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[Green]

If new ownership does occur, can we please not only remove Dai Yongge but also discard the notion that new developments don't warrant new threads?

Currently, discussions on the potential ownership change are scattered across three threads, perhaps even more, because people are hesitant to create a dedicated thread for today (and any day’s) news.

This isn't beneficial for anyone, and it would be better to consolidate discussions for clarity and efficiency. One of my biggest gripes with HNA, TBH.

What are your other gripes, Webster?

Let it all out.

[Franchise FC]

Several posts on twitter, mostly seeing one and copying it, saying it`s a done deal, I paid particular interest to the directors box today and Mark Bowen was a lonely figure sitting in the front row on his own.
Now if we were on the verge of an imminent takeover to would expect some of them to be here watching our games.

My (non twitter sources) tell me that yes, it is basically done. Might even be announced on Monday. But .. .. . there's still time for Dai to oxf*rd it all up.

Still time for Dai . .. . worst Bond film ever!

It’ll happen for Dai another day

[WestYorksRoyal]

Several posts on twitter, mostly seeing one and copying it, saying it`s a done deal, I paid particular interest to the directors box today and Mark Bowen was a lonely figure sitting in the front row on his own.
Now if we were on the verge of an imminent takeover to would expect some of them to be here watching our games.

Bowen may be nervous that his position is under threat. Marc Bircham has a lot of football experience in this country and will presumably lead football operations.

[tmesis]

Several posts on twitter, mostly seeing one and copying it, saying it`s a done deal, I paid particular interest to the directors box today and Mark Bowen was a lonely figure sitting in the front row on his own.
Now if we were on the verge of an imminent takeover to would expect some of them to be here watching our games.

Bowen may be nervous that his position is under threat. Marc Bircham has a lot of football experience in this country and will presumably lead football operations.

I wouldn't have thought so. He joined them last month (well, they didn't exist before last month) as Director and Head of Business Development, which sounds a very different role to actually running the football side of a football club.

[72 bus]

If its these sports.com people then maybe a documentary is on the way

You'd hope so. It would be nice to have something on their channel beyond clips you can probably see for free on youtube.

I'm waiting until we know the full story, but hopefully we get more information on their funding as it doesn't look like an organisation flushed with money. Presumably the EFL will need to see this and Howe will have been able to check too. Though AZ and Samuelson tricked everyone.

You don't need to be flushed with money to sustain a L1 club, Wycombe manage to challenge for top six most seasons with a 5000 gate and no academy.
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leag ... ttendances

[WestYorksRoyal]

You'd hope so. It would be nice to have something on their channel beyond clips you can probably see for free on youtube.

I'm waiting until we know the full story, but hopefully we get more information on their funding as it doesn't look like an organisation flushed with money. Presumably the EFL will need to see this and Howe will have been able to check too. Though AZ and Samuelson tricked everyone.

You don't need to be flushed with money to sustain a L1 club, Wycombe manage to challenge for top six most seasons with a 5000 gate and no academy.
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leag ... ttendances

I've just been burned too much. AZ, Dais. Unfortunately you often see a cycle of bad owners until the right one finally turns up. It's happened in places like Bolton, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bury.

If these guys have modest resources but can make us a competitive L1 club with players who fight for the badge, it's a massive yes from me. I don't think I'll ever take simply having a team I enjoy watching for granted again, and that'll do just fine even if we're not hitting previous heights. We just don't know anything about them though.

[Snowflake Royal]

If new ownership does occur, can we please not only remove Dai Yongge but also discard the notion that new developments don't warrant new threads?

Currently, discussions on the potential ownership change are scattered across three threads, perhaps even more, because people are hesitant to create a dedicated thread for today (and any day’s) news.

This isn't beneficial for anyone, and it would be better to consolidate discussions for clarity and efficiency. One of my biggest gripes with HNA, TBH.

This feels a weird one. We should have more threads to discuss things because the current issues are being discussed across multiple threads and its confusing? Isn't that contradictory?

Anyone can set up a new thread at any time, and if people like it, they'll use it.

[Stranded]

Rumour building that something may happen tonight!

[WestYorksRoyal]

If you thought Reading FC Twitterspace was insufferable for the Wilder affair, that's just a taste of what's coming this week.

[72 bus]

Rumour building that something may happen tonight!

Where ?

[Pepe the Horseman]

Dunno what's worse, people believing these obvious bs accounts, or the people posting this shit on the off chance they can be first to break the news. People are so emotionally invested in this it's out of order stringing them along just try and appear itk.

[windermereROYAL]

Almost nobody knew anything a day ago, now the whole fucking world know the deals going through during the week, what a load of total shit, makes me sick because lots of fans are taking it in.
Not saying there`s nothing in the pipeline though because Earnshaw and SSN were onto it, highly doubtful something will happen imminently though.

[WestYorksRoyal]

From what's been reported, most of it is agreed and with a reliable party you'd be confident, but there is still time for Dai to ruin it because he's a oxf*rd. And loads of "ITK" accounts are being premature so they can say they were first with it, when they're probably all speculating anyway.

Well I hope it still happens and they can claim their fake credit. A bunch of idiots but bigger things at stake.

[St Pauli]

If its these sports.com people then maybe a documentary is on the way

Not sure that Reading quite has the same emotional and cultural pull emotionally internationally as Wrexham does.

’This club is all about community and heritage. The fan base, consisting in large part of IT consultants from the Berkshire section of the M4 corridor, holds a minutes silence every year to commemorate the passing of two of their own fans, who were cut down in their prime at the age of 59, suffering back injuries caused by inadequate office chairs. Both fans made a full recovery after two weeks of ill health absence on full pay and a phased return to work.’

[St Pauli]

If new ownership does occur, can we please not only remove Dai Yongge but also discard the notion that new developments don't warrant new threads?

Currently, discussions on the potential ownership change are scattered across three threads, perhaps even more, because people are hesitant to create a dedicated thread for today (and any day’s) news.

This isn't beneficial for anyone, and it would be better to consolidate discussions for clarity and efficiency. One of my biggest gripes with HNA, TBH.

This feels a weird one. We should have more threads to discuss things because the current issues are being discussed across multiple threads and its confusing? Isn't that contradictory?

Anyone can set up a new thread at any time, and if people like it, they'll use it.

Get rid of the stickies imo.

Looks like Brogue set up a load of stickies as his legacy, knowing he was gonna check out soon.

[Reading4eva]

Some are talking about Bearwood and the Academy being too expensive in L1 but I disagree. Surely the Academy can be a very profitable entity if you have owners with money.

If it’s profitable why would you need owners with money to keep it afloat

The problem is an academy is profitable based on clubs wanting the assets that are produced here OR the club doing that well that the assets take the club back to the Premier League.

The second seems a bit off at the moment but the first is possible.

However in a market where I think we are going to have a crash with FFP regulations a mess at the Prem level I don't think much money will be getting bounded about. It means running with what you have or bringing through your own. Could have arguments for both, may make Reading very successful or if the right talent doesn't come through, not successful at all.

I'd like it to continue mainly as it is Eamonn Dolan's legacy.

[WestYorksRoyal]

If exclusivity is announced this week, can somebody explain how much comfort it provides us? Can Dai still ruin everything with no financial penalty? I thought it was when contracts were exchanged that we're over the line. Plus nobody has discussed the EFL approval process. It feels like this has plenty to run.

I've seen people discussing a scenario where the sale happens and then Wokingham Borough Council block the Bearwood deal. This would be objectively hilarious, and I wouldn't put it past Dai and Pang to be stupid enough. But it falls down on the idea that the club can be sold in a couple of weeks.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

How people are online still bemuses me.

If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.

If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it

[Winston Biscuit]

How people are online still bemuses me.

If you were in a pub and some random guy came up to you and said oh by the way mate the Reading FC sale is a done deal news next week and walked off you’d think nothing of it.

If some people read on X some random guy saying oh by the way the Reading sale is a done deal news next week then it’s time to tell everyone and believe it

Agreed. Not a huge user of X, formally known as twitter, but our potential takeover story really has emphasised what absolute nonsense it is.

[PieEater]

Some are talking about Bearwood and the Academy being too expensive in L1 but I disagree. Surely the Academy can be a very profitable entity if you have owners with money.

If it’s profitable why would you need owners with money to keep it afloat

The problem is an academy is profitable based on clubs wanting the assets that are produced here OR the club doing that well that the assets take the club back to the Premier League.

The second seems a bit off at the moment but the first is possible.

However in a market where I think we are going to have a crash with FFP regulations a mess at the Prem level I don't think much money will be getting bounded about. It means running with what you have or bringing through your own. Could have arguments for both, may make Reading very successful or if the right talent doesn't come through, not successful at all.

I'd like it to continue mainly as it is Eamonn Dolan's legacy.

I think part of the downfall is that the talent nurtured in the academy get agents, these agents insert release clauses or stop their client signing professional contracts, so the talent goes on the cheap or for free- but with a hefty sign on bonus for the player and agent. They're undermining the process.

Player who are any good these days expect to earn millions at an early age.