Name just popped into my head: Darren Sidoel (young defender signed a year ago)

According to Wikipedia he was on loan at K.S.V. Roeselare

Is he back with Reading? If so, first team or unders? Is he any good?

SCIAG

Hampshire Royal This is just a load of pollocks to minnow and I can feel my feathers being ruffed.

Do fish have feathers?

Parrot fish might?

So at training today there were just 6 non academy players: Walker, Moore, Blackett, Meite, Barrow & Swift....with Barrow wanting out and Yiadom on international duty. Scary Strange why a player wanting out was included... I wonder why they didn't bring everyone in for the first day back (as wa...

Apparently* the following players were not in training today and have been told to naff off as quickly as they possibly could please: Jon Dadi Bodvarsson - I can see why Sam Baldock - good Marc McNulty - expected David Meyler - expected and good Chris Gunter - I can see why but harsh on him Liam Ke...

NewCorkSeth Can salmon please explain how this all started? It's really pike-ed my interest.

Someone offered us a million squid for Barrow

The questi9n about sponsorship from betting firms wasn’t actually that daft.... I believe there can be no connection to youth sides or fans so none of the Academy ideas would wear the logo and in the same way kids shirts can’t have the Skybet league flashes the kids replica shirts couldn’t have the...

When we were sponsored by Carabao and we made a new signing they used to set up some Carabao cans as a teaser and in the publicity shots.

Wonder what we'll get with Casumo - A pile of those tiny pens you only see in the bookies perhaps?

One for the Beatles fans:

You say goodbye, I say Barrow

East, Watson, osho, Southwood, Holmes and McIntyre all back training with the u23s. If we assume it's true the players not in our plans don't come back next week there will only be about 10 players starting their pre-season on Monday. Do we need to send the Bushwatch guy down to Hogwood on Monday?

Also hear that Rafa Benitez is leaving

https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/foot ... w-16476866

Being reported that Nicky Hammond is wanted as the new Director of Football at Celtic:

https://talksport.com/football/560719/c ... leicester/

Not one we'll be back in for this summer as he has just gone from Wolves to Villa

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48663773

Being reported by the Chronicle https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/17703933.reading-reportedly-keen-on-sheffield-united-defender-ben-heneghan/ Bit of a write up here https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/analysis/sheffield-united-defender-ben-heneghan-is-an-ideal-fit-for-hibs/ Aged 25, cheap to buy He...

Perhaps an alternative question would be

Who will be the three teams worse than us in the League this year?

I hope you exclaimed 'I don't believe it!'

https://www.footballinsider247.com/excl ... t-reading/

Striker Sam Smith and goalie Luke Southwood have been told they can leave... Bit surprised about Southwood as expected him to be 2nd choice keeper next season.

NewCorkSeth Who?

If you want to know what a gem Diamond is then he is already being discussed on the Academy thread:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=120100&start=4200#p4788088

AthleticoSpizz What like “cum on you Royals”?

Perhaps "Cum on you (Jersey) Royals" would have better incorporated an orgasm and a type of vegetable? Though we're not called the Jersey Royals so it still doesn't work!

BraisingsteakRoyal

Hendo

BraisingsteakRoyal
Do you think it was planned, or off the cuff?

No sure, but it is always good to have something like that up your sleeve.

it would seam so.

I wonder how he got into the stand so quickly - he probably had a shortcut

Me and my boys joined the autograph hunters queue after the match and I'm not sure what can be read into who came down the line but only four of the loan players appeared - Oliveira, Miazga, Ezatolahi and Martinez. No sign of Ejaria, and Baker snuck out of the other door but did sign a handful of au...