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by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 23:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: Who do we want to play next season?
Replies: 52
Views: 4709

Re: Who do we want to play next season?

Clyde1998
Clyde1998 Doncaster won 2-0 at Crewe in their play-off first leg. The second leg is on Friday.

Crewe won 2-0 on the night and won the penalty shootout 4-3.

Milton Keynes vs Crawley in the second leg tomorrow.

What's our record like against teams starting with "Cr"?
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 20:48
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5645
Views: 594218

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Well we need a big club to go under as it might wake the rest of the idiots up Everton would be rescued somehow, including government intervention if necessary. It would be a humiliation too great for the "best league in the world" to lose a club of that size. But hopefully it does act as...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 16:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

I guess while Reading isn't much bigger than Oxford, we have surrounding towns like Newbury, Wokingham, Basingstoke, Maidenhead and Bracknell where people will support us as their nearest professional team. You must be looking at half a million or so overall. By contrast, where else are Oxford going...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 16:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

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 with c. 200k living there without any big nearby clubs as competition. The reason they'd struggle upon pr...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 14:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

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...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 13:46
Forum: General Football
Topic: The footballer gets arrested thread
Replies: 2146
Views: 304098

Re: The footballer gets arrested thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68985701 Premier League club boss wins anonymity in child sex abuse civil case :shock: :? The alleged victim in this civil case reported allegations of sexual abuse to the police in 2021, but no further action was taken due to legislation which stated that if an offenc...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 10:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners Prediction League
Replies: 28
Views: 3208

Re: New Owners Prediction League

I'm still relaxed. These things take time, and the charges against Bearwood and Dai's shares in the club mean they have real leverage. The exclusivity period can easily be extended if necessary. But for recruitment and planning for next season, you'd really want it done by the end of May. As for tha...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 10:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

This. Leicester, Leeds and Southampton would probably have the highest budgets in the Championship if no side had parachute payments - giving them PP completely destroys any chance of sides competing with them financially. And yet someone did compete with them Annoying thing is that well run and ma...
by WestYorksRoyal
10 May 2024 10:08
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners Prediction League
Replies: 28
Views: 3208

Re: New Owners Prediction League

WestYorksRoyal Friday 10 May

Think I'm out. We announced a 2 month exclusivity period on 26 March, so I'm revising my guess to 26 May.
by WestYorksRoyal
09 May 2024 13:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

Other thing aside from wanting Oxford to lose for the sake of it, is that Bolton are a very good team who I don't want in this division next season. Whereas if Oxford stay down, I back us to close the gap on them, especially if Brannagan leaves.
by WestYorksRoyal
09 May 2024 09:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

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.
by WestYorksRoyal
08 May 2024 15:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3235
Views: 1748581

Re: Ex Players

Yep, but he was a last resort. Sidwell was gone and we knew that was happening, but all the players we had lined up to replace him (e.g. Scott Brown from Hibs) turned us down and we felt we needed to get someone so Fae was the end result. Due to lack of time we missed out all the Steps we'd normall...
by WestYorksRoyal
08 May 2024 15:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Retained List
Replies: 58
Views: 4506

Re: The Retained List

What embargo/restriction will we be under if the takeover goes through? Are we still looking at free transfers/out of contract players only? Aren't we still under an embargo for the next 2 transfer windows? If so , it will just be freebies and loans and at least last season's acquisitions show what...
by WestYorksRoyal
08 May 2024 14:58
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5645
Views: 594218

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

My original post was more about the reaction of Everton fans and how I'd heard the same arguments about us for about 5 years. I think they've got their heads in the sand. They need to trim their wage bill and I think they will struggle to recruit adequate quality next season because they will be la...
by WestYorksRoyal
08 May 2024 14:20
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5645
Views: 594218

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

My original post was more about the reaction of Everton fans and how I'd heard the same arguments about us for about 5 years. I think they've got their heads in the sand. They need to trim their wage bill and I think they will struggle to recruit adequate quality next season because they will be la...
by WestYorksRoyal
08 May 2024 10:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Retained List
Replies: 58
Views: 4506

Re: The Retained List

The 2 big headline are that we have the option on Azeez (great news) and the decision to release Mola (arguably harsh). I can understand the Mola decision. He improved greatly this season, but we really need a specialist LB. Mola offered little going forward and a L1 squad option is probably about h...
by WestYorksRoyal
08 May 2024 09:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3235
Views: 1748581

Re: Ex Players

Liam Rosenior very harshly sacked by Hull. I suspect other good opportunities will become available for him, and I hope this backfires on Hull.
by WestYorksRoyal
07 May 2024 19:28
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5645
Views: 594218

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Red flags all over the place, but I think realistically they'll survive. Administration and relegation a real possibility even if not this year, and could have a few years in the doldrums. But the stadium is state of the art and they are a massive historical club. If crisis comes, it will be an attr...
by WestYorksRoyal
05 May 2024 14:36
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

Think this is how ownership changes should be done. Largely quietly and in the background with the first news really being confirmation that all is done and dusted. Meanwhile at Reading... :roll: The new owner says: "The football world is evolving very fast and our priority will be to integrat...
by WestYorksRoyal
05 May 2024 13:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17369
Views: 3731014

Re: Rival Watch

Wycombe have just been taken over by a Kazakh billionaire: link . I don't know what they'll be able to do under FFP, but the article talks about youth development. The current Chairman will remain in place during a transition period. Let's hope they're billionaire owners are as good as AZ and Dai.
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