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Post by Maurice Earp on Jun 20, 2017 18:50:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2017 18:53:11 GMT
Time for a drink I think. Thanks Mapp. You've been a breathe of fresh air. We brush ourselves down and move on! It's one of them! I'm confident that the club will continue it's progression.
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Post by wocka1 on Jun 20, 2017 18:56:31 GMT
Thanks for the best football we have seen for years. It's a been a great 3 years one promotion and 2 Wembley appearances.
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Post by CheltenhamYellow on Jun 20, 2017 18:57:51 GMT
And perhaps his statement thanking DE for his support may quash a few of those ill-advised vitriolic comments from some on this forum.
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Post by scotchegg on Jun 20, 2017 18:58:35 GMT
Do we believe MApp when he says that there were no issues with the playing budget, and ME when he talks of their friendship?
It certainty goes against 90% of the posts over the last few days.
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Post by benox on Jun 20, 2017 19:01:21 GMT
And perhaps his statement thanking DE for his support may quash a few of those ill-advised vitriolic comments from some on this forum. Let's hope so. Why would Appleton say that if he's out of the door with nothing to gain? Thanks MApp. Here's to the future, I'm sure it will be bright.
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Post by brassmonkey on Jun 20, 2017 19:08:11 GMT
Hmmm I don't believe it. Heavily vetted statements.
Sent from my SM-G930F using proboards
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Post by isibuko on Jun 20, 2017 19:08:56 GMT
I'm gutted, I've not enjoyed supporting Oxford more in my 25 years as a fan. Massively proud of my club over the last few years and that is so much thanks to MApp.
The most important thing now is that we've got to come back together, back Eales now and get behind our club.
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Post by oxford84 on Jun 20, 2017 19:09:44 GMT
And perhaps his statement thanking DE for his support may quash a few of those ill-advised vitriolic comments from some on this forum. Let's hope so. Why would Appleton say that if he's out of the door with nothing to gain? Thanks MApp. Here's to the future, I'm sure it will be bright. What else would he say?What else does anyone ever leaving say?
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Post by concretebob on Jun 20, 2017 19:10:38 GMT
Yeah absolutely gutted. What an era it's been under Appleton.
I hate to sound bitter but I still think he's better than an assistants role.
Thank you for everything Michael.
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Post by johnf on Jun 20, 2017 19:12:30 GMT
Thanks for the memories Michael and I wish you luck for the future. Not great timing for our football club but I think if we can get the right man in pretty soon next season can still be a great one.
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Post by backonthecoupon on Jun 20, 2017 19:15:46 GMT
Judging by Apples statement, someone at the club reads this forum
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Post by benox on Jun 20, 2017 19:19:19 GMT
Let's hope so. Why would Appleton say that if he's out of the door with nothing to gain? Thanks MApp. Here's to the future, I'm sure it will be bright. What else would he say?What else does anyone ever leaving say? Yeah you're probably right, probably bollocks. I'll disregard the statement from the man himself and believe the hypothesis dreamt up by p*ssed up Pete after 10 pints.
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Post by backonthecoupon on Jun 20, 2017 19:21:09 GMT
Let's hope so. Why would Appleton say that if he's out of the door with nothing to gain? Thanks MApp. Here's to the future, I'm sure it will be bright. What else would he say?What else does anyone ever leaving say? He could easily have not mentioned it at all
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Post by oxfordyankee on Jun 20, 2017 19:25:41 GMT
Or he could have been asked to sign a pre-written statement. Very common in compromise agreements.
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Post by bashamwonderland on Jun 20, 2017 19:26:51 GMT
The main objective next season surely is to survive L1. If we get a new manager who was as slow as Mapp was in whipping the team into shape, we might not be so lucky.
We won't know if this is terrible news until the new manager has made his purchases in late August.
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Post by forevayella on Jun 20, 2017 19:28:00 GMT
I've been dreading this day but it was inevitable after 3 successful seasons. Let's not forget the team MAPP has left behind, plenty to be positive about. Just hope we bring someone in who will continue the same style of play. My first choice would be Nigel Adtkins, knows the division and has got promoted.
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Post by oxford84 on Jun 20, 2017 19:28:41 GMT
What else would he say?What else does anyone ever leaving say? Yeah you're probably right, probably bollocks. I'll disregard the statement from the man himself and believe the hypothesis dreamt up by p*ssed up Pete after 10 pints. Well if you answer my question first you might come to the answer that everyone says the same sort of thing when leaving a club,just like they all say the same sort of thing when joining a club. When did you ever read a player or manager saying "that's a shit club im leaving I cant wait to get out of there"?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2017 19:28:59 GMT
The main objective next season surely is to survive L1. If we get a new manager who was as slow as Mapp was in whipping the team into shape, we might not be so lucky. We won't know if this is terrible news until the new manager has made his purchases in late August. The squad Mapp inherited was a pile of shit. There was no recruitment team in place which is why it took most of the season to come to fruition. We have a decent set of players already and a recruitment team still in place.
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Post by hades on Jun 20, 2017 19:31:15 GMT
I've refrained from commenting on the this until it's been made official. Although it has been nailed on for days it felt awkward to me passing comment until made official. It's difficult to say what the motives were for mapp leaving and I have given it considerable thought the last few days. I've concluded that it doesn't really matter why he decided to go , more money or frustrations with the chairman or owenership. What matters to me is that he's not left to take a no1 position at an attractive prospect, ( which I might add was on offer here ) he's left to become a no2. The club statement suggested it wouldn't stand in the way of mapps ambitions, well taking a no2 position at liecster city is anything but ambitious far as I'm concerned. I can see it all going horribly wrong. I can't help but feel that after mapps managerial career was on the ropes we were owed seeing the job through, to either as far as we can go or he could. Maybe it had reached one or the other already.
I also felt the statement from mapp was somewhat stale and sensored without feeling or sincerity.
I do honestly believe we are a hugely attractive club and we can kick on from this, I'm excited to see what's around the corner and who's going to step up and take the next step. That said we do have some issues over recent months that really need to be sorted and have all been well documented on the forum and are all a story to there own.
The Maguire situation for me is a puzzling one and if ever we needed some good news that would be it I personally think the guys classand I'd give him the captains armband. Doubtful now though I know.
Finally just like to say thank you to mapp for playing his part ( and it was a part the jobs not yet done and it's not just down to him ) in rejuvenating the club. So many memories over the last three years the whole club feels born again after so many dark days
I'm Looking forward not behind and feeling excited to the next chapter.
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Post by ox4eva on Jun 20, 2017 19:32:13 GMT
Good luck Michael and thanks, you will always find a friendly welcome here.
Club now needs to move on, we need to move on and get behind our beloved club, DE and the new manager..
Up the U's!
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Post by lambchop on Jun 20, 2017 19:38:21 GMT
I think the world would end if we had a thread that everyone agreed on lol
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Post by benox on Jun 20, 2017 19:39:46 GMT
Yeah you're probably right, probably bollocks. I'll disregard the statement from the man himself and believe the hypothesis dreamt up by p*ssed up Pete after 10 pints. Well if you answer my question first you might come to the answer that everyone says the same sort of thing when leaving a club,just like they all say the same sort of thing when joining a club. When did you ever read a player or manager saying "that's a shit club im leaving I cant wait to get out of there"? I understand your point, but it seems a little odd that App would go into such detail to address specific points. He didn't need to go that far. I just can't see why someone like App would agree to have words to his name that he didn't agree with. Just can't see why that would be of any benefit to him. I guess we'll never know, but I don't think the future is as gloomy as some would like to believe.
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Post by lambchop on Jun 20, 2017 19:41:27 GMT
The main objective next season surely is to survive L1. If we get a new manager who was as slow as Mapp was in whipping the team into shape, we might not be so lucky. We won't know if this is terrible news until the new manager has made his purchases in late August. The squad Mapp inherited was a pile of shit. There was no recruitment team in place which is why it took most of the season to come to fruition. We have a decent set of players already and a recruitment team still in place. This ^
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Post by oxford84 on Jun 20, 2017 19:45:16 GMT
Well if you answer my question first you might come to the answer that everyone says the same sort of thing when leaving a club,just like they all say the same sort of thing when joining a club. When did you ever read a player or manager saying "that's a shit club im leaving I cant wait to get out of there"? I understand your point, but it seems a little odd that App would go into such detail to address specific points. He didn't need to go that far. I just can't see why someone like App would agree to have words to his name that he didn't agree with. Just can't see why that would be of any benefit to him. I guess we'll never know, but I don't think the future is as gloomy as some would like to believe. Well Appletons been the best Oxford manager ive ever seen and I reckon we will be lucky to find someone half as good.
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Post by bashamwonderland on Jun 20, 2017 19:47:40 GMT
The main objective next season surely is to survive L1. If we get a new manager who was as slow as Mapp was in whipping the team into shape, we might not be so lucky. We won't know if this is terrible news until the new manager has made his purchases in late August. The squad Mapp inherited was a pile of shit. There was no recruitment team in place which is why it took most of the season to come to fruition. We have a decent set of players already and a recruitment team still in place. The point about recruitment is encouraging. What about Maguire et al? I think a few of our better players were here with Mapp. As I said, time will tell. I think Eales' choice of manager will either affirm a few fears on here, or shut a few posters up. As a fan of Eales, I think he'll get the appointment right.
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Post by psquared on Jun 20, 2017 19:57:41 GMT
Do we believe MApp when he says that there were no issues with the playing budget, and ME when he talks of their friendship? It certainty goes against 90% of the posts over the last few days. 90% of the posters have barely 10% of the information.
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Post by psquared on Jun 20, 2017 20:00:48 GMT
I understand your point, but it seems a little odd that App would go into such detail to address specific points. He didn't need to go that far. I just can't see why someone like App would agree to have words to his name that he didn't agree with. Just can't see why that would be of any benefit to him. I guess we'll never know, but I don't think the future is as gloomy as some would like to believe. Well Appletons been the best Oxford manager ive ever seen and I reckon we will be lucky to find someone half as good. If half as good is one play-off appearance (unsuccessful) and one trip to Wembley I think you could be right. I just hope Eales is better than Lenagan at appointing managers.
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Post by surbitonyellow on Jun 20, 2017 20:01:26 GMT
The squad Mapp inherited was a pile of shit. There was no recruitment team in place which is why it took most of the season to come to fruition. We have a decent set of players already and a recruitment team still in place. The point about recruitment is encouraging. What about Maguire et al? I think a few of our better players were here with Mapp. As I said, time will tell. I think Eales' choice of manager will either affirm a few fears on here, or shut a few posters up. As a fan of Eales, I think he'll get the appointment right. That's a rather binary view of the situation. Do you remember Kassam's stewardship? He actually set some decent playing budgets and, when his back was against the wall and the fans were restless, he tended to pull something out of the hat. But it didn't change that there were deep problems behind the scenes. The concern is not purely about the managerial departure although it may be a focal point. The vast majority of concerned posters are engaged in the range of issues. Let's not write off the benefits of debate.
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Post by captainox on Jun 20, 2017 20:02:50 GMT
It is my understanding having spoken to a contact in the Leicester media that it has been the OUFC side that has delayed this annoucement for the majority of the day. Wonder if there has been a bit of back and forth regarding the wording of the statements from DE and MApp.
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