The night of the long knives

[ankeny]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

[winchester_royal]

This is the strangest night RFC has had since I started supporting the club.

Something must be really wrong with the finances at the club. Obviously we must have completely knackered ourselves with the wage bill last year.

I look forward with trepidation to the release of the finance figures.

[Terminal Boardom]

This headline on the 70th anniversary of the start of World War 2?

I would compare today's events to one of Stalin's 5 Year Plans.

Any trace of success has been removed. It is as if it never happened. Welcome back to obscurity and how dare us to dream.

[Archies Volley II]

I assumed it was in reference to the lenght of time to confirm transfer dealings with the blades

[Deathy]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

Prat. Look at the bigger picture! Huge wages, next summer no chute payments. We will be fine next summer as a result of the sales. Rodgers mean time can and is adding to the squad, being supported well in the market by the chairman, and all on a sensible wage structure once again. That is after all the main thing, unless of course you want to see us drop down the leagues with huge debts and points deductions for administration. We're in alright shape, have a side with some decent youngsters in it. We wont win promotion this season or next, probably, but so what? I'm more than happy with a young competitive squad in mid-table of this division!

These are still good times!

[W&E Royal]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

Prat. Look at the bigger picture! Huge wages, next summer no chute payments. We will be fine next summer as a result of the sales. Rodgers mean time can and is adding to the squad, being supported well in the market by the chairman, and all on a sensible wage structure once again. That is after all the main thing, unless of course you want to see us drop down the leagues with huge debts and points deductions for administration. We're in alright shape, have a side with some decent youngsters in it. We wont win promotion this season or next, probably, but so what? I'm more than happy with a young competitive squad in mid-table of this division!

These are still good times!

You are a very sensible man Jay, shame most Reading fans don't think the same!!

[Tamworth_Royal]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

Prat. Look at the bigger picture! Huge wages, next summer no chute payments. We will be fine next summer as a result of the sales. Rodgers mean time can and is adding to the squad, being supported well in the market by the chairman, and all on a sensible wage structure once again. That is after all the main thing, unless of course you want to see us drop down the leagues with huge debts and points deductions for administration. We're in alright shape, have a side with some decent youngsters in it. We wont win promotion this season or next, probably, but so what? I'm more than happy with a young competitive squad in mid-table of this division!

These are still good times!

Perhaps they could print this statement on the back of next years season ticket application forms

[Royalee]

Personally I'm delighted we appear to be getting rid of our two worst players and bringing in better replacements, sod the Coppell brigade and their nostalgia.

[72 bus]

+1
If I wake up in the morning and find that Rosenior has really departed to Ipswitch
I will have to phone into work Sick, and go on the Piss to celerbrate.
Most overated full back in the Championship.
I sit in the Upper west and am usually closer to the oppositions winger than
Rosenior manages to get.

[Spud Gun]

Personally I'm delighted we appear to be getting rid of our two worst players and bringing in better replacements, sod the Coppell brigade and their nostalgia.

Spot on there Royalee ...

[FiNeRaIn]

Personally I'm delighted we appear to be getting rid of our two worst players and bringing in better replacements, sod the Coppell brigade and their nostalgia.

You are a nob mate- you are actually really getting on my tits. I thought you were a decent poster at first but now you spout nothing but shite.
Harper has made over 300 appearances for the club and had a shit second half of last season. Rosenior was an england under 21 and was one of our better defenders in the prem.

We've replaced them with no one, so how can they be worse than no one- would you rather play with 9 men? Who are these better replacements?

This club is frankly a joke, its like a car boot sale- everything must go.

Pulling away the team coppell built brick by brick with loan signings who won't be here next season- top work hierarchy. Michael Knighton is doing a fantastic job, I mean madejski sorry.

[Royalee]

Harper's been rubbish for 2 years, not half a season. The point is he doesn't need replacing because he has become redundant - we have players to do the holding, box to box and attacking roles who are far better at it than him. He had a couple of decent years and fair play to him for that, but Sidwell made him look twice the player he is which has been shown since and before Sidwell arrived.

As for Rosenior, to suggest he was one of our better players when we went down is pretty hilarious - he was appalling. Decent right backs stay on their feet, mark up properly, time tackles, read the game and can cross a football properly - Rosenior does none of these things. There's a reason nobody came calling for him when we went down and Fulham bombed him out, it's amazing how they've suddenly picked up ever since he left.

[moo]

Lets put our faith in Rogers, he is obviously building a squad he feels is the correct fit, and lets face it Harper and Rosenior cant rely on experience and past form alone. People knocked Coppell for his loyalty and nostalegia, Rogers is showing fearlessness to build the club he wants.

[winchester_royal]

Perhaps this is the ruthless streak that SC never had....

[YateleyRoyal]

Harper's been rubbish for 2 years, not half a season. The point is he doesn't need replacing because he has become redundant - we have players to do the holding, box to box and attacking roles who are far better at it than him. He had a couple of decent years and fair play to him for that, but Sidwell made him look twice the player he is which has been shown since and before Sidwell arrived.

As for Rosenior, to suggest he was one of our better players when we went down is pretty hilarious - he was appalling. Decent right backs stay on their feet, mark up properly, time tackles, read the game and can cross a football properly - Rosenior does none of these things. There's a reason nobody came calling for him when we went down and Fulham bombed him out, it's amazing how they've suddenly picked up ever since he left.

You numpty, are you suggesting that the only reason Fulham were bad was because of Rosenior?

[GJ79]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

Prat. Look at the bigger picture! Huge wages, next summer no chute payments. We will be fine next summer as a result of the sales. Rodgers mean time can and is adding to the squad, being supported well in the market by the chairman, and all on a sensible wage structure once again. That is after all the main thing, unless of course you want to see us drop down the leagues with huge debts and points deductions for administration. We're in alright shape, have a side with some decent youngsters in it. We wont win promotion this season or next, probably, but so what? I'm more than happy with a young competitive squad in mid-table of this division!

These are still good times!

Are u having a laugh? I feel like ive been shafted by madejski and the board, we where promised so much but have ended up with nothing to shout home about, its total bullsh*t the way the club has been run since we got to the prem. Always on the cheap if i ran my company like that i wouldnt have any customers or staff left...oopps

[loyalroyal4life]

Personally I'm delighted we appear to be getting rid of our two worst players and bringing in better replacements, sod the Coppell brigade and their nostalgia.

yep definately the case, well harps has been poor for a while and if he was never going to play for us then why keep him? rosenior obviously doesnt fit the bill for BR and was unlikely to win a new contract so good move for him and us although i hope the RB coming in is actually half decent cos we are quite weak in that position ATM. Funny how rosy opened his mouth about his loyalty and next thing he's off!!

Whether it will be positive or not remains to be seen but BR has certainly shown a major difference compared to SSC.... COURAGE

[loyalroyal4life]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

Prat. Look at the bigger picture! Huge wages, next summer no chute payments. We will be fine next summer as a result of the sales. Rodgers mean time can and is adding to the squad, being supported well in the market by the chairman, and all on a sensible wage structure once again. That is after all the main thing, unless of course you want to see us drop down the leagues with huge debts and points deductions for administration. We're in alright shape, have a side with some decent youngsters in it. We wont win promotion this season or next, probably, but so what? I'm more than happy with a young competitive squad in mid-table of this division!

These are still good times!

Are u having a laugh? I feel like ive been shafted by madejski and the board, we where promised so much but have ended up with nothing to shout home about, its total bullsh*t the way the club has been run since we got to the prem. Always on the cheap if i ran my company like that i wouldnt have any customers or staff left...oopps

calm down, these are very shrewd signings IMO just wait and see how it pans out we now have alot of the squad full up with championship EXPERIENCE, wasnt that what most ppl on here were calling for?

[Millsy]

Personally I'm delighted we appear to be getting rid of our two worst players and bringing in better replacements, sod the Coppell brigade and their nostalgia.

Agree. Sod the Coppell knocking too. Infact just sod everything. If our success was ever dependent on just one man we don't deserve to be a top footy side. I don't think it was. RFC was here long before Coppell, Parj or even Mr Mad for that matter. We've every chance of getting back to the promised land again even with someone else.

We've got a new man at the helm and may he be successful. As McGhee was. As Parj was. As Coppell was.

Clinging onto the past is going to do us no good.

Might as well gut it all out and start afresh.

I'm quite happy and excited now with Rodgers' plan.

I disagree with the opening poster, sorry.

These are all positive moves for the club.

Have faith with what's going on.

Welcome back to good old Reading.

LONG LIVE BRENDAN!

[Deathy]

Well month,Pipsqueak and rodgers are trying to lose all traces of Coppell and they are have nearly done their dirty work.I hope they are pleased with themselves,fukc the club

Prat. Look at the bigger picture! Huge wages, next summer no chute payments. We will be fine next summer as a result of the sales. Rodgers mean time can and is adding to the squad, being supported well in the market by the chairman, and all on a sensible wage structure once again. That is after all the main thing, unless of course you want to see us drop down the leagues with huge debts and points deductions for administration. We're in alright shape, have a side with some decent youngsters in it. We wont win promotion this season or next, probably, but so what? I'm more than happy with a young competitive squad in mid-table of this division!

These are still good times!

Are u having a laugh? I feel like ive been shafted by madejski and the board

Get a bigger arsehole then!

We've seen much darker days.