under the tinCholseyRoyal I don't know if it has been stated above but Mick Gooding let it slip today on Radio Berks, that he had had a chat with SJM regarding the share situation a week or so ago and Sir John was certainly NOT happy at all with the non payment for his 49% share holding.
Whether SJM would behave in a way to get back at Anton by not paying out bonuses for Drenthe to play, for example, I don't know but no doubt the Club is not a happy place to be right now.
I heard that comment, too. In the post match stuff, Tim also mentioned that he felt that Adkins had been "let down" in terms of transfers. He did not elaborate further. An odd comment comment to make, without substantiating it, I thought.
Tim, Mick, and Ady have connections with the club stretching back decades. It is obvious that they know much more than they can share publicly. I reckon more little bits of information will trickle out over the coming weeks. A lot of the post match discussion centred on why Sharp remained on the bench throughout another toothless attacking performance. When asked this question directly, Adkins went out of his way to dodge answering it.
Footballers wages are made up by a number of factors, we all know this much. Basic money, then things on top like bonuses for being in the squad, appearance money for making it on to the pitch, clean sheet bonus, goal scoring bonus, etc.
Selection policy being determined by monetary considerations is not without precedent at Reading. If the TSI "new money" has not been forthcoming, then Sir John has little option but to keep running a tight ship.
SRM now has to run an even tighter ship than we had before while having to meet commitments agreed to by the Русский Кабал such as the training ground, salaries, appearance fees, etc.
These may have been possible earlier in the season when the money was due to arrive and spent as such
But as a result we are now further up the financial shit creek until AZ finally FIFOs
LOL @ fit and proper tests