S36 OWL Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 7 hours ago, SBOwl said: Who's Jim Smith? Cyril`s brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General_Grievous Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 3 hours ago, theowlsman said: Didn't know Des Walker went to Firth Park School. You live and learn. No, I mean, he didn't like football beyond playing it. Nothing to do with his school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 10 hours ago, thewookieisdown said: Not quite. In fact when Oxford won the league cup he had already left them for QPR - who Oxford beat in the final. (You couldn't make it up etc). I believe there was a falling out with Cap'n Bob. Cap'n Bob-Bob-Bob fell out with many of his employees, quite aside from doing naughty things with their pensions funds I think he got Oxford consecutive promotions from div 3 and then div 2 (as then was, and all the better for it). We beat them 3-0 at the manor in the '84 FA Cup, R5, when we were top of div 2 and they were top of div 1. I remember deal old David Lacey opining in the Guardian that it was the only tie without a first division side, and the most intriguing game of the round. couldn't get tickets for that cup game and mentioned it to my boss at the time (ex blunt Arthur Rowley) who phoned up jim smith and bless him sent me 2 tickets for free....top bloke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F. Spiksley Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 16 hours ago, gurujuan said: Yeah, he probably just didn't want to talk to me about football He's on Owlstalk. He reads your posts. I bet you told him your username, so I can't blame him for feigning disinterest. He was worried you'd talk tactics and he saw his life of retirement bliss flash before his eyes and disappear in a fog of waffle!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1867Heaven Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 21 hours ago, SBOwl said: Who's Jim Smith? Little known fact but it was Jim Smith who first introduced Pro Zone to English football. He had McClaren as his number 2 at derby and when McClaren went to Man U to work with Ferguson he got Fergie to start using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coruja Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Wasn't he approached to be manager at some point, but said the timing wasn't right. It may have been just before or just after Wilkinson. Or is my mind playing tricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1 hour ago, coruja said: Wasn't he approached to be manager at some point, but said the timing wasn't right. It may have been just before or just after Wilkinson. Or is my mind playing tricks? Nope, that was Peter Reid. He applied again later on when we had more money. We told him the timing wasn't right, he was applying 10 years after his sell by date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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