Oh it won't be 9m up front but it all depends on if the add ons are "easy" or "hard" as to how good the deal really is. So it might be say 4m up front, 1m once he makes his debut, another 1m if he plays in the CL, 1m once he makes 20 apps etc, etc... Personally, I doubt it would...

I've convinced myself that the worst player I have seen in Hoops was Jimmy Crawford - one of the "Magnificent 7".

I've just looked him up and he seems to have had a half decent career as a coach...

Maybe I just saw him on a lot of "off days"...

Whatever. Administration takes the sale process out of Dai's hands and is a way out of this mess. Yeah, Administration is actually looking like our only way out. And currently we'd still be just above relegation. Given the football club (brand & STAFF), Training ground, Stadium, and other linke...

Interesting piece in this blog about the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) recently expanding something called the “Detailed emergency planning zone” (DEPZ) around its Burghfield site to include a chunk of South Reading, including the Mad Stad ... https://readingonthames.com/2024/10/20/reading-loc...

Interesting piece in this blog about the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) recently expanding something called the “Detailed emergency planning zone” (DEPZ) around its Burghfield site to include a chunk of South Reading, including the Mad Stad ... https://readingonthames.com/2024/10/20/reading-loca...

Does anyone know why Smith did the 'hands behind his ears' celebration in front of the ED stand after he scored ?

Just wondered what it is meant to mean...


Also, can't wait till Pereira is fit again....

So.... this is all Labour's fault...?

What are you, the Daily Mail?...

Mike Gow on the X laying out what's going on the Dai's world https://x.com/mikeygow/status/1846213677298360734 In summary Dai (and his co-defendents) have been placed on a "dishonest debtors" list in China for violation of asset reporting requirements (likely to be the failure to provide ...

I guess my question, given that the football club aspect appears to be a pawn in a larger game, is: - Who is now leaking this information? (given the loan seems to date from 2017/18 when the stadium was sold to fudge the accounts) - Who gains anything from this information being passed onto English ...

I'm just glad the local press were able to get to the heart of the issue and didn't run contradictory noises about why the last bid collapsed....

oh wait....

I don't even want millions of pounds invested. Just stability, the odd repair and improvement, a well run club. but that's the paradox though... a new owner will have to invest millions, if only to stand still... In addition to whatever the club & affiliated assets are sold for and whatever deb...

Actually I can believe this. Couhig strikes me as quite a hard nosed business man - he wasn’t taking us over because he loved the club or any of that, solely a business transaction. He was looking for a bargain and can imagine him trying to force the price down I think all the getting the fans onsi...

I've tuned out as people still don't seem to want to comprehend the level of funding that is required just to keep the lights on at this level for a club like Reading. There's a lot of entitlement flying around - if anyone is prepared to buy the club and commit to cover £10M of losses per season we ...

All this PR fluff is pretty tedious....

The Internet has photos of DY hanging out with Reading fans at an away game, it's just pitch rolling...

All depends on what is set out in the HR process. I agree its tosh but he'll be suing as something wasn't done quite right, or he (or his lawyers) believe that. More likely trying to save his (future) career, rather than win compensation. This thread is about the takeover, there`s a separate one fo...

So the Bowen situation is another liability with an uncertain outcome.

Could that be a fly in the ointment or is it just a contingency in the SPA?

If litigation was to drag on, how do you mitigate the impact on the institution?

I hope all this work is helping take us back to a simple structure. Couhig owns the club, and the club owns everything. Bearwood, SCL all under one structure. Perhaps the Thais are involved and the hotel and car park are involved too. I've lost track of who owns what, it would be great if it's bein...

Also. Dai has cited Chinese banks and laws as excuses for not performing his duties as an owner so many times now that, even if he's telling the truth, it's difficult to believe him. This is the 2020s, not the 1820s. Timezones are not an adequate excuse with modern communication technology. That is...

Will Dai pay the fine before, or if, he goes? But he will pocket any incoming transfer fees this week though. Leaving Couhig to pay the fine, IIF or when the deal is done. I'd assume the SPA ( Sale & Purchase Agreement) would include a whole bunch of contingencies based on liabilities, etc - so...

As of this morning, Dellor hasn't followed up on twitter with any new information - which given his stature in reporting RFC news isn't great. At the very least a follow-up after Wednesday to apologise for being wrong and explaining whether or not he has any actual info would show some integrity. So...