by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 15:10
by Snowball » 25 Apr 2019 15:29
Sutekh The EP website gives this quote on what JG said about buying Oliveira at today's press call...Our loan gives us the chance to buy him but in this moment our financial situation is not good to buy anybody.
He has shown he is a fighter and gives everything but we don’t know if we will be able to sign him.
So, very much, it looks like Reading need to shift players out first therefore any transfer activity in the summer may well be on the late site as one deal triggers another
It might also suggest that those players that will be released at the end of the season won't reduce current outlay enough.
Further 6 month and season long loans might therefore be a workaround for this (and others) in the short term.
Perhaps Hibs might decide to buy McNulty and he's been hitting the back of the net regularly there so perhaps the club could get more than they paid?
Other than that I can only see Moore and Swift being able to attract really good prices.
by NewCorkSeth » 25 Apr 2019 16:02
SnowballSutekh The EP website gives this quote on what JG said about buying Oliveira at today's press call...Our loan gives us the chance to buy him but in this moment our financial situation is not good to buy anybody.
He has shown he is a fighter and gives everything but we don’t know if we will be able to sign him.
So, very much, it looks like Reading need to shift players out first therefore any transfer activity in the summer may well be on the late site as one deal triggers another
It might also suggest that those players that will be released at the end of the season won't reduce current outlay enough.
Further 6 month and season long loans might therefore be a workaround for this (and others) in the short term.
Perhaps Hibs might decide to buy McNulty and he's been hitting the back of the net regularly there so perhaps the club could get more than they paid?
Other than that I can only see Moore and Swift being able to attract really good prices.
We should really be looking at (at lest) the possibility of keeping McNulty and properly utilising him
Really surprised how good his figures are up there.
749 minutes for 6 goals and 4 assists. That's crazy-good
A goal every 123 minutes. Goal/Assist every 75 minutes
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 16:08
by Snowball » 25 Apr 2019 17:36
by Snowflake Royal » 25 Apr 2019 17:53
Hound he won't want to come back, and I'm pretty sure he won't be seen in a Reading shirt again
May well be another loan to a SPL club - maybe Hibs again. Not sure they have £1m+ to spend on him
by URZZZZ » 25 Apr 2019 18:05
Hound he won't want to come back, and I'm pretty sure he won't be seen in a Reading shirt again
May well be another loan to a SPL club - maybe Hibs again. Not sure they have £1m+ to spend on him
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 18:06
by Zip » 25 Apr 2019 18:55
Denver RoyalZipHound Well Moore is a lot more ‘proven’ at this level, no matter how good Miazga has been. Also basically the club captain, and pots last year.
We actually don’t know how good Miazga would be partnered with say McIntyre. They’ve been very much a partnership
Yep. Moore is also turning into an inspirational captain too.
I'm not sure how much Moore being pots a year ago is a factor now. It didn't stop quite a few wanting to sell him last year. Even during this season, some were still staying we should have cashed in back then. (Although, from what I'm hearing now, it's a darn good job we didn't).
People justified Miazga on their priority lists, even as #1 priority. I had taken that to mean they thought he'd be a heck of a CB in this division in his own right. At a guess, I'd imagine Chelsea think that. If I thought his abilities were somehow dependent on Liam Moore, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have him as my #1 priority.
Yes, obv Moore is more experienced. Would be interesting to see how good Miazga would be if he was 3 years older/had 3 more years experience in Champ.
We actually don't know how good Moore would be partnered with McIntyre. Do we?
From what you've seen, do you think Moore is actually the better player?
by WestYorksRoyal » 25 Apr 2019 19:54
by Zip » 25 Apr 2019 20:15
WestYorksRoyal The really frustrating thing is if we hadn't pissed money away on players like Aluko and Edwards in 2017 we'd have a decent chance in bringing them all back and we'd quite possibly be looking at a top 6 push next season
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 20:24
ZipWestYorksRoyal The really frustrating thing is if we hadn't pissed money away on players like Aluko and Edwards in 2017 we'd have a decent chance in bringing them all back and we'd quite possibly be looking at a top 6 push next season
2017 was a disaster. Add in signings like Ilori, Popa and Mannone to those you mentioned and it caused huge damage which we have yet to recover from.
Very frustrating and we can only hope that the club can recover some of the money on Aluko by getting a fee for him but it won’t be a fraction of what we paid for him.
by URZZZZ » 25 Apr 2019 20:27
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 20:32
by URZZZZ » 25 Apr 2019 20:47
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 20:52
by URZZZZ » 25 Apr 2019 21:01
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 21:05
by Zip » 25 Apr 2019 21:08
HoundZipWestYorksRoyal The really frustrating thing is if we hadn't pissed money away on players like Aluko and Edwards in 2017 we'd have a decent chance in bringing them all back and we'd quite possibly be looking at a top 6 push next season
2017 was a disaster. Add in signings like Ilori, Popa and Mannone to those you mentioned and it caused huge damage which we have yet to recover from.
Very frustrating and we can only hope that the club can recover some of the money on Aluko by getting a fee for him but it won’t be a fraction of what we paid for him.
Correct. It was an absolute disaster of a year. Awful on and off the pitch
At least we got a decent amount back for Ilori. The other 2 were dreadful financially crippling signings
Barrow and Bacuna actually turned out decent value from the carnage of the other signings though (plus contracts to the likes of Joey and McShane)
by Hound » 25 Apr 2019 21:11
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