sandmanpaddy20 After the last 12 months we all thought there was a silver lining on its way. The deal has still not been completed. We dumped 3 quality pros and then decided to sell our one goalscorer and our best defender. It seems we have decided to also get rid of one of our best ever goalkeepers and replace him with a keeper that never commands his box just because he seems to be in Adkins good books.
Mad. and/or Adkins has believed all the hype over our youngsters being good enough for the championship. We have signed a striker well past his best (Cox) because he was cheap and used to live in Reading. A centre half who was discarded and couldn't get a game abroad, A grafter (Mackie) who couldn't get into a team that finished below us last season, and a midfielder that couldn't get into a team that lost its first 2 games. We knew Karacan wouldn't be ready for this season and there will be doubts that he can get back to the level he was before - which at best was ok. Williams was carrying an injury that should have been dealt with close season and will now be out probably until xmas. Macleary was probably on his way out anyway before he got injured.
Are we still really saying that Reading is a well run club? Are we really looking forward to Mr mad. dictating what goes on in the 'new partnership' as our new lady knows nothing about football, bless her. Are we looking forward to the new investors (5?) ever reaching a decision that they can all agree on?
Before all the tirade is recd about getting behind the team I have watched for a very long time including away season tickets. I will never stop watching Reading as they are my team.
Point one:
We have had several very good goalkeepers over the years including the one you insult in you opening paragraph. Indeed we won this league with said goalkeeper playing an integral part in that triumph. You must have seen a lot in all those years Paddy? Which makes it even more surprising that you have such a short memory, Alex McCathy's command of his area was awful during the last 6 months of last season and has cost us goals. We would have made the play offs last season if he hadn't come rushing out against Yeovil, missing everything and allowing them an easy goal.
Point two:
As loath as I am to defend our Nige, it's not as if he has a choice but to throw them all in at the moment because of the injuries. What I won't defend him on is playing the players he has got out of position and leaving players on the be ch who are specialists. I very much doubt we signed Cox on the basis you are saying we did, Ferdinand is experienced at this level and above so it's surprising you don't want him given you've called for less youngsters and more experience and as for Mackie, the world needs ditch diggers, and football teams need grafters. Again, another experienced champ player with a league winners medal. Norwood, well we'll have to see what he can offer, personally I think we could have invested money in positions like LB, CB and ST and then we wouldn't have to put square pegs in round holes but there you go.
Point three:
Are we suddenly party to all that goes on in the boardroom? We don't know the structure yet because it hasn't been passed by the authorities when it is maybe we can hold off damning the new owners. The word of some blokes off the internetz is not gospel.
1. Not saying Feds isn't a good goalkeeper, he is, but sorry not on a par with Macarthy. Seems you have a short memory about his performances last season.
2. I agree that Mackie is a good signing. Forest fans say Cox has been poor for a long time. Ferdinand,who knows but why sell Morrison?? Its all very well saying we got good money but an ambitious club would want to keep their best players not replace them with a risky player.
All seems to add up to a club thats lost their ambition