Rumour :Hammond in turin

[Platypuss]

^ 3 days late.

[urzmikep]

Let's turn this into another thread discussing The Pog and how useless he is.....

[Rawlie19]

I think this one will be SHROUDed in mystery.

[Elm Park Pasty]

I think this one will be SHROUDed in mystery.

What's shrouded in mystery here, is how this thread got to 23 entries with nothing more that Nicky Hammond was suppsedly sighted in Turin. We need some GENUINE transfer gossip to allay the boredom.

[Barry the bird boggler]

[Cape Town Royal]

Please someone photoshop this.................

[SydenhamRoyal]

I think this one will be SHROUDed in mystery.

What's shrouded in mystery here, is how this thread got to 23 entries with nothing more that Nicky Hammond was suppsedly sighted in Turin. We need some GENUINE transfer gossip to allay the boredom.

Genuine gossip is surely an oxymoron?

[Ian Royal]

No, not really. Gossip can be accurate and informed, even if its often not.

[Kingsley Junior]

Please someone photoshop this.................

[Vic_Flange]

You were only meant to have one bloody thread Hammond!

[maffff]

Every time I see this bloody thread I get Infernal stuck in my head...

From Hammond to Turin,
And every game the Royals win,
It's cos he signed them all up,
Signed them all up,

[Barry the bird boggler]

Apparently we'd be one of a group of clubs across Europe linked with Juventus if this deal is agreed. The purpose is essentially to educate and develop young talent (Juventus apparently have 100s of kids on their books) so sounds like this would be ideal now we have cat 1 status as well as setting up some useful loan deals...

[Geekins]

SO we're not getting Pirlo?

[maffff]

SO we're not getting Pirlo?

Since it transpires that Niccolò Pirlo is still alive, all is not lost.

[royalp-we]

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... an-5167977

[maffff]

Forza Lettura!


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... -deal.html


Royal watch! Reading in talks with Juve over link-up (could they rival Championship rivals Watford's foreign intake?

Reading FC look set to become the second Championship club with Italian roots after confirming they are in talks with Juventus about a partner club deal.
The discussions could result in the Royals - who were recently relegated from the Premier League - inheriting some of the top young talent from the Italian giants.
Fellow Championship side Watford were criticized last season for taking advantage of regulations by making 14 loan signings from abroad - mostly from owner Giampaolo Pozzo's other clubs Udinese and Granada.

Link-up: Juventus new signing Carlos Tevez - the Serie champions are one of the greats in European football
Exciting: The deal would be a significant coup for owner Anton Zingarevich (left), benefiting Nigel Adkins (right)
Russian owner Anton Zingarevich, who took over from the legendary John Madejski, believes that having the Juventus connection would be a huge step forward for Reading.
'Its good to get established with a club like that,' he told the Reading Post. 'They are looking for partner clubs and we’re in discussions right now. But there’s nothing to confirm yet, we are just in discussions.'
While there is no suggestion yet that Nigel Atkins' side would be taking quite as many players from Italy as Watford did, Zingarevich confirmed that this new link-up would see more players arriving from Juventus than is the case with another linked club, Galatasaray.

He said: 'It’s more in terms of player development.'
'They have 100 players on the books which they look to develop and so they are looking to get partnerships with clubs who can help them do that.'.


Juve, lead by Antonio Conte, are enjoying a terrific domestic spell in Italy, winning the last two Scudetto titles.
This summer, they picked up their recruitmnet, signing ex-Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and Spaniard Fernando Llorente, who has claimed that the club are as good as Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The club also have many promising youth players with an excellent academy, so the Royals will be looking to add for another partnership after announcing that their logo is to be displayed on the back of Formula One team Marussia's cars.

[Optimist]

Forza Lettura!


Zingarevich confirmed that this new link-up would see more players arriving from Juventus than is the case with another linked club, Galatasaray.

That won't be particularly tough.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Looking forward to playing Juve and Gala in a triple threat match next pre-season.

[RoyalBlue]

Pedant mode:

Why is this still in Rumours and Gossip when the club (the owner himself, no less) has confirmed that they are working to make this happen? Surely time to put it in Club Policies?

[Barry the bird boggler]

Pedant mode:

Why is this still in Rumours and Gossip when the club (the owner himself, no less) has confirmed that they are working to make this happen? Surely time to put it in Club Policies?

Nah mate, not a done deal.. Wait til it's signed sealed and delivered.