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by SCIAG
18 Jul 2023 07:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: Sam Smith confimred
Replies: 80
Views: 8392

Re: Sam Smith confimred

Name them, asides from kebe or HRK. McAnuff, Kebe, HRK. McCleary was signed going in to the next season. He was definitely behind all of them, and rightfully so. So yeah. Roughly right come the pre-season he left. Had we not gone up, Kebe probably would have left, we probably wouldn’t have signed M...
by SCIAG
17 Jul 2023 18:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: Sam Smith confimred
Replies: 80
Views: 8392

Re: Sam Smith confimred

You're not counting the cost of their wages then? See my last post. Loan them out and get the other clubs to cover the wages then sell them when they return This is what Chelsea do with some success so not that crazy a notion. Chelsea don't tend to sign random cast-offs on free transfers. They pay ...
by SCIAG
17 Jul 2023 15:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: Selles confimred
Replies: 304
Views: 36764

Re: Selles confimred

Has he announced any backroom staff that are joining alongside him as I saw this comment on Twitter: ...Walcott is off as he wants to go into coaching... Surely if this is true he'd train up alongside his old boss? Suspect the appeal of playing for Selles in League One was partially because he coul...
by SCIAG
17 Jul 2023 15:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Sam Smith confimred
Replies: 80
Views: 8392

Re: Sam Smith confimred

Always been a sweet striker of the ball but didn't really look like he was up to it in the Championship.

He's developed into, at the least, a respectable League One striker.

The main question is whether we'll actually be able to create chances for him.
by SCIAG
14 Jul 2023 16:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: The squad in July
Replies: 643
Views: 74097

Re: The squad in July

One year deal for Dorsett. Can see it now, this will be his breakthrough season and he will be another one that slips through the net on a free transfer next summer. But now we are back to Cat 1 we would be due significant compensation payment should we offer a new contact and he refuses and goes e...
by SCIAG
14 Jul 2023 16:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: HMRC Winding up petition/order
Replies: 397
Views: 62657

Re: HMRC Winding up petition/order

I don't think playing U23 football is anything to write home about. It's nothing compared to senior football, even at National League level. Yes, I probably wouldn't be integrating many/any players into the first team off the back of a NL loan spell unless it was something special, but a lot of the...
by SCIAG
11 Jul 2023 14:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: The squad in July
Replies: 643
Views: 74097

Re: The squad in July

Makes three young left backs of similar age signed in the past year. Clarke, Carson, and Maragh.
by SCIAG
11 Jul 2023 08:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7489
Views: 1910064

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

How many times in the last 5 years has your optimist view been proven accurate in the medium term stranded? At some point you are going to need to open your eyes. Fool you once, shame on the club. Fool you 7 times, shame on you. :| Who cares? I don’t know about you, but I don’t follow Reading so I ...
by SCIAG
08 Jul 2023 15:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7489
Views: 1910064

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Almost everyone who is an "established" U21 is in Portugal, including the likes of Paul and Abdul Salam, so expect it is effectively an U18 team supplemented with one or two extra players. Tuma might be playing?
by SCIAG
07 Jul 2023 15:46
Forum: The Team
Topic: 2023-24 L1 Table Prediction Competition.
Replies: 76
Views: 16482

Re: 2023-24 L1 Table Prediction Competition.

Reading Lincoln Peterborough Portsmouth Derby Shrewsbury Leyton Orient Wigan Charlton Northampton Exeter Carlisle Cambridge Stevenage Barnsley Burton Albion Wycombe Port Vale Blackpool Cheltenham Bolton Fleetwood Bristol Rovers Oxford Utd Randomised, with Reading moved from 15th to top. Oxford bein...
by SCIAG
06 Jul 2023 20:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: 2023-24 L1 Table Prediction Competition.
Replies: 76
Views: 16482

Re: 2023-24 L1 Table Prediction Competition.

Reading Lincoln Peterborough Portsmouth Derby Shrewsbury Leyton Orient Wigan Charlton Northampton Exeter Carlisle Cambridge Stevenage Barnsley Burton Albion Wycombe Port Vale Blackpool Cheltenham Bolton Fleetwood Bristol Rovers Oxford Utd Randomised, with Reading moved from 15th to top. Oxford being...
by SCIAG
04 Jul 2023 13:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2658
Views: 1804697

Re: “ Sell before we Dai “ supporters action group v2.1

It’s not like Dai is some sort of stereotypical Chinese name. If anything it sounds Welsh.

If the group was called “It’s All Gone Wong” then it could reasonably be called racist, but in this case it’s his real Welsh name rather than a racist joke.
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 22:42
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Summer 2023 Transfer Speculation
Replies: 1359
Views: 690686

Re: Summer 2023 Transfer Speculation

“Most of his time with us” - not sure that’s particularly accurate. Started off well before getting injured, had an awful period in January time before being one of our better players from mid-February time Agree with OMA that he’s not someone we should be going back for but out of all the midfield...
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 18:41
Forum: The Team
Topic: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....
Replies: 90
Views: 7511

Re: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....

Under-rated:- McCarthy This must be about someone other than Alex McCarthy, right? No-I never thought he was much appreciated when with us. :shock: Next you'll be telling me that you thought Dave Kitson was under-appreciated. McCarthy was utterly beloved, we used to call him "England's number ...
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 18:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: The squad in July
Replies: 643
Views: 74097

Re: The squad in July

We seem to be without a central midfield again. Knibbs and Walcott are useful signings, but are we once again going to patch together a CM from loanees in August? Our midfield will be McIntyre and Hutchinson, which should last about ten minutes before one or both picks up a knee injury. Christ that...
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 12:47
Forum: The Team
Topic: The squad in July
Replies: 643
Views: 74097

Re: The squad in July

WestYorksRoyal We seem to be without a central midfield again. Knibbs and Walcott are useful signings, but are we once again going to patch together a CM from loanees in August?

Our midfield will be McIntyre and Hutchinson, which should last about ten minutes before one or both picks up a knee injury.
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 12:44
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dear club
Replies: 50
Views: 5984

Re: Dear club

The fans: “why hasn’t the club made a statement” The club: “here’s a statement” The fans the next day: “why hasn’t the club made a statement” Have the club got cat 1 Academy status back? I'm 95% sure we are ineligible to get category one whilst we are in League One That’s not true because Derby have...
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 12:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....
Replies: 90
Views: 7511

Re: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....

Gandalf Presley Would say near enough every record signing at the time flattered to deceive - Hurlock, Moran, Nogan (post 94/95), Caskey, Butler (slightly unfair but mediocre at best post 00/01), Lita, Seol, Halford, Fae, Pog, Aluko, Puscas...

Pig was a free transfer.

Could replace him with Ilori.
by SCIAG
03 Jul 2023 12:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....
Replies: 90
Views: 7511

Re: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....

South Coast Royal Under-rated:-
McCarthy

This must be about someone other than Alex McCarthy, right?
by SCIAG
02 Jul 2023 17:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: Order of the Hobnob
Replies: 6
Views: 1048

Re: Order of the Hobnob

fartdad There is only one Mr loader.

On one hand he designed a website which is certainly one of the websites of all time.

On the other hand his son is shit at football.
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