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[El Diablo]

Looks like Rifkind has set up a new Ltd Co. - ASF UK 1 Limited

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15794372/officers

Interestingly - alongside Rifkind there two other Directors, One Belgian, One German who , according to their Linkedin profiles ,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-faermark/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-vlad-thurow/

Are allegedly sports investors...

Make of that what you will..

[Stranded]

Looks like Rifkind has set up a new Ltd Co. - ASF UK 1 Limited

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15794372/officers

Interestingly - alongside Rifkind there two other Directors, One Belgian, One German who , according to their Linkedin profiles ,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-faermark/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-vlad-thurow/

Are allegedly sports investors...

Make of that what you will..

Faermark was/is involved with 777 Partners so whilst beggars can't be choosers, I wouldn't feel massively comfortable having anyone connected to them owning us.

[RoyalBlue]

Well the first team don’t have just 2 contracted players and all the other recent talk has been about the women having to drop right down the leagues.

And Charlie Eacourt has nothing to do with the men's team.

(other than often getting the gig to comment and co-present on the mens team matches, as is the Beebs current MO, she’s even got the (female footballer speciality) dropping her ‘T’s from every word……..well erm,,,,off to a ‘tee’)

At the risk of upsetting the Waitrose residents of Reading, is that really a female footballer thing or just a reflection of where she comes from/was brought up? Reading dialect has been compared to that of West London and dropped 'T' s can be found there.

[Greatwesternline]

And Charlie Eacourt has nothing to do with the men's team.

(other than often getting the gig to comment and co-present on the mens team matches, as is the Beebs current MO, she’s even got the (female footballer speciality) dropping her ‘T’s from every word……..well erm,,,,off to a ‘tee’)

At the risk of upsetting the Waitrose residents of Reading, is that really a female footballer thing or just a reflection of where she comes from/was brought up? Reading dialect has been compared to that of West London and dropped 'T' s can be found there.

The way Reading sang Glen Little caused much amusement to my uni house dwellers of 7 young men, all living south of the Thames, spread across the south.

Dropping t's is a Berkshireish thing. But not constrained to Berkshire.

[Sutekh]

Latest billboard signage

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/spor ... ai-yongge/

[Sutekh]

So it would appear the new interest in taking the club on do not wish to operate a women's team at all, so this sounds like a real good way to start a relationship - but then if the idiot is still refusing to play ball properly then cutting every "extraneous" expense possible might give them more "wriggle" room in dealing with him.

At least all wages and tax have been paid for June.

Not asking for names or any monetary specifics but some general information about what exactly is going on and where things stand between the parties would be helpful as the no news treatment just leads to spiralling negative rumours everywhere and this is the last thing you want at this time of year. Just something to help try and stop the spiralling negativity that we have at the moment.

By the way isn't NH suspended from football activities now?

[morganb]

I'm told ... Reading are unable to sign anyone- including free agents or loans- until we know where we stand with the ownership saga... EFL decision

Missed this yesterday, from James Earnshaw on Twitter

https://x.com/james_e1871/status/180664 ... Qj2OQ&s=19

[SouthDownsRoyal]

So it would appear the new interest in taking the club on do not wish to operate a women's team at all, so this sounds like a real good way to start a relationship - but then if the idiot is still refusing to play ball properly then cutting every "extraneous" expense possible might give them more "wriggle" room in dealing with him.

At least all wages and tax have been paid for June.

Not asking for names or any monetary specifics but some general information about what exactly is going on and where things stand between the parties would be helpful as the no news treatment just leads to spiralling negative rumours everywhere and this is the last thing you want at this time of year. Just something to help try and stop the spiralling negativity that we have at the moment.

By the way isn't NH suspended from football activities now?

Nothing is happening that’s why there is no news

You say interest in the club don’t want a womens team? Who is this who has said it?

[Snowflake Royal]

I'm told ... Reading are unable to sign anyone- including free agents or loans- until we know where we stand with the ownership saga... EFL decision

Missed this yesterday, from James Earnshaw on Twitter

https://x.com/james_e1871/status/180664 ... Qj2OQ&s=19

How did Abrefa sign a new deal then?

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Deadline for submitting financials is tomorrow,. even after allowing for our current situation. 22/23 still not yet submitted according to Kieran McGuire.

Assume we can only be punished by transfer embargo (which we are already under)

[Sutekh]

Deadline for submitting financials is tomorrow,. even after allowing for our current situation. 22/23 still not yet submitted according to Kieran McGuire.

Assume we can only be punished by transfer embargo (which we are already under)

Someone pointed out a while ago on here that as the club is in the process being sold the deadline to post accounts might be able to be postponed until the sale is completed. Anyway we shall see.

[Snowflake Royal]

Deadline for submitting financials is tomorrow,. even after allowing for our current situation. 22/23 still not yet submitted according to Kieran McGuire.

Assume we can only be punished by transfer embargo (which we are already under)

Someone pointed out a while ago on here that as the club is in the process being sold the deadline to post accounts might be able to be postponed until the sale is completed. Anyway we shall see.

We're not really in the process of being sold though are we. Exclusivity ended. Nothing new has happened. We're no further forward than we were in September.

You can't just say you're in the process of being sold constantly to just never submit your accounts.

[Lower West]

Deadline for submitting financials is tomorrow,. even after allowing for our current situation. 22/23 still not yet submitted according to Kieran McGuire.

Assume we can only be punished by transfer embargo (which we are already under)

Someone pointed out a while ago on here that as the club is in the process being sold the deadline to post accounts might be able to be postponed until the sale is completed. Anyway we shall see.

There's a legal requirement to submit annual accounts. There's zero benefit to withholding them. Unless the auditors are unwilling to sign them off due to going concern issues. How much future funding is secured?

[blythspartan]

Deadline for submitting financials is tomorrow,. even after allowing for our current situation. 22/23 still not yet submitted according to Kieran McGuire.

Assume we can only be punished by transfer embargo (which we are already under)

Someone pointed out a while ago on here that as the club is in the process being sold the deadline to post accounts might be able to be postponed until the sale is completed. Anyway we shall see.

There's a legal requirement to submit annual accounts. There's zero benefit to withholding them. Unless the auditors are unwilling to sign them off due to going concern issues. How much future funding is secured?

Sadly, Dai will continue to do what he wants.

Theoretically speaking can a group still buy the club and do their due diligence without being granted exclusivity? I appreciate that wouldn’t make much sense. For all we know a new group could have been granted exclusivity, and the club aren’t saying anything due to the last debacle.

[Stranded]

So accounts not filed in time it appears, after using up a 3 month extension.

Club will now be fined GBP 150 and we are the only club in the 92 not to have submitted accounts.

[Crusader Royal]

So accounts not filed in time it appears, after using up a 3 month extension.

Club will now be fined GBP 150 and we are the only club in the 92 not to have submitted accounts.

150 quid seems a manageable amount.
Will Chiron be paying it or maybe SCL will stump up.

[Wycombe Royal]

So it would appear the new interest in taking the club on do not wish to operate a women's team at all

This isn't the way I see it. I saw it that they didn't want the womens team being sold to a 3rd party as they then couldn't operate it in the future.

This way, although it is terrible news now, the womens team remains part of the wider football club and when the ownership and money troubles have been resolved it can be invested in again and rebuild itself. That is not possible if it is owned by a 3rd party.

I could however be wide of the mark.

[Stranded]

So it would appear the new interest in taking the club on do not wish to operate a women's team at all

This isn't the way I see it. I saw it that they didn't want the womens team being sold to a 3rd party as they then couldn't operate it in the future.

This way, although it is terrible news now, the womens team remains part of the wider football club and when the ownership and money troubles have been resolved it can be invested in again and rebuild itself. That is not possible if it is owned by a 3rd party.

I could however be wide of the mark.

It does feel like any new owner wants the club to remain as one and hence downgrading the Womens team to the minimum possible but still operating at a low level if preferable to them that having the Women running as a separate club.

Leaves a lot of questions not least, where will they play. Can't see Reading Women v Woodley United Women being at the SCL somehow and Bearwood not ideal for spectators - though not impossible.

[Crusader Royal]

So it would appear the new interest in taking the club on do not wish to operate a women's team at all

This isn't the way I see it. I saw it that they didn't want the womens team being sold to a 3rd party as they then couldn't operate it in the future.

This way, although it is terrible news now, the womens team remains part of the wider football club and when the ownership and money troubles have been resolved it can be invested in again and rebuild itself. That is not possible if it is owned by a 3rd party.

I could however be wide of the mark.

It does feel like any new owner wants the club to remain as one and hence downgrading the Womens team to the minimum possible but still operating at a low level if preferable to them that having the Women running as a separate club.

Leaves a lot of questions not least, where will they play. Can't see Reading Women v Woodley United Women being at the SCL somehow and Bearwood not ideal for spectators - though not impossible.

That probably is about the most minor question ! Woodley United play at Bulmershe, Reading could play on any pitch. I doubt they are going to be charging entry or providing a range of refreshments. A pitch with reasonable changing facilities and some sort of club house would be nice but it’s going to be self funded. Using a local non league ground might work but the better ground they use the more it costs to run.

[Royals and Racers]

So it would appear the new interest in taking the club on do not wish to operate a women's team at all

This isn't the way I see it. I saw it that they didn't want the womens team being sold to a 3rd party as they then couldn't operate it in the future.

This way, although it is terrible news now, the womens team remains part of the wider football club and when the ownership and money troubles have been resolved it can be invested in again and rebuild itself. That is not possible if it is owned by a 3rd party.

I could however be wide of the mark.

It does feel like any new owner wants the club to remain as one and hence downgrading the Womens team to the minimum possible but still operating at a low level if preferable to them that having the Women running as a separate club.

Leaves a lot of questions not least, where will they play. Can't see Reading Women v Woodley United Women being at the SCL somehow and Bearwood not ideal for spectators - though not impossible.

They will play at the John Madejski Academy.