SIGNED - Pavel Pogrebnyak

[pea]

Next week m8.

Club told me Tuesday it would be middle of July.

MY POOR ATTEMPT AT HUMOUR FAILED SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND HIDE FROM THE SHAME BY PUTTING STUFF IN BIG LETTERS AND CAPS LOCK TO DRAG SOMEONE ELSE DOWN WITH ME

you're an embarrassment

[Royal Lady]

What?

"Next week" has been the Club's meme about the TSI deal going through - so I used it in this instance.

I'd hardly call that embarrassing. I'd be more embarrassed if I were the bloke trying to argue that it's the end of July personally.

[Mondieu]

I thought it was funny

[Simon's Church]

lol and uh-oh

[Pepe the Horseman]

I thought it was funny

You sound nice, what are you Wearing?

[Royal Lady]

[PieEater]

Now being reported by the beeb. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18552088

Come on OS, announce it!

[MouldyRoyal]

I thought it was funny

You sound nice, what are you Wearing?

Well done sir.

[Reading4eva]

He hasnt put the pen to paper yet though has he?

[Libertine]

Maybe it is all contignent on Focher finding him a place to stay first...

[Mondieu]

I thought it was funny

You sound nice, what are you Wearing?

Just a pair of these

[reading_fan]

Football365 getting in on the act now:

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/7834844/Pog-Close-To-Reading-Deal

It was reported earlier this week the Royals had struck a deal for the Russian striker and Hammond has confirmed the imminent move.

The 28-year-old, who spent the second half of last season at Fulham after joining from Stuttgart, is understood to have agreed terms on a four-year deal with the Premier League new-boys.

The Russian had been in talks over a permanent contract at Craven Cottage, where he scored six goals in 12 league outings, but it appears he has been unable to reach a deal.

Pogrebnyak is now poised to join last year's Championship winners, having reportedly completed a medical at the club on Thursday.

"Things have progressed well and we are hoping to have an agreement finalised soon," Hammond told getreading.

"Pavel is a good player and both myself and the manager (Brian McDermott) have had some good discussions with him.

"We are hopeful that we will have the deal finalised soon once he is granted a work permit, which we don't envisage he will have any problems getting.

The Royals' signing of Pogrebnyak would be seen as a major coup, with Aston Villa also thought to be keen on the striker.

He would mark the first player to join the club following Anton Zingarevich's £25million takeover.

Reading boss McDermott is thought to have several other transfer targets in mind this summer, including Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong and Watford stopper Adrian Mariappa.

But Hammond is keeping quiet over the identities of the other players on the club's wishlist.

He added: "I've got a number of discussions ongoing and we are hoping to complete on some other deals soon."

[Pepe the Horseman]

I thought it was funny

You sound nice, what are you Wearing?

Just a pair of these

Nice package

[pea]

Poor ankeny, the next victim RL will try and bully off the board

#pray4ankeny

[Royal Lady]

I whooshed him. YOU'RE the next knobend on my list.....

[GSY-Royal]

I thought it was funny

[pea]

I whooshed him. YOU'RE the next knobend on my list.....

then you told him he should be embarrassed too, that wasn't nice

[Mondieu]

I whooshed him. YOU'RE the next knobend on my list.....

If you go after Pea then I swear down I'm reporting you for bullying

[Focher]

Maybe it is all contignent on Focher finding him a place to stay first...

m8 my 'Mr Pavel' ended up being a Croatian basketball player just signed for the Thames Valley Tigers, 7ft 9'

[muddyfeet]

I thought it was funny

You sound nice, what are you Wearing?

ACOLITO