Kimmorley agreed to move to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a two-year deal from the 2009 season.
That was but a seed, but it was a seed well sown and matters have moved on a great deal since then.
Distin left City at the end of his contract in May 2007, seeking a "fresh challenge", and moved to Portsmouth on a three-year deal.
He played just four games before leaving Oxford by mutual consent, and moved to Braintree Town, initially on a short-term deal.
In July 2012, he moved to Zagłębie Lubin on a three-year deal.
In November 2004 he moved to Bradford City on a short-term deal.
In 2005 he moved to Wasps on a two-year deal.
He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000, and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million.
Global demand is rising for dairy products, and grain is in short supply so we have moved on a great deal.
A Gloucestershire publican is pinning his hopes for moving on a part-exchange deal.