Gylfi returning on loan?

[Cypry]

Oh well, it was always a long shot.....surprised he's gone to Swansea, but it's a safe bet for him in some ways with it being a loan deal - if they survive he'll probably sign long term for them, if they go down he'll have some PL exposure, back to Hoff in the Summer with the chance of another PL club picking him up....

I actually wonder how much McD would have been able to guarantee him games at the moment as well....we are doing pretty well on a 4-4-2 based setup with one of the keys being a strong defensive based centre mid in Karacan and Leigertwood - any incorporation of Siggy would have meant some fairly big changes to the setup at a crucial time, when Brian has only just got the existing system working anywhere near well.....he always bangs on about "the group", makes me wonder if a "return of the Sig" could've actually been considered as being possibly counter-productive....?

Much as I'd have loved to see him back, and the fact that he seems to have chosen Swansea over us is a bit of a kick in the teeth, I think we have to be pragmatic about this....

[TheWearing]

We have a buy back clause of £4million on him...We go up this season we will get him permanently! That must happen

[TheWearing]

Swansea have not reached an agreement about signing him permanently.

[sandman]

I feel a bit guilty here as Swansea came into the discussios of Gylfi when the heard of Readings discussions with Hoffenheim. They stole him!!!

Pleased with this if true.

I know why you're pleased but I'm not sure it will be that good for you.

It was only when McDermott came in and built the team around him that Gylfi prospered. He'd shown flashes of what was to come before that but the manager at the time, you might know him from somewhere, displayed no inclination as to how to use him properly within the team. I hope for Swansea's sake and the sake of Gylfi's career that Rodgers has learnt his lesson and is more than just a profiteer from Roberto Martinez's work as many suspect.

[Snowball]

Oh well, it was always a long shot.....surprised he's gone to Swansea, but it's a safe bet for him in some ways with it being a loan deal - if they survive he'll probably sign long term for them, if they go down he'll have some PL exposure, back to Hoff in the Summer with the chance of another PL club picking him up....

I actually wonder how much McD would have been able to guarantee him games at the moment as well....we are doing pretty well on a 4-4-2 based setup with one of the keys being a strong defensive based centre mid in Karacan and Leigertwood - any incorporation of Siggy would have meant some fairly big changes to the setup at a crucial time, when Brian has only just got the existing system working anywhere near well.....he always bangs on about "the group", makes me wonder if a "return of the Sig" could've actually been considered as being possibly counter-productive....?

Much as I'd have loved to see him back, and the fact that he seems to have chosen Swansea over us is a bit of a kick in the teeth, I think we have to be pragmatic about this....

It would have been a toughy, but if
Kebe stayed, I think McD would have gone 451
to acommodate Gylfi, and played the one striker
any of the three would do well in front of the 5.

[rhroyal]

I feel a bit guilty here as Swansea came into the discussios of Gylfi when the heard of Readings discussions with Hoffenheim. They stole him!!!

Pleased with this if true.

I know why you're pleased but I'm not sure it will be that good for you.

It was only when McDermott came in and built the team around him that Gylfi prospered. He'd shown flashes of what was to come before that but the manager at the time, you might know him from somewhere, displayed no inclination as to how to use him properly within the team. I hope for Swansea's sake and the sake of Gylfi's career that Rodgers has learnt his lesson and is more than just a profiteer from Roberto Martinez's work as many suspect.

Gylfi was one of the bright lights under Rodgers. He stepped it up a level under McD, but that could also have been down to being in a better team. Swansea play neat football and go through their midfield a lot. That will suit Gylfi. If he could get into their 4-3-3/4-5-1 set up behind Sinclair and Dyer, he will do very well.

[sandman]

I said he showed flashes under Rodgers and detailed how he was in a better team because Brian, unlike Rodgers, knew how to use him properly. On paper their formation does suit him but Rodgers also needs to know how to incorporate him into their team and system properly which is something he failed to do at Reading. We'll see what happens. Gylfi definitely has the talent to do well but does Brendan?

[rfc2001]

Brian is a better manager than brendon in my book. Mcd took him to even higher level. Just want to mention that when brendon was in charge we had matejovsky who was our best creative force and he never used him. Wtf was going on there, someone explain.

[ZacNaloen]

BBBRRRRREEEEENNNNNDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[andrew1957]

Really pleased that Siggy is going to get a chance to show what he can do in the PL.

Let's face it he was never going to come back here unless we get promoted - and even then I can hardly see the Chairman splashing out either a huge transfer fee or a huge loan fee. His days here are almost certainly done but I for one will enjoy watching him in the PL.

[skipper]

Truly gutted he has gone to Swansea.

Bitter and twisted inside.

Words do not express.

[SCIAG]

We have a buy back clause of £4million on him...

Sell him for £6.6m and have an agreement to sign him back for £4m? Are you thick?

[floyd__streete]

You bitter and twisted bunch of losers

[Royalee]

I hope he does well and earns a move to a massive team

oxf*rd that, if he wanted to us to wish him well he'd have joined us, instead he joined big watch man, we are in our right to be disgusted.
oxf*rd him, oxf*rd big watch man, they can both get stuffed.

LOL, pretty amused your hatred for Rodgers has blown up in your face.

[TheWearing]

Talks have stalled

[TheWearing]

Only joking....He has signed not officially though..It is on his Wiki now

[Royal Lady]

:cry: Well that's started the New Year off well then hasn't it.

I bet he would have come back to Reading over Swansea if we'd a) shown an actual interest and b) could afford him.

Why would he come to Championship Reading, when he could go to Premier League Swansea, with the manager who gave him his first team league breakthrough?

That would be a truely stupid decision.

Because he didn't want to leave in the first place, he knows RFC - the town and the set up at the club really well and I don't believe he's just in it for the money either. Why would it have been stupid to come back to us (if we'd bothered to show an interest in the first place) when we're sitting in 5th place and he could have helped us to either an auto promotion place or helped us win a play off? I'm pretty sure he would have loved to have been part of our club again. But we didn't want him back, so he's gone to someone who does. The fact that it's Brendan is by the by, I believe. He just wanted to play regular football.

[M-U-R-T-Y]

@ the overreactions on this thread.

[sandman]

I hope he does well and earns a move to a massive team

oxf*rd that, if he wanted to us to wish him well he'd have joined us, instead he joined big watch man, we are in our right to be disgusted.
oxf*rd him, oxf*rd big watch man, they can both get stuffed.

LOL, pretty amused your hatred for Rodgers has blown up in your face.

Still not as amusing as you're Smithers love for Brendan tbf. Who can forget the "Rodgers RevoLOLution"?

[peterroyal76]

Really pleased that Siggy is going to get a chance to show what he can do in the PL.

Let's face it he was never going to come back here unless we get promoted - and even then I can hardly see the Chairman splashing out either a huge transfer fee or a huge loan fee. His days here are almost certainly done but I for one will enjoy watching him in the PL.

^^All of this.