by rhroyal »
09 Jun 2009 12:00
MalcybabyRFC Harry Carry rhroyal Hope Rodgers goes for Harding on a free.
It's good to see Reading aspiring to these types of players.
Yes its good to see us looking around but I believe we just arent ambitious enough. On the market there are many, many great players who could potentially come to the Royals on loan with potentially a view to perm after. You see the likes of Freddie Sear going to Sheff Wed or Palace???? and think why the hell havent we put out name forward to take him what a fantastic talent. What about Jason Scotland - Reading are a bigger club with what I believe are better opportunities and lets face it if Doyle goes, can we really rely on Long & NHunt to fire us forward into the prem?????.
We may also have a GK problem soon and rumour has it City are looking to send young Joe Hart to the championship for a year to give him the regular footie he requires. Now if I know that then the RFC staff def do!!!!
We just dont put our name into the pot for better things. Yes Harding is a good player but hardly top 3 quality shouldnt we want more (No-one would have ever heard of Harding before he came to us)??
I believe we have become too used to getting lucky with the likes of Hunt, Doyle, Kitson, Sidwell on the cheap and the Mad man must think why bother spending the money when we havent needed to in the past. My point is that that was what coppell SSC was good at (e.g. Ian Wright etc) however he is gone and my fear is that we will still try the same old same old to our peril.
Sorry to be negative but the facts dont lie!!!
Harding had a great 5 games or so and will not provide cover to Armstrong but solid competition for the shirt. When there's a player like that available on a free who is already familiar with the club it makes perfect sense to sign him. You say Jason Scotland, Joe Hart and Freddie Sears. Where's your high profile left back? We need to 2, you're taking your chances if you only have one left back all season. As for Freddie Sears, 2 lower half sides are after him. You don't hear Sheff Utd, WBA, Cardiff, Ipswich and other 'ambitious' clubs linked with him. Maybe they know that he scored on his debut and really hasn't been that good since. Hart - get your head out of the clouds. If he goes on loan anywhere it will be to a lower Premiership team.
Low profile signings have got this club a long way under Coppell. High profile signings on the other hand......Lita had his moments, Seol started well. Less said about Halford and Fae the better. Saying that under Pardew a lot of our signings were considered high profile at the time and that worked, so it's just whatever suits each manager better. We'll see who Rodgers goes after.
I'm now not worried at all now, but quite pleased if we get him.