Brian is staying according JM on BBCRB

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Did anyone just hear it? Pretty much said the fans need to back the team & manager & that Brian will be staying. Said we are punching above our weight & that they are looking to strengthen in Jan.

Also said Anton has a good relationship with Brian.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

So you'll all have to stop whining & get on with it.

[andrew1957]

I heard the interview. He said Brian would definitely still be in place this time next week and that his opinion was that Brian should be there for the long haul as changing managers is seldom successful. He also said that ultimately the decision was Anton's but that Anton had a great relationship with Brian.

However as Dellor pointed out JM sounded a bit frustrated with the whole situation and almost implied we should have spent more. Then at the end he said that Anton's family are very wealthy and that he was a thoroughly nice chap.

Not sure any of it was very illuminating really.

[loyalroyal4life]

I heard the interview. He said Brian would definitely still be in place this time next week and that his opinion was that Brian should be there for the long haul as changing managers is seldom successful. He also said that ultimately the decision was Anton's but that Anton had a great relationship with Brian.

However as Dellor pointed out JM sounded a bit frustrated with the whole situation and almost implied we should have spent more. Then at the end he said that Anton's family are very wealthy and that he was a thoroughly nice chap.

Not sure any of it was very illuminating really.

JM said we should have spent more??? Touche, JM the hypocrite

[Lacoste]

Fcuking joke - Lets just accept relegation and playing dull, stone age football.

[Barry the bird boggler]

I heard the interview. He said Brian would definitely still be in place this time next week and that his opinion was that Brian should be there for the long haul as changing managers is seldom successful. He also said that ultimately the decision was Anton's but that Anton had a great relationship with Brian.

However as Dellor pointed out JM sounded a bit frustrated with the whole situation and almost implied we should have spent more. Then at the end he said that Anton's family are very wealthy and that he was a thoroughly nice chap.

Not sure any of it was very illuminating really.

So he has the backing of the chairman but the decision is ultimately Anton's to make and essentially leaves us none the wiser. I certainly wouldn't have expected anything to happen until after Sunderland and then only if the performance and result are along the lines of the same clueless dreary crap we've suffered in our last 3/4 away games.

Happy for Brian to stay if he can pull off another miracle but, let's face it, at this level with the lack of squad investmanet we've shown so far it's not really very likely is it (esp. with Arsenal and Man City games pretty imminent as well).

[Lacoste]

I heard the interview. He said Brian would definitely still be in place this time next week and that his opinion was that Brian should be there for the long haul as changing managers is seldom successful. He also said that ultimately the decision was Anton's but that Anton had a great relationship with Brian.

However as Dellor pointed out JM sounded a bit frustrated with the whole situation and almost implied we should have spent more. Then at the end he said that Anton's family are very wealthy and that he was a thoroughly nice chap.

Not sure any of it was very illuminating really.

JM said we should have spent more??? Touche, JM the hypocrite

More money for Brian to waste.

Get rid.

[Archie's penalty]

I heard the interview. He said Brian would definitely still be in place this time next week and that his opinion was that Brian should be there for the long haul as changing managers is seldom successful. He also said that ultimately the decision was Anton's but that Anton had a great relationship with Brian.

However as Dellor pointed out JM sounded a bit frustrated with the whole situation and almost implied we should have spent more. Then at the end he said that Anton's family are very wealthy and that he was a thoroughly nice chap.

Not sure any of it was very illuminating really.

So he has the backing of the chairman but the decision is ultimately Anton's to make and essentially leaves us none the wiser. I certainly wouldn't have expected anything to happen until after Sunderland and then only if the performance and result are along the lines of the same clueless dreary crap we've suffered in our last 3/4 away games.

Happy for Brian to stay if he can pull off another miracle but, let's face it, at this level with the lack of squad investmanet we've shown so far it's not really very likely is it (esp. with Arsenal and Man City games pretty imminent as well).

Exactly, all depends on the level of performance against Sunderland. Happy for Brian to stay if he pulls things round.

[andrew1957]

I heard the interview. He said Brian would definitely still be in place this time next week and that his opinion was that Brian should be there for the long haul as changing managers is seldom successful. He also said that ultimately the decision was Anton's but that Anton had a great relationship with Brian.

However as Dellor pointed out JM sounded a bit frustrated with the whole situation and almost implied we should have spent more. Then at the end he said that Anton's family are very wealthy and that he was a thoroughly nice chap.

Not sure any of it was very illuminating really.

JM said we should have spent more??? Touche, JM the hypocrite

Think that is a tad harsh.

He said at one point something along the lines of Southampton spent £30M but we spent very little.

He back tracked when challenged on this point but he "did" sound strangely frustrated but hard to say exactly over what. Definitely implied that none of our problems were due to Brian who he said was doing a great job under difficult circumstances.

None of us can judge Brian really as none of us know what has happened behind the scenes. It seems to me that something is amiss at RFC since promotion but I have no idea what.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Andrew - I got the impression he was frustrated at the fans' getting on BM's back but maybe I read it wrong...

[andrew1957]

Andrew - I got the impression he was frustrated at the fans' getting on BM's back but maybe I read it wrong...

Really not sure MMM. He seemed to get quite flustered at one point. But then at the end he went out of his way to say what a great bloke Anton was. He also said that he understood why the fans were fed up but that we should all keep the faith and keep supporting the manager.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Same as we all supported the previous manager and gave him time to get things going?

[RoyalBlue]

Same as we all supported the previous manager and gave him time to get things going?

Exactly! The way this interview is being reported, it absolutely stinks of hypocrisy!

[Barry the bird boggler]

Same as we all supported the previous manager and gave him time to get things going?

Exactly, if JM had done that I think we'd be in a much stronger position playing wise.

[bracksroyal10]

I can understand SJM's frustration, he said he was wanting to sell the club to someone with deep pockets who could take Reading to the next level. Yes Anton has spent a little more than what SJM would have but clearly it has not been enough I think you would of been asking a big job of any manager to keep us up with the current squad. Although I have to question MD's thinking behind leaving Guthrie and Pog out so regularly.

We will find out January but at the moment Anton hasn't majorly spent more than SJM would the difference is big but I don't think it is as big as what some people would have imagined.

[Barry the bird boggler]

I can understand SJM's frustration, he said he was wanting to sell the club to someone with deep pockets who could take Reading to the next level. Yes Anton has spent a little more than what SJM would have but clearly it has not been enough I think you would of been asking a big job of any manager to keep us up with the current squad. Although I have to question MD's thinking behind leaving Guthrie and Pog out so regularly.

We will find out January but at the moment Anton hasn't majorly spent more than SJM would the difference is big but I don't think it is as big as what some people would have imagined.

So the question is, was Brian restricted by the playing budget available to him on the summer or did he make the conscious decision that the squad was good enough with a few bits of tweaking here and there? He did imply/say after the last signing of the summer that that was it for player movement and that was in late July/early August.

If the former then we have a serious problem.

[Lacoste]

Madejski: Reading FC fans need to get behind McDermott
By Jonny Fordham
December 10, 2012

Reading chairman Sir John Madejski has called on fans to get behind manager Brian McDermott and his team.

McDermott's position has come under the spotlight after his side fell to their fourth consecutive defeat, losing 1-0 at Southampton on Saturday.

And if they fail to come away with any points from tomorrow night's crunch game at relegation rivals Sunderland - then McDermott will undoubtedly be under even more pressure.

Reading are adrift in 19th-place, six points from safety and four behind the Black Cats.

But Sir John told BBC Berkshire: "We have to get this right and to unsteady the manager at this stage is not helpful in my opinion. If we were to get another manager he's not going to come in and give us instant success, that's for sure.

"People should get behind the squad, team and manager and let's work things out and get things right."

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With January approaching, McDermott told the Post last week that he was looking for two or three new signings.

However, he was unsure how much cash new owner Anton Zingarevich would stump up.

And Sir John added: "If it comes to splashing the cash then that is (Anton's) decision, not mine. We will just have to wait and see what happens in the January transfer window.

"All I can say is that as far as the squad and manager are concerned they're all positive, they're training well and doing their very best.

"There have been no major upsets and there haven't been any drubbings in recent times - it's always been a draw or the odd one goal here or there. We have to do our best with what we have at the moment.

"The chances are we will be improving the squad, but even so I have great faith in the squad anyway.

"It's not just about spending money - it's a team game. Look how long it took Abramovich to get Chelsea right by picking off the best players in the world. It's a mercurial business.

"However, I think the Zingarevich family are well-off, but they, like anyone else will want value for money and they will be looking for that. As far as I'm concerned they're doing a great job and will continue to do so."

[CayeneMatt]

Andrew - I got the impression he was frustrated at the fans' getting on BM's back but maybe I read it wrong...

Really not sure MMM. He seemed to get quite flustered at one point. But then at the end he went out of his way to say what a great bloke Anton was. He also said that he understood why the fans were fed up but that we should all keep the faith and keep supporting the manager.

He could also be frustrated at the open warfare going on in the dressing room, and particularly those that are involved - thats certainly not the Reading way either.

[RobRoyal]

Same as we all supported the previous manager and gave him time to get things going?

Exactly! The way this interview is being reported, it absolutely stinks of hypocrisy!

Yeah! The only difference being we're in the Premiership relegation zone, not the Championship relegation zone

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