by Sarah Star » 02 Sep 2010 13:56
by fester_royal » 02 Sep 2010 13:59
Focher Dear Reading fc fanz URZZZZZZZZ
Could everyone who has been supporting Reading FC since we moved to the spakker dome please fuck off with their no.13 urz shirts and soccer am dvd's and lick the sweat off a dead man's scrote. Leave those with a hint of realism and experience of the harsher times to enjoy the fact that we are a lot better than we used to be, but still a small town club.
Kind Regards.
by rabidbee » 02 Sep 2010 17:08
weybridgewanderer you are entitled to your view, I am entitled to mine
by SpaceCruiser » 03 Sep 2010 00:17
nev monkey Lee oxf*rd Hendrie!!!!
by weybridgewanderer » 03 Sep 2010 00:39
rabidbeeweybridgewanderer you are entitled to your view, I am entitled to mine
Speaking as a professional historian, I feel qualified to comment on counterfactual history.
by nev monkey » 03 Sep 2010 10:28
SpaceCruisernev monkey Lee oxf*rd Hendrie!!!!
I really do not know what your problem is here. In case you missed it, he's only on trial. He is not a Reading employee, yet.
by Who Moved The Goalposts? » 03 Sep 2010 10:39
nev monkeySpaceCruisernev monkey Lee oxf*rd Hendrie!!!!
I really do not know what your problem is here. In case you missed it, he's only on trial. He is not a Reading employee, yet.
Most trialists come in through the back door & very much under the radar.
We've just sold the only player in the squad who can score & replaced him with a centre half, a pony full back & a washed up midfielder on trial. Not exactly inspiring is it?
I guess the real issue is that were actually thinking of signing him. He is truly shocking. I very much doubt we'll sign him permanently but the announcement just smacked of desperation.
by Terminal Boardom » 03 Sep 2010 11:09
by Who Moved The Goalposts? » 03 Sep 2010 11:21
Terminal Boardom Hardly going to inspire casual supporters to part with their hard earned. Crowd figures for the next few games could be very interesting to monitor.
Relying on loanees and triallists smacks of desperation and clearly illustrates the lack of ambition and commitment from the seniors within the club. We now have a chairman who has all the attributes that Waller showed back in the 70s and early 80s.
by Terminal Boardom » 03 Sep 2010 11:32
Who Moved The Goalposts?Terminal Boardom Hardly going to inspire casual supporters to part with their hard earned. Crowd figures for the next few games could be very interesting to monitor.
Relying on loanees and triallists smacks of desperation and clearly illustrates the lack of ambition and commitment from the seniors within the club. We now have a chairman who has all the attributes that Waller showed back in the 70s and early 80s.
Well yes, this it true. But what we don't know is how much we tried to get others in and what sort of value they were. There's every chance that agents/players/clubs were holding out for more cash knowing we'd just secured £7m.
FWIW, despite the income, I think JM has given BM a very small %age of that to spend. That cash has been earmarked for filling next year's deficit.
by Who Moved The Goalposts? » 03 Sep 2010 11:50
Terminal BoardomWho Moved The Goalposts?Terminal Boardom Hardly going to inspire casual supporters to part with their hard earned. Crowd figures for the next few games could be very interesting to monitor.
Relying on loanees and triallists smacks of desperation and clearly illustrates the lack of ambition and commitment from the seniors within the club. We now have a chairman who has all the attributes that Waller showed back in the 70s and early 80s.
Well yes, this it true. But what we don't know is how much we tried to get others in and what sort of value they were. There's every chance that agents/players/clubs were holding out for more cash knowing we'd just secured £7m.
FWIW, despite the income, I think JM has given BM a very small %age of that to spend. That cash has been earmarked for filling next year's deficit.
So where is the frigging ambition and the desire to be competitive? I fully expect money to miraculously appear in January if our position is as perilous as it was last season. Doing just enough is merely papering over the cracks.
by under the tin » 03 Sep 2010 13:07
by Stranded » 03 Sep 2010 13:21
by Who Moved The Goalposts? » 03 Sep 2010 13:25
under the tin Overall, you are quite correct to make that statement, but I believe he's a changed man now.
I think that Jm had his road to jerusalem moment around about the Burnley play off defeat.
In the earlier years, he had the money and the will to broker things like underwriting the last 10M needed for the completion of the stadium, or Lita's transfer.
Now he is adamant that the club be self sufficient.
All clubs have peaks and troughs, and when the troughs come along, that is when you need someone with the will to do something tangible about it.
We got a £7M windfall, and now the club is firmly in the black.
What people like myself are concerned about is whether the finances will be supported to the detriment of the quality of the playing staff.
The way things are looking, it would seem that if Brian wants to strengthen in certain areas, he is probably going to have to make sacrifices elsewhere.
Ok, we might have a solvent club, but how competitive will it be in the grand scheme of football ?
It's the ultimate catch 22 situation.
Were the club to find itself relegated, do we honestly have the fanbase of a Norwich to pack our ground out every week, or a chairman who will provide the will and funding to achieve promotion again? I think we have neither.
Our chairman has "form" in this respect. Relegation would mean further cloth cutting, budgeting for 8000 crowds, etc. The fallback situation.
The snag is, even at league 1 level, there are going to be other clubs who are prepared to push the envelope further than we are.
by floyd__streete » 03 Sep 2010 14:16
Focher Leave those with a hint of realism and experience of the harsher times to enjoy the fact that we are a lot better than we used to be, but still a small town club.
by brendywendy » 03 Sep 2010 15:28
Who Moved The Goalposts?under the tin Overall, you are quite correct to make that statement, but I believe he's a changed man now.
I think that Jm had his road to jerusalem moment around about the Burnley play off defeat.
In the earlier years, he had the money and the will to broker things like underwriting the last 10M needed for the completion of the stadium, or Lita's transfer.
Now he is adamant that the club be self sufficient.
All clubs have peaks and troughs, and when the troughs come along, that is when you need someone with the will to do something tangible about it.
We got a £7M windfall, and now the club is firmly in the black.
What people like myself are concerned about is whether the finances will be supported to the detriment of the quality of the playing staff.
The way things are looking, it would seem that if Brian wants to strengthen in certain areas, he is probably going to have to make sacrifices elsewhere.
Ok, we might have a solvent club, but how competitive will it be in the grand scheme of football ?
It's the ultimate catch 22 situation.
Were the club to find itself relegated, do we honestly have the fanbase of a Norwich to pack our ground out every week, or a chairman who will provide the will and funding to achieve promotion again? I think we have neither.
Our chairman has "form" in this respect. Relegation would mean further cloth cutting, budgeting for 8000 crowds, etc. The fallback situation.
The snag is, even at league 1 level, there are going to be other clubs who are prepared to push the envelope further than we are.
Well written and agree almost fully.
You are quite right about JM no longer wanting to commit any cash. And that's fair enough, he's done enough already. But the real dilemma will come if and when the threat of relegation turns into a probability. Whatever JM says, RFC is a millstone around his neck right now. He doesn't need the hassle and is probably both bored and saddened by what football has become. But equally, he'll not want to kiss goodbye to the chance of maximising his return, and the best place for that is at the highest level of the game. If we can't make that, he'll do his best to make sure we don't slip any further as for every league we fall, he'll see £20m wiped from his windfall.
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