Next Reading Manager: Press Conference @ 9:15

[soggy biscuit]

Not one of the candidates mentioned appeals to me even slightly as I want Brian in charge

[Barry the bird boggler]

Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins Adkins !!!!

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no etc.

[CayeneMatt]

Half a dozen at best. Frequently less. Point being, Adkins could be seen as a sideways move.

Agreed. Although I'm not sure we're going to shell out a load of cash for a 'big' name considering we'll be paying off BM, NG and maybe the others. No one knew what BM was on, but regardless of how cosy that press conference was when Wolves came knocking, we can assume that BM got an attractive deal at the time.

[Dave Gale]

Di Matteo gets a big mention here:
http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... nagers_job

I guess the speculation is going to be like this all week.

[soggy biscuit]

arch rivals Swindon Town

Fordham Fail

[mr_number]

I genuinely think we should look within the club again. It's worked before, and it keeps some of the identity to the club which has been built up through the last 15 years. I guess in terms of PR it would never be accepted now though - we'll just get some 'big name' mercenary in instead.

[Jaytee]

Di Canio - lets have some fun for a change - BMcD did a great job but you have to admit he is a tad boring!!

No to Parky.
No to Curbishley.
No to Sir Alex.

[Schards#2]

I think it'll be someone who's barely known, currently managing in Europe, that has come across Zingaravitch's radar at some point.

[Badger Finger]

Recall for Terry the Taxi?

[Norfolk Royal]

Recall for Terry the Taxi?

Unless he's working as a taxi driver in Moscow, no.

[The Prisoner]

Latest Selected Odds:

Di Canio 4/6
Di Matteo 6/4
Adkins 5/1
Curbishley 10/1
Gibbs (!) 16/1 (that's taking the p1ss!)
Advocaat 20/1
McClaren 25/1
Shevchenko 33/1
Blanc 33/1
Parky anywhere between 16/1 and 33/1
Hoddle 33/1
Hughes, McLeish or Pearce anywhere between 14/1 and 40/1
Solskjaer anywhere between 16/1 and 104/1 (!)
Poyet 33/1
Allen 40/1
Hiddink, Gullit, Sven, Keane, Wilkins, Bilic, Benitez, etc 50/1 +

Three horse race, but Shevchenko or Solskjaer?!

[The Beardy Man]

The Daily Mash think our next boss will be the abstract concept of 'A crushing sense of Futility'.

Link here - http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/spo ... 3031262389

[HoneyRoastHoax]

I would love Di Matteo

[Tommy Youlden's Ears]

I would love Di Matteo

Why?

[Stooper]

Di Matteo's a smokescreen.

Think of Jan - "we tried to buy Gylfi, it didn't work, here's Blackman & Akpan"

Same here, Di Matteo will turn us down/we haven't really approached him, here's Di Canio.

[mr_number]

I would love Di Matteo

Why?

HE'S WON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE YOU FOOLS, WE ARE REALLY GOING PLACES NOW WITH RDM etc

[HoneyRoastHoax]

I would love Di Matteo

Why?

Because a reason we couldn't attract bigger signings ala Ince and Rogic is because they didn't have a oxf*rd clue who McDermott was and couldn't trust his ethos. If Di Matteo approaches them *Hi I won the champions league, would you like me to manage you? Yes Please Sir!

[Royal Biscuitman]

We need someone recently proven to have made the team better than the sum of its parts and taken them up, preferably as champions, from the division we will shortly be in.

Brian McDermott?

[Tommy Youlden's Ears]

Latest Selected Odds:

Di Canio 4/6 Insane, high spending fascist, narcicist
Di Matteo 6/4 Fired by WBA for being useless coach, narcicist
Adkins 5/1 David Brent
Curbishley 10/1 No. Just no.
Gibbs (!) 16/1 (that's taking the p1ss!)
Advocaat 20/1 In the Championship? Really?
McClaren 25/1 Should never work again
Shevchenko 33/1 Why would he?
Blanc 33/1 And why would he?
Parky anywhere between 16/1 and 33/1 No relevant experience.
Hoddle 33/1 FFS
Hughes, McLeish or Pearce anywhere between 14/1 and 40/1 FFFFFFSSSSSSSSSSS
Solskjaer anywhere between 16/1 and 104/1 (!) No relevant experience.
Poyet 33/1 Yep
Allen 40/1 Nope
Hiddink, Gullit, Sven, Keane, Wilkins, Bilic, Benitez, etc 50/1 + Oh god oh god oh god

Three horse race, but Shevchenko or Solskjaer?!

BBB

[Royal Biscuitman]

Yes please:
Adkins.
Martinez if he gets sacked before we find a replacement, he won't leave for us for damn sure.

Maybe:
Curbishley if he's still got it, which I doubt.
Hughes if he's not allowed much money.
Dolan
Gary Neville
Di Matteo
Coyle

No thanks:
Di Canio
Parkinson
Murty
Warnock
Pearce
Gibbs
Brown
McCleish
Keane
Cotterill
Kean
McGhee
Sanchez

No Gus Poyet, Steve McLaren or Glen Hoddle that list.