"One More Player"

[Stranded]

Potentially - that's the point of a trial. I'm amazed people are struggling to grasp this. If he shines, we give him a go - if not we shake his hand and thank him for his time.

[toppy]

So - this is defo the last signing?

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Madejski has pocketed over 7million quid yesterday. He spent about 50k yesterday.

He doesn't put money into the club.

[Stranded]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

[winchester_royal]

Madejski has pocketed over 7million quid yesterday. He spent about 50k yesterday.

He doesn't put money into the club.

Madejski hasn't 'pocketed' anything.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Any ambition and we would have had several players in yesterday.

[Row Z Royal]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Any ambition and we would have had several players in yesterday.

That's not what you were asked to do.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Any ambition and we would have had several players in yesterday.

That's not what you were asked to do.

Well I can't prove where the money has gone, but it isn't transfers.

[Row Z Royal]

Any ambition and we would have had several players in yesterday.

That's not what you were asked to do.

Well I can't prove where the money has gone, but it isn't transfers.

So what you're saying is that you don't have all of the facts so aren't really in a position to comment.

I see.

[Stranded]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Any ambition and we would have had several players in yesterday.

We don't need several - we needed a CB - we've got 2 in - and potentially a direct replacement for the one who has left. Ideally we need a striker too which we may still get before our next game.

The squad is better balanced than it was at the weekend - whether the team will be better as a result remains to be seen.

Money will be going on wages too - we may have to pay all of Zurab's wages this time, who knows. Plus we will not have got all of the £7m in from Hoffenheim yet - but given the relatively small fee for Harte and loan fee for Zurab may well have had to pay all of those fees now.

[Hoop Blah]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

To be fair, nobody will be able to prove anything until either he/the club comes out and says we've had to reduce the debt to the Chairman by £Xm or the books are filed in 12 months time.

As for Hendrie...well I'm not that impressed, although he was a decent player in his day so maybe he might just get back to some resemblence of that form. I doubt it though, and I'm very disappointed that we seem to be happy to tear apart an average side and replace it with what is shaping up as a poor one.

I wonder how much of this Rodgers saw coming...

[LoyalRoyalFan]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Any ambition and we would have had several players in yesterday.

We don't need several - we needed a CB - we've got 2 in - and potentially a direct replacement for the one who has left. Ideally we need a striker too which we may still get before our next game.

The squad is better balanced than it was at the weekend - whether the team will be better as a result remains to be seen.

Money will be going on wages too - we may have to pay all of Zurab's wages this time, who knows. Plus we will not have got all of the £7m in from Hoffenheim yet - but given the relatively small fee for Harte and loan fee for Zurab may well have had to pay all of those fees now.

We need at least two more players. One to replace Sigurdsson (Hendrie has come in, but not really good enough) and a proven striker at this level. I doubt either of those potential transfers would break the bank. I agree with you on the payment structure for Siggy, but I do believe the club has money to spend but is choosing not too. (even before the Siggy transfer)

[Big Foot]

I wonder how much of this Rodgers saw coming...

I actually wouldn't put it past him to claim he could see this coming and jumped whilst he had the chance

[roadrunner]

Madejski has pocketed over 7million quid yesterday. He spent about 50k yesterday.

He doesn't put money into the club.

-10% for Gylfi's previous club.

[Who Moved The Goalposts?]

Madejski has pocketed over 7million quid yesterday. He spent about 50k yesterday.

He doesn't put money into the club.

-10% for Gylfi's previous club.

Good point. Forgot about that.

I posted this somewhere else but here is an amended version.


OUT

Marek: Fee £650K Wage £416K (£8K per week)
Cisse: Fee £550K Wage £416K (£8K per week)
Henry: Fee £250 Wage £152K (£3K per week)
Sig: Fee £6.5m Wage £416K (£8k per week)
Various Loans: Wage £250K in total (pure guess)

TOTAL: £9.6m

IN

Zurab Fee £100K Wage £312K (6K per week assuming BR pay rest)
Harte Fee £50K Wage £182K (£3.5K per week)

TOTAL: £550K

ALLOW
Agents fees, sundry items £500K (pure guesswork)
Payment to Siggy's old club: £650K

NET
circa £7.8m

Black hole well and truly filled with plenty leftover. Mind you, loads of assumptions here (we don't get all money right away etc, but then neither do we pay all right away either), but over the course of a year it may be close-ish. What do you think?

[Row Z Royal]

I wonder how much of this Rodgers saw coming...

I actually wouldn't put it past him to claim he could see this coming and jumped whilst he had the chance

Double LOL

[rob the royal]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Only about as tiresome as people saying that SJM hasn't got any money that he could possibly spend on the club, none of them have ever shown any proof of that either...

[westendgirl]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

To be fair, nobody will be able to prove anything until either he/the club comes out and says we've had to reduce the debt to the Chairman by £Xm or the books are filed in 12 months time.

As for Hendrie...well I'm not that impressed, although he was a decent player in his day so maybe he might just get back to some resemblence of that form. I doubt it though, and I'm very disappointed that we seem to be happy to tear apart an average side and replace it with what is shaping up as a poor one.

I wonder how much of this Rodgers saw coming...

But having seen the accounts for previous years showing he has not taken anything out has never worried those who believe he does, they refuse to believe it then so why would it be different now.

I agree with Stranded - much as I didn't want Gylfi to go it may well be that we now have a much better balanced squad and with BM at the helm we now have the potential to keep the momentum from the end of last season. Just hope they gel, but at least we can now play more of a variety of combinations rather than tending to build the team around Gylfi

How would Rodgers seeing it coming get him the sack - did he start losing just so he would be sacked? Besides anyone who takes a job as manager here and does not understand how JM works has not done their homework - and having been here before there is no way Rodgers would not have been aware before he came let alone suddenly see the light in November.

[westendgirl]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Only about as tiresome as people saying that SJM hasn't got any money that he could possibly spend on the club, none of them have ever shown any proof of that either...

But he has said so whereas those saying he has pocketed the money are speaking from an emotional point of view.

[rob the royal]

FFS - this is getting really tiresome now. Prove he has pocketed the money, go on prove it or shut the hell up.

Only about as tiresome as people saying that SJM hasn't got any money that he could possibly spend on the club, none of them have ever shown any proof of that either...

But he has said so whereas those saying he has pocketed the money are speaking from an emotional point of view.

Oh I see... the god of Reading said so... so it must be true.