CONFIMRED - Charlie Adam

[WoodleyRoyal]

A lot of the fat trimming isn’t all about quality either, it’s about wages. We’re trying to fend of FFP punishments and still remain competitive. Too many seem to be getting blurry eyed wondering why a Kelly on 20k a week goes and maybe an Adam at 10k a week arrives. Gourlay absolutely f**ked us. We’re lucky we aren’t the third League One club this season to be starting with minus 12 points!

kelly 20k a week you sure

[Snowflake Royal]

A lot of the fat trimming isn’t all about quality either, it’s about wages. We’re trying to fend of FFP punishments and still remain competitive. Too many seem to be getting blurry eyed wondering why a Kelly on 20k a week goes and maybe an Adam at 10k a week arrives. Gourlay absolutely f**ked us. We’re lucky we aren’t the third League One club this season to be starting with minus 12 points!

£10k a week on a 33 year old who has started 9 games in two years, and he doesn't expect to start when we have one genuine midfielder, helps us not at all. In fact it means IF we've saved £20k by moving on Kelly (very doubtful to me) it means we've got to spend the same or less on wages for for a first team regular than on a back up hasbeen without actually inflating the wage budget we need to reduce.

[Hound]

A lot of the fat trimming isn’t all about quality either, it’s about wages. We’re trying to fend of FFP punishments and still remain competitive. Too many seem to be getting blurry eyed wondering why a Kelly on 20k a week goes and maybe an Adam at 10k a week arrives. Gourlay absolutely f**ked us. We’re lucky we aren’t the third League One club this season to be starting with minus 12 points!

kelly 20k a week you sure

Ron Gourlay

[Sutekh]

A lot of the fat trimming isn’t all about quality either, it’s about wages. We’re trying to fend of FFP punishments and still remain competitive. Too many seem to be getting blurry eyed wondering why a Kelly on 20k a week goes and maybe an Adam at 10k a week arrives. Gourlay absolutely f**ked us. We’re lucky we aren’t the third League One club this season to be starting with minus 12 points!

Bolton v Bury on Sunday 8th Sep could be a depressing place to be.

[Zip]

Good for back-up and twenty minutes. Good passer of the ball and set-piece taker. Don’t see the uproar from the usual suspects. This summer and probably in January, we are bordering on the beggars can’t be choosers.

I can’t stand him. Horrible piece of work and unlikely to be fit for the season ahead. He is well past his best too.

[blythspartan]

This along with the McCormack story is pure media speculation. Just can’t see us signing either player tbh.

[alfie9]

If we sold Liam Kelly only to put Charlie Adam on 20k a week I'm going to be very upset

[Pepe the Horseman]

Blackpool fans genuinely seem surprised he's chosen us over them.

[Old Man Andrews]

oxf*rd hell we have signed Charlie Adam ..........

[Simon's Church]

[WestYorksRoyal]

Thank God it's only a 12 month contract

[Hound]

I’m sure there is a bright side to this somewhere, and believe me I’ve looked for it

At least it’s a one year deal only. He’ll be cheap, no chance of 20k pw. That’s the best I’ve got.

[Diablo Diablo]

12 months too long - what a mistake ....

I thought there was some clearer direction and a little bit of a plan - this shows same old

[Needle]

Sometimes you wish there is such a thing as smoke without fire

[AthleticoSpizz]

Pretty happy with this.....he’s just got to break our new-signing-injury-voodoo now.

Welcome to Reading Charlie!

[Diablo Diablo]

He will be right at home training with Meyler, McNulty, Gunter, Macleary etc in a couple of weeks !

[andrew1957]

Give the bloke a chance folks. If it goes wrong it is only a year and we are desperately short of experienced players currently.

[From Despair To Where?]

If it was a toss up between us and Blackpool, he can't be on more than £5k a week.

[Royal Rother]

Let’s give him a chance shall we?

[Linden Jones' Tash]

Here's hoping he's our James Milner...