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by rabidbee
10 Jul 2025 15:43
Forum: The Team
Topic: What % of fans would disappear if we went down the divisions
Replies: 71
Views: 17898

Re: What % of fans would disappear if we went down the divisions

I wouldn’t put it down purely to fickleness. I’ve lived away from the area for almost 30 years, so it’s a long time since I could reasonably expect to do even most of the home games. But I had a ST during the seasons in the PL, because otherwise I expected to struggle to get tickets for any game.
by rabidbee
03 Jul 2025 09:18
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Sheffield Wednesday…. Club morals
Replies: 24
Views: 3657

Re: Sheffield Wednesday…. Club morals

Jackson Corner Well Brighton took some of our promising young players when we were struggling. Short memories

They paid us a fee, though, right? Rather than waiting gleefully on the sidelines for the players to cancel their contracts and leave for nothing.
by rabidbee
02 Jul 2025 17:42
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Sheffield Wednesday…. Club morals
Replies: 24
Views: 3657

Re: Sheffield Wednesday…. Club morals

Ah, as I read it, the club have 15 days after receiving a player's notice to make a payment and cancel the notice, so might need to wait a little longer yet.
by rabidbee
02 Jul 2025 17:21
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Sheffield Wednesday…. Club morals
Replies: 24
Views: 3657

Re: Sheffield Wednesday…. Club morals

Think the point is that if the players aren’t paid this month, they can hand in their notice and leave for free.
by rabidbee
01 Jul 2025 15:28
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Leo Castledine
Replies: 8
Views: 2093

Re: Leo Castledine

Ian wanted Brogue to post more information. Blame him. Any reasonable* person would have posted We're apparently interested in 19-year-old Chelsea midfielder Leo Castledine - one senior appearance in 2024 as a sub in the League Cup semi-final; two goals in 26 appearances on loan to Shrewsbury last ...
by rabidbee
01 Jul 2025 12:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 177
Views: 62880

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Forbury Lion
Snowflake Royal I'm not sure I really understand your post given we have signed a backup keeper already
rabidbee Give Forbes a break, he's still catching up on news from 2013.

Sorry, didn't get the news we'd signed a keeper :oops:

Might have to check my newsfeeds, clearly missing some updates.

Do yourself a favour, just skip over everything after May 2017, don't even bother.
by rabidbee
30 Jun 2025 13:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 177
Views: 62880

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Give Forbes a break, he's still catching up on news from 2013.
by rabidbee
26 Jun 2025 13:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 825
Views: 196127

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

If you identify a need in a position, you sign a player when they’re available, doesn’t matter how negotiations for players in other positions are going. We don’t know the inside track. Maybe Steven’s was approached at the same time as other targets, but he was an easy signing - knows the area, mayb...
by rabidbee
26 Jun 2025 13:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: Fixtures 2025/26
Replies: 61
Views: 9456

Re: Fixtures 2025/26

League Cup Round 1 draw now set at 4.20pm on SSN today. Draw comprises 70 teams from Tiers 2, 3 & 4 Preliminary Round already decided: Accrington Stanley v Oldham Athletic Barnet v Newport County Ball numbers... Northern Section 1 Barnsley 2 Barrow 3 Birmingham City 4 Blackburn Rovers 5 Blackpo...
by rabidbee
26 Jun 2025 11:33
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)
Replies: 30
Views: 18739

Re: Rumour - Ronan Hale (striker)

It is if it's 10-12% of the total budget you hoped to set for the whole year.
by rabidbee
25 Jun 2025 12:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Fixtures 2025/26
Replies: 61
Views: 9456

Re: Fixtures 2025/26

Ver Chooo Trophy draw We are in a group with Swindon and MK. U21 team to be confirmed tomorrow. Not sure which team we will play home or away yet. The draw for the Vertu Cup thing isn't until tomorrow at 2.30pm so either you're mystic Meg or perhaps telling porkies.... https://x.com/ReadingFC/statu...
by rabidbee
20 Jun 2025 21:24
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Paul Mullin
Replies: 14
Views: 5292

Re: Paul Mullin

Couhig wants to promote Reading to a US audience. Maybe he wants to buy Paul Mullin the streaming star, and not Paul Mullin the footballer? If that's his objective, the best solution would sure by to sign up a true Royal to sit on our bench. Would have half the US signed up to Royals TV in the hope...
by rabidbee
20 Jun 2025 14:27
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Paul Mullin
Replies: 14
Views: 5292

Re: Paul Mullin

Couhig wants to promote Reading to a US audience. Maybe he wants to buy Paul Mullin the streaming star, and not Paul Mullin the footballer?
by rabidbee
19 Jun 2025 12:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 825
Views: 196127

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

There have certainly been high-profile examples at other clubs - Grealish launching a new Villa kit just before moving to City to comes to mind.
by rabidbee
19 Jun 2025 11:19
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Next seasons kit choice?
Replies: 6284
Views: 2026570

Re: Next seasons kit choice?

Given that all of the launch photos on the OS are only of the new top, I wonder whether they've just put a new top on a mannequin with the old shorts and socks on them, and this isn't the final kit.
by rabidbee
19 Jun 2025 10:20
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Next seasons kit choice?
Replies: 6284
Views: 2026570

Re: Next seasons kit choice?

Not one for me (but the 7yo will probably still require all three kits). I reckon, had they had normal bold hoops, but had that pattern as a jacquard weave, it would have looked ace.

II preferred the mock-up with the paisley effect posted up above.
by rabidbee
18 Jun 2025 11:20
Forum: The Team
Topic: Confimred - Paudie O’Connor
Replies: 61
Views: 18093

Re: Confimred - Paudie O’Connor

Greatwesternline I'm lost. Is Mbengue joining a new club?


The speculation has been that Mbengue will reject us in favour of somebody higher up the league. Ian is suggesting he won't make it through a medical, should he try to go down that route.

All of which is, of course, speculation...
by rabidbee
14 Jun 2025 14:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hob nob on a smartphone
Replies: 23
Views: 7040

Re: Hob nob on a smartphone

I added Adblock Pro, which is mostly ‘Premium’, but does the blocking for free.
by rabidbee
12 Jun 2025 13:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25
Replies: 8420
Views: 3799295

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

Yeah, I remember reading somewhere that most of the kids in an academy are only there to make up the numbers for the one or two kids who will actually make it.
by rabidbee
11 Jun 2025 12:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4109
Views: 2949791

Re: Ex Royals

:arrow: https://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=192206 RFC Latest @RFCLatest · 15h If this transfer goes through we will receive part of a 5% solidarity payment for having Jamie Bynoe-Gittens at the club between the ages of 12-23. Would receive some of the €2.5m for his time at #Rea...
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