Brogue QPR, Stoke City and Cardiff City have all tabled offers to Reading’s out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota, as per Bristol Live
Stoke need to have some sort of restraining order put on them. Leave us alone!
by NathStPaul » 23 Jun 2022 13:14
Brogue QPR, Stoke City and Cardiff City have all tabled offers to Reading’s out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota, as per Bristol Live
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 23 Jun 2022 13:34
Brogue QPR, Stoke City and Cardiff City have all tabled offers to Reading’s out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota, as per Bristol Live
by blythspartan » 23 Jun 2022 13:47
YorkshireRoyal99Brogue QPR, Stoke City and Cardiff City have all tabled offers to Reading’s out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota, as per Bristol Live
So basically 3 clubs that will all likely be better options than ourselves. Be a shame to lose him along with Laurent and is another body to replace, but not hurting really. Providing we can recruit correctly this summer, we should be ok to replace both him and Laurent. Just a tad concerning to lose our regular midfield trio all in one summer, all on frees as well (but we can't do much about that ultimately).
by Hound » 23 Jun 2022 13:48
NathStPaulBrogue QPR, Stoke City and Cardiff City have all tabled offers to Reading’s out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota, as per Bristol Live
Stoke need to have some sort of restraining order put on them. Leave us alone!
by Stranded » 23 Jun 2022 14:21
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 23 Jun 2022 14:47
by NathStPaul » 23 Jun 2022 15:04
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 23 Jun 2022 15:12
by Snowflake Royal » 23 Jun 2022 15:33
YorkshireRoyal99 Because they've been pants for the best part of 18 months. Rino missed most of last season and we got by without him, albeit barely, and Laurent did pick up under Ince but was a shadow of his former self before that. I remember there being a big uproar when we lost Rino towards the back end of last season as a significant blow (myself included) and we still managed to survive with ease and it never really looked like we missed him either. Only really the Blackpool game where I thought we could have used him, not to mention we've got Tetek breaking through who may prove to be a useful, ready-made replacement alongside a more experienced pro with quality.
As some have mentioned, sometimes it's better to sacrifice (subjective) individual quality for a better team/structure.
The real significant loss is Swift where he was one of the main drivers of making sure we were safe last season, he won't be so easily replaced.
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 23 Jun 2022 15:38
Snowflake RoyalYorkshireRoyal99 Because they've been pants for the best part of 18 months. Rino missed most of last season and we got by without him, albeit barely, and Laurent did pick up under Ince but was a shadow of his former self before that. I remember there being a big uproar when we lost Rino towards the back end of last season as a significant blow (myself included) and we still managed to survive with ease and it never really looked like we missed him either. Only really the Blackpool game where I thought we could have used him, not to mention we've got Tetek breaking through who may prove to be a useful, ready-made replacement alongside a more experienced pro with quality.
As some have mentioned, sometimes it's better to sacrifice (subjective) individual quality for a better team/structure.
The real significant loss is Swift where he was one of the main drivers of making sure we were safe last season, he won't be so easily replaced.
You don't mind tying yourself in knots do you.
Rino's been rubbish for 18 months, but he barely played, but we didn't miss him but we were rubbish in midfield.
by Simon's Church » 23 Jun 2022 15:39
by NathStPaul » 23 Jun 2022 15:48
YorkshireRoyal99Snowflake RoyalYorkshireRoyal99 Because they've been pants for the best part of 18 months. Rino missed most of last season and we got by without him, albeit barely, and Laurent did pick up under Ince but was a shadow of his former self before that. I remember there being a big uproar when we lost Rino towards the back end of last season as a significant blow (myself included) and we still managed to survive with ease and it never really looked like we missed him either. Only really the Blackpool game where I thought we could have used him, not to mention we've got Tetek breaking through who may prove to be a useful, ready-made replacement alongside a more experienced pro with quality.
As some have mentioned, sometimes it's better to sacrifice (subjective) individual quality for a better team/structure.
The real significant loss is Swift where he was one of the main drivers of making sure we were safe last season, he won't be so easily replaced.
You don't mind tying yourself in knots do you.
Rino's been rubbish for 18 months, but he barely played, but we didn't miss him but we were rubbish in midfield.
Or you can spin it to make it sound like something it's not?
Laurent has been poor for 18 months bar the last 10-ish games under Ince, Rino has barely played and when he was, hasn't been great.
But yes, we didn't miss someone who hasn't played well, when available, that's usually how it works. It's not like Rino every came in and we were suddenly good again.
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 23 Jun 2022 15:52
NathStPaulYorkshireRoyal99Snowflake Royal You don't mind tying yourself in knots do you.
Rino's been rubbish for 18 months, but he barely played, but we didn't miss him but we were rubbish in midfield.
Or you can spin it to make it sound like something it's not?
Laurent has been poor for 18 months bar the last 10-ish games under Ince, Rino has barely played and when he was, hasn't been great.
But yes, we didn't miss someone who hasn't played well, when available, that's usually how it works. It's not like Rino every came in and we were suddenly good again.
Hasn't Josh Laurent only been at the club 24 months? He's been poor for 18 of those months? Are you sure about that?
by andrew1957 » 23 Jun 2022 16:26
NathStPaul How is it not a disaster to lose our starting central midfielders? Seems pretty important to me. Very good chance that whoever we replace Laurent and Rinomhota with won't be as good.
by Wycombe Royal » 23 Jun 2022 16:40
by YorkshireRoyal99 » 23 Jun 2022 16:46
andrew1957NathStPaul How is it not a disaster to lose our starting central midfielders? Seems pretty important to me. Very good chance that whoever we replace Laurent and Rinomhota with won't be as good.
Agreed - any nobber who really thinks we can lose Laurent, Swift and Rino and yet have a better team this coming season really is deluded. I can only see a season of struggle ahead. Basically the only players we will be able to sign this summer (apart from ones like Yiadom and Holmes who have some loyalty to the club), will be ones that no decent team wants.
by URZZZZ » 23 Jun 2022 16:50
Wycombe Royal Laurent is one of those players who looks good and fans love because he is charging all over the pitch getting stuck in wherever he can. He comes across as a team player. But, charging around like that can actually be a hinderance to to his team mates, getting in their way and not being where he should be to receive a pass, make a block, leaving areas of the pitch exposed, etc....
I would much rather have a disciplined midfielder who can hold a formation together and not help us to look like a disorganised rabble on the pitch. Too often he left gaps in the midfield because he had a gone on a charging run somewhere only to lose the ball.
by URZZZZ » 23 Jun 2022 16:57
andrew1957NathStPaul How is it not a disaster to lose our starting central midfielders? Seems pretty important to me. Very good chance that whoever we replace Laurent and Rinomhota with won't be as good.
Agreed - any nobber who really thinks we can lose Laurent, Swift and Rino and yet have a better team this coming season really is deluded. I can only see a season of struggle ahead. Basically the only players we will be able to sign this summer (apart from ones like Yiadom and Holmes who have some loyalty to the club), will be ones that no decent team wants.
by Hound » 23 Jun 2022 17:05
URZZZZandrew1957NathStPaul How is it not a disaster to lose our starting central midfielders? Seems pretty important to me. Very good chance that whoever we replace Laurent and Rinomhota with won't be as good.
Agreed - any nobber who really thinks we can lose Laurent, Swift and Rino and yet have a better team this coming season really is deluded. I can only see a season of struggle ahead. Basically the only players we will be able to sign this summer (apart from ones like Yiadom and Holmes who have some loyalty to the club), will be ones that no decent team wants.
And yet aside from the first 6 months of last season and a brief resurgence under Bowen, we’ve struggled for a good 4/5 years now, with the aforementioned trio (certainly the latter two) featuring in a heavy chunk of that
Not saying their individual contributions have been the cause of it (but FWIW think they’ve all been fairly average for a while now, less so Swift) but there’s too much of a losers’ mentality in the squad and so losing the longer serving players, the likes of Moore, Swift, Rinomhota etc may not as big an issue as people think
To reiterate, going to Stoke, West Brom and Cardiff respectively are hardly glowing moves
by NathStPaul » 23 Jun 2022 17:06
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