Even if true, I doubt it "falls through". If you look at Everton and 777, it has just dragged on and on as they scramble for funding to complete. Similar will happen here but probably on a shorter timescale as the money involved is child's play in comparison. Dai won't pull the plug due to...

Assuming Shaw doesn't make it, who the hell starts at LB?

Is Jamie Hodder reliable. He’s reporting that we have lost one of the investors and that exclusivity has been extended. He *can* be but also Pete O'Rourke who reported on FI last week can also be very accurate. I'd say pretty reliable. Given everything that's happened so far people will naturally a...

Realistically, we've got enough in the squad + academy to compete. Takeover happening quickly is potentially the difference between top 6 and mid table, which isn't critical in the bigger picture.

Surely you can coach the defensive side, when his left foot is that good? Up there with Harte's.

I remember Norwood being one of our better players, even if he has hit more heights subsequently. Wouldn't say we wasted him, and got a good fee when he left. But agree the system never really suited Kelly. The idea that physicalism was the issue is classic stone age English football thinking - he w...

If it drags, must surely impact recruitment for next season. With the ownership sorted, we're definitely an attractive option at this level, but any agent or player who agrees to sign while Dai is still owner is a moron.

genome Palace are on an absolute mad run

They could be a dark horse next season if they keep their team together. Eze, Olise, Mateta, Guehi, Wharton. These are quality players.

Very pleased for Liam Kelly Talent wise he was good enough for the Championship. There was obviously some sort of attitude or mental health issues earlier in his career. Fair play, he looks to be moving beyond them and he has absolutely dominated the play offs. Difference maker in semi final and fi...

No, because there's enough evidence out there to suggest things are moving forward. Agreed If Dai pulls out now I can’t see how the club survives at all as the security will be enacted I imagine them seizing Dai's shares and Bearwood as collateral is a messy process, but surely the endgame is not t...

If Arsenal and City both win today, Arsenal will have 89 points without winning the title, the 3rd highest total after Liverpool on 92 in 2022 and 97 in 2019. All 3 behind City, which shows how relentless they are. Man Utd also got 89 in the "Aguerooooo!" season and Spurs got 86 when Chels...

1 week of the initial exclusivity period remaining. Though it can be extended of course. Anybody else starting to get nervous again?

I'd be fuming as a Bolton fan. They were a better team than Derby and contrived to finish beneath them. They are a much better team than Oxford and failed to turn up and do the basics on the big day. They only have themselves to blame, and if they start next season slowly I suspect it'll be bye bye ...

And stop Reading FC too. Really doesn't help us having Bolton in L1 next year. Don't think we are in serious contention anyway, unless we make some clever signings. Agree, can't really see us challenging until the embargo is lifted and that's assuming the ownership situation gets resolved before th...

Mid Sussex Royal Its good there's another decent side in the league which will hopefully stop Hollywood FC going up.

And stop Reading FC too. Really doesn't help us having Bolton in L1 next year.

bloody Volvo driver Not had a shot on target yet. Outfought on the pitch and outthought off the pitch.

Fair assessment. They've been a better side than Oxford all season but you have to do the basics.

The last gift of the Dai era. A local rival we spent two decades above of in the football pyramid getting promoted to the division above us. Still time for a McAteer response. Be :lol: if Bolton do another 94/95 recovery. From Reading's perspective both teams are inconsistent garbage so, for next s...

Not going to make assertions that they'll get massacred in the Championship, but it will be a massive achievement if they survive. Weakest of the 3 promoted sides, smallest club in the division and smallest budget. Would need a season of Brannagan and Murphy both fit and in form, plus some smart rec...

From memory wasn’t Jem’s first nasty injury against Leeds at home caused by a scissor tackle by Michael Brown that trapped his leg and then Brown put his weight on Jem’s leg. It was considered a nasty and agricultural tackle 15-20 years ago, now outlawed? It was a red card offence then, but the ref...

If they do vote to get rid, I can't wait to see the reaction when a ref howler determines the title or a relegation spot.