He really is from the Kevin Keegan school of, 'if you just care enough and play with sufficient passion you will win'

See also the battle plan for the Somme

I don't understand how you get kicked out. Book ticket towards back of stand, sit down when the tango asks you to, and then stand up again when he goes. The club have 'enforced the licence conditions,' we've all played the game, and everybody is happy. It's always the bloody minded git who wants to ...

What if a tragedy occurs from persistent standing in seated areas, though? As a politician you would never be blamed for maintaining a status quo which has overwhelming cross party support. I guarantee the first time any reform is tried one of the Liverpool MPs will stand up, talk about children be...

The PL will give in eventually. Man Utd are also backing the majority of FL clubs that want safe standing introduced, and Aston Villa have offered to be the guinea pig and trial it at that level. It'll take time, but it will happen. As for our comment about us waiting until we want to expand to 40k...

I can't really think of an owner I would rather have had. It's just a pity his kids are not interested in taking over... He's not getting any younger and AZ looked like the best bet, there are not many people who want to buy a loss making business in a loss making industry. It's nice to hear the ope...

Amazingly selling a loss making business in a loss making industry turns out to be quite tough.

Go back further. McGhee was pissed off because Madejski wouldn't make reasonable funds available and, according to McGhee, wouldn't even tip the team coach driver. Jim and Mick are on record as stating that he wouldn't allow them the funds they needed to strengthen the squad during the latter part ...

Appointing Adkins only made sense if Anton was prepared to back him with funds to change the whole ethos of the club to a more passing style. Reading between the lines this is what Nigel was promised and the basis on which he accepted the job. If we wanted someone to get the best out out of an avera...

Jan Aage Fjortoft confirming Solskjær has boarded a private jet owned by Vincent Tan, four days after his people confirmed he would pick an owner, not a club... Solskjær's judgement already in question. Bad move. You'd think be more patient than to rush into a disaster job like that one. It gets hi...

Yes with the ownership situation unresolved and no corresponding certainty over what- if any- funds will be available to a new manger now is exactly the time to be unjustly sacking another proven manager. Perhaps championship manger with the man city game on in the background might be the way to go ...

Yes but this is Reading a, 'huge reaction' equates to some mild motivational booing and a moany text to BBC radio Berkshire.

Brenden Rodgers tried to get Reading to play football, he knew it would take time, the mongs wanted him out, said he had a bumper book of tactics... Rodgers is now top of the league with Liverpool. The problem with English football, why Germany have been able to progress and we can't, is that peopl...

Yep, no lose scenario really. I assume his agent and lawyers have managed to get a proper release clause in there this time as well. Whether it can be triggered by a certain level of bid or only by that level of bid and the event of Liverpool not qualifying for the champions league will be interesti...

It's not as if we turned down a long line of alternative billionaires when Anton committed to buy the club. SJMs kids have no interest in football and we are in a somewhat depressing timer until one of them inherits a loss making business competing in an industry where the normal rules of financial ...

It is kind of worrying that the token phrase is now "3 points is all that counts". BBCRB also seem to have adopted this mantra since their telling off. I really want to be entertained soon.... Really hope we click in the new year as I'm struggling to give a toss so far this season. Hope f...

It very much depends on how the takeover story plays out. If Anton can't persuade daddy to cough up some cash then we will be back to living within our means and flogging the odd prospect to balance the books. With that scenario Brian has proved he can deliver effective- if not stylish- championship...

Southampton are owned by a massive trust fund set up in the will of their formal owner. They were therefore able to subsidise a far higher level of operational losses both in the championship and premiership. They were never, 'on our level' - even when we beat them to the the title with one of the m...

There is a grown man who sits two rows down from me who wears the full kit (including shorts) to Summer games. Anybody over the age of 12 who does this should probably be put on at least the long list for Operation Yewtree. The article is what comes of somebody with only GCSE level english reading t...

This has probably been posted previously, but they should have backed Moyes and broken the bank for 2 of Baines, Bale or Mata in the transfer window. They've not had a decent midfield playmaker since Scholes, and Mata would have been ideal. In my opinion Fellaini is a battering ram sort of player w...

We are going to get another Barnsley manager sacked.