Fan suing the club

[ZacNaloen]

Presumably the cost of either paying someone to represent them in Middlesborough, or sending someone up to middlesborough to represent them meant that even bothering to fight this was just not worth it financially.


The guy who made this claim is an utter utter oxf*rd.

[Svlad Cjelli]

How utterly embarrassing that the club has caved in to this chancer with his ludicrous claim for compensation.

They've thought nothing of the implications of this for them or for football in the future, or any precedents being set - they've just gone for short-term expediency and so they've opened the door for the next one who comes along trying their luck! Because this guarantees there will be others.

[Turns8]

How utterly embarrassing that the club has caved in to this chancer with his ludicrous claim for compensation.

They've thought nothing of the implications of this for them or for football in the future, or any precedents being set - they've just gone for short-term expediency and so they've opened the door for the next one who comes along trying their luck! Because this guarantees there will be others.

They now need to have a VERY CLEAR policy of NO REFUNDS on personalised (i.e players names printed on merchandise) items...but that is probably in the pipeline having had their fingers burnt by this 'so-called' fan!!!

[TFF]

Reading REALLY have zero idea about PR.

At a cost of a few hundred they could have gone to court and got rid of this joker with no more being heard about it. Instead they've made themselves a laughing stock with this prick McGhee lording it in the press.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... shirt.html



I can see three more claims right there.

[dantheloyalroyal]

Reading REALLY have zero idea about PR.

At a cost of a few hundred they could have gone to court and got rid of this joker with no more being heard about it. Instead they've made themselves a laughing stock with this prick McGhee lording it in the press.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... shirt.html



I can see three more claims right there.

"days before star player was sold"

Typically shit reporting by the Daily Mail

[Schards#2]

Reading REALLY have zero idea about PR.

At a cost of a few hundred they could have gone to court and got rid of this joker with no more being heard about it. Instead they've made themselves a laughing stock with this prick McGhee lording it in the press.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... shirt.html



I can see three more claims right there.

Presumably, there will be a class action if we change the sponsor.

[Svlad Cjelli]

All such actions will lose, because legally they have no validity.

But the reason that the whole of football regards the club as a laughing stock today is because they didn't bother to fight it - for the price of a couple of hundred pounds they could have just slammed the door right in his face and set a watertight precedent, but instead they've caved in and settled.

Yes, it may be out of court - but any competent settlement would have had a "gagging clause"to stop his twat running to the Daily Mail, who, of course, have misrepresented things left right and centre - quelle surprise there!

From everything I've seen so far, this is at best completely naive but at worst utterly spineless and the worst kind of short-term thinking.

For years I've been proud to be a Reading supporter because the club acted with principles and integrity - that is getting harder and harder.

[Royal Lady]

How utterly embarrassing that the club has caved in to this chancer with his ludicrous claim for compensation.

They've thought nothing of the implications of this for them or for football in the future, or any precedents being set - they've just gone for short-term expediency and so they've opened the door for the next one who comes along trying their luck! Because this guarantees there will be others.

I said it would set a precedent and got well shouted down.

[Svlad Cjelli]

How utterly embarrassing that the club has caved in to this chancer with his ludicrous claim for compensation.

They've thought nothing of the implications of this for them or for football in the future, or any precedents being set - they've just gone for short-term expediency and so they've opened the door for the next one who comes along trying their luck! Because this guarantees there will be others.

I said it would set a precedent and got well shouted down.

Legally there's no precedent set as they've setlled out of court - but in the minds of people who get their knowledge of the law from the Daily Mail there certainly is.

[Royal Lady]

Yeah - I meant as in this guy won't be the last one to try this trick - HE's set the precedent and the club have helped him.

[Ian Royal]

All such actions will lose, because legally they have no validity.

But the reason that the whole of football regards the club as a laughing stock today is because they didn't bother to fight it - for the price of a couple of hundred pounds they could have just slammed the door right in his face and set a watertight precedent, but instead they've caved in and settled.

Yes, it may be out of court - but any competent settlement would have had a "gagging clause"to stop his twat running to the Daily Mail, who, of course, have misrepresented things left right and centre - quelle surprise there!

From everything I've seen so far, this is at best completely naive but at worst utterly spineless and the worst kind of short-term thinking.

For years I've been proud to be a Reading supporter because the club acted with principles and integrity - that is getting harder and harder.

What do they do if there was a gagging clause and he broke it. Sue him to get their money back? That ain't gonna happen. Should have just broken is legs.

[Y21]

He could have at least been pictured in this seasons shirt - tight oxf*rd. If you pay the extra to have the shirt customised, you can't then complain that the customisation isn't what you want. What a turd, and what an even bigger turd snapped off by the club. Idiots.

[BenReadingFC]

He was interviewed on TalkSport this afternoon, Don't have a clue how the interview went as I only heard the tail end of it as I got in my car.

[Rex]

I expect he's loving the media attention. Next step is a reality show.

[BenReadingFC]

Dirkers will beat him to it

[Sarah Star]

What if there was a gagging clause and he's broken it. How would they stop him if they've already paid him?

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Dirkers will beat him to it

[bigmike]

What if there was a gagging clause and he's broken it. How would they stop him if they've already paid him?

by suing him for breach of contract

[Stuka]

I hope this bastard never sits near me.

[Ian Royal]

What if there was a gagging clause and he's broken it. How would they stop him if they've already paid him?

by suing him for breach of contract

Yeah, because that's going to happen. The whole point of an out of court settlement is to avoid the hassle and publicity of a Court case. So they are hardly going to sue for breach of contract in those circumstances. Especially because it changes from beign a moron with a spurious case against the club, to a multi-million pound company suing an individual who is a fan of that company.

Talk about awful awful publicity.