Ex Players

[Hound]

Decent observation that YR and true. Suspect there’s a shout there for good consistent coaching from a young age bearing fruit

There are plenty who have come through and not made it of course but the successes are a great advert for it

[Sutekh]

Free agent Tariq Fosu is now on trial in the MLS with Charlotte.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Vintage John Swift goal for WBA today in lunchtime game.

[Orion1871]

Vintage John Swift goal for WBA today in lunchtime game.

Suppose the weather is starting to get milder now.

[Hendo]

TMc spotted in the lower west behind the dugouts with his crutches.

[Sutekh]

TMc spotted in the lower west behind the dugouts with his crutches.

Just scouting for Portsmouth though.

[Royals and Racers]

Thought Tenai Watson had a decent game for Charlton yesterday.

[Hound]

Thought Tenai Watson had a decent game for Charlton yesterday.

Only looked a few Charlton comments on Twitter (yes I know) and they were picking him out and giving him pelters for a poor display. Forgot it was him tbh so didn’t take a lot of notice. Didn’t think Thomas had much of a game though

[oldebiscuit]

Phil Parkinson sacked by Wrexham.

[Orion1871]

Nothing on the Wrexham website about him being sacked.

[oldebiscuit]

sportslensnewsnow are carrying the story.

[Fox Talbot]

Playing a few games for Reading can really set you up for the highest football honours.

Emi Martinez World Cup winner 2022
Nathan Ake Champions League and World Club Cup winner 2023
Emerse Fae AFCON winner 2024

Nice to hear the BBC commentator noted that we lost every game Fae started for us - but didn’t put that down to him being useless. Only helpful thing I ever saw him do was take a dive to win a pen for the Reserves at Aldershot when playing Pompey. Think he scored it as well. Expect his mind will be on other things tonight.

[tidus_mi2]

Feels weird the club tweeting congrats to Fae for the AFCON win when he was nothing but a disaster for us who ended up refusing to play for us.

[Snowflake Royal]

sportslensnewsnow are carrying the story.

Sounds reputable

[From Despair To Where?]

Apparently the fans have started to turn against him and his tactics and, given their resources and expectations, 4 defeats in a row isn't great.

[Sutekh]

Apparently the fans have started to turn against him and his tactics and, given their resources and expectations, 4 defeats in a row isn't great.

Away at Sutton tomorrow, if they lose that then it might get interesting but really would expect normal service to be resumed. After that they've got out of form Notts County at home on Saturday. They win both of them and everyone will conveniently forget the hiccup.

[From Despair To Where?]

Go on their forum. They've clearly a hugely entitled bunch but when you see comments like "Parky's on spice", "Parky's trying to get fired", turgid football", "nothing without set pieces", talk of dressing room discontent, sentimental contracts, brainless substitutions, poor signings, it's not beyond reason that his job could be under threat. The majority of their fans seem to expect automatic promotion and they have owners who have got them where they are essentially by throwing money at the club.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Go on their forum. They've clearly a hugely entitled bunch but when you see comments like "Parky's on spice", "Parky's trying to get fired", turgid football", "nothing without set pieces", talk of dressing room discontent, sentimental contracts, brainless substitutions, poor signings, it's not beyond reason that his job could be under threat. The majority of their fans seem to expect automatic promotion and they have owners who have got them where they are essentially by throwing money at the club.

And throwing money is no guarantee of success as we well know. Parky has done a bloody good job there; if they sack him I hope the next guy gives them a reality check.

[Snowflake Royal]

If they sack him for drifting away from automatics, I hope the entitled pricks get relegated back to the Conference again next season.

Who do they think they are? Birmingham?

[Hound]

Go on their forum. They've clearly a hugely entitled bunch but when you see comments like "Parky's on spice", "Parky's trying to get fired", turgid football", "nothing without set pieces", talk of dressing room discontent, sentimental contracts, brainless substitutions, poor signings, it's not beyond reason that his job could be under threat. The majority of their fans seem to expect automatic promotion and they have owners who have got them where they are essentially by throwing money at the club.

Fast becoming the most hated club in the lower divisions if not already