OWNER CHANGE GIVES U’S BIG BOOST…

By Chris Dunlavy

OXFORD United boss Karl Robinson says the arrival of new owners will lead to a “completely different” club in future. The U’s announced this week that Indonesian investors Anindya Bakrie and Erick Thohir had taken a controlling 51 per cent stake in the club. Bakrie and Thohir had been minority investors for the last three years but announced last November that they were working on a deal to seize control of the League One side from chairman Sumrith ‘Tiger’ Thanakarnjanasuth. They have gradually increased their stake ever since a...

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