New manager Brendan Rodgers *confirmed*

[brendywendy]

i know a big kid who wouldnt mind every now and again TBF

[loyalroyal4life]

we will use a world class model this season. Buck is quality in his talking

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1710827,00.html

[Royalee]

He is brilliant.

[Ian Royal]

He's certainly not quiet and reserved.

He talks the talk, I want to see his players walk the walk.

[handbags_harris]

You've been watching Full Metal Jacket too much Ian.

[rhroyal]

He is brilliant.

Hold your horses, we haven't even played a friendly yet. His noises are encouraging though.

[warrpp]

to star campaigns

you say that rodgers mentioned which players he's trying to sign ?

obviously you can't name names, but are they players who most reading fans would have heard of ?

just wondered if he's going down the loaning premiership youngsters route or the established championship player route ?

basically, just to get an idea of what type of player we are after tbh.

[Royalee]

Firstly, we will be posting a lot more about the meeting and our impressions from it over the weekend, but HNA? isn't the right place for that - it'll go onto the STAR website, where it can be linked to from here.

And to answer RL's question, BR was extremely open and honest - far more than we're used to with the previous regime. He talked about how he's planning to manage specific players, which players he's trying to sign and why, which players have expressed an interest in joining. As an example of how open he is, he's planning to allow supporters into Hogwood to watch training sessions, and he's ordered that the gates are open rather than locked and closed all the time.

Now he may well be happy for everything that he said to come out into the public domain - but I doubt that, and I don't want to jeopardise STAR's relationship with him and the club by making that judgement myself so I will always err of the side of caution - in my professional career I've learnt that that is nearly always the best policy. You can share a secret later but you can't un-tell it. Personally I think BR actually told us more than we needed to know, and that putting details of the current transfer targets out onto a public message board could maybe harm these deals and what he's trying to achieve. I regret mentioning them in my previous post if it leads to accusations of look-at-me-ism, but I was trying to make the point that BR is very open and honest and has big plans for Reading that I think most supporters would welcome.

And yes, whilst STAR does represent the supporters (or, more technically, our members - they are a sub-set of the total fan base) that doesn't necessarily mean in the guise of information gathering on their behalf. It's like the difference between newspapers publishing things "in the public interest" or publishing things that "interest the public". STAR's role isn't to provide information to damp down or inflame speculation on a message-board about what will happen on the pitch or transfer targets etc - no matter how many people want to know or how interesting that might be in a football-less summer. I enjoy the speculation and gossip of HNA? as much as the next person, and hate times like this where I can't join in - perhaps it was a mistake to venture onto "The Team" in an "official capacity."

Finally, for readingbedding, who seems to have more chips on his shoulder about BR than a branch of McCains - if you really must try and put value judgements on being a supporter, I don't hold myself worthy to touch the hem of supporters like Paul Black and even some of those I go to games with when it when it comes to dedication and longevity of support. I just put the hours in between matches to try and improve the issues that affect supporters and to help them have a better understanding of what goes on behind the scenes in the game so they can participate more in football.

Nice post, sounds encouraging. Also, thanks to STAR for the good work you continue to do, it does go appreciated by some.

[winchester_royal]

Firstly, we will be posting a lot more about the meeting and our impressions from it over the weekend, but HNA? isn't the right place for that - it'll go onto the STAR website, where it can be linked to from here.

And to answer RL's question, BR was extremely open and honest - far more than we're used to with the previous regime. He talked about how he's planning to manage specific players, which players he's trying to sign and why, which players have expressed an interest in joining. As an example of how open he is, he's planning to allow supporters into Hogwood to watch training sessions, and he's ordered that the gates are open rather than locked and closed all the time.

Now he may well be happy for everything that he said to come out into the public domain - but I doubt that, and I don't want to jeopardise STAR's relationship with him and the club by making that judgement myself so I will always err of the side of caution - in my professional career I've learnt that that is nearly always the best policy. You can share a secret later but you can't un-tell it. Personally I think BR actually told us more than we needed to know, and that putting details of the current transfer targets out onto a public message board could maybe harm these deals and what he's trying to achieve. I regret mentioning them in my previous post if it leads to accusations of look-at-me-ism, but I was trying to make the point that BR is very open and honest and has big plans for Reading that I think most supporters would welcome.

And yes, whilst STAR does represent the supporters (or, more technically, our members - they are a sub-set of the total fan base) that doesn't necessarily mean in the guise of information gathering on their behalf. It's like the difference between newspapers publishing things "in the public interest" or publishing things that "interest the public". STAR's role isn't to provide information to damp down or inflame speculation on a message-board about what will happen on the pitch or transfer targets etc - no matter how many people want to know or how interesting that might be in a football-less summer. I enjoy the speculation and gossip of HNA? as much as the next person, and hate times like this where I can't join in - perhaps it was a mistake to venture onto "The Team" in an "official capacity."

Finally, for readingbedding, who seems to have more chips on his shoulder about BR than a branch of McCains - if you really must try and put value judgements on being a supporter, I don't hold myself worthy to touch the hem of supporters like Paul Black and even some of those I go to games with when it when it comes to dedication and longevity of support. I just put the hours in between matches to try and improve the issues that affect supporters and to help them have a better understanding of what goes on behind the scenes in the game so they can participate more in football.

Nice post, sounds encouraging. Also, thanks to STAR for the good work you continue to do, it does go appreciated by some.

I preferred you when you were an asshole.

[Royalee]

I know, I was more fun wasn't I? readingbedding's trying the role of asshole for the summer but he's having trouble filling my boots because he doesn't have a clue what he's on about when he predicts promotion parties and lacks the charisma of myself.

[Ian Royal]

I know, I was more fun wasn't I? readingbedding's trying the role of asshole for the summer but he's having trouble filling my boots because he doesn't have a clue what he's on about when he predicts promotion parties and lacks the charisma of myself.

His approach is certainly more oblique. I vastly prefer this new you. It means I can concentrate fully on snowball.

['lista]

To Star Campaigns.

I've touched Paul Black's hem. I felt horny.

[Royal With Cheese]

He is not Coppell.

[Royal With Cheese]

Oh and a TOTP to boot.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Firstly, we will be posting a lot more about the meeting and our impressions from it over the weekend, but HNA? isn't the right place for that - it'll go onto the STAR website, where it can be linked to from here.

And to answer RL's question, BR was extremely open and honest - far more than we're used to with the previous regime. He talked about how he's planning to manage specific players, which players he's trying to sign and why, which players have expressed an interest in joining. As an example of how open he is, he's planning to allow supporters into Hogwood to watch training sessions, and he's ordered that the gates are open rather than locked and closed all the time.

Now he may well be happy for everything that he said to come out into the public domain - but I doubt that, and I don't want to jeopardise STAR's relationship with him and the club by making that judgement myself so I will always err of the side of caution - in my professional career I've learnt that that is nearly always the best policy. You can share a secret later but you can't un-tell it. Personally I think BR actually told us more than we needed to know, and that putting details of the current transfer targets out onto a public message board could maybe harm these deals and what he's trying to achieve. I regret mentioning them in my previous post if it leads to accusations of look-at-me-ism, but I was trying to make the point that BR is very open and honest and has big plans for Reading that I think most supporters would welcome.

And yes, whilst STAR does represent the supporters (or, more technically, our members - they are a sub-set of the total fan base) that doesn't necessarily mean in the guise of information gathering on their behalf. It's like the difference between newspapers publishing things "in the public interest" or publishing things that "interest the public". STAR's role isn't to provide information to damp down or inflame speculation on a message-board about what will happen on the pitch or transfer targets etc - no matter how many people want to know or how interesting that might be in a football-less summer. I enjoy the speculation and gossip of HNA? as much as the next person, and hate times like this where I can't join in - perhaps it was a mistake to venture onto "The Team" in an "official capacity."

Finally, for readingbedding, who seems to have more chips on his shoulder about BR than a branch of McCains - if you really must try and put value judgements on being a supporter, I don't hold myself worthy to touch the hem of supporters like Paul Black and even some of those I go to games with when it when it comes to dedication and longevity of support. I just put the hours in between matches to try and improve the issues that affect supporters and to help them have a better understanding of what goes on behind the scenes in the game so they can participate more in football.

Sold out to the BR clique. No ambition, all talk, all spin, no delivery.

If we finish in the top 12 this season I will be amazed. We can never go/look back, SC has gone, but BR is not the way forward for this club.

[Snowball]

Make sure you log that and order your humble pie

[Royalee]

Can we draw up a list of all the posters badmouthing Rodgers now so we can put them in their place in a year's time?

[Ian Royal]

Can we draw up a list of all the posters badmouthing Rodgers now so we can put them in their place in a year's time?

Why, it never worked with you.

[Royalee]

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[leww_rfc]

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