Big name on their way out?

[3points]

Pog to go this window? World Cup coming up. Highest paid player? Might even get a small fee for him?

[imHobb]

Sky Bet have opened the betting on Adam Le Fondre’s future, with Leeds the 6/1 favourites to sign him in this window. Middlesbrough are 7/1 while Celtic can be backed at 8/1. QPR are also 10/1 and Forest 12/1.

[Royal Ginger]

The only one on that list that makes any sense at all is Forest.

[Ian Royal]

Agree Victor. He's 24 now so what has Bibbo been doing with him on the kicking front. I also thought how poor Fraser Forster's kicking was when he played for England.

Probably been working on things like positioning, decision making, claiming crosses and reaction saves.

[mickeyc9]

The actuality is that until a new owner is sorted out, Reading will be operating on a basis where neither Zingarevich nor Madejski will invest any money. With effectively joint owners now that the full Russian takeover is off the table, why would Madejski invest money that was not being matched. For some time Madejski has been viewing an exit and the last thing he is likely to do is put more money in. The reality is he has not put money in for years and not unreasonably took money out during the first Premiership stay. The question is then whether the club is running at a loss or not. As previously stated the general way the club is run would indicate that there is not a significant loss going on. However, the club is clearly preparing for McCarthy to leave. This will presumably shore up the cash position. The club website is operating with its usual Pravda-like balance in somehow equating the value to the club of McCarthy and Federici, bigging up all the other goalkeepers and quoting Adkins as saying that he will be happy if one of them is still at the club at the end of January, as though that would be a an excellent development. This all leads to the inevitable conclusion that a consistent message is being portrayed by the various club mouthpieces and McCarthy is on his way.

[SPARTA]

The actuality is that until a new owner is sorted out, Reading will be operating on a basis where neither Zingarevich nor Madejski will invest any money.

No. Reading were discussing a fee with Southampton and have apparently agreed a deal, all without a new owner (see @maffff). An offer has also gone in for Jack Hobbs (confirmed by Steve Bruce).

[3points]

I hope it's Guthrie. Given he's developed a mysterious late injury, then it could be

[FridaysGhost]

'Pogrebnyak' is a really big name (well, long anyway) and we can always hope. Jason Roberts would also be a good exit and then, perhaps, with decent backing, we might aspire to two decent Strikers? Just a thought.