So, a few thoughts on this summer, having taken some time to think it through. For me, on the out of contract front, I would love to see us keep Karacan. I read his comments in the EP as being I want 2 years, which I can understand, he wants security. If i was the club, I would put 2 offers on the t...

I'm loving the fact that Dariusz Wdowczyk is now showing on Sky Bet at 33/1!! With those odds, it must be worth a cheeky tenner.

Seriously, it's time to put all this to bed, and bring back the dream team.

Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn, here we come!

Poyet now 1/1 on Skybet....

Gibbs also gone. Dolan to be caretaker:

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article ... 08517.aspx

Really sorry to see Brian go, completely the wrong time IMO. I agree, victim of his own success, we overachieved last year, and he put too much faith in a sub-par squad, and failed to bring in the players we needed, and had we gone down with him in charge, this probably would have happened anyway. B...

I wouldn't worry about this one too much. Having gone through 60 mins of having the east stand chanting abuse, calling him a c*nt for a big period of the game, I think we've done ourselves a favour, he wouldn't want to come here!

Quite depressing seeing Sidwell and Long on the bench for other teams, when they would make a huge difference to our starting XI Expect Sidwell to be a target in January. Cheap, within our means, and an area we clearly need to improve in and he's a player that would understand what Brian wants. It ...

Not sure why Guthrie or Hunty were dropped, I'm guessing it is a result of their outbursts, but you never know what goes on behind the scenes. Fedders is example number one. The reason he was dropped was because after his last game they found him in the shower headbutting the wall, and decided to dr...

It's Richard Branson, with some help from Parky, Tarrant and all the owners of the businesses in TVP. We're minted.

McDermott said he was working on a signing last week. Sonko isn't signing, so it's a good bet that it's a central defender, and it needs to be. If Long goes then we also need a striker, but let's not get carried away :shock: It's Upson ;-) Seriously though, with the lack of a transfer fee for Upson...

Meh, protesting is so passé. I for one have stocked up with Molotov cocktails, bricks, and a very snazzy Hulkamania bandanna. When Shane Long gets sold, I'm starting me a riot!

Personally, I'll be sad to see Long go after his performance last season. He was absolutely brilliant, and every time he got the ball, you felt something could happen. A bit like Glfi and Doyle before him. Whenever we have been in this situation in the last couple of years, someone has stepped up to...

Bring him back....... As a coach.

£3 mill would be great money for long, and great business..... As long as we bring someone in who gets goals in his place.

Someone like Billy Sharp. He would be ideal to play up top with Church or Noel.

I'll be gutted to see Armstrong go, he was another of a good line of LB we've been blessed with over the past few years. However, when one door shuts, another opens, and if we can use the space on the wage bill to land Ryan Bertrand, that would be brilliant. I think we should then follow the example...

Seriously. I've generally stopped posting my views on anything football related on this site because so much rubbish gets spewed out it just isn't worth reading, and a lot of this thread is the same. For 2 seasons now, most of the board have been doing nothing but bitch about how useless we were, an...

And he's just interviewed on SSN saying he's signed for us on loan.

I actually think what he is trying to do tactically is very good. Problem is, we no longer have a squad capable, and that isn't his fault. A few more quality players to solidify the backbone, and getting some of the rough edges smoothed out of some of the kids and I think we will be a quality side. ...

For me, Glyfi was the highlight of the day for me. He looked absolutely class. Federici still needs to show me he's the right man to be the number one. He made a couple of stunning saves against forest, but today he let in an absolute clanger, was well out of position on more than one occassion as w...