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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Mid Sussex Royal » 12 Apr 2024 15:06

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Only once segregation became a thing.
I have been to games when the Tilehurst End was the away end (official) and where everyone was just mixed in. Some games the South Bank was pretty much the away end !


Which is was as far back as I can remember (first game in 1989)


You used to be able to pay 50p(?) or something to walk through to the South Bank from the Town End and that was late 70s/early 80s so segregation didn't strike me as much of a thing at EP until the mid 80s when suddenly fences and Bristol City fans appeared.


The Town End became designated away fans only in early 1980's, when the first fences were put up following issues and pitch invasions with Bristol City as above, and Portsmouth also caused a number of problems in 1977 & 1979. A few years later the stand nearest the town end (A stand I think it was) was also designated away.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by under the tin » 12 Apr 2024 16:51

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bcubed I was in the town end at EP, with another 4000 die hards.


Wasn't the Town End the away end?

Very Early seventies, pre-segregation.
I can remember a game vs. Sheff Weds around that time, can't be exact about the date, but I remember their star player was called Roger Wylde. By kick off there must have been 1500+ of their fans singing under the tin. in the South Bank. :lol: :lol:

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by LUX » 12 Apr 2024 20:32

Dec 1976, just before Xmas iirc. Evening match.

Other teams that completely took over the Southbank in those days were Pompey twice, Oxford and, perhaps surprisingly, Northampton.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Brogue » 12 Apr 2024 21:51

LUX Dec 1976, just before Xmas iirc. Evening match.

Other teams that completely took over the Southbank in those days were Pompey twice, Oxford and, perhaps surprisingly, Northampton.


Swansea were the worst weren’t they? completely destroyed the Oxford road. Causing thousands of pounds worth of improvements. It was them that spray painted Reading west bridge over the occy road I’m sure.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by South Coast Royal » 13 Apr 2024 11:56

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Wasn't the Town End the away end?


Yes it was


Only once segregation became a thing.
I have been to games when the Tilehurst End was the away end (official) and where everyone was just mixed in. Some games the South Bank was pretty much the away end !


In my early days we would swap ends depending upon which way Reading were kicking.


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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Lower West » 13 Apr 2024 12:41

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Doesn’t one of the Thai’s still have some holding ?
Obviously Dai can’t sell their shares and if a new owner wants 100 % of the club then the small shareholder has a bit of a ransom situation.
I can’t remember the rules on acquiring a company, IIRC if you are buying more than a certain % of the shares you have to offer to buy the rest but I don’t think a small shareholder can be forced to sell.
I guess you could do what SJM did and change the structure of the club so the small shareholders own shares in a defunct company.
It may be a total red herring but just wondered if it might be something adding to conversations.
And it is RFC not REP that I’m thinking of.

I may be out of touch with this but i seem to recall there’s a compulsory purchase option when a particular ownership threshold is reached
It may be that I’m confusing that with the compulsory offer if a certain level is reached


There maybe a shareholder agreement in place. Minority shareholders often protect themselves against being bulldozed by a majority shakeholder.

The US consortium may well have an interest in acquiring the land next to the ground. To achieve a return on their investment. The football club itself holds just under a 25% stake. Far more complex set of negotiations going on behind the scenses. With many vested interests.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by The Royal Forester » 13 Apr 2024 12:47

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Yes it was


Only once segregation became a thing.
I have been to games when the Tilehurst End was the away end (official) and where everyone was just mixed in. Some games the South Bank was pretty much the away end !


In my early days we would swap ends depending upon which way Reading were kicking.

Those were the days. I remember them well. Mind you we had to rush if the first kick was changed from the usual, and then back again at half time.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Greatwesternline » 15 Apr 2024 11:53

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Their involvement can give them some golden years and leave them in a much better position when they finally leave, but long term I don't see how Wrexham can sustain a Championship team in the same way we can't sustain a Premier League club.

Population, geography and being a "big club" doesn't win you games and you will always get teams overperforming and underperformed these factors. But in the long term, they matter.


I think Reading can sustain a Premier League team.

Gate receipts in the PL are not the be all and end all. There are plenty of teams in the PL with 24-30k seater stadia.

If your annual income is circa £150m, the impact of an extra 5 thousand season tickets at £800 a pop is the difference of £4m is basically a quarter of one transfer fee.

A team could give away their tickets in the PL and still be competitive.

I do agree however that outside the PL, ownership interest is the only long term source of competitiveness.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Stranded » 15 Apr 2024 11:57

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Their involvement can give them some golden years and leave them in a much better position when they finally leave, but long term I don't see how Wrexham can sustain a Championship team in the same way we can't sustain a Premier League club.

Population, geography and being a "big club" doesn't win you games and you will always get teams overperforming and underperformed these factors. But in the long term, they matter.


I think Reading can sustain a Premier League team.

Gate receipts in the PL are not the be all and end all. There are plenty of teams in the PL with 24-30k seater stadia.

If your annual income is circa £150m, the impact of an extra 5 thousand season tickets at £800 a pop is the difference of £4m is basically a quarter of one transfer fee.

A team could give away their tickets in the PL and still be competitive.

I do agree however that outside the PL, ownership interest is the only long term source of competitiveness.


Düsseldorf are doing exactly that at the moment - have made up the loss in increased sponsorship deals but have played in front of full stadiums each home game as a result and are now 3rd in the table and stand a decent chance of promotion.


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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by WestYorksRoyal » 15 Apr 2024 12:13

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Their involvement can give them some golden years and leave them in a much better position when they finally leave, but long term I don't see how Wrexham can sustain a Championship team in the same way we can't sustain a Premier League club.

Population, geography and being a "big club" doesn't win you games and you will always get teams overperforming and underperformed these factors. But in the long term, they matter.


I think Reading can sustain a Premier League team.

Gate receipts in the PL are not the be all and end all. There are plenty of teams in the PL with 24-30k seater stadia.

If your annual income is circa £150m, the impact of an extra 5 thousand season tickets at £800 a pop is the difference of £4m is basically a quarter of one transfer fee.

A team could give away their tickets in the PL and still be competitive.

I do agree however that outside the PL, ownership interest is the only long term source of competitiveness.

Put it this way, I expect clubs like Fulham, Palace, Brighton and Brentford will get relegated eventually in the same way as previously well run clubs like Swansea, Stoke and Leicester did. Forget the big 6, it's hard to compete with Villa, West Ham and Everton.

There is so little room for error that all clubs eventually succumb to a bad managerial appointment or poor transfer window. I can see us having a run like those aforementioned clubs, but ultimately half the PL spots are reserve for clubs in a different stratosphere to ourselves.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Apr 2024 13:00

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Their involvement can give them some golden years and leave them in a much better position when they finally leave, but long term I don't see how Wrexham can sustain a Championship team in the same way we can't sustain a Premier League club.

Population, geography and being a "big club" doesn't win you games and you will always get teams overperforming and underperformed these factors. But in the long term, they matter.


I think Reading can sustain a Premier League team.

Gate receipts in the PL are not the be all and end all. There are plenty of teams in the PL with 24-30k seater stadia.

If your annual income is circa £150m, the impact of an extra 5 thousand season tickets at £800 a pop is the difference of £4m is basically a quarter of one transfer fee.

A team could give away their tickets in the PL and still be competitive.

I do agree however that outside the PL, ownership interest is the only long term source of competitiveness.

Put it this way, I expect clubs like Fulham, Palace, Brighton and Brentford will get relegated eventually in the same way as previously well run clubs like Swansea, Stoke and Leicester did. Forget the big 6, it's hard to compete with Villa, West Ham and Everton.

There is so little room for error that all clubs eventually succumb to a bad managerial appointment or poor transfer window. I can see us having a run like those aforementioned clubs, but ultimately half the PL spots are reserve for clubs in a different stratosphere to ourselves.

Yeah this.

How many teams have spent at least 20 of the last 30 years in the PL? How many of them have an unbroken 20 year run?

Bar a few, everyone dips eventually.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by LightwaterRoyal » 15 Apr 2024 16:03

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I think Reading can sustain a Premier League team.

Gate receipts in the PL are not the be all and end all. There are plenty of teams in the PL with 24-30k seater stadia.

If your annual income is circa £150m, the impact of an extra 5 thousand season tickets at £800 a pop is the difference of £4m is basically a quarter of one transfer fee.

A team could give away their tickets in the PL and still be competitive.

I do agree however that outside the PL, ownership interest is the only long term source of competitiveness.

Put it this way, I expect clubs like Fulham, Palace, Brighton and Brentford will get relegated eventually in the same way as previously well run clubs like Swansea, Stoke and Leicester did. Forget the big 6, it's hard to compete with Villa, West Ham and Everton.

There is so little room for error that all clubs eventually succumb to a bad managerial appointment or poor transfer window. I can see us having a run like those aforementioned clubs, but ultimately half the PL spots are reserve for clubs in a different stratosphere to ourselves.

Yeah this.

How many teams have spent at least 20 of the last 30 years in the PL? How many of them have an unbroken 20 year run?

Bar a few, everyone dips eventually.


In the last 32 years only Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham have been mainstays.

Newcastle and Villa - 29
West Ham - 28
Man City - 27
Southampton - 24

Next highest is Blackburn with 18

Only other teams to have spent at least 50% of their seasons in the Prem are Fulham, Leicester and Sunderland.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Apr 2024 17:36

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WestYorksRoyal Put it this way, I expect clubs like Fulham, Palace, Brighton and Brentford will get relegated eventually in the same way as previously well run clubs like Swansea, Stoke and Leicester did. Forget the big 6, it's hard to compete with Villa, West Ham and Everton.

There is so little room for error that all clubs eventually succumb to a bad managerial appointment or poor transfer window. I can see us having a run like those aforementioned clubs, but ultimately half the PL spots are reserve for clubs in a different stratosphere to ourselves.

Yeah this.

How many teams have spent at least 20 of the last 30 years in the PL? How many of them have an unbroken 20 year run?

Bar a few, everyone dips eventually.


In the last 32 years only Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Tottenham have been mainstays.

Newcastle and Villa - 29
West Ham - 28
Man City - 27
Southampton - 24

Next highest is Blackburn with 18

Only other teams to have spent at least 50% of their seasons in the Prem are Fulham, Leicester and Sunderland.

Nice, cheers. There's a few there that could easily drop out for another 5-10 years soon, and hard to see a blackburn sticking a return any time soon.


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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by dontbedaft » 15 Apr 2024 21:32

How different is that to the times before football was invented in 1992 though? Teams having a successful period and rising up to the top division for a while then dropping back down the leagues for a while has happened throughout the past 150 years (Wolves, Portsmouth, Burnley etc). In the 70s/80s smaller teams like Watford, Swansea, Forest and Ipswich were all title challengers for a while before then dropping back down again some years later. What I think is different now is that the money distribution is such that a small group of the most marketable teams are essentially relegation-proof and there is now a much greater risk of teams that have a spell at the top before dropping back down to have a serious risk of going out of existence altogether.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Apr 2024 22:36

I mean that would just reinforce the point.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by under the tin » 16 Apr 2024 08:11

dontbedaft How different is that to the times before football was invented in 1992 though? Teams having a successful period and rising up to the top division for a while then dropping back down the leagues for a while has happened throughout the past 150 years (Wolves, Portsmouth, Burnley etc). In the 70s/80s smaller teams like Watford, Swansea, Forest and Ipswich were all title challengers for a while before then dropping back down again some years later. What I think is different now is that the money distribution is such that a small group of the most marketable teams are essentially relegation-proof and there is now a much greater risk of teams that have a spell at the top before dropping back down to have a serious risk of going out of existence altogether.


Agreed.
Which is pretty much why this fan has no particular desire to ever see our club get back to the PL again. The "competition" is a busted flush.
We've been to the top of that hill, and the view ain't what it's cracked up to be.
The only slim chance of winning any silverware for the clubs in the PL who basically "make up the numbers" is in the cup competitions, but that route also applies to non-PL clubs.
You could concievably make a case for a club to soft-pedal in the league, but throw the kitchen sink at the cups!
Win a domestic trophy, get guaranteed entry into the European-wide cup competition as a result, extra TV revenue etc. :P

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by East Grinstead Royal » 16 Apr 2024 08:36

…then have your squad ripped apart by the players’ agents who have their eyes on a tidy pay-out!

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by WestYorksRoyal » 16 Apr 2024 08:38

Each to their own I guess. I'd happily take being a Brentford, Fulham or Palace, let alone a Brighton. Just as long as I continued to appreciate it. Some younger Palace fans want Parish and fellow owners out; the same owners who bought them out from administration, avoided relegation to L1 and then delivered a decade in the top flight. If Reading fans ever become disillusioned with that, just fold the club and let them go to Chelsea.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by royalgent » 16 Apr 2024 09:57

To add fuel to the Redwood Capital fire, it does look like that company are looking to put together an investment in the UK. Speculation as they may just be looking to invest in the UK generally but interesting reading…

Companies House has an entity called “Red Uk Purchaser Limited” being incorporated in Bracknell on 28 September 2023 - https://find-and-update.company-informa ... y/15172429

It looks like the registered address for the company is a real address rather than a postbox - it’s a large office that Panasonic operate out of.

That new company’s director is listed as Kevin Loden, who is Partner and GC at Redwood Holdings. The owners of the company includes one Alan Butler, who is also listed as a director of Redwood.

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Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

by Stranded » 16 Apr 2024 10:15

royalgent To add fuel to the Redwood Capital fire, it does look like that company are looking to put together an investment in the UK. Speculation as they may just be looking to invest in the UK generally but interesting reading…

Companies House has an entity called “Red Uk Purchaser Limited” being incorporated in Bracknell on 28 September 2023 - https://find-and-update.company-informa ... y/15172429

It looks like the registered address for the company is a real address rather than a postbox - it’s a large office that Panasonic operate out of.

That new company’s director is listed as Kevin Loden, who is Partner and GC at Redwood Holdings. The owners of the company includes one Alan Butler, who is also listed as a director of Redwood.


Jim Davis also listed as a "person with control" - Davis is Biscotti's cousin and co-founder of Redwood. He is also a minority owner of the St Louis Cardinals baseball team.

None of this confirms it is them but does point in their direction.

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