Bulls vice-chairman Tim Russon has spoken to the Oxford Mail about his arrival at the Bulls and his previous experiences with the U's:
“One of my first memories of Oxford United was going to interview Robert Maxwell at Headington... he scared the life out of me!
“We borrowed his helicopter when they won the Milk Cup to link up with the open-top bus tour, and I had good times there with Denis Smith and Brian Horton, and Jim (Smith), who I’ve known since he was manager of Birmingham.
“The Kassam years changed the club. For me, the golden years were at the Manor Ground."
Of his Bulls arrival, he told the paper: “June 4 was the day we were unveiled at Hereford and that’s my birthday. I sat there thinking ‘this is fantastic’. I started following football when I was eight years old, so it was like being in a toyshop.
“It’s a whole new adventure. But we didn’t appreciate when we took over the enormity of the task. Graham Turner was chairman, manager and owner, and Joan Fennessy was also retiring after 35 years, and we bought her shares. These were two great figures at Hereford United. It was a big hole to fill.
“When we came in, we had only four players under contract. I had nightmares about it.”