by From Despair To Where? » 10 Apr 2015 10:11
by Coppelled_Streets » 10 Apr 2015 12:24
From Despair To Where? The club as a whole is in a much better position now than it was 12 months ago, the team obviously not. I like what Clarke is saying, he knows the issues, he knows it's a question of seeing out the season and I think he realises exactly the size of the task ahead of him but I think stability behind the scenes is the first step. The second step is for the team to regain it's soul and re-establish it's core values, the "Reading Way". On face value both the management and the owners understand this. We are very, very lucky that the TSI fiasco hasn't dragged us down further.
This season is a reality check, nothing should be taken for granted and there are bigger clubs than us who have been lower more recently. Football is cyclical and it does us good to have an iffy season from time to time. If this is as low as it gets, then we're in pretty good shape but the key is doing everything possible to making sure this is a blip and not the start of a trend.
by tmesis » 10 Apr 2015 20:29
by gdroyal » 10 Apr 2015 21:48
tmesis We are losing money, still.
Next year will see a cheaper, and most probably weaker team.
Unless it clicks, and a lot of the U21s step up, it's hard to see us not being in a real scrap to stay up.
by Ian Royal » 10 Apr 2015 22:12
gdroyaltmesis We are losing money, still.
Next year will see a cheaper, and most probably weaker team.
Unless it clicks, and a lot of the U21s step up, it's hard to see us not being in a real scrap to stay up.
I have to agree. I do sometimes laugh at the people who think we should be targeting play-offs. With a completely new squad built on the cheap, it is difficult to see anything but a season of rebuilding and mid-table obscurity at best.
by Jagermesiter1871 » 11 Apr 2015 10:51
tmesis We are losing money, still.
Next year will see a cheaper, and most probably weaker team.
Unless it clicks, and a lot of the U21s step up, it's hard to see us not being in a real scrap to stay up.
by Nameless » 11 Apr 2015 11:19
by PieEater » 11 Apr 2015 11:22
by 3points » 11 Apr 2015 11:45
PieEater I'll like to see the remaining players on fat contracts shipped out, in particular Pearce and Feds should not get their contracts renewed and HRK should be "Drenthed" to the youth team. Then rebuild.
by Lower West » 11 Apr 2015 12:28
Jagermesiter1871
Can someone explain to me this - have the owners not said they're going to invest in us heavily?
by PieEater » 11 Apr 2015 12:51
3pointsPieEater I'll like to see the remaining players on fat contracts shipped out, in particular Pearce and Feds should not get their contracts renewed and HRK should be "Drenthed" to the youth team. Then rebuild.
Pearce isn't one of the high earners. Because he thought he could move a couple of seasons ago, when he found he couldn't move the club made his new contract the same money as his old one. I understand that's around 16k a week (and HRK ended up in the same position)
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