Inspirational or Deluded - You Decide??

[Terminal Boardom]

Inspirational without a doubt. Chalk and cheese when compared with SSC. I hope that the players have the ability to embrace the philosphies being talked about. Shades of Holland and total football. Plus the concept of playing your best 11 regardless of age. Sounds as if we not only have a plan A but a B, C D and E to boot. This excites me big time!

[SteveRoyal]

Shades of Holland and total football. Plus the concept of playing your best 11 regardless of age. Sounds as if we not only have a plan A but a B, C D and E to boot. This excites me big time!

Completely agreed. I was thinking that when he was talking about "world class" teams and how they don't have a set formation when pushing up.

[CMRoyal]

Just realised who he reminds me of - Graeme Souness.

Do you even know who Graeme Souness is?

What a bizarre question. You're getting almost embarrassingly sensitive about the guy.

To expand - Souness always exuded a calm confidence when he first became manager; he was the consummate media communicator. OK, that was totally at odds with his on-field demeanour but it actually produced results in the early days.

[rhroyal]

I like Rodgers' talk but we as yet have no evidence that there is substance to back it up. Likewise there's no evidence to suggest he's a flop who's all talk. Pre-season is usually a very boring time, but when you have a new manager and a new era, it's more frustrating than boring. You hear so much talk about ambition and change yet it's absolutely impossible to gauge how the team will perform and if our ambitions will be met. I say roll on August so we can all see what this squad and management are capable of.

[Negative_Jeff]

Just realised who he reminds me of - Graeme Souness.

Do you even know who Graeme Souness is?

What a bizarre question. You're getting almost embarrassingly sensitive about the guy.

To expand - Souness always exuded a calm confidence when he first became manager; he was the consummate media communicator. OK, that was totally at odds with his on-field demeanour but it actually produced results in the early days.

Do you recall Souness` "totally at odds" with Chief Steward Doyle after we turned Saints over in the Cup at Elm Park? Cue the South Bank;
" By Pass, It`s just another bypass, It`s just another bypass". Heartless.

[CMRoyal]

Do you even know who Graeme Souness is?

What a bizarre question. You're getting almost embarrassingly sensitive about the guy.

To expand - Souness always exuded a calm confidence when he first became manager; he was the consummate media communicator. OK, that was totally at odds with his on-field demeanour but it actually produced results in the early days.

Do you recall Souness` "totally at odds" with Chief Steward Doyle after we turned Saints over in the Cup at Elm Park? Cue the South Bank;
" By Pass, It`s just another bypass, It`s just another bypass". Heartless.

Yes! He'd well and truly lost it by then. I stick with the comparison - Clodagh reminds me of Souey at roughly the same age (ie when he was at Rangers).

[winchester_royal]

That is the best interview I've ever seen a Reading manager give having just been on the Evening Post Website.

Thats something I'd definately agree with. Listening to him talk about his footballing philosophy, tactics, and thoughts on bringing through the youngsters was a real joy.

I have complete trust in him at the moment, which I did not have in the last regime.

[Gordons Cumming]

That is the best interview I've ever seen a Reading manager give having just been on the Evening Post Website.

Thats something I'd definately agree with. Listening to him talk about his footballing philosophy, tactics, and thoughts on bringing through the youngsters was a real joy.

I have complete trust in him at the moment, which I did not have in the last regime.

If no wins in first 5 games how do you think you'll feel then?
(or rather in Hob Nob tradition - after 1 winless game?)

[winchester_royal]

That is the best interview I've ever seen a Reading manager give having just been on the Evening Post Website.

Thats something I'd definately agree with. Listening to him talk about his footballing philosophy, tactics, and thoughts on bringing through the youngsters was a real joy.

I have complete trust in him at the moment, which I did not have in the last regime.

If no wins in first 5 games how do you think you'll feel then?
(or rather in Hob Nob tradition - after 1 winless game?)

It'll take time for us to really excel under his brand of football. Anyone with half a brain understands that, and if we don't start well I'd like to think the majority of fans won't turn on him.

[West Stand Man]

It'll take time for us to really excel under his brand of football. Anyone with half a brain understands that, and if we don't start well I'd like to think the majority of fans won't turn on him.

Get real, there are people on this board who seriously believe that the last regime was poor - even though it got us into the PL and gave us most of the best 10 seasons in the club's history. Memories are short.

(You, of course, wouldn't be one of them would you )

[winchester_royal]

It'll take time for us to really excel under his brand of football. Anyone with half a brain understands that, and if we don't start well I'd like to think the majority of fans won't turn on him.

Get real, there are people on this board who seriously believe that the last regime was poor - even though it got us into the PL and gave us most of the best 10 seasons in the club's history. Memories are short.

(You, of course, wouldn't be one of them would you )

Not at all. All I was saying is that towards the end of his tenure I lost trust in SSC. And for good reason TBH.

[readingbedding]

Congratulations, you have complete trust in someone who's been managing us for about ummmmm 5 minutes...

[winchester_royal]

Congratulations, you have complete trust in someone who's been managing us for about ummmmm 5 minutes...

How was your promotion party?

[readingbedding]

Postponed until end of this season, think you can handle that Mr Trustmetrousers?

[andrew1957]

Well I have to say that everyone who meets BR seems very impressed and the players seem to love him already. See Fed's comments from RC below.

It also suggests that things in the camp were far from happy last season. PL here we come!


http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport ... is-chance/

[SteveRoyal]

Congratulations, you have complete trust in someone who's been managing us for about ummmmm 5 minutes...

1 Month 5 days, actually.
Duhh.

[zummerset]

Well I have to say that everyone who meets BR seems very impressed and the players seem to love him already. See Fed's comments from RC below.

It also suggests that things in the camp were far from happy last season. PL here we come!


http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport ... is-chance/

Footballer in suck it up to the new manager shocker....

BR needs to make his mark by sorting out the squad, not all of SC players will have what it takes to play Brendons stated game and after the paralysis of the second half of last season (and the one before that) we badly need a refresh (of senior rather than junior players). I would be quite disappointed to go into the new season with the same senior players minus Doyle and Hunt and not bring in a couple of first team quality slot ins. As several people have noted time is marching on and we are looking so quiet I wonder if the only one working is the PR guy on the OS.

[Royal Rother]

In what way are we looking quiet? If you are refrring to transfer activity BR said yesterday he is looking to bring 4 new faces and hopes to get 3 in (from Chelsea?) in the next few days didn't he?

Patience my friend.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Yup,

Brenda sure saved Watfords Championship butts last season, despite having no £'s at his disposal.

With our wealth of existing talent....and (despite the perennial dissent on here), our wealth of £, the likes of Mancienne etc are lined up.

Its all about the yoof


to speak the obvious

[Terminal Boardom]

Do you recall Souness` "totally at odds" with Chief Steward Doyle after we turned Saints over in the Cup at Elm Park? Cue the South Bank;
" By Pass, It`s just another bypass, It`s just another bypass". Heartless.

I think you will find it was Clive Goddard.