by OurManZhangInChina » 16 Sep 2013 20:52
by peterroyal76 » 16 Sep 2013 20:55
TBMpeterroyal76 I am the person in question! I hadn't tweeted him for a couple of weeks either!
Have you phoned him yet?
by Green » 16 Sep 2013 22:06
by Kebe's apprentice » 16 Sep 2013 22:45
OurManZhangInChina I have always rated Dellor - and he performs a wonderful Laurel & Hardy act with Mick Gooding - but I agree that he has gone a bit soft recently; I am astonished at the dismissive attitude which Adkins shows towards him and - by implication - towards us
Can we at least agree on a few facts? -
1. Dellor is better than most radio sports commentators by a considerable distance
2. The guy at least tries to be honest, and certainly has his heart in his commentary
3. Things have not improved since Zingarovich came on the scene - no flood of new money, no new 'vision', none of the 'philosophy' espoused by Sir John
4. Our performance all year has been dire; a measure of this is that the opening match this season against Ipswich is now seen as a high water mark: I was there, and in the first half we were totally crap
5. Adkins is no more McDermott than Rogers was Coppell; both may have their talents, but they are ill-suited to Reading; we play wide - remember Little and Convey? We haven't controlled midfield since Sidwell, and Brighton being allowed 20 shots on Saturday was surely not down to the White Bikey being sent off or the back 4 losing the plot. Leighterwood is not the answer, and Akpan only might be one day.
6. Up front we are a busted flush; Blackmann is not up to it, Alf has lost the plot and we have nobody else (Jason is never going to play in a Reading shirt again). As Dillon remarked on Saturday, hoping against hope that we can get someone else's cast-off on loan is an idle fantasy
7. And Nigel clearly has no Plan B. He's not up to the job, quite frankly - all Hat and no Cattle. Not up to it by a long chalk. What is surely required in our hour of need is a hero to rise to the challenge, a latter-day King Arthur returning to the Mad Stad to save the day, clutching Excalibur in one mighty fist and a 3 year contract for Kevin Doyle in the other. Cometh the hour, cometh Steve Coppell ....
8. If not, on the basis of current form, we are going nowhere at best, and headed for Accrington Stanley next season at worst. Scoff if you must, but at this time last Season, who would have thought we would have been bettered by Yeovil?
by P!ssed Off » 16 Sep 2013 23:07
Kebe's apprenticeOurManZhangInChina I have always rated Dellor - and he performs a wonderful Laurel & Hardy act with Mick Gooding - but I agree that he has gone a bit soft recently; I am astonished at the dismissive attitude which Adkins shows towards him and - by implication - towards us
Can we at least agree on a few facts? -
1. Dellor is better than most radio sports commentators by a considerable distance
2. The guy at least tries to be honest, and certainly has his heart in his commentary
...
They are not facts
by Kebe's apprentice » 16 Sep 2013 23:10
P!ssed OffKebe's apprenticeOurManZhangInChina I have always rated Dellor - and he performs a wonderful Laurel & Hardy act with Mick Gooding - but I agree that he has gone a bit soft recently; I am astonished at the dismissive attitude which Adkins shows towards him and - by implication - towards us
Can we at least agree on a few facts? -
1. Dellor is better than most radio sports commentators by a considerable distance
2. The guy at least tries to be honest, and certainly has his heart in his commentary
...
They are not facts
I've taught you well.
by Millsy » 16 Sep 2013 23:14
OurManZhangInChina I have always rated Dellor - and he performs a wonderful Laurel & Hardy act with Mick Gooding - but I agree that he has gone a bit soft recently; I am astonished at the dismissive attitude which Adkins shows towards him and - by implication - towards us
Can we at least agree on a few facts? -
1. Dellor is better than most radio sports commentators by a considerable distance
2. The guy at least tries to be honest, and certainly has his heart in his commentary
3. Things have not improved since Zingarovich came on the scene - no flood of new money, no new 'vision', none of the 'philosophy' espoused by Sir John
4. Our performance all year has been dire; a measure of this is that the opening match this season against Ipswich is now seen as a high water mark: I was there, and in the first half we were totally crap
5. Adkins is no more McDermott than Rogers was Coppell; both may have their talents, but they are ill-suited to Reading; we play wide - remember Little and Convey? We haven't controlled midfield since Sidwell, and Brighton being allowed 20 shots on Saturday was surely not down to the White Bikey being sent off or the back 4 losing the plot. Leighterwood is not the answer, and Akpan only might be one day.
6. Up front we are a busted flush; Blackmann is not up to it, Alf has lost the plot and we have nobody else (Jason is never going to play in a Reading shirt again). As Dillon remarked on Saturday, hoping against hope that we can get someone else's cast-off on loan is an idle fantasy
7. And Nigel clearly has no Plan B. He's not up to the job, quite frankly - all Hat and no Cattle. Not up to it by a long chalk. What is surely required in our hour of need is a hero to rise to the challenge, a latter-day King Arthur returning to the Mad Stad to save the day, clutching Excalibur in one mighty fist and a 3 year contract for Kevin Doyle in the other. Cometh the hour, cometh Steve Coppell ....
8. If not, on the basis of current form, we are going nowhere at best, and headed for Accrington Stanley next season at worst. Scoff if you must, but at this time last Season, who would have thought we would have been bettered by Yeovil?
by OurManZhangInChina » 17 Sep 2013 05:55
by Avon Royal » 17 Sep 2013 07:23
OurManZhangInChina well, at least I sparked a bit of a discussion
you may see me on Wednesday night - I'll be the corpse in a Reading shirt, dangling from a lamppost outside B&Q, having been lynched for cheering Brian rather than Nigel .....
by peterroyal76 » 17 Sep 2013 11:10
by Royal Lady » 17 Sep 2013 11:44
peterroyal76 I've just tried ringing and was told he wasn't at his desk so I've left my number for him to ring me back.
Royal Ladypeterroyal76 I've just tried ringing and was told he wasn't at his desk so I've left my number for him to ring me back.
Ask him about the plans for stadium expansion could you - ask what he knows about RFC asking for an extra week before signing.... cheers.
by peterroyal76 » 17 Sep 2013 14:31
by joeroyal » 17 Sep 2013 14:47
by melonhead » 17 Sep 2013 14:55
No Fixed AbodeRoyal Ladypeterroyal76 I've just tried ringing and was told he wasn't at his desk so I've left my number for him to ring me back.
Ask him about the plans for stadium expansion could you - ask what he knows about RFC asking for an extra week before signing.... cheers.
Seriously? I think stadium expansion must be the lowest of priorities at present!! It would be half full for most games at the moment.
by Green » 17 Sep 2013 14:55
by melonhead » 17 Sep 2013 14:56
peterroyal76 He rang me back earlier today! He came across as a really decent bloke, he wasn't angry or pissed off. He explained that he can only ask a few questions after the game and he can't ask all the questions he has posed or asked during the show. He said he does get on we'll with Nigel although he recognises Nigel can come across as quite abrasive at times. Even going as far to say although he was on very good terms with Brian it was sometimes hard to put points across to him as Brian was such a good bloke.
He is unsure about the alleged money situation at the club, he put in two or three requests to speak to Anton, but he is still out of the country. He also mentioned that sometimes he is asked by the club not to mention things or talk about certain subjects, giving Gareth McCleary not being available to play on Sunday as an example.
by OurManZhangInChina » 17 Sep 2013 15:10
by melonhead » 17 Sep 2013 15:14
by Brum Royal » 17 Sep 2013 15:15
peterroyal76 He rang me back earlier today! He came across as a really decent bloke, he wasn't angry or pissed off. He explained that he can only ask a few questions after the game and he can't ask all the questions he has posed or asked during the show. He said he does get on we'll with Nigel although he recognises Nigel can come across as quite abrasive at times. Even going as far to say although he was on very good terms with Brian it was sometimes hard to put points across to him as Brian was such a good bloke.
He is unsure about the alleged money situation at the club, he put in two or three requests to speak to Anton, but he is still out of the country. He also mentioned that sometimes he is asked by the club not to mention things or talk about certain subjects, giving Gareth McCleary not being available to play on Sunday as an example.
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