.

It's all very, very worrying.
 
Extremely worrying times. Our club is in the hands of one fella that rarely attends games, who ignores those who pay to to go along to games and who shows complete contempt to those who show an interest.
Well done Oxvox.
Why would any supporter not be a member at such terrifying times?
 
Niall acknowledged receipt of the email that morning and while trying to give information where he could, he suggested that the owner and board may not reply to the email.


In my view the owner and board would be showing total contempt to OxVox and the fans they represent if they deliberately do not reply to the email in a detailed manner.

The off- field chaos of late payments, misinformation, lack of due diligence, Stadco stand-off, etc, etc, add to that the knock on affects of the Ultras & Mixtergate all stem from decisions that the owner and board have made.
 
Foley said:
The Board may not respond to The E Mail is extraordinary.
Why? Isn't that basic courtesy whichever culture you are from?
As others have said it is showing total contempt to the supporters.
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Absolutely, this isn't a disgruntled supporter sending a random message, it's the official Oxford United Supporters Trust!
 
Yellow River said:
Niall acknowledged receipt of the email that morning and while trying to give information where he could, he suggested that the owner and board may not reply to the email.


In my view the owner and board would be showing total contempt to OxVox and the fans they represent if they deliberately do not reply to the email in a detailed manner.

The off- field chaos of late payments, misinformation, lack of due diligence, Stadco stand-off, etc, etc, add to that the knock on affects of the Ultras & Mixtergate all stem from decisions that the owner and board have made.
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I wonder in part if there is a cultural issue at play here with the lack of information. Just a thought
 
Gary Baldi said:
I wonder in part if there is a cultural issue at play here with the lack of information. Just a thought
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I don’t fully accept that. Information on the positive aspects of the club is good, U18s & U23s for example. So plenty of information when it pleases.

We also have several nationalities on the board. Do they all have cultural issues with information?

Replying to an email or letter is surely good manners whatever your culture.

The only thing I would add is that I travelled for a bit a few years ago and did some voluntary work in Thailand. My experience of the Thai’s in general was that of warm, friendly people but they tended to tell you what they thought you wanted to hear rather than what you needed to know.
 
Would an open Oxvox members meeting (no guest speakers/ perhaps OM & Rad ox spokespeople?) soon .... to discuss the way forward given the owner, the board and the MD's reluctance to engage with OxVox , openly and honestly, might be worth arranging? if the OxVox committee have a clear mandate from the OxVox members, following the lack of answers, & MD stating the owner & the board wont reply to OxVox emailed questions, to then take forward OxVox members requirements, that'd be the right way forward, wouldn't it? @OxVox ?
 
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Pete Burrett said:
Just read the OxVox communication. A few points that interested me in particular:

1. The club will issue a clarifying statement towards the end of the month. I trust OxVox have diarised this and will chase if necessary;

2. Tiger is covering losses personally. So does that mean no guarantees of funds from the other 'money men', at least not yet?

3. Mr McWilliams thinks Tiger might not respond to OxVox's email expressing concerns over non-payment of debts. Did he explain why, and who will be issuing the clarifying statement (point 1) if not Tiger?

4. No mention of the club attempting to stop committee members from posting on the forum, so presumably this has not happened?
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Didn't Malcolm say that point 4 wasn't true?
 
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