CONFIMRED - This might be it!!

[Snowflake Royal]

I’m looking forward to the season. It just needs this Couhig thing to get over the line and I’ll be more than happy. I’m pretty sure it’ll happen at some point

As mentioned we’ve had no chance of any signings but the likes of Wing, Knibbs and Smith don’t seem to be agitating for a move either

It's not that there are no positives, it just feels, and maybe just to me, fatigue.

Plus it's not like there'd be anyone for them to talk to if a club wanted to buy one of our players.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Eddie itk posts called out as bullshit by James earnshaw

In fairness Eddie has been far more accurate than any of the local journos.

[Lower West]

As mentioned we’ve had no chance of any signings but the likes of Wing, Knibbs and Smith don’t seem to be agitating for a move either

Still a month to the window closes. At what point does a player decide for their own personal reasons to jump ship. No doubt there's approaches to the players agents behind the scenes. Once one goes. Will the dominoes topple.

[Crowbar6753]

As mentioned we’ve had no chance of any signings but the likes of Wing, Knibbs and Smith don’t seem to be agitating for a move either

Still a month to the window closes. At what point does a player decide for their own personal reasons to jump ship. No doubt there's approaches to the players agents behind the scenes. Once one goes. Will the dominoes topple.

Over the last year the club has slowly been moving in the right direction with regards to cutting costs and getting rid of the so called mercenaries within the squad. We still have the training ground and it looks like Dai may soon be out of the club and the players and tax bills are being paid.

On the pitch Selles is slowly molding this team and building an identity that is pleasing to the eye. The players look happy and eager to play for their manager and key players like Wing have come out stating that the club feels like home!!

We are still in a similar position to last preseason but it feels a lot different and positive to last preseason. We cannot get players in yet due to the impending sale of the club however, nobody really seems to care as the core of this young group has so much potential and have that year's worth of experience playing together.

If the takeover by Couhig happens and he steadies the ship and by judging from his experience with Wycombe this may be the case then why would any of these players want to leave. Maybe, just maybe something good is being built here and these players may well sense that and want to stay and see where this goes.....i guess we will have to wait and see

[Hendo]

people seem to put too much faith in other people. People are stupid

I know, right?! Like faith put in someone to put a series of images together in a collage?

[Brogue]

people seem to put too much faith in other people. People are stupid

I know, right?! Like faith put in someone to put a series of images together in a collage?

Watch this space

[Crusader Royal]

As mentioned we’ve had no chance of any signings but the likes of Wing, Knibbs and Smith don’t seem to be agitating for a move either

Still a month to the window closes. At what point does a player decide for their own personal reasons to jump ship. No doubt there's approaches to the players agents behind the scenes. Once one goes. Will the dominoes topple.

Luckily they can’t just jump ship as long as they are being paid.
Of course they might demand a move, and we all know that hanging on to a player who decides they have no future is hard. But the lack of any rumours regarding our players (Azeez excepted ) seems positive. The players probably know much more about the state of the club than we do and it seems a pretty happy camp.

[Stranded]

If you want to be positive about the immediate future of the club then the fact that none of our valuable players have either made it clear they want to leave, have been sold for a knock down fee or are even being rumoured to leave is it.

Add to that that Selles has not walked when he could have done is very likely to mean they are getting very positive updates internally.

[Fox Talbot]

This wait is driving me bonkers. It's like a 15 month pregnancy.

[Green]

If you want to be positive about the immediate future of the club then the fact that none of our valuable players have either made it clear they want to leave, have been sold for a knock down fee or are even being rumoured to leave is it.

Add to that that Selles has not walked when he could have done is very likely to mean they are getting very positive updates internally.

Conversely if you want to be negative, as the timeline continues way beyond even the most conservative of initial estimates, it's fair to assume there's definitely been a hurdle or two along the way. A not necessarily insurmountable one, but bitter experience tells us the deal is not done until it's done. (And even then, might get undone eh Anton?)

FWIW I think it'll all work in the end.

[Clyde1998]

If you want to be positive about the immediate future of the club then the fact that none of our valuable players have either made it clear they want to leave, have been sold for a knock down fee or are even being rumoured to leave is it.

Add to that that Selles has not walked when he could have done is very likely to mean they are getting very positive updates internally.

I'd agree with this. The fact we've not sold anyone, and only Mola (IIRC) being the only player the club wanted to keep leaving, is the biggest indication the takeover is expected to be close.

The question is how close? Before the season starts? Some point in August? September/October?

The summer sees season ticket sales, Premier League money and, I imagine, most of the EFL's TV money enter the club's account, so I don't know if anyone outside of the relevant people in the club has any realistic idea of how long these funds will last this season before the takeover needs to happen and the club is required to cut costs simply to pay operating costs.

[Stranded]

If you want to be positive about the immediate future of the club then the fact that none of our valuable players have either made it clear they want to leave, have been sold for a knock down fee or are even being rumoured to leave is it.

Add to that that Selles has not walked when he could have done is very likely to mean they are getting very positive updates internally.

I'd agree with this. The fact we've not sold anyone, and only Mola (IIRC) being the only player the club wanted to keep leaving, is the biggest indication the takeover is expected to be close.

The question is how close? Before the season starts? Some point in August? September/October?

The summer sees season ticket sales, Premier League money and, I imagine, most of the EFL's TV money enter the club's account, so I don't know if anyone outside of the relevant people in the club has any realistic idea of how long these funds will last this season before the takeover needs to happen and the club is required to cut costs simply to pay operating costs.

I would imagine all parties are aware of how much money there is available to cover costs and for how long that money will last, if they don't I would have to question what has actually been going on. If a deal is close, i.e. there is not really any hurdles left just legal processing to occur, then I would expect the new owners to pump some money in. If not, we may see a sale or two as we approach the end of the window.

The one good thing, is even though we can't sign anyone at all right now, when we can - that is only frees and loans anyway, so we can still strengthen the squad in September if needs be with the former. With the latter, most decent loans don't happen until close to the window when clubs make a final call on who they want at the club and who needs to get minutes elsewhere.

[Snowflake Royal]

If you want to be positive about the immediate future of the club then the fact that none of our valuable players have either made it clear they want to leave, have been sold for a knock down fee or are even being rumoured to leave is it.

Add to that that Selles has not walked when he could have done is very likely to mean they are getting very positive updates internally.

I'd agree with this. The fact we've not sold anyone, and only Mola (IIRC) being the only player the club wanted to keep leaving, is the biggest indication the takeover is expected to be close.

The question is how close? Before the season starts? Some point in August? September/October?

The summer sees season ticket sales, Premier League money and, I imagine, most of the EFL's TV money enter the club's account, so I don't know if anyone outside of the relevant people in the club has any realistic idea of how long these funds will last this season before the takeover needs to happen and the club is required to cut costs simply to pay operating costs.

I would imagine all parties are aware of how much money there is available to cover costs and for how long that money will last, if they don't I would have to question what has actually been going on. If a deal is close, i.e. there is not really any hurdles left just legal processing to occur, then I would expect the new owners to pump some money in. If not, we may see a sale or two as we approach the end of the window.

The one good thing, is even though we can't sign anyone at all right now, when we can - that is only frees and loans anyway, so we can still strengthen the squad in September if needs be with the former. With the latter, most decent loans don't happen until close to the window when clubs make a final call on who they want at the club and who needs to get minutes elsewhere.

The only problem with that theory that we could sell a player to fund a gap if the takeover isn’t complete, is it would involve Dai signing off on it, which clearly isn’t going to happen.

[Stranded]

I'd agree with this. The fact we've not sold anyone, and only Mola (IIRC) being the only player the club wanted to keep leaving, is the biggest indication the takeover is expected to be close.

The question is how close? Before the season starts? Some point in August? September/October?

The summer sees season ticket sales, Premier League money and, I imagine, most of the EFL's TV money enter the club's account, so I don't know if anyone outside of the relevant people in the club has any realistic idea of how long these funds will last this season before the takeover needs to happen and the club is required to cut costs simply to pay operating costs.

I would imagine all parties are aware of how much money there is available to cover costs and for how long that money will last, if they don't I would have to question what has actually been going on. If a deal is close, i.e. there is not really any hurdles left just legal processing to occur, then I would expect the new owners to pump some money in. If not, we may see a sale or two as we approach the end of the window.

The one good thing, is even though we can't sign anyone at all right now, when we can - that is only frees and loans anyway, so we can still strengthen the squad in September if needs be with the former. With the latter, most decent loans don't happen until close to the window when clubs make a final call on who they want at the club and who needs to get minutes elsewhere.

The only problem with that theory that we could sell a player to fund a gap if the takeover isn’t complete, is it would involve Dai signing off on it, which clearly isn’t going to happen.

And if we get to that stage, we are fcuked, everyone looks like idiots and we look forward to watching AFC Reading host Ascot at Palmer Park in 25/26.

[windermereROYAL]

Bored with it now.

[Ascotexgunner]

I would imagine all parties are aware of how much money there is available to cover costs and for how long that money will last, if they don't I would have to question what has actually been going on. If a deal is close, i.e. there is not really any hurdles left just legal processing to occur, then I would expect the new owners to pump some money in. If not, we may see a sale or two as we approach the end of the window.

The one good thing, is even though we can't sign anyone at all right now, when we can - that is only frees and loans anyway, so we can still strengthen the squad in September if needs be with the former. With the latter, most decent loans don't happen until close to the window when clubs make a final call on who they want at the club and who needs to get minutes elsewhere.

The only problem with that theory that we could sell a player to fund a gap if the takeover isn’t complete, is it would involve Dai signing off on it, which clearly isn’t going to happen.

And if we get to that stage, we are fcuked, everyone looks like idiots and we look forward to watching AFC Reading host Ascot at Palmer Park in 25/26.

Cmon Ascot. The Yellamen are on the March.....

[Hound]

I would imagine all parties are aware of how much money there is available to cover costs and for how long that money will last, if they don't I would have to question what has actually been going on. If a deal is close, i.e. there is not really any hurdles left just legal processing to occur, then I would expect the new owners to pump some money in. If not, we may see a sale or two as we approach the end of the window.

The one good thing, is even though we can't sign anyone at all right now, when we can - that is only frees and loans anyway, so we can still strengthen the squad in September if needs be with the former. With the latter, most decent loans don't happen until close to the window when clubs make a final call on who they want at the club and who needs to get minutes elsewhere.

The only problem with that theory that we could sell a player to fund a gap if the takeover isn’t complete, is it would involve Dai signing off on it, which clearly isn’t going to happen.

And if we get to that stage, we are fcuked, everyone looks like idiots and we look forward to watching AFC Reading host Ascot at Palmer Park in 25/26.

Isn’t that what happened in January?

But anyone also bored of this whole thing. All the itk accounts, Dai, the uncertainty, everything. Wish we could just focus on the football itself

[blueroyals]

A few notable changes submitted to companies house by Redwood Capital today.

Leo Rifkind has resigned as director. There were rumours previously that a leading Chrion investor had pulled out causing the deal to nearly collapse, perhaps it was him? Or, speculating, perhaps the EFL raised some concerns given his previous history at Charlton?

Their registered office has also changed. I note to the same building occupied by the law firm Kitson Boyle, who led Couhig's sale of Wycombe a few months back according to this article: https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/hom ... ition.html

Further evidence that Couhig is very much leading this now and Chiron, it seems, will be more like passive background investors?

[Royals and Racers]

A few notable changes submitted to companies house by Redwood Capital today.

Leo Rifkind has resigned as director. There were rumours previously that a leading Chrion investor had pulled out causing the deal to nearly collapse, perhaps it was him? Or, speculating, perhaps the EFL raised some concerns given his previous history at Charlton?

Their registered office has also changed. I note to the same building occupied by the law firm Kitson Boyle, who led Couhig's sale of Wycombe a few months back according to this article: https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/hom ... ition.html

Further evidence that Couhig is very much leading this now and Chiron, it seems, will be more like passive background investors?

Robert Emmet Couhig Jnr was also appointed as a director today.

[Lower West]

Further evidence that Couhig is very much leading this now and Chiron, it seems, will be more like passive background investors?

Much in the same way that Todd Boehly is the public face of Chelsea. While the real power lies elsewhere.