If he is found guilty, that'll be a long ban. What with Howe and Bowen banned and Pang nowhere to be seen, who will oversee transfers etc. The new owners, must be wondering what sort of madhouse, they are buying. The madhouse gets even madder. Wouldn't it be nice if SJM still run the club? It does ...

What are the rules regarding bets on other clubs? As I understand it, under FA rules you can't bet on any football match if you're involved in football above the National League North/South and the Women's Championship. You can't bet on any match or competition your team is involved with below thos...

Mid Sussex Royal I goal in 2 seasons and he's under contract anyway so a non starter

As a loanee, it may be possible. I'd guess Charlton and Stockport could be more likely to get him if Sheffield Wednesday want to sell him this summer.

James Earnshaw: Reading DoF, Mark Bowen, charged with allegedly placing 95 bets on football matches from 2022-2024 by FA. Has until June 7 to respond.

Pete O'Rourke is suggesting on Twitter we're in for Mallik Wilks from Sheffield Wednesday, along with Charlton and Stockport. "Charlton, Reading and Stockport are keen on signing Sheffield Wednesday attacker Mallik Wilks either on loan or on a permanent deal this summer." [ link ] Obviousl...

People are stupid. I know an accountant who bought a top of the range TV on her debit card from a website nobody has ever heard of, it didn't turn up and the website disappeared :roll: Also, when paying with paypal, never use friends and familly to pay even if the seller insists because that means ...

I guess it depends what the actual contract said. On this weeks That Peter Crouch podcast, they were covering contracts and Steve Sidwell has some of his there including a Reading one, They told the story of someone whose contract has a line about letting them talk to clubs who made a bit of £1m*, ...

That implies people have credit cards. Around 64% of adults have at least one credit card in the UK - leaving 36% without one. The age breakdown is such that younger people are significantly less likely to have one than a middle-aged adult as well. Buying anything worth more than £100 on debit card...

I was mildly intrigued by the wording on the email, particularly "one thing that you can rely on is the Royals will be lining up in August ready for another action packed campaign" All the activity definitely gives me a feeling that they're confident stability is around the corner, maybe ...

Garath McCleary's had his contract extended at Wycombe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... nn8gxrl6do

On "new Wembley" I find it a bit odd that there are stats for a ground/pitch in the same area with the same status as it has always had. Will Spurs produce stats for their revamped ground or Liverpool after the new stand opened? Tottenham categorise their ground as a new stadium, despite ...

If there is bad news coming, I would expect it to be announced early next week - after the deadline for season ticket renewals. I certainly wouldn't let anything Howe says dissuade me from that view The deadline for renewals is on the 14th June [ link ]. That's unless something's changed without be...

Tangenital stat - according to SSN only four current league clubs are yet to play at the new Wembley. I was surprised that two of them were 'big' clubs, being Blackburn and Ipswich. The others are Accrington Stanley, and Colchester United. Crawley Town broke their 'Wembley duck' this season, winnin...

Meant to post this last week - went to Fulham's home game with City, and it appears that it is now a thing, at Craven Cottage at least, to remove lids from drinks bottles. So my Coke Zero was sans bottle top. What's this about? Yeah like Brobers said. Full bottle with lid becomes a missile, lid off...

Winston Biscuit ITV reportedly in talks with Sky Sports to show 20 EFL games free to air per season

That would be good.

Winston Biscuit

Could be worse. Watford's logo from 1974 to 1978:

I come into Reading from Basingstoke a couple of times a week & the station has got steadily busier as the year has gone on It will probably only keep getting busier as Green Park Village continues to fill up (and inevitably expand) and more people are aware of its existence. 160,000 passengers...

And Charlie Savage is in the Wales squad again: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... vvw4e0nj9o

Apparently Rushesha's been included in the Zimbabwe squad: https://x.com/TalkReading/status/1795773967573430676

Had enough of UEFA repeatedly turning down their application to become members, so today they have applied to become members of CONCACAF instead. UEFA qualifying criteria is that the UN need to recognise you as fully independent nation, so greenland fails there. Good luck to 'em I say! How are Wale...