New manager odds

[sandman]

FFS Top Flight, you're getting as bad as Dave.
Calm down. The club, and the OS in particular, has always been the last to announce any news. It's not as if there's much to be done at the mo, with everyone on their holidays or at the Euros.

Top Flight is Dave.

[wingnut]

Well you do have posting styles in common, at least.

[Crux]

Jonathan Low ‏@jonathanl50 27m27 minutes ago
Understand no official announcement from #readingfc re #Stam today - most likely Monday

[Top Flight]

Here you go Nobbers:

60 Thai superstitious dos and don'ts for your convenience....

This one, number 12, must be the reason the club appointed McDermott and now Stam.
12. Baldies are sneaky and flirty. The belief comes from the characteristics of a fictional character "Khun Chang.”

1. If a home lizard makes a noise behind your back as you leave the house, bad things may happen while you’re out. But if the sweet creature is at your front or side, you may proceed confidently.
2. A barn owl is a symbol of evil curses. If one lands on your roof, horrible things will happen.
3. Geckos usually make a loud noise at night, but if the sound is heard during the day, it is considered a warning of bad events.
4. If a bird poops on your head, you'll be doomed for the rest of the day.
5. Don't wear black to visit sick patients because black is a strict mourning color in Thai culture. Also, you should not wear black to a joyful ceremony, like your best friend's wedding. (When in doubt: Avoid black.)
6. If a monitor lizard enters your house, talk to it nicely, and it will bring you fortune.
7. If you hear strange human voices calling you at night, don't answer because it could be a ghost. Answering means you allow them to enter your house.
8. A mole on the lower lip makes one a big mouth.
9. A player commonly has wavy hair, a short neck and face.
10. A person with big ears has an easy, lucky life while those with thick ears might be lonely, doomed folk.
11. A person who use different tones in a single conversation is insincere.
12. Baldies are sneaky and flirty. The belief comes from the characteristics of a fictional character "Khun Chang.”
13. Babies with birthmarks had past lives.
14. Don't take a tree from the temple to plant at home. Trees at the temples are sacred and meant to stay there. Moving it elsewhere will bring bad events to that place.
15. Don't cut your hair on Wednesday, or you will have bad luck.
16. A left eye twitch is a sign of bad luck. A right eye twitch means good luck.
17. If a wild animal enters your home, pray with candles, joss sticks and flowers. Then kindly ask it to leave your house and take any traces of bad luck with it.
18. A cremation should never be done on Friday because it is a day for cheerful events. (Probably avoid wearing black in either case.)
19. If a comb breaks while brushing hair, toss it right away, or bad things will follow.
20. If you randomly smell joss sticks in the middle of the night, the spirits of your close relatives are present.
21. If a bee makes a beehive in your house, don't destroy it. Bees are diligent animals that bring good luck.
22. Predict your success in business by planting any type of Aloe. If it grows to be brown and dried-out, your business will soon fail.
23. Step out of your house with the left food, and you will have a good day.
24. If you hit another’s hand as you both reach out for food at the table, expect a guest soon.
25. Don't “clank” your dish. It is an invitation for hungry spirits out there to join your meal.
26. Don't sweep the floor at night, or you will sweep out the money you have earned during the day.
27. Don’t decorate your home with a statue or image of a giant. It will provoke arguments among the residents.
28. Don't push your bed against the wall of the bathroom because wealth will slip away. And don’t sleep facing the bedroom door because you will have bad dreams.
29. Feeding stray animals or giving them shelter on rainy days earns great merit.
30. Don't let your kitchen get dirty, or you will lose money.
31. Don't give a handkerchief as a gift to your friends and lover, or you will soon separate.
32. Don't let a mirror go dusty. It will dust the future of the owner with bad luck.
33. Don't have sex on your birthday and Buddhist holidays. These are days for purity.
34. If you ever find a coin on the ground, pick it up and call it a lucky baht, or you will offend your money and drive it out of your pocket.
35. Putting a ring on the middle or ring finger of your right hand will compliment your wealth. Meanwhile, wearing a ring on the ring finger or pinky of your left hand will help you appear more charming.
36. A single girl should never sing in the kitchen, or she will end up with an old boyfriend or none at all.
37. Donating money for a coffin for a dead person without relatives can help you get through tough times.
38. Always clean the Buddhist shrine at your home, or you might lose respect from your colleagues.
39. Always stock eggs and oranges in your kitchen. They will bring happiness to your household.
40. A pregnant woman cannot attend a funeral, or the spirit of the dead will disturb the baby. This could be deadly.
41. Don't sleep with your head pointing to the west, or you will have bad dreams.
42. If your necklace falls off, bad things will happen.
43. Don't call a baby “cute,” or a jealous spirit will kidnap it. Always call the newborn “ugly.”
44. Don't cut your nails at night, the spirits of your ancestors will worry that you will cut yourself. (The afterlife must be really boring.)
45. When using stairs, take only one step at a time, or you will not succeed in your career.
46. A pregnant woman should not watch someone go through childbirth. She will be terrified and have even more difficult labor.
47. Don't place a mirror near your bed. If you can see yourself while in bed, you tend to obsess over sex.
48. To prevent rain from ruining an outdoor event, make a virgin girl stick lemongrass into the ground.
49. Don't touch a someone’s head, not even a child. The head is a sacred part of one's body.
50. Dreaming that a snake wraps itself around your body means you will soon meet your soulmate.
51. Seeing a dead body in your dream means you will win something from a lucky draw.
52. Dreaming that a tooth falls out means your relative will die. An upper jaw tooth refers to a relative of your father's side, while a lower jaw tooth is your mother's.
53. Kissing someone in a dream means bad luck.
54. Don't pre-celebrate your birthday. You will only die sooner.
55. Three doors should not align with each other, or it will create a portal for spirits from the other world to enter.
56. If a toad enters your home, it will bring good luck.
57. If your left arm muscle twitches, you will lose money. Right arm twitching brings money.
58. If a pet bird makes a noise at night, you will get into an argument.
59. A woman on her period should not step into the temple.
60. Morning dreams are believable as it's the time angels visit mortals.

[Top Flight]

Crux's mistake. Not mine. I just copied and pasted his comment.

[Royalwaster]

FFS Top Flight, you're getting as bad as Dave.
Calm down. The club, and the OS in particular, has always been the last to announce any news. It's not as if there's much to be done at the mo, with everyone on their holidays or at the Euros.

Top Flight is Dave.

Top Flight and Dave are siamese twins. Two separate keyboards, same drivel.

[Crux]

https://www.skybet.com/football/special ... r-specials

[Top Flight]

Here you go. After doing some research on Thai culture and superstitious beliefs, I found this superstition:

Always consult the monk or fortune teller to get the good date (in Thai is called ฤกษ์ rêrk) for appointing a new football manager or taking a new car out of the showroom. Some new-generation Thai might not believe in the above superstitions, but most Thai sees this practice very important.

[wingnut]

Charles Watts now tweeting Stam + Uldrink is a done deal. He was sceptical earlier in the week but now appears to have seen the light.
Prolly still won't be made official until Monday tho, according to Watts.

[Top Flight]

You lot might not be concerned about the mystical decision making of our owners, but I am.

[wingnut]

You lot might not be concerned about the mystical decision making of our owners, but I am.

Really? Do tell us more.


Sorry, I meant, FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST JUST PLEASE SHUT UP

[Norfolk Royal]

Barring unforeseen problems may I be the first to congratulate the Daily Mail.

[maffff]

Here you go Nobbers:

60 Thai superstitious dos and don'ts for your convenience....

9. A player commonly has wavy hair, a short neck and face.

How long until we sign Jimmy Bullard?

[Top Flight]

Here you go Nobbers:

60 Thai superstitious dos and don'ts for your convenience....

9. A player commonly has wavy hair, a short neck and face.

How long until we sign Jimmy Bullard?

That means, Aaron Kuhl needs to be promoted into the first team for next season as well. He is a player by the Thai definitions. I guess they can't afford David Luiz or Fellaini.

[sandman]

Anyone know when the announcement is going to be made?

[TBM]

Anyone know when the announcement is going to be made?

Dave Royal said this week

[Sutekh]

Anyone know when the announcement is going to be made?

The announcement of Jaap Stam as our next manager is expected to be officially made by Reading FC on Monday 13th or Tuesday 14th June

The delay is due to Nigel Howe attending the Football League conference in Portugal (btw, nice to see the FL not wasting money on unnecessarily extravagant jaunts)

[blueroyals]

Our first ever foreign manager welcome to the 21st century Reading FC

[Nameless]

Our first ever foreign manager welcome to the 21st century Reading FC

Only if you ignore Charlie Hurley.....

[Forbury Lion]

Our first ever foreign manager welcome to the 21st century Reading FC

Only if you ignore Charlie Hurley.....

and Eamon Dolan's temporary spell in charge.

Interesting to see our 3rd ever manager was "The Board" - I guess a precedent has been set there then
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_R ... ._managers