Stranded Also married in Oxford, so whilst I enjoyed playing them again, doesn't bother me in the slightest if they go up. Not sure why it would bother anyone really but football does strange things to people.

It's just a pantomime.

Yeah really good read that.

Would be super if he can deliver progress on the pitch.

I'm so sick of those short bursts of success that trick you into thinking something has chamged for the good, only to fall apart in shambles again shortly after.

If the takeover goes through and we're bottom half in October, there'll be a lot of people changing their tune pretty quickly IMO.

We're far better off trying to carefully build a competitive squad of good value by increments and taking a couple of years of substantial losses over going all out, likely failing and having to to it all again the next season, with spiralling wages and a huge loss. I think on balance at the moment...

Seen a few articles blowing smoke up Spurs' arse because their U21s topped the league. I know I'm biased but surely the real story is the cash strapped League 1 team who are now in the semis and are offering a genuine path to 1st team football. Doesn't fit the narrative of being a big club that eve...

Cheers Houndy, will take a read at some point.

Given the cost of running a club of Reading's size in League 1 ( I reckon it will be around £10M net loss), I can't see how any new owner would not target promotion next season - anything else is just creating a bigger financial mess. Depends what you mean by that. If you mean betting the farm on g...

Be pissed if that halves the games on Royals TV Royals TV is finished with unless you live abroad. You will need a Sky Sports subscription to access domestically, EFL Q & A link below: https://www.efl.com/how-to-watch/sky-sports-q-and-a/ Thanks to technology, anyone can 'live abroad' whenever t...

Given the cost of running a club of Reading's size in League 1 ( I reckon it will be around £10M net loss), I can't see how any new owner would not target promotion next season - anything else is just creating a bigger financial mess. Depends what you mean by that. If you mean betting the farm on g...

Would agree with this. Wing alongside someone like Savage or Craig or Elliot would probably be fine in Champ. Much how Leigertwood had a good partnership with Karacan. Hopefully we'll find out in two seasons and you'll be right. I fear we've probably got 2 more seasons of L1 at least though, by whi...

No, of coursehe isn’t a genius. He hasn’t brought any spectacular new innovations to football, or out thought his opposition. He's been bankrolled to success and built a reputation that allows him to manage huge egos successfully. How do you think he’s built that reputation ? By being bankrolled an...

Things the neutrals are hoping for next season: West Ham relegation Hull relegation Ipswich to stay up and Reading promotion. I don't see many neutrals giving two oxf*rd about us. In fact I expect most would rathersee us relegated again because of Dai's crazy spending and (if if happens) us being b...

No, of coursehe isn’t a genius. He hasn’t brought any spectacular new innovations to football, or out thought his opposition.

He's been bankrolled to success and built a reputation that allows him to manage huge egos successfully.

If we can grow enough to sell out the SCL in the good times, and even get 18k against Blackpool a few weeks ago, I don't see any inherent reason why Oxford can't do the same to be honest. A city was c. 200k living there without any big nearby clubs as competition. The reason they'd struggle upon pr...

I thought that Oxford now have pretty rich owners themselves - who can afford to build a new stadium for them!? Maybe, but they can't build it, replace almost their entire squad and double their average attendance in 3 months. If they do scrape past Bolton, then their attendance will likely rise ma...

Bolton definitely a better team than Oxford and won their last meeting 5-0. But it's only 1 game and an upset can easily happen. Obviously I hope not - seems alien enough to finish below them in the table let alone be in a lower division. It's win:win. They lose on TV on their big night out. Or The...

Annoying thing is that well run and managed clubs can cause a surprise but it is always a "surprise" and no one's ever interested in following that model (they just sort of fall over it by accident) look at the Hull idiots, seem to have started that route only to sack Liam rather than see...

You bastards have ruined me. I read the first question poll options as: I have a season ticket and travel to away games I have a season ticket I go to specific games I'm Ian Royal. Final answer, what would improve my matchgoing experience (other than winning): Dai Yongge's head on a pole outside the...

I really don't think Wing would cut it in the Championship these days. I think many of the younger players would step up though, while the higher skill and fitness level would see him struggle to be effective. As for Wing I do believe that with younger legs to work alongside him he could step up fo...

I really don't think Wing would cut it in the Championship these days.

I think many of the younger players would step up though, while the higher skill and fitness level would see him struggle to be effective.