by Forbury Lion »
14 Jun 2016 10:34
poohs pure Hopefully JM is on his way out of the door. He has systematically used Reading FC to further his own business interests and massage his ego. The so called Reading way was simply clever spin designed to hide a lack of ambition and true investment.
In order to get his ego massaged he needed to be adored by the fans and for that to happen he did invest some of his own funds, plus he was local and there was nobody else willing to buy the club, invest in a new stadium and keep it running well when other clubs were folding.
Does anyone think the Thai's are in it for anything else other than to systematically further their own business interests? - Unlike Sir John, They don't have to live round here or care what the people of Reading thing about them as it won't damage their business reputation or ego, So maybe SIr John's ego was a good thing? Maybe having the stadium named after himself shows he was a part of the club and wanted it to succeed - Nobody wants to have something crap named after them.
Sir John had ambition but not the funds to take us forward, He is on record stating that. This is partly due to some business issues (printing company/others in decline, property market crashing/losing money on the station hill redevelopment etc) Hence why he was looking for a buyer long before Anton came along.... he obviously expected to make money on the station hill development and probably thought he'd be much wealthier now and maybe not forced to sell the club on.
Madejski is better off out of it, A football club is a moneypit, even if run well. He should retire and enjoy life with his family and his fortune. I thank him for all he has done for the club, or for himself which has by chance benefited the club. I genuinely think he is upset at the way the club is being run and wishes he never had to sell..... but, it's only when he's gone and fans look back that they will appreciate how fortunately they are, those who marched against the Thames Valley Royals probably have a better perspective than the fans who never set foot in Elm Park.