by Royal Lady » 09 Jan 2011 11:44
by tomrfcurz » 09 Jan 2011 11:45
by poohs pure » 09 Jan 2011 11:49
tomrfcurz There's already 2 threads on the lad signing for us over in Unfounded R&G
by Royal Lady » 09 Jan 2011 11:50
by roadrunner » 09 Jan 2011 11:57
tomrfcurz If BWP has played for Plymouth recently and could've played yesterday but RFC chose not to, that suggests there should be no problems passing a medical, does it not?
Alan Partridge It's a bonus for Reading FC, the vultures have picked up BWP on the cheap. It's a lucky signing really, because in normal circumstances no one in their right mind would sell their top scorer for £300k.
I think it's terrific business for RFC personally. Austin would have been better but you've got no chance of RFC stumping the money up for him. This is as good as it possibly could have got.
by roadrunner » 09 Jan 2011 12:03
poohs puretomrfcurz There's already 2 threads on the lad signing for us over in Unfounded R&G
having just heard peter reid say Reading have agreed the fee and the lad is agreeing personal terms i think this is a bit more than a rumour and gossip.
by Royal Lady » 09 Jan 2011 12:03
by Alan Partridge » 09 Jan 2011 12:06
Royal Lady Signing a striker for £300k and then saying "this is as good as it possibly could have got" just tells you everything about RFC these days tbh.
I'm not knocking the signing per se, just making the point that we wouldn't have been thinking this a few seasons ago.
by poohs pure » 09 Jan 2011 12:08
Royal Lady Signing a striker for £300k and then saying "this is as good as it possibly could have got" just tells you everything about RFC these days tbh.
I'm not knocking the signing per se, just making the point that we wouldn't have been thinking this a few seasons ago.
by SpaceCruiser » 09 Jan 2011 12:10
Sir Rodger DoyleLoyalRoyalFan Agreed. People want a new striker, then start being very picky. Wright-Phillips has pace, trickery and a decent goal record this season.
Agreed, depending on the cost.
by Stranded » 09 Jan 2011 12:12
Royal Lady Signing a striker for £300k and then saying "this is as good as it possibly could have got" just tells you everything about RFC these days tbh.
I'm not knocking the signing per se, just making the point that we wouldn't have been thinking this a few seasons ago.
by brendywendy » 09 Jan 2011 12:13
by Uke » 09 Jan 2011 12:13
Royal Lady Signing a striker for £300k and then saying "this is as good as it possibly could have got" just tells you everything about RFC these days tbh.
I'm not knocking the signing per se, just making the point that we wouldn't have been thinking this a few seasons ago.
by PlasticRoyale » 09 Jan 2011 12:19
by Stranded » 09 Jan 2011 12:23
PlasticRoyale is all this h8 an anti brother thing?
by Alan Partridge » 09 Jan 2011 12:27
StrandedPlasticRoyale is all this h8 an anti brother thing?
No, it's a he's not a Charlie Austin thing.
by Stranded » 09 Jan 2011 12:28
Alan PartridgeStrandedPlasticRoyale is all this h8 an anti brother thing?
No, it's a he's not a Charlie Austin thing.
i think Austin would have been quality and still will be, but end of the day it makes more sense to go for BWP. He's a good player, he's a team player, he's only 25 and he's got goals this season playing down the middle.
I think he'll be a good fit for Reading and will get more goals than Church or even Hunt if he plays regularly. As we've discussed above in normal circumstances he'd cost £1million almost certainly, Reading have signed him for £300k.
It leaves money in the bank for possibly signing Leigertwood and maybe this young lad from Scunthorpe.
To get 2-3 players in for the same price as Austin makes more sense at this time in my opinion. Maybe somewhere down the line when Reading get a few more off the wage bill, maybe they might consider selling Church (who i've heard fees of near £2million mooted - laughable) then maybe Austin could be looked at then.
by roadrunner » 09 Jan 2011 12:31
StrandedRoyal Lady Signing a striker for £300k and then saying "this is as good as it possibly could have got" just tells you everything about RFC these days tbh.
I'm not knocking the signing per se, just making the point that we wouldn't have been thinking this a few seasons ago.
A few seasons ago £300k would have been a massive fee for us to pay - probably a record.
by RoyalBlue » 09 Jan 2011 12:32
roadrunner Prefer Craig Mackail-Smith or Aaron Mclean of Peterborough over Wright Philips. However, I doubt we can afford any of those three.
Alan PartridgeRoyal Lady Signing a striker for £300k and then saying "this is as good as it possibly could have got" just tells you everything about RFC these days tbh.
I'm not knocking the signing per se, just making the point that we wouldn't have been thinking this a few seasons ago.
Thing is though, Plymouth are financially ok then BWP doesn't go for £300k.
Reading have picked up someone that would have cost upwards of £1million for £300k.
by Mr Angry » 09 Jan 2011 12:34
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