 On 3 February 2000 , Smith was appointed manager of Oxford for the second time in his career , with the club 21st in the Second Division . He re @-@ signed striker Nigel Jemson from Ayr United , and kept Oxford in the division as they ended 1999 – 2000 in 20th place , one place and one point above the relegation zone . He signed a one @-@ year contract extension in the summer of 2000 , but fell out with chairman Firoz Kassam . He later admitted that the signings he made on a limited budget , which included Ian McGuckin , Andy Scott and Rob Quinn , were not good enough . Smith resigned on 2 October 2000 after a terrible start to 2000 – 01 , a season which ended in Oxford being relegated in last place . He continued to work as a scout for the club under David Kemp and then Mark Wright . 
