Club must save £4 million

[readingbedding]

Damn, I forgot without an emoticon everyone takes everything at face value on here....

There you go.

[Sun Tzu]

The search for the £4m doesnt appear to have put the bookies off ...early days admittedly, but Reading are joint second favourites for promotion next season ...that will no doubt shuffle about when the play off losers are confirmed :


Burnley 8
Q P R 12
Reading 12
Norwich 12
Ipswich 14
Portsmouth 16
Bristol City 16
Hull 20

So they've excluded all the playoff sides from the betting ?

makes the tag 'second favourite' a little meaningless !!!

[Wycombe Royal]

The search for the £4m doesnt appear to have put the bookies off ...early days admittedly, but Reading are joint second favourites for promotion next season ...that will no doubt shuffle about when the play off losers are confirmed :


Burnley 8
Q P R 12
Reading 12
Norwich 12
Ipswich 14
Portsmouth 16
Bristol City 16
Hull 20

So they've excluded all the playoff sides from the betting ?

makes the tag 'second favourite' a little meaningless !!!

They do not include clubs who may not be in the division otherwise they will have to return all the bets for the one that goes up.....

[Sun Tzu]

They do not include clubs who may not be in the division otherwise they will have to return all the bets for the one that goes up.....

As I said, making these odds a bit meaningless in terms of giving any real 'favourites' for promotion next season...

[Seal]

Damn, I forgot without an emoticon everyone takes everything at face value on here....

That'll teach you for trying to be being a smart arse then...

[rhroyal]

Look at the sides in the play-offs. I'd definitely expect Forest and Cardiff to be in a decent position and possibly Swansea. Blackpool and Leicester on the other hand....if those 2 stay down we'll be doing all right.

[Sun Tzu]

Damn, I forgot without an emoticon everyone takes everything at face value on here....

That'll teach you for trying to be being a smart arse then...

Fair point !!

[Sun Tzu]

Look at the sides in the play-offs. I'd definitely expect Forest and Cardiff to be in a decent position and possibly Swansea. Blackpool and Leicester on the other hand....if those 2 stay down we'll be doing all right.

Not if Cardiff are in administration !

Swansea can;t go a second campaign scoring less than a goal a game surley...

[Richi Royal]

If we keep the squad we have a great change to go up next year. Of the three relegated clubs two are facing financial ruin and the thrid are nothing special. If cardiff do not go up they are also facing significant financial troubles.
QPR, Swansea, Forest, Leicester, Bristol will be good / better next year but nothing above us IMO.
The rest of the league will be formed of very average teams, such as the promoted teams, Scunthorpe, Watford, Boro, Doncaster, Preston, Coventry, Derby, Barnsley, Sheff Utd, Blackpool

I would go as far to say next season could be the worst standard for a number of years, and also consequently the most open and unpredicatable....

[Wycombe Royal]

Look at the sides in the play-offs. I'd definitely expect Forest and Cardiff to be in a decent position and possibly Swansea. Blackpool and Leicester on the other hand....if those 2 stay down we'll be doing all right.

Not if Cardiff are in administration !

Swansea can;t go a second campaign scoring less than a goal a game surley...

According to the news stories coming out of Cardiff today, they won't be going in to administraton......

[Sun Tzu]

Look at the sides in the play-offs. I'd definitely expect Forest and Cardiff to be in a decent position and possibly Swansea. Blackpool and Leicester on the other hand....if those 2 stay down we'll be doing all right.

Not if Cardiff are in administration !

Swansea can;t go a second campaign scoring less than a goal a game surley...

According to the news stories coming out of Cardiff today, they won't be going in to administraton......

Indeed, Ridsdale leaving looks like saving them !!

How can the Malaysians be paying just £6 million for half the club ? Presumably paying off any debt comes on top of that.

[Dirk Gently]

From what I've heard, the £6M is what's needed to pay the bills until the end of the season.

A whole lot more will be needed next season and onwards, unless they fail to go up - in which case expect the likes of Chopra, Ledley etc to leave - unless this Malaysian has *very* deep pockets!

[Sun Tzu]

From what I've heard, the £6 is what's needed to pay the bills until the end of teh season.

A whole lot more will be needed next season and onwards, unless they fail to go up - in which case expect the likes of Chopra, Ledley etc to leave - unless this Malaysian has *very* deep pockets!

I know it's a typo but i would love it if their problems were all down to just six quid !!

How can they have bills of £6 million over such a short period of time ? Does that include costs related to the new stadium ? And presumably that's up until the end of June rather than 3pm on Sunday ?

[Dirk Gently]

From what I've heard, the £6 is what's needed to pay the bills until the end of teh season.

A whole lot more will be needed next season and onwards, unless they fail to go up - in which case expect the likes of Chopra, Ledley etc to leave - unless this Malaysian has *very* deep pockets!

I know it's a typo but i would love it if their problems were all down to just six quid !!

How can they have bills of £6 million over such a short period of time ? Does that include costs related to the new stadium ? And presumably that's up until the end of June rather than 3pm on Sunday ?

Yep - they were being sued for the several million just to install kitchens in the new stadium - and yes again, it is til the end of the financial year, but some is needed sooner rather than later!

It looks like Ridsdale has bet the house on promotion - but in fact he's just the front man. His job title really ought to be Chief Scapegoat, since he's paid to be the public face, do the dirty work and take all the abuse. But really he has minimal power there.

[Sun Tzu]

It looks like Ridsdale has bet the house on promotion - but in fact he's just the front man. His job title really ought to be Chief Scapegoat, since he's paid to be the public face, do the dirty work and take all the abuse. But really he has minimal power there.

Are they looking for applicants to replace him ?

Sounds the sort of job I'd enjoy.

[SpaceCruiser]

Yep - they were being sued for the several million just to install kitchens in the new stadium

They must be very expensive kitchens.

[Gordons Cumming]

4 million?

In the proper Reading FC way the first thing to go will be the free food, drink & car parking the Stewards are privy to.

That will make a difference........................

[Sun Tzu]

4 million?

In the proper Reading FC way the first thing to go will be the free food, drink & car parking the Stewards are privy to.

That will make a difference........................

Only in as much as there won't be any games played....

[Gordons Cumming]

4 million?

In the proper Reading FC way the first thing to go will be the free food, drink & car parking the Stewards are privy to.

That will make a difference........................

Only in as much as there won't be any games played....

Why?

[Sun Tzu]

4 million?

In the proper Reading FC way the first thing to go will be the free food, drink & car parking the Stewards are privy to.

That will make a difference........................

Only in as much as there won't be any games played....

Why?

Because you can't have games without stewards