Orlando Vs Kermorgant

[leon]

Just forget about Sa people, he's history.

check out Marcella Detroit over here

[russyb]

I think you have to really scramble around for stats to suggest we've improved since McD. But the hope is there because its still early days with him, where as with Clarke we had been chugging along at this pace for too long.

It's also important to remember we didn't just boot out Clarke because of results. He'd gone to speak to someone else. Most people feel this made his position untenable with the owners, the players and the fans.

You feel we have shown some promise here and there. And you have to give McD lots more games before we start calling him a lost cause.

donbt think stats are even required.

there has been a visible improvement imo, and under some tough conditions.
to my eye at least, weve improved defensively, and we look mentally tougher, as well as physically less of a push over,
improving the goal scoring has been tough with the Sa and blackman situations

agreed there is a different feel to our players currently. I do get annoyed with people saying oh he has had 8 games already and is no better, in my view you can wipe out the first 3 of those games as he literally had no time to change anything during that period of time. People need to have time and patience and a bit of respect. For whats its worth i thought kermingant looked good in his showing certainly got about a bit and one some headers with a bit more on them would have breached the defence for vdyra to run on to, i hope that partnership will blossom.

[Snowball136]

SC got a pass last year because we got to the FA Cup Semi-Final

really? nice of you to hand him that I guess.

I'm just full of heart. You should try it.

[Maguire]

Just forget about Sa people, he's history.

Told you.

[Gunny Fishcake]

CONFIRMED: Orlando Sa completes a permanent transfer to Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv. Read more: http://rdng.co/SaMTA

[genome]

Now we just have to wait for the STG's to arrive complaining that we've sold our two top scorers.

[Top Flight]

I'm just a little bit dissapointed because I thought his signing would work out well for us. Swapping him for Kermorgant seems strange to me if it was based purely on footballing reasons. But obviously it wasn't about footballing reasons in the end. It would be nice to know what in the end it was that was wrong. But probably it's none of my business.

[Ian Royal]

Oh well. Good luck Orlando, sorry it didn't work out. No ill will.

What looked to be great summer business by Clarke is looking distinctly mixed isn't it.

[floyd__streete]

Goodbye, you won't be missed.

Good to see McDermott busily sorting out the mess left by an overrated manager with Chelsea connections once again (Rodgers, Clarke).

[Top Flight]

Oh well. Good luck Orlando, sorry it didn't work out. No ill will.

What looked to be great summer business by Clarke is looking distinctly mixed isn't it.

Clarke's summer business isn't looking too good at all at the moment.

I'm looking forward to McDermott swooping in on that crazy tattooed guy from Latvia now. He will hopefully bring something entertaining to the party.

[BR2]

Is the fee known or is it the usual "undisclosed"?

[Gordons Cumming]

CONFIRMED: Orlando Sa completes a permanent transfer to Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv. Read more: http://rdng.co/SaMTA

Sa le vie.

[genome]

Isn't it funny how we were mostly eulogising about the summer transfer window, but:

Vydra - underperformed
Piazon - underperformed
McShane - decent
Quinn - good but injured for a long spell
John - not fit enough for the starting XI
Sa - sold after 6 months
Bond - underperformed
Al-Habsi - some high profile clangers
Liburd - can't get in the team
Taylor - decent if unspectacular
Hurtado - can't get in the team
Alex Fernandez - decent but also can't get in the team

Not exactly inspiring!

[Mr Angry]

If Mrs Sa thought Reading was a dump, I wonder what she will make of Tel Aviv?

Ok, the Oracle Centre isn't stuffed full of the crème de la crème of shops, but on the plus side, you are unlikely to get rockets fired at you by Hezbollah.

[floyd__streete]

Vydra - underperformed
Piazon - underperformed
McShane - decent
Quinn - good but injured for a long spell
John - not fit enough for the starting XI
Sa - sold after 6 months
Bond - underperformed
Al-Habsi - some high profile clangers
Liburd - can't get in the team
Taylor - decent if unspectacular
Hurtado - can't get in the team
Alex Fernandez - decent but also can't get in the team

Just more names to be added to the list of dreadfully unsuccessful signings made since the summer of 2012. Since we have had three different managers in that time, the only constant in terms of recruitment in all that time is Mr Teflon himself, Nick(y) Hammond the Used-Car salesman

[Nameless]

Vydra - underperformed
Piazon - underperformed
McShane - decent
Quinn - good but injured for a long spell
John - not fit enough for the starting XI
Sa - sold after 6 months
Bond - underperformed
Al-Habsi - some high profile clangers
Liburd - can't get in the team
Taylor - decent if unspectacular
Hurtado - can't get in the team
Alex Fernandez - decent but also can't get in the team

Just more names to be added to the list of dreadfully unsuccessful signings made since the summer of 2012. Since we have had three different managers in that time, the only constant in terms of recruitment in all that time is Mr Teflon himself, Nick(y) Hammond the Used-Car salesman

You don't understand Hammond's role do you !
He doesn't decide who to buy, he just has to go and get the players the manager wants at the cost the owners will sign up to.

[floyd__streete]

I am sure he would say that. But It is hard to believe that he doesn't have any say whatsoever in whom we approach

As I say, he's Mr Teflon.

[AthleticoSpizz]

If Mrs Sa thought Reading was a dump, I wonder what she will make of Tel Aviv?

Ok, the Oracle Centre isn't stuffed full of the crème de la crème of shops, but on the plus side, you are unlikely to get rockets fired at you by Hezbollah.

poses the question....how do all of the Portugese nurses at the RBH tolerate living here?

[West Stand Man]

I am sure he would say that. But It is hard to believe that he doesn't have any say whatsoever in whom we approach

As I say, he's Mr Teflon.

Villages and missing idiots come to mind ( and I don't mean NH).

[Snowball]

agreed there is a different feel to our players currently. I do get annoyed with people saying oh he has had 8 games already and is no better, in my view you can wipe out the first 3 of those games as he literally had no time to change anything during that period of time.

When I suggest that I get trashed

Even if I say it BEFORE the games