Thanks to a few for some great chuckles on here. I know some of you don't mean to be funny but you really are a riot ! There were some encouraging aspects yesterday, and some frustrating ones. But nothing that would make me want to top myself. The fake anguish from some of you deserves it's own Frid...

How do you know he wasn't forced to let Harper and Rosenior go? What price an edict from above: 'Wage bill must be significantly reduced - no signings unless the highest earners are shipped out - preferably sold but if not, on loan.' ? The pretty obvious reason that wasn't true was the timing of th...

Deathy Based on players I've seen in the 17 years watching Reading:


CB: Paul Bodin,

Harsh judging his as a centre back when he played left back for us.

Can I add Keven Doyle was a rubbish right back and I never rated Shaka in central midfield ?

Pearce is brilliant and will play in the top flight for at least a few years. He might even end up being as good as an Upson or a Lescott, on the fringes of the national side. Karacan also strikes me as one who'll play top flight football. He is very similar to Sidwell, tackles strongly, shoots erra...

Sigurdsson's lessons in photo editing worked a treat.

He's having a medical according to 107.

Big Foot What's funny about Jamal Forde Small ?

Somebody said he was good

The 20-year-old was rated as one of the best youngsters in the country when Liverpool signed him, with Crowther becoming the youngest captain in Stockport's history during his time at Edgeley Park. The versatile wide-man failed to make a first-team appearance for Liverpool, but featured regularly i...

M-U-R-T-Y He's a made up player by the programmers of FM 2009. World class, but unfortunately, non-existant.

Sort of- the Lazio researcher put him in.

Highly recommended by his maternal uncle, To Maderia.

Google him

thats it, write a highly sought after player off after he plays 3/4 an hour of preseason, and slots into a new team hes never played with before.... ive seen enough improvements in the games he has played to say that he'll do fine here IMo Were you at Swansea? :wink: I agree that he has potential, ...

I believe Smith is over-rated, but he is also what we need.

Thaumagurist*

Ideal We have not signed anyone.

Did you forget that we bought Matthew Mills?

Maybe he meant anybody with footballing ability?

is a boy in the youth team, I played against him a while ago, brilliant striker. Best player ive ever played against by a country mile. I got told he went to Soton youth but then went Reading as it was nearer his home. He goes to a Bulmershe school i beleive. He's in the year below me at school so ...

Italian/Brazilian central midfielder who plays for Cisco Roma. A dead ball specialist, though he plays more as a box to box midfielder than a Beckham or Juninho type. Co-ownership offers have been tabled from Serie B sides, but he could be just what Reading need, and due to Cisco's financial situati...

In simple terms, Henry turns down Chelsea, they turn to Kakuta.

He's okay, but would be fourth choice here. Being the best young attacking player at Chelsea (discarding Sturridge and Kalou ofc) isn't much of an achievement- the last player to have that title was Michael Woods

Mascio in that midfield role.

Tommy Smith as the striker.

Yes. Exactly what we need on the wing. Remember him carving us open at the Valley?

earley_royals James Henry, Alex Pearce and Jem Karacan are the best hopes.

Well done.

Jamal Forde-Small

And this thread sees the first mention of Baggie in this domain.