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Post by Gary Baldi on Sept 2, 2016 20:57:11 GMT
Oh no, such a shame.
I'm lying. Karma is a bitch
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Post by mooro on Sept 2, 2016 22:39:17 GMT
No, it would be a shame, surely we should not be wishing a club out of existance just because they messed out pitch up a bit? Sounds like the second tier in Union is really struggling and clubs have to take a massive gamble to try to move up to join the big boys, which in their case included moving homes to attract more investment. Maybe it didnt come off for them and maybe they didnt make as many friends as they could have done up here, but it would still be a shame to see one of the traditional clubs go to the wall, while the Premiership enjoy all the spoils. Tell you what the second tier needs - maybe a few Premiership B-teams involved?
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Post by Colin B on Sept 3, 2016 7:34:36 GMT
No sympathy from me.
They rolled up here full of arrogance and tried to undermine us and buy the stadium behind our backs. It's far deeper than just messing up the pitch.
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Post by concretebob on Sept 3, 2016 8:26:59 GMT
Good riddance. Sneaky little outfit who tried to screw OUFC over.
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Post by unification on Sept 3, 2016 9:10:22 GMT
One of the most important (and underplayed) features of our promotion last year was seeing the back of London Welsh and keeping the pitch to a much higher standard. Getting rid of them was as good as a new signing.
Not a lot of sympathy for their current plight I have to say.
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Post by oufcgav on Dec 7, 2016 15:41:23 GMT
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Post by Yorkshire Yellow on Dec 7, 2016 15:48:57 GMT
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Post by gottagetbetta on Dec 7, 2016 16:03:41 GMT
Hardly anyone in the county will shed a tear for the demise of a club whose only contribution to Oxford sport was to wreck a perfectly good football pitch. However I have to say I feel for the forty or so members of staff who have lost their jobs just before Christmas.
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Post by ZeroTheHero on Dec 7, 2016 16:08:33 GMT
The moment they enquired about buying the stadium behind our backs they lost all sympathy from me.
While I of course feel sorry for those who have lost their jobs (been there, done that), as far as the club itself goes I can't bring myself to care.
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Post by Gary Baldi on Dec 7, 2016 16:36:21 GMT
I feel sorry for the staff as I would hope everyone would do, but as for the rest... Good riddance. I wonder if John Taylor is so chippy and arrogant now? Prick.
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Post by ox18 on Dec 7, 2016 16:47:01 GMT
Hopefully Kassam is holding some post dated cheques.
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Post by Paul Cannell on Dec 7, 2016 18:13:58 GMT
Bloody awful for the staff.
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Post by ryaniobirdio on Dec 7, 2016 18:46:16 GMT
Thanks for ruining the pitch for three years and trying to buy the stadium out from under us on the sly. Bye bye!
(The hard working staff have my sympathies, especially at this time of year, but to hell with absolutely everything else about that club.)
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Post by Colin B on Dec 7, 2016 19:20:59 GMT
I echo the sentiments already expressed.
Sympathy for any innocent staff members but absolutely none for the people running London Welsh (badly!). They were lying, underhand snakes, who tried to shaft us. Good riddance.
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Post by foley on Dec 7, 2016 20:25:48 GMT
I can;t say that I am surprised.
What a terribly run club.
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Post by Denissmithswig on Dec 8, 2016 6:48:21 GMT
Horrible situation for the staff but could not careless about the club itself. They have had this coming for a while. Good riddance London Welsh.
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Post by foley on Dec 8, 2016 20:20:28 GMT
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Post by concretebob on Dec 8, 2016 22:59:09 GMT
Good riddance. Horrible little club who tried to screw us over.
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Post by MJB on Dec 8, 2016 23:01:37 GMT
Reminds you of how everything was a bit shit at the club a few years ago.
Gawd bless Eales and Apples!
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Post by londonroader on Dec 9, 2016 7:42:44 GMT
Reminds you of how everything was a bit shit at the club a few years ago. Gawd bless Eales and Apples! Yep, long may it continue...
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Post by mdh on Jan 24, 2017 20:00:39 GMT
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Post by concretebob on Jan 24, 2017 20:17:10 GMT
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Post by MJB on Jan 24, 2017 20:21:40 GMT
Ironic that they should cease to exist on the day our game was called off for an unplayable pitch.
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Post by holdsteady on Jan 24, 2017 20:27:17 GMT
They would of been happy to kill us off, so no sympathy.
Their is no demand for a professional London Welsh rugby team, they have amateur sides so they should just focus on that.
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Post by Gary Baldi on Jan 24, 2017 22:04:24 GMT
Well, that has made my day. After all the posturing and strutting they did (Hi John Taylor), just a few years later they've gone. Cheerio, and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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Post by headingtonutd on Jan 25, 2017 9:19:31 GMT
I'm sorry boys but I don't agree with all the celebrating and back slapping on here at the death of a sports club. 'They ruined our pitch"? Come on, they found somewhere to play and played. The state of the pitch was down to the stadium owners who allowed duel use. Funny how people are prepared to see us walk out of the county and ruin someone else's pitch if it gets us what we want with our ground issues? As for what their directors may have tried to do I just don't see how you hold a club responsible for their actions. Would we deserve do go out of business if Kassam had tried to turn someone over while in charge here? A club is not it's owner or their actions, it's the supporters and staff who have followed the club from before the owner was involved and should be able to after they leave.
London Welsh were founded eight years before Headington Utd were. Imagine how we'd feel right now.
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Post by unification on Jan 25, 2017 10:15:16 GMT
I'm sorry boys but I don't agree with all the celebrating and back slapping on here at the death of a sports club. 'They ruined our pitch"? Come on, they found somewhere to play and played. The state of the pitch was down to the stadium owners who allowed duel use. Funny how people are prepared to see us walk out of the county and ruin someone else's pitch if it gets us what we want with our ground issues? As for what their directors may have tried to do I just don't see how you hold a club responsible for their actions. Would we deserve do go out of business if Kassam had tried to turn someone over while in charge here? A club is not it's owner or their actions, it's the supporters and staff who have followed the club from before the owner was involved and should be able to after they leave. London Welsh were founded eight years before Headington Utd were. Imagine how we'd feel right now. This goes beyond the pitch issue. We all know that that was Firoka’s fault although few pitches are truly robust enough to have both rugby and football played on it once or twice a week. They came to Oxford making all the right noises including sounding out a joint bid for the stadium. However, they were looking to do a deal behind our back with FK. It doesn’t matter whether it was their owners or board who made the decision – London Welsh was the entity they wanted to force into the Kassam Stadium and their attitude to the incumbent tenants was one of contempt. That’s where my sympathy ends. There is a cautionary lesson in all of his and that’s keep your core support happy and look to build on it. Don’t go thinking that the grass is always greener and understand that certain clubs have a limit. The appetite for top flight rugby in Oxford is low (amateur and university level rugby commands the support around here) and their failed experiment in chasing an impossible dream has ended the existence of a very old club. Maybe their meagre handful of supporters can resurrect a phoenix club and the handful of now jobless staff can find employment again quickly, but it goes to show that if you treat your core support with contempt there is no way back.
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Post by Marked Ox on Jan 25, 2017 10:53:17 GMT
I'm sorry boys but I don't agree with all the celebrating and back slapping on here at the death of a sports club. 'They ruined our pitch"? Come on, they found somewhere to play and played. The state of the pitch was down to the stadium owners who allowed duel use. Funny how people are prepared to see us walk out of the county and ruin someone else's pitch if it gets us what we want with our ground issues? As for what their directors may have tried to do I just don't see how you hold a club responsible for their actions. Would we deserve do go out of business if Kassam had tried to turn someone over while in charge here? A club is not it's owner or their actions, it's the supporters and staff who have followed the club from before the owner was involved and should be able to after they leave. London Welsh were founded eight years before Headington Utd were. Imagine how we'd feel right now. This goes beyond the pitch issue. We all know that that was Firoka’s fault although few pitches are truly robust enough to have both rugby and football played on it once or twice a week. They came to Oxford making all the right noises including sounding out a joint bid for the stadium. However, they were looking to do a deal behind our back with FK. It doesn’t matter whether it was their owners or board who made the decision – London Welsh was the entity they wanted to force into the Kassam Stadium and their attitude to the incumbent tenants was one of contempt. That’s where my sympathy ends. Wasps have succeeded in this in Coventry whereas London Welsh failed in Oxford.
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Post by concretebob on Jan 25, 2017 12:06:14 GMT
This goes beyond the pitch issue. We all know that that was Firoka’s fault although few pitches are truly robust enough to have both rugby and football played on it once or twice a week. They came to Oxford making all the right noises including sounding out a joint bid for the stadium. However, they were looking to do a deal behind our back with FK. It doesn’t matter whether it was their owners or board who made the decision – London Welsh was the entity they wanted to force into the Kassam Stadium and their attitude to the incumbent tenants was one of contempt. That’s where my sympathy ends. Wasps have succeeded in this in Coventry whereas London Welsh failed in Oxford. But Coventry City and Coventry rugby club are struggling thanks to Wasps arrival... Rugby is an amateur sport with delusions of grandeur.
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Post by Marked Ox on Jan 25, 2017 12:29:54 GMT
Wasps have succeeded in this in Coventry whereas London Welsh failed in Oxford. But Coventry City and Coventry rugby club are struggling thanks to Wasps arrival... I know, that was my point but obviously not clearly made. 😞
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