Why wont the club tell us the truth?

[Green]

How are you planning to mark the half century, 64ers

Maybe treat yourself to something from the club shop

[Extended-Phenotype]

They will sign players in January.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Are Anton & Hammond very naive?

[Green]

Are Anton & Hammond very naive?

[SINCE1964]

Bought the latest gnome last week, dam should have waited

[paddy20]

They will sign players in January.

At last they have come out and said they don't have the money to invest. Big mouths and small pockets. Adkins looks well p...d off as well as the supporters. So clearly nothing has changed since Madjeski has gone. I wonder what cut the cloth is in Russian. It should go on the badge as our new emblem.

[Pepe the Horseman]

@willow1871
Don't give anyone any stick (including me) until you hear Nigel Adkins tomorrow afteronn on @BBCBerkshire from 1 O Clock. Very interesting..

[andrew1957]

To be fair to Adkins the article in the EP suggests that he has not tried to hide his disappointment at all. Good for him.

The dust has now settled and everyone including the manager knows we are 3 players short, but the question is what to do about it. The options are four fold.

1/ Try to find out of contract players

2/ Take experienced PL players on loan

3/ Take up and coming young PL players on loan.

4/ Fill the gaps with our own youngsters.

IMO there is only a point in 1/ if the player is one we really want - otherwise what is the point. Anyone who seriously thinks we have a chance of getting Sissoko is deluded and I am not sure he is more than a luxury player as far as we are concerned anyway. I would rather we used our young players.

2/ would only work if we could get the likes of Long or Siggy back. Again I can see no point in taking a PL journeyman (say like Dobie)

3/ is utterly pointless IMO. We are spending millions on our Academy so I would much rather we gave our own youngster's a chance.

So on balance for me it is now 4/ all the way. Let's just stick with what we have (23 first teamers) and fill the gaps with our own youngsters and see where we are in January.

And let's hope that if we are still in contention in January that the club don't fail in yet another transfer window. Overall while there is life there is hope so come on URZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ


PS - this might be an interesting subject to take a poll on but I have no idea how to set one up - any takers?

[Ian Royal]

Set up a new thread. Below the box to type are the poll settings. Use them.

I'm not sure its particularly deluded to think we have a chance of signing a player we've had contract talks with. Unlikely maybe, but it wouldn't get that far if there wasn't a chance.

[Nameless]

Apologies if this has already been asked, but are loans deals from clubs outside the PL allowed after Sunday ?

I would agree that now is a great time to push some of our talented youngsters forward. If they make the jump then that is a huge bonus, if they don't then at least we've tried.

[melonhead]

appreciate that but as said elsewhere on another thread the financial benefits of staying in the Premier League are enormous. Presumably the club were not prepared to take the risk in case it didn't work out? It would be nice to know but probably never will. Frustrating isn't it!

You risk what you can afford to, regardless if the potential returns, or you're gambling with the clubs future, or the money of your investors. Either way, nit a great idea

[genome]

@willow1871
Right.. I am telling you, A MUST, listen to Nigel Adkins (partly) tonight on Weekend kick off @BBCBerkshire 6pm and IN FULL tomoz #honest

Very interested to hear this Adkins interview. I have a funny feeling that he could end up walking. Wouldn't be the first time a manager has had issue with the board about this kind of thing (Rodgers)

[southbank1871]

I hope he goes, never liked him.

[Barry the bird boggler]

They will sign players in January.

At last they have come out and said they don't have the money to invest. Big mouths and small pockets. Adkins looks well p...d off as well as the supporters. So clearly nothing has changed since Madjeski has gone. I wonder what cut the cloth is in Russian. It should go on the badge as our new emblem.

Try any of these.

Мы должны сократить наши ткани соответственно

мы на самом деле не имеют денег, чтобы инвестировать в команду

К сожалению Найджел мы не можем себе этого позволить

[melonhead]

Think nigel's comments are honest and truthful and pretty open. We tried, but the deals offered were not quite enough to bring in the quality of player we were after. We'll look at loans ans frees and give yoof a chance and try again in Jan.everyone at the club is disappointed in our failure.close thread.

[Extended-Phenotype]

They will sign players in January.

At last they have come out and said they don't have the money to invest. Big mouths and small pockets. Adkins looks well p...d off as well as the supporters. So clearly nothing has changed since Madjeski has gone. I wonder what cut the cloth is in Russian. It should go on the badge as our new emblem.

Anton and Hammond are afraid to sign players for Reading Football Club.