▁and ▁T ran ter ' s ▁legal ▁team ▁file d ▁a ▁compla int ▁with ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁object ing ▁to ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁un iss ued ▁shares . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁just ▁as ▁W aller ▁and ▁Max well ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁officially ▁announ ce ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁T ran ter ' s ▁solic itors ▁handed ▁W aller ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁inj unction ▁tempor arily ▁blocking ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁disput ed ▁stock . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁im posed ▁a ▁further ▁inj unction ▁prevent ing ▁any ▁dealing ▁in ▁Reading ▁shares ▁until ▁a ▁further ▁hearing ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May . ▁Max well ▁ins isted ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁problem , ▁calling ▁the ▁legal ▁challenge ▁a ▁" side ▁show "; ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁fresh ▁bid ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁Reading ' s ▁share hold ers . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May , ▁the ▁Oxford ▁chairman ▁told ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁at ▁Reading ▁controlled ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁shares . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Oxford ▁City ▁Council ▁offered ▁Oxford ▁United ▁a ▁new ▁" £ 6   mill ion ▁sports ▁complex " ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Bot ley . ▁Max well ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁purs uing ▁the ▁mer ger ▁with ▁Reading , ▁but ▁would ▁look ▁into ▁the ▁Bot ley ▁proposal . ▁ ▁Reading ▁supp or ters ▁march ed ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁to ▁El m ▁Park ▁in ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁mer ger ▁before ▁the ▁team ' s