What nobody knows is how important the magic number is. 2 months ago, 99% of the fan base would have snapped your hand off for L2 but a new owner in for next season. With the deal supposedly closer, how important is staying up? Is relegation merely bad or existential? Bad. It means the owners have ...

Good to read the above exchanges, as it shows that there is nothing leaking out from the exclusivity process. We just have to let them get on with it and we will hear any news as and when. Hopefully the team can perform on the pitch and stay up, as I suspect relegation might cause a re-think from th...

I genuinely fancy us in this game; I am going 3-1 Reading.

Royal Ginger We’ll probably do just enough to stay up and then have our suspended points deduction triggered with a celebratory pitch invasion thus relegating us.

If any single post sums up what it has been like to be a Reading supporter this season, this is it.

It already has got closer than we would like!!!!

I fundamentally agree that we are 90% of the way there, and I think another 5 or 6 points (however earned) will be enough for us to stay up (notwithstanding any additional points deductions that we may end up getting between now and the end of the season of course!)

Didn't Leicester succesfully argue that, because they were in the Premier League at the time of the breaches, the EFL had no jurisdiction, and then when the Premier League went after them (because of this defence), they tried to argue that, because they were now in the EFL, the Premier League had no...

Updated Magic Number for the Women to stay up (and eliminating GD) folowing Sunday's results: London City: (2 games left) 1 point guarantees safety (currently on 22 points) Durham: (2 games left - incl v Reading) 3 points guarantees safety (currently on 20 points) Reading: (3 games left) 5 points gu...

The choice of name for the holding company is odd and will fuel the Bisciotti rumours. The entity is wholly owned by Chiron and Rifkind has signed the loan agreement, but why call it the same name as another leading sports investment fund? Could it be possible that Chiron have sought a partner with...

Article in the i about the van at Wembley;

https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/foot ... st_popular

So no news is good news then.

So if the rumours are correct and the prospective new owners are buying us as an Arbitrage play - with funds from various exotic industries (crypto/longevity biotech) - the protests continue or they stop? Do we want sugar daddies who gamble on making money (for themselves) in the prem or not? I was...

With the exclusivity announced, has there been a confirmation from the club that HMRC and players wages will be paid in full and on time for the rest of the season, thus eliminating the possibility of the suspended deduction of a further 2 points being enforced?

Their point about naming the counterparty is impossible; EFL rules don't allow them to be named until they have completed their OADT procedures. As for asking for communication from the buyer, it does seem a bit self important, but I would agree with the sentiment that building a rapport with the f...

SBWD statement following today's news is kneejerk and not for the first time. They are complaining the club hasn't announced who the proposed buyer is, really think they need to get individuals who understand this stuff to check their statements through. Can you put their statement up on here pleas...

SBWD statement following today's news is kneejerk and not for the first time. They are complaining the club hasn't announced who the proposed buyer is, really think they need to get individuals who understand this stuff to check their statements through. Can you put their statement up on here please?

Magic Number for the Women to stay up (and eliminating GD): London City: (3 games left) 4 points guarantees safety (currently on 22 points) Durham: (3 games left - incl v Reading) 6 points guarantees safety (currently on 20 points) Reading: (4 games left) 8 points guarantees safety (currently on 18 ...

So would being owned by a hedge fund organisation be a good thing (other than just "not being Dai")? Being owned by anyone other than Dai can only be a good thing; obviously, if we get bought by someone (or some organisation) and they continually fail to pay HMRC, pay bills or pay wages, ...

Crunch time for the Royals !!!! Sunday 24th March sees them travel to Bramall lane to play Sheff Utd KO 2pm Current table 8th Durham P 18 points 20 GD -14 9th London City P 18 points 19 GD -9 10th Reading P 17 points 18 GD -13 11th Lewes P 18 points 16 GD - 11 12th Watford P 17 points 12 GD - 14 Re...

I know it's been said enough times, but the EFL had a part to play in our predicament. And I've never really understood the points deductions for off-the-field issues. Would love for some legal entity to start freezing assets of Dai instead. At this stage points deductions only hurt the fans and em...