Armstrong Signs

[Royal Rother]

Two words:John Utaka.

Five words, oft repeated: Shorey was ill that day.

[Archies Volley]

Two words:John Utaka.

Five words, oft repeated: Shorey was ill that day.

What Royal Rother said and Utaka is not exactly slow himself. I know it did look bad but they way people bang about it anyone would think it had been someone like Teddy Sheringham who had out paced Shorey that day.

[westendgirl]

Because he was oxf*rd cheap. Tight arsed chairman wouldn't cough up for Surman, who, imo is the better player by a country mile.

An interesting opinion? Or do you have a source that it the club would not spend more? Not what I heard from someone in the know so what do you base it on?

[hutch]

Good to see the club have delivered on the left back they promised us. Hopefully Armstrong will slot in at LB asap and get S Hunt back to left wing to cause even more of a nuisance than usual!!!! Hope Armstrong has a succesful career with us and if he`s half as succesful as Shorey we`ll have signed a very good player.

[Ian Royal]

Anyone claiming we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day want to own up and eat some humble pie?

Afterall replacing a player isn't the Reading way.

[brendywendy]

Anyone claiming we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day want to own up and eat some humble pie?

Afterall replacing a player isn't the Reading way.

dont be daft

where their predictions fail, they are let drift by the wayside
only successful predictions are regurgitated later to make them appear worldy wise.

[rfcjoe]

Two words:John Utaka.

Five words, oft repeated: Shorey was ill that day.

Feck off. If he was ill that badly he wouldn't of played. He is just very very slow. I always see it when a quick player goes past him he takes a chunk of their shirt and gives a free kick away.

[RoyalBlue]

Anyone claiming we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day want to own up and eat some humble pie?

Afterall replacing a player isn't the Reading way.

dont be daft

where their predictions fail, they are let drift by the wayside
only successful predictions are regurgitated later to make them appear worldy wise.

Pots and kettles I would very much suggest!! If true, the RTGs display remarkably similar tendencies.

As for replacing players. Replacing expensive stars with considerable cheaper replacements is very much the Reading way. Only time will tell whether it is successful.

What's more those predicting we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day might well have been proven correct but for the spectacular way the team **cked things up at Charlton. I do believe Coppell himself admitted that display had somewhat changed thinking/priorities.

Good to see the club have delivered on the left back they promised us. Hopefully Armstrong will slot in at LB asap and get S Hunt back to left wing to cause even more of a nuisance than usual!!!! Hope Armstrong has a succesful career with us and if he`s half as succesful as Shorey we`ll have signed a very good player.

So signing a player half as successful as the one we sold is progressing and showing ambition to be an established PL team?!

I'm hoping that Armstrong proves to be just as successful as Shorey because that way we won't have weakened our team and will, at the same time, have done a good bit of business.

[Franchise FC]

Anyone claiming we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day want to own up and eat some humble pie?

Afterall replacing a player isn't the Reading way.

dont be daft

where their predictions fail, they are let drift by the wayside
only successful predictions are regurgitated later to make them appear worldy wise.

Pots and kettles I would very much suggest!! If true, the RTGs display remarkably similar tendencies.

As for replacing players. Replacing expensive stars with considerable cheaper replacements is very much the Reading way. Only time will tell whether it is successful.

What's more those predicting we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day might well have been proven correct but for the spectacular way the team **cked things up at Charlton. I do believe Coppell himself admitted that display had somewhat changed thinking/priorities.

Good to see the club have delivered on the left back they promised us. Hopefully Armstrong will slot in at LB asap and get S Hunt back to left wing to cause even more of a nuisance than usual!!!! Hope Armstrong has a succesful career with us and if he`s half as succesful as Shorey we`ll have signed a very good player.

So signing a player half as successful as the one we sold is progressing and showing ambition to be an established PL team?!

I'm hoping that Armstrong proves to be just as successful as Shorey because that way we won't have weakened our team and will, at the same time, have done a good bit of business.

I'm sorry to be the one to point this out, but WE'RE NOT IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE ANY MORE !!

How could ANY club in the championship hope to replace an international player with a better one - simply because none of the better players would be looking to play at this level. Please get real.

[Royalwaster]

Well done everyone for ignoring Sir Dodger's wind up and not gracing him with reply - I didn't actually read his post, but assume it was his usual drivel.

[Ian Royal]

Anyone claiming we wouldn't buy a left back before deadline day want to own up and eat some humble pie?

Afterall replacing a player isn't the Reading way.

dont be daft

where their predictions fail, they are let drift by the wayside
only successful predictions are regurgitated later to make them appear worldy wise.

Pots and kettles I would very much suggest!! If true, the RTGs display remarkably similar tendencies.

Oh I don't know, there are plenty on both sides who put their hands up sometimes, although it's been a while since an "STG" had to. Mind you the ones who said we wouldn't sign a left back at all were probably among the more rabid morons.

[SpaceCruiser]

Well done everyone for ignoring Sir Dodger's wind up and not gracing him with reply - I didn't actually read his post, but assume it was his usual drivel.

Did he post? I hadn't noticed.

[Streets]

Well done everyone for ignoring Sir Dodger's wind up and not gracing him with reply - I didn't actually read his post, but assume it was his usual drivel.

Except...

Hello Boys
How are things? I see the Madman still milking out the dosh from the Club .

Armstrong will spend about as much time in the team as Glen little did.

Mark my words he is injury prone and Dodger knows best.

Where's Hampshire Royal? Retired to life in the vestry in Petersfield!

Looks like the Royals will be flying in the wrong direction unlike Bristol City who I note are now in the same League as the Royals.

Keep it quiet but SC is watching Gary Alexander. Could he be our saviour? He's cheap just what the Madman likes.

Bring back the Vicar as he stuffed us on Saturday following a few tips from Sir Dodger Royal.

The way things are going then I will need to give similar advice to those laggards running Reading FC at present.

Clueless and I mean clueless.

Your know it makes senseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Just a fleeting visit but you always make me welcome.

SDR

Hi SDR Nice to see you back winding us all up again

[SCIAG]

Two words:John Utaka.

Five words, oft repeated: Shorey was ill that day.

Feck off. If he was ill that badly he wouldn't of played. He is just very very slow. I always see it when a quick player goes past him he takes a chunk of their shirt and gives a free kick away.

He had a cold. That's enough to slow you down, but not enough to stop a player playing.
Shorey is not slow, he gets up the wing very quickly, and gets back with equal pace. The Utaka incident is the only one of it's kind. Now go complain about Harper.

[Wycombe Royal]

Five words, oft repeated: Shorey was ill that day.

Feck off. If he was ill that badly he wouldn't of played. He is just very very slow. I always see it when a quick player goes past him he takes a chunk of their shirt and gives a free kick away.

He had a cold. That's enough to slow you down, but not enough to stop a player playing.
Shorey is not slow, he gets up the wing very quickly, and gets back with equal pace. The Utaka incident is the only one of it's kind. Now go complain about Harper.

Shorey is slow, but was even slower that day due to the illness.

[SCIAG]

I can make you remember how fast Shorey is with one word, not two.

Middlesborough

[Wycombe Royal]

I can make you remember how fast Shorey is with one word, not two.

Middlesborough

That wasn't his pace that allowed him to make that run but the fact that no Boro player went to tackle him. He didn't have to beat any player for pace in making that run.

Shorey defending was based purely on positional sense because he knew that in a chase he would always lose.

[seahawk10]

Good signing, keep it up RFC!