Good start for Hunt. Gutted about the penalty that should have been given but great performance from the lads

Happy with a point, especially after everything that’s happened in the past few days.

Good result, and Ruben sat in the stands today and watched his new side drop to the bottom of the table.

Ben Elliott MOM despite the ref not giving him anything. Binded class again, i know it's unlikely but it'll be amazing if we can keep him in till the end of the season.

Looking unlikely - Earnshaw reporting Hunt said there's a "strong possibility" of player sales in January.

Hopefully we can negotiate loan backs.

Sale to a big club like Spurs with a loan back? Would be a win win, and I wouldn't bet against the likes of Bindon and Garcia making an impact at that level in a few years.

I'd be more worried about a lower Championship team chasing Bindon as an immediate upgrade. Hull for example...

If the club have any sense (yeah, I know...) they would have put a stipulation in that Ruben can't sign anyone from us for 12 months.

Agents would doubtless scream restraint of trade, although with countless other clubs to choose from then that might be difficult to litigate.

Confimred by James Earnshaw that this is the case.

Agents would doubtless scream restraint of trade, although with countless other clubs to choose from then that might be difficult to litigate.

It's quite a common clause.

I'd also suggest the Reading players pass the ball to a team member

Not at the game then? If you were you'd realise just how strong and gusty the wind is (Adams Park is windswept even when the weather is good). Both teams struggled with passing and the Wycombe keeper turned into a rugby player, constantly kicking into touch, until he gave up and started kicking straight down the middle, letting the wind decide whether to take it left or right!

In the first half the wind caught a long ball forward as it bounced up and almost over JP and into the goal. He just managed to knock it down with one hand and grab it before turning to the Royals supporters behind his goal, grinning and gesturing with his hand for them to calm down!

Confimred by James Earnshaw that this is the case.

That's interesting. Now watch a big club sign Bindon only for them to immediately loan him out to Hull for remainder of season.

It annoys me when a ref acts like another defensive midfielder by cutting a passing lane

Remember when the manager of one of our opponents bleated like hell about Ruben going to the ref before a game and briefing him on our passing lanes?

Agents would doubtless scream restraint of trade, although with countless other clubs to choose from then that might be difficult to litigate.

It's quite a common clause.
I'm surprised it's still a thing given how little input most managers seem to have in making signings.

Good game, thought we dominated the first half, Wycombe had the better of the second, draw probably fair. A downed tree on the London Waterloo line meant I got stranded in Basingstoke on the way back home and I had to call my Dad to rescue me.

Confimred by James Earnshaw that this is the case.

That's interesting. Now watch a big club sign Bindon only for them to immediately loan him out to Hull for remainder of season.

Only for the Jan window, not 12 months

That's interesting. Now watch a big club sign Bindon only for them to immediately loan him out to Hull for remainder of season.

Only for the Jan window, not 12 months

This is really bizarre. If Noel says we are likely to sell players in January, why would the owners block Selles from buying?
Seems that they would only care about getting the highest price they can so eliminating one potential buyer really makes no sense.
Cant believe they give a fortune cookie about optics.

Only for the Jan window, not 12 months

This is really bizarre. If Noel says we are likely to sell players in January, why would the owners block Selles from buying?
Seems that they would only care about getting the highest price they can so eliminating one potential buyer really makes no sense.
Cant believe they give a fortune cookie about optics.
Maybe they've accepted Binden and Garcia are going, so this blocks Hull coming in for Smith, Knibbs, Wing etc, who are worth more to us than we're likely to get in fees and are also unlikely to attract much interest from elsewhere.

It's quite a common clause.
I'm surprised it's still a thing given how little input most managers seem to have in making signings.

WHy would there be such a clause anyway ?
A club can refuse to sell a player to anyone without putting a clause in a contract.

It stops players from getting unsettled.

I'd also imagine that the squad have quite a strong affinity with Ruben so, maybe the chance to go to a club managed by someone they get on with, playing a style football they are comfortable with, at a club that isn't a complete basket case might appeal.

I'm surprised it's still a thing given how little input most managers seem to have in making signings.

WHy would there be such a clause anyway ?
A club can refuse to sell a player to anyone without putting a clause in a contract.
Not if the player's contract has a break clause based on fee

Only for the Jan window, not 12 months

This is really bizarre. If Noel says we are likely to sell players in January, why would the owners block Selles from buying?
Seems that they would only care about getting the highest price they can so eliminating one potential buyer really makes no sense.
Cant believe they give a fortune cookie about optics.

Just because Earnshaw has said he's been told it's true, it doesn't mean it's true. As you rightly say, it makes no sense for a team to restrict who it can sell it's own players to, especially if it is in the mood for selling.

So! Think about this, they might like playing under Ruben but playing for Hull at the moment would be like last season as it would be a relegation battle. Staying here might mean a promotion (as things stand) and crossing over with Hull be relegated, it just not make sense to go there.

As always in football, £s are king and players believe they'll succeed.

This is really bizarre. If Noel says we are likely to sell players in January, why would the owners block Selles from buying?
Seems that they would only care about getting the highest price they can so eliminating one potential buyer really makes no sense.
Cant believe they give a fortune cookie about optics.

Just because Earnshaw has said he's been told it's true, it doesn't mean it's true. As you rightly say, it makes no sense for a team to restrict who it can sell it's own players to, especially if it is in the mood for selling.

I'd say its very likely true...Earnshaw doesn't put stuff out unless its pretty much factual.

Just because Earnshaw has said he's been told it's true, it doesn't mean it's true. As you rightly say, it makes no sense for a team to restrict who it can sell it's own players to, especially if it is in the mood for selling.

I'd say its very likely true...Earnshaw doesn't put stuff out unless its pretty much factual.

Presumably just trying to demonstrate that the club intend to fight to hang on to all the players, even though deals have probably already been more or less agreed behind the scenes with bigger clubs than ‘ull. And it’s possibly more to stop Selles getting ‘ull to bid for up and coming less widely noticed talent before it does become more noticed.

Tbf, Noel's comments yesterday didn't suggest anyone had told him a firesale was incoming. I think he's making an educated guess like all of us, that given the past few years and the talent we have, sales will happen. If we can do it like last season I can cope. Bindon with a loan back, and Garcia off hopefully just as Abrefa and Yiadom return (not to mention Clarke and Ryan returning next season).

Hopefully that would be enough to buy us another 6 months or so without weakening the team. Then just need to guys to perform miracles to win the play offs and our immediate future is secure in the Championship.

Don’t think it would make any difference to an unsettled player. The wisdom seems to be that you can’t keep a player who wants to go. If, as you suggest, there might be players who fancy a relegation battle with a manager spending several months finding his feet at a club where they might be replaced by a random Turk at any moment then is forcing them to stay the answer ?

I'd say its very likely true...Earnshaw doesn't put stuff out unless its pretty much factual.

Presumably just trying to demonstrate that the club intend to fight to hang on to all the players, even though deals have probably already been more or less agreed behind the scenes with bigger clubs than ‘ull. And it’s possibly more to stop Selles getting ‘ull to bid for up and coming less widely noticed talent before it does become more noticed.

Can`t find it myself but a friend of mine sent it to me on whatsapp where James Earnshaw said he understands that part of the deal to let Selles go contained an agreement where he couldn`t come back for any of our players next month.
He sent a screenshot of the post too.

Might be BS but it`s out there anyway.