Should play Moore as a sweeper - Ruud Gullit style. Don't know why that ever went out of fashion.

The only positive is that I would expect that EFL to now allow us to bring in a new striker on better terms than our current restrictions. This is a reasonable situation in which to break the rules.

Am I the only one who's completely unsurprised that we've started the season like this? Given the turmoil at the club and inability to make signings this was always the likely outcome. Some people on here talk as though there's some combination of tactics or strategy that will compensate for the rea...

We'll just have to take the Keegan's Newcastle approach to games.

I would love it if we avoided relegation. Love it.

Oh well, at least the game was exciting to watch.

I wonder if a lot of people got IPTV sticks last year so they could watch all the games - and are now less motivated to actually go to the match?

Reading 2--0 Preston HT
Reading 2--1 Preston FT

Reading to score twice in first half
Preston to score once in second half

1--0 Joao 16
2--0 Swift 22
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2--1 Preston 71

Remember when people used to say "just play the U2(1/)3s it can't be any worse"? Yikes. Sure we've got some half decent players in there somewhere, but they were chasing shadows tonight. Isn't the point of that argument that they will inevitably start off poorly, but will eventually grow ...

The owners are also responsible for appointing 3 managers in a row with zero track record of management at our level. I mean, we can of course praise the owners for investing so much of their own money into the club; as well as keeping ticket prices low and generally acting pretty well towards the f...

Was chatting about this yesterday and it's debatable that any of the PL clubs in the CL would have the financial freedom to sign him - his wages are just too high to get within the rules. Funnily enough, Spurs are probably the only PL club that could manage it as their new stadium will give them a ...

I thought the statement was positive and welcome. The club seem confident we will be able to strengthen. Yep which is why we all need to reserve judgement until 1st September. If we haven't strengthened then by all means, let's get angry. We could easily reach September with no signings and 3 or 4 ...

If he really wanted to stay at Barcelona .... he could take a massive pay cut couldn't he? He agreed a 50% wage cut with the club but the Spanish football authorities told Barca it would still leave them over their allowed wage limit. That's a start, but by massive I mean 90 - 100%. I'm assuming, e...

https://footballleaguefc.com/reading-fc-2019-20-player-wages/amp/ Despite the url this page attempts to give a breakdown in wages of last years squad. That adds up to £11.5m roughly. So even with academy coaches and NI, that would mean we'd halved our wage budget in one season with the departures o...

Horsham Royal If he really wanted to stay at Barcelona .... he could take a massive pay cut couldn't he?

He agreed a 50% wage cut with the club but the Spanish football authorities told Barca it would still leave them over their allowed wage limit.

I'm hoping that this is an in depth investigation into who is responsible for that awful pop song. Someone needs to be held to account!!

Was chatting about this yesterday and it's debatable that any of the PL clubs in the CL would have the financial freedom to sign him - his wages are just too high to get within the rules. Funnily enough, Spurs are probably the only PL club that could manage it as their new stadium will give them a ...

I don't have anything other than speculation to base this on . . ..but I think you're underestimating a few wages here. I would expect more like: Swift - £25k Ejaria - £18k McIntyre - £6k Joao - £22k Yiadom - £16k Morrison - £16k Meite - £20k Miazga - £25k Blackett - £20k Cabral - £20k Pele - £20k M...

Was chatting about this yesterday and it's debatable that any of the PL clubs in the CL would have the financial freedom to sign him - his wages are just too high to get within the rules. Funnily enough, Spurs are probably the only PL club that could manage it as their new stadium will give them a h...

Stoke 0-0 Reading HT
Stoke 0-0 Reading FT

Surely you collect them from the ticket office at Stoke?