Stranded Rumour building that something may happen tonight!
Where ?
by 72 bus » 16 Mar 2024 22:27
Stranded Rumour building that something may happen tonight!
by Pepe the Horseman » 16 Mar 2024 23:08
by windermereROYAL » 16 Mar 2024 23:55
by WestYorksRoyal » 17 Mar 2024 08:30
by St Pauli » 17 Mar 2024 09:04
Winston Biscuit If its these sports.com people then maybe a documentary is on the way
by St Pauli » 17 Mar 2024 09:07
Snowflake RoyalWebster750 If new ownership does occur, can we please not only remove Dai Yongge but also discard the notion that new developments don't warrant new threads?
Currently, discussions on the potential ownership change are scattered across three threads, perhaps even more, because people are hesitant to create a dedicated thread for today (and any day’s) news.
This isn't beneficial for anyone, and it would be better to consolidate discussions for clarity and efficiency. One of my biggest gripes with HNA, TBH.
This feels a weird one. We should have more threads to discuss things because the current issues are being discussed across multiple threads and its confusing? Isn't that contradictory?
Anyone can set up a new thread at any time, and if people like it, they'll use it.
by Reading4eva » 17 Mar 2024 09:55
Ukeandrew1957 Some are talking about Bearwood and the Academy being too expensive in L1 but I disagree. Surely the Academy can be a very profitable entity if you have owners with money.
If it’s profitable why would you need owners with money to keep it afloat
by WestYorksRoyal » 17 Mar 2024 10:00
by SouthDownsRoyal » 17 Mar 2024 10:44
by Winston Biscuit » 17 Mar 2024 10:52
SouthDownsRoyal How people are online still bemuses me.
If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.
If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it
by PieEater » 17 Mar 2024 10:55
Reading4evaUkeandrew1957 Some are talking about Bearwood and the Academy being too expensive in L1 but I disagree. Surely the Academy can be a very profitable entity if you have owners with money.
If it’s profitable why would you need owners with money to keep it afloat
The problem is an academy is profitable based on clubs wanting the assets that are produced here OR the club doing that well that the assets take the club back to the Premier League.
The second seems a bit off at the moment but the first is possible.
However in a market where I think we are going to have a crash with FFP regulations a mess at the Prem level I don't think much money will be getting bounded about. It means running with what you have or bringing through your own. Could have arguments for both, may make Reading very successful or if the right talent doesn't come through, not successful at all.
I'd like it to continue mainly as it is Eamonn Dolan's legacy.
by Hound » 17 Mar 2024 11:21
SouthDownsRoyal How people are online still bemuses me.
If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.
If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it
by Sutekh » 17 Mar 2024 11:28
SouthDownsRoyal How people are online still bemuses me.
If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.
If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it
by Winston Biscuit » 17 Mar 2024 11:35
HoundSouthDownsRoyal How people are online still bemuses me.
If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.
If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it
Thing is the news tends to come out this way whether it’s actually true or not. Even if 80% of what is posted on Twitter is nonsense the other 20% is first with the news
by Uke » 17 Mar 2024 11:54
WestYorksRoyal I've seen people discussing a scenario where the sale happens and then Wokingham Borough Council block the Bearwood deal. This would be objectively hilarious, and I wouldn't put it past Dai and Pang to be stupid enough. But it falls down on the idea that the club can be sold in a couple of weeks.
by WestYorksRoyal » 17 Mar 2024 11:58
UkeWestYorksRoyal I've seen people discussing a scenario where the sale happens and then Wokingham Borough Council block the Bearwood deal. This would be objectively hilarious, and I wouldn't put it past Dai and Pang to be stupid enough. But it falls down on the idea that the club can be sold in a couple of weeks.
The result of WBC. doing that is obvious
The academy closes and everyone employed there is made redundant. Facilities solid to private companies…
by blythspartan » 17 Mar 2024 13:09
WestYorksRoyalUkeWestYorksRoyal I've seen people discussing a scenario where the sale happens and then Wokingham Borough Council block the Bearwood deal. This would be objectively hilarious, and I wouldn't put it past Dai and Pang to be stupid enough. But it falls down on the idea that the club can be sold in a couple of weeks.
The result of WBC. doing that is obvious
The academy closes and everyone employed there is made redundant. Facilities solid to private companies…
I'm also pretty sure negotiating both at the same time is intentional. If Bearwood falls through, the sale is likely to too. So the suggestion that WBC will take until the middle of May isn't ideal. We still have our £1m shortfall, hence today's mini season ticket offer.
Earnshaw's update is positive but people are getting way ahead of themselves.
by Snowflake Royal » 17 Mar 2024 13:13
Winston BiscuitHoundSouthDownsRoyal How people are online still bemuses me.
If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.
If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it
Thing is the news tends to come out this way whether it’s actually true or not. Even if 80% of what is posted on Twitter is nonsense the other 20% is first with the news
I would say it works more this way:
1 person claims to have inside info and says something big is happening.
A bunch of people take it as certainty, get carried away with excitement and start retweeting it out, adding in their own extra comments to make it sound like it's absolutely happening.
Other accounts then start pretending they also have inside info (for some kind of weird internet credibility game?) and rehash the original 'itk' post with slightly different wording but ultimately adding nothing extra at all
People log on to social media, are met by a load of positive noise about how this is now happening, assume it then is, so copy it paste it onto other platforms, same thing happens there.
by WestYorksRoyal » 17 Mar 2024 13:34
blythspartanWestYorksRoyalUke
The result of WBC. doing that is obvious
The academy closes and everyone employed there is made redundant. Facilities solid to private companies…
I'm also pretty sure negotiating both at the same time is intentional. If Bearwood falls through, the sale is likely to too. So the suggestion that WBC will take until the middle of May isn't ideal. We still have our £1m shortfall, hence today's mini season ticket offer.
Earnshaw's update is positive but people are getting way ahead of themselves.
The mini season ticket sale could be the suggestion of potential new owners. I’m not sure if it will help too much towards the £1m shortfall.
I am still not convinced that we won’t be using Bearwood next season. It’s feasible that it’s not even intended to be used by Wycombe. It could just be a case of someone wanting to own the training ground and we’ll pay rent.
by blythspartan » 17 Mar 2024 14:00
WestYorksRoyalblythspartanWestYorksRoyal I'm also pretty sure negotiating both at the same time is intentional. If Bearwood falls through, the sale is likely to too. So the suggestion that WBC will take until the middle of May isn't ideal. We still have our £1m shortfall, hence today's mini season ticket offer.
Earnshaw's update is positive but people are getting way ahead of themselves.
The mini season ticket sale could be the suggestion of potential new owners. I’m not sure if it will help too much towards the £1m shortfall.
I am still not convinced that we won’t be using Bearwood next season. It’s feasible that it’s not even intended to be used by Wycombe. It could just be a case of someone wanting to own the training ground and we’ll pay rent.
It can easily fit two L1 teams, so would make sense so long as no EFL objections to two teams in the same division using it. Sounds like WBC do have power which is great. If it's some sort of leasing situation while the club is sold separately, I would assume it will sail through council approval. If it's an asset stripping exercise in which Reading FC get placed into liquidation or administration it's an entirely different matter.
Also, little things add up to the shortfall. £100k - £150k from ticket revenue is substantial even if it still leaves a lot to make up.