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.

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.

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.

Think the point is that if the players aren’t paid this month, they can hand in their notice and leave for free.

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 ...

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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

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.

Give Forbes a break, he's still catching up on news from 2013.

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...

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It is if it's 10-12% of the total budget you hoped to set for the whole year.

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...

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...

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?

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.

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.

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.

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...

I added Adblock Pro, which is mostly ‘Premium’, but does the blocking for free.

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.

: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...