The last man to lead Oxford United to promotion is the next guest on Behind The Badge.

Little was known of Darryl Eales before he headed up the takeover from Ian Lenagan. Buried in the same press release was the news that Michael Appleton was United's next manager.

What followed was a season of consolidation before promotion to League One and a number of glorious cup matches.

It wasn't all plain sailing though, and we find out more about his reasons for leaving the club when he did. A must listen!

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