Because the entire system stacks the deck so that unless you spend ridiculously you have little chance of success Well, Reading has always been a 4th to 2nd division club. Going up to the Premier League could be: A) We need to compete and spend big money or... B) We know we're not going to be there...

its definitely happening.
accept that
move on

we fell apart after the points deduction last year
lets hope we are mentally stronger this time out

imagine our shrinking gate receipts arent helping matters either

I've thought this, everyone seems resigned that it will happen and, to be fair, it probably will, but I'm thinking is there someway we get round this somehow. It still doesn't necessarily add up that they are pulling us up on something that they should have checked previously unless we have hidden ...

is there any chance we get off scot-free here? I've thought this, everyone seems resigned that it will happen and, to be fair, it probably will, but I'm thinking is there someway we get round this somehow. It still doesn't necessarily add up that they are pulling us up on something that they should...

I just want the EFL to do their worst and the transfer embargo lifted for next season. I’ll always support Reading no matter what league we’re in and having watched Chesterfield a few times in the last couple of seasons the quality of football is very good and the fans still turn up in their number...

obvs we wont be getting rid of him at all, given the business plan, and the costs associated with such a move


and tbf if he manages to keep this team up, without having pair a fee for 3 years, and having 2 consecutive seasons with 6 point penalties
id say fair enough, and thank you very much

Yeah I know I've included the likes of wages and transfer fees in that, but even still, if you go off a £40m~ wage bill each season and £25m~ over that 3 year period (for arguments sake), that works out at £145m. Now if our revenue sits at around £16m for each season (£48m over 3 years) and take th...

I know Carroll is playing for peanuts (or was), but we've put together a decent matchday squad with loanees like Hendrick and Rahman and Lumley, who will be earning a fair bit. I don't imagine Shane Long is on a tiny salary either. I'll be fcuking livid with the club if in doing so we've exceeded o...

Business plan includes revenue
Its likely we've missed our revenue target
As opposed to spending too much
As all that has been green lit

Hendo Clarke for me. Yes he was dour and yes he was stupid for going to talk to Fulham but we were playing some really good stuff under him at times. Only person to get a tune out of Blackman as well

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I understand Ince to a degree, yes we don't have the most skillful players to play a better brand of football but for once he needs to take more responsibility for defeats and admit he's tactically limited. thing is is we have all seen this team play better football. maybe not amazing tika taka (wh...

From Stam onwards in terms of entertainment only (not quality) I’d go Gomes - Ince - Bowen - clement - Pauno - Stam Not been exactly blessed with entertaining football tbh Wouldn’t class anything seen since “McDermott 1” as entertaining and Pauno’s time was the very worst football of anything seen ...

Am I the only one that doesn't think Ince's current brand of football is boring and negative? I far prefer it to the slow tedious shit under Stam and Paunovic. It's more positive than Bowen. Its not exactly implemented particularly well given our circumstances, but with better players and experienc...

Poor attendance today. Our home form has improved so why are the fans staying away? Because it will take more than an improvement over the short term & no ein in 4 would have a decent number of floaters assuming that the plummet is on. Plus a lot of people are watching their spending and if you...

Tbh, I wasn't there. On Tv, it looks like an obvious foul. Looks like he played the man and then took possession of the ball. Which isn’t a foul. It’s a contact sport, you are allowed, within the laws, to play the man. he just got there slightly in front of him, or at the same time, and shouldered ...

I think people focus on Ince a bit too much. He’s a good bloke, open and honest and knows his stuff, and does the media stuff well. But he has a super experienced back room team - Eddie N, Rae, Bowen as well. It’s 4 very experienced (but not too old to be dinosaurs) knowledgable coaches hopefully p...

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