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by Snowflake Royal
22 Mar 2024 12:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Dai basically made two mistakes, but they're both pretty bad. 1) Put too much of his own money into the squad rather than follow the profit and sustainability rules (which would probably have led to better recruitment), ultimately forcing us to work under EFL sanctions for years on end. 2) Ran out ...
by Snowflake Royal
22 Mar 2024 12:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: Anyone For Chinese?
Replies: 947
Views: 292147

Re: Anyone For Chinese?

Surely he isn't serious. Just had a quick measure: Footprint of Royal Mail site - 11,837m2 Footprint of SCL - 101,695m2 Footprint of Elm Park - 50,306m2 So yeah, just need 10 times the size of the RM site to fit a football ground and everything else required... :lol: that tells you all you need to ...
by Snowflake Royal
22 Mar 2024 12:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: The final 10
Replies: 17
Views: 1659

Re: The final 10

9 March: Wycombe (H) (14th) - D 12 March: Derby (A) (2nd) - L 16 March: Cambridge (H) (19th) - W 23 March*: Bristol Rovers (A) (11th) - D 29 March: Northampton (H) (12th) - L 1 April: Bolton (A) (3rd) - L 6 April: Lincoln (H) (11th) - D 13 April: Barnsley (A) (4th) - D 20 April: Burton (A) (19th) -...
by Snowflake Royal
22 Mar 2024 11:46
Forum: The Team
Topic: Anyone For Chinese?
Replies: 947
Views: 292147

Re: Anyone For Chinese?

The old royal mail site down Caversham road has been unoccupied for 15 years or so, could build a decent size stadium there. Oh yeah would be a great spot. I am sure traffic flow wouldn't be an issue. :roll: Surely he isn't serious. Just had a quick measure: Footprint of Royal Mail site - 11,837m2 ...
by Snowflake Royal
22 Mar 2024 11:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: The run in.
Replies: 66
Views: 9787

Re: The run in.

SouthDownsRoyal Why do people post replies as report posts to mods :lol:

You've got to be quite stupid to do it. The two screens look different.

I've regularly hit the report button when I mean to hit edit or reply. It's always bloody obvious.
by Snowflake Royal
22 Mar 2024 10:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: The run in.
Replies: 66
Views: 9787

Re: The run in.

I would say that’s it for us. A shame as we have been in the top six all season. But we only have ourselves to blame, losing to ten man Wycombe, Birmingham doing the double over us. One point off Preston missed pens etc. Would you? That's new. You haven't been saying that before and after every gam...
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 17:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3106
Views: 1290664

Re: Ex Players

Franchise FC
SCIAG
Hendo Interesting read on Greg Halford and his autism diagnosis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68617366


And people say players aren’t relatable any more.

Nothing to do with the drug taking, then ?

Yeah, at the time it was widely shared he was coked up to the eyeballs.
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 17:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Injury watch 2023/24
Replies: 285
Views: 149344

Re: Injury watch 2023/24

Would imagine he was bought in with cover in mind as we were probably a bit uncertain as to who was going to stay/leave in Jan and cover for any injuries. Yep, he was only ever cover and is a Kia client - for him this will be an experience of training regularly around a first team squad. He is prob...
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 17:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

MartinRdg Interesting read for those people who thought Friday night's demo at Wycombe was a wasted effort https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/24200475.reading-fc-protest-a-reason-behind-bearwood-pull/

I'm confident the planning permission was front and centre with Dai's bullshit 2nd.
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 15:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Problem is that there are so many ex-pros and relatively few other football jobs. I assume that 74 covers all age groups. Obviously this and the fact that these jobs are generally pretty enjoyable jobs means that the pay is pretty poor. Doubt the average academy coach is on much more than minimum w...
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 12:44
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

The list of post-career jobs you quote is finite, presumably most are already filled. The number of players far, far outweighs the number of post-playing jobs available Reading FC's annual report is interesting in this regard: Number of players = 39. Number of "football management and coaching...
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 12:36
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

So losing half of your income wouldn't leave you feeling a bit stressed GWL? Keeping in mind that the 28 year old footballer probably has 4 or 5 years left of earning well before their career ends. I doubt many lower league players waltz into lucrative salaries after they retire just as the rest of...
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 08:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Events off the pitch will be be what they'll be. Just need as to get as many points on the table as possible from the remaining games. Remaining a League One club for next season is all that matters. That's a huge unwanted pressure on the players and the footballing staff. Remaining a club is all t...
by Snowflake Royal
21 Mar 2024 08:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078399

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

I know it's been said enough times, but the EFL had a part to play in our predicament. And I've never really understood the points deductions for off-the-field issues. Would love for some legal entity to start freezing assets of Dai instead. At this stage points deductions only hurt the fans and em...
by Snowflake Royal
20 Mar 2024 17:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Because of the uncertainty; if an out of contract player gets an offer from another club he may well jump at the chance to leave, rather than potentially (if everything with a potential sale falls through which, with Dai involved, is a real possibility) have another couple of years of worrying that...
by Snowflake Royal
20 Mar 2024 15:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078399

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

No one can be sure, we'll find out by Monday.
by Snowflake Royal
20 Mar 2024 15:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Unfortunately I doubt any takeover will be in time to re-sign out of contract players such as Azeez and so we will likely lose them and have yet another major rebuilding job at the start of next season. However as starting next season - at all after the last few weeks - will be a bonus, I suppose w...
by Snowflake Royal
20 Mar 2024 12:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2657
Views: 1804339

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

They won't be crimes, will they? Breaches of licensing regulations and/or breaches of competition rules. Yeah. True but what happens if you breach those repeatedly, doesn’t it eventually become a crime? Not if you haven't broken the law. Increasing levels of enforcement action. Depends on the frame...
by Snowflake Royal
20 Mar 2024 11:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2657
Views: 1804339

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

rabidbee They won't be crimes, will they? Breaches of licensing regulations and/or breaches of competition rules.

Yeah.
by Snowflake Royal
20 Mar 2024 09:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334319

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Anyone who uses socialist as an insult is an imbecile. Uses the Daily Mail trope of quango = bad (they haven’t been quangos for decades anyway) and all regulation is bad, despite the countless examples of no/weak/underfunded regulators lead to apalling behaviour and dreadful standards by business. ...
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