melonheadIf RFC offered 6.5M for any player in this transfer window I would be absolutely gobsmacked.
seems to me there is a good chance that we have already done so twice
melonhead there was that spanish bloke too for 8M.
andrew1957 If RFC offered 6.5M for any player in this transfer window I would be absolutely gobsmacked.
Maybe we will start spending that sort of money in future years (assuming we are still in the PL) with new TV deals etc, but I just cannot belive it will happen this month. In a way I hope I am surprised - but on the other hand the Reading way is to buy League 1 and 2 players for 300K and turn them into PL stars and I rather like that about us.
At least with the arrival of Anton there is less risk of us selling our good players and that in itself is a huge step forward.
McDermott is, however, keen to point out that Reading will look to bring in high-profile, and potentially costly, additions if there is a deal to be done.
He said: "We haven't broken the bank, I certainly haven't in the last three years and we probably haven't in the last 12 years as a club.
"That's not to say that if a player came in that we felt was right for us, at the right cost, then the owner would have to make a decision to back that deal. Then we will wait and see.
"It's not a case of we wouldn't if it was right."
pea LOL @ the idea that anyone unemployed would waste their life on here
M BrookBarry the bird boggler Ridiculous to quibble over 400k when you're proposing 6.6m plus ad dons
I'd meet the 7m but there would be no addons
The problem clearly is the ridiculous 35% sell on clause that Liverpool have over Ince. For every £1m we offer, a third of that is going down the road to Anfield. £7m = £4.5m to Blackpool and £2.5m to the Binydippers. There is no doubt the guy is a class act and would be worth every penny of £7m, £8m or even £9m and would be a great statement of intent by RFC. All things being equal, Ince will be an England player in a couple of years. If we were to stay up, his presence could persuade a few other potential signings that little Reading aint so little anymore.
Tokyo Sex Whale WOAH WOAH WOAH!
I don't have enough time to spell check.
Royal Rother2 world wars, 1 world cupjellytot
Yep
What's just as quaint is the belief that we can definitely survive in the prem with a brick by brick approach only and we should press ahead only with that mentality regardless.
No one approach will guarantee success but its bleedingly obvious that one has to be open to getting the man we need with a £8 or so transfer fee every now and then. The option has to be on the table and I for one believe if it's necessary we will.
Are you expecting me to disagree with all that?
royaldownunderandrew1957 If RFC offered 6.5M for any player in this transfer window I would be absolutely gobsmacked.
Maybe we will start spending that sort of money in future years (assuming we are still in the PL) with new TV deals etc, but I just cannot belive it will happen this month. In a way I hope I am surprised - but on the other hand the Reading way is to buy League 1 and 2 players for 300K and turn them into PL stars and I rather like that about us.
At least with the arrival of Anton there is less risk of us selling our good players and that in itself is a huge step forward.
BMD Quote:McDermott is, however, keen to point out that Reading will look to bring in high-profile, and potentially costly, additions if there is a deal to be done.
He said: "We haven't broken the bank, I certainly haven't in the last three years and we probably haven't in the last 12 years as a club.
"That's not to say that if a player came in that we felt was right for us, at the right cost, then the owner would have to make a decision to back that deal. Then we will wait and see.
"It's not a case of we wouldn't if it was right."
I think its fair to say we will spend money on the right player
Ian Royalroyaldownunderandrew1957 If RFC offered 6.5M for any player in this transfer window I would be absolutely gobsmacked.
Maybe we will start spending that sort of money in future years (assuming we are still in the PL) with new TV deals etc, but I just cannot belive it will happen this month. In a way I hope I am surprised - but on the other hand the Reading way is to buy League 1 and 2 players for 300K and turn them into PL stars and I rather like that about us.
At least with the arrival of Anton there is less risk of us selling our good players and that in itself is a huge step forward.
BMD Quote:McDermott is, however, keen to point out that Reading will look to bring in high-profile, and potentially costly, additions if there is a deal to be done.
He said: "We haven't broken the bank, I certainly haven't in the last three years and we probably haven't in the last 12 years as a club.
"That's not to say that if a player came in that we felt was right for us, at the right cost, then the owner would have to make a decision to back that deal. Then we will wait and see.
"It's not a case of we wouldn't if it was right."
I think its fair to say we will spend money on the right player
Always been that way. Well since Coppell at least. Maybe not so under Pards who had to deal with the fall out of Burns idiotic spending.
winchester_royal Bid for Ince confirmed
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That means it's not happening then, we stay quiet about players we actually sign.
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McDermott in his presser
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