"Mr Dai and co-defendants had been ordered to repay the linked loans and outstanding interest that was in excess of £34 million as of June this year, according to the Chinese company" That number is close to what he was expecting to raise from the sale of the Club. Reading that article, I...

I'm so not surprised about this. I guess he and his lawyers will be angling for what used to be called a compromise agreement. The club give him some money to save the hassle of a tribunal he might win. He accepts less than he would win, but doesn't run the risk of losing a tribunal and getting not...

Surfaced today Bindon off in January for 9M to un-named buyer. If true it would be a shame but this is how we have to operate moving forward. 9M is a big figure and will let us sustain the academy and our safety for at least 2/3 seasons. Would be nice to have a percentage of future sales thrown in ...

You just can't please anyone any of the time. We've had a "noisy" exclusivity period which built everyone's hopes up then dashed them all at the last minute. Now there's a dead quiet exclusivity going on where the club have already said funding of the club will be covered until the sale i...

Earnshaw reporting that this is only an option if the club falls into admin, which is 'looking unlikely currently'. Presumably why the Matt Hughes article frames this as 'potential saviour'. Also club still in talks with unnamed party - club must still be funded by them then With all due respect fo...

Sounds perfect!! Smee's Rock Co Capital Limited has a net worth of c. £ 33m, and is family owned. I reckon he has the required to make it happen , if that's what he wants to do. That’s not cash. That’s the land owned by a company who invests in land. He destroyed one company by getting involved wit...

Tickets not going quite as quickly as I expected them to. Haven't purchased my 9 yet as various people are scattered across different points bands. 9?! I really am a loner. I go to every game by myself I'm going to be on my own too at this game, as sadly my daughter and son--in-law fly back to the ...

Tickets not going quite as quickly as I expected them to.

Does anyone know the latest on this? His Linkedin profile says: Reading FC Head of Football, May 2022 - Present For some reason I though this had been changed when he first got sacked, or once you have been sacked you would go and update your Linkedin, especially if you were in the market for a new...

Or, we play a team similar to the Cheltenham squad against Harborough, it doesn't impact the squad for the Tuesday match against Cambridge, and we get the full rest time for the Wycombe game. It's really not too difficult to understand the rationale. Good, nice to know the FA Cup and opponents are ...

WestYorksRoyal If you judge Campbell by goals and assists output, he's doing just fine. Feels like he's already becoming an escaped goat.

Yep, the boo boys have been missing one for some time, Probably the same lot who spent so much time on Azeez's back.

Christ the whinging on social media over the scheduling of the game. We're playing Harborough Town, a team that we should be beating comfortably even with a weakened team out. A bit like Eastleigh then! Never underestimate non-league teams full of strong, physical, reasonably skilful, highly motiva...

Next Coventry Manager Odds: The only other manager with a 10/1 or shorter price with any bookmaker at the time of writing is Reading coach Ruben Selles (10/1), best known for an ill-fated spell with Southampton between February and May 2023 when he recorded just two wins from 17 matches. https://ww...

I love a steak too but in a fine dining setting, if indeed this purports to be that, then yes absolutely. "Portions a bit too small" - yeh it's not all you can eat buffet lads. It’s penny pinching m8. You can have proper portion sizes in any setting. And you pay the appropriate price for ...

Many thanks for the useful feedback on the different options available.

What made matters even worse was the apparent refusal to allow a separate rescue deal for the women. Maybe one day post Dai we will learn why that wasn't allowed to happen. Pure speculation, but maybe he wanted to license the RFC badge/colours for an unrealistic fee? Possibly but at the time I thou...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_rWjndQljA Is that Steve Death in goal or had he left by that point? Picture quality is so poor, I can't really tell. Death left at the end of the previous season, he had a dispute with the club who wanted to sell the flat they let to him and moved back to Suffolk w...

I'm thinking of splashing out on Hospitality Tickets at one of the upcoming games and would appreciate feedback from anyone who has done so over the past season or so. What are the pros and cons of the various packages available? Is it worth paying the additional cost to have the Royals Premium or R...

I was (sadly) there at the Preston game. It was gitting it down with rain. The Tilehurst and Town End were completely empty and typically for once in a blue moon the Southern TV (TVS?) cameras were there capturing a 3-2 home defeat, Kerry Dixon scored at least one of them. I remember thinking thing...

Fairly certain that’s a Mad Stad record. IIRC, there were a few at Elm Park that were lower (but may have been midweek). I’ll check my figures either when I get home or tomorrow. 93 away fans can’t be too far from the lowest away following at the Mad Stad either. Lowest for Elm Park for a 1st team ...