by Notts Royal »
03 Sep 2020 21:20
paultheroyal Notts Royal paultheroyal
Strongly suggest you go and have a lay down and step away from the keyboard.
We have literally just cleared out a number of players whose wages amount to over £150k a week. Apart from Laurent and Ejaria literally nothing has happened.
Excited fans can also be sensible ones and i will include myself in that and look forward to what this season holds.
So are we not allowed to be absolutely fuming by all this Paul? Bare in mind that both you and I will be supporting this club long after Dai has oxf*rd off, so it’s in our interests that he gets this right. Baring in mind, this strategy of signing loads of Name players has never worked with us, the likelihood is we will have a FFP points deduction in the next season or so. Are you not oxf*rd off with how Dai is playing around with your club?
But my angst is this trigger reaction from fans which is no worse than some perceive the trigger reaction shown by the club when appointing managers.
End of the day he is running a business, a business where Mr Dai wants to see it at the top. He is trusting those people around him. We might not like them people but its his club and his money. We are lucky to have an owner who appears to have very deep pockets and throwing an obscene amount of money at the club. Dont forget all the other things that have happened under his ownership, Bearwood is an outstanding facility, world class and envy of alot of clubs including Premier League teams, i know this as a fact. Away travel etc etc - not many clubs are in our position.
His first approach has not worked. He is clearly reviewing that approach but as i and others have said alot of good has happened over the summer with the clear out. Bowen has been treated unfairly however something clearly has gone on there that we will never know about. I liked Bowen, done a great job however the fall away at the end of the season probably cost him a longer stint.
This new manager could be absolute dross, he could also be an absolute gem. Lets get behind him and the owners. Right now the club need Mr Dai.
On paper that is a very exciting and young squad we have forming, with more to come. I will enjoy the season, will enjoy it more when allowed back into the stadium and would ask other fans to follow a similar approach.
Its never dull being a Reading FC fan.
Who has he trusted that’s around him? Isn’t that part of the issue here - the fact that he couldn’t trust either Howe or Bowen? 2 people who know a hell of a lot more about the football side of things than he does.
I agree regarding the clear out. I am a big fan of the young players like Richards, Olise & Rinomhota.
What I’m questioning is his absolute necessity for promotion at any cost and straight away. Successful teams & squads take years of shaping and building. He can’t just expect promotion like that. We have no divine right to get promoted, when there are 20 other clubs who are competitive. We are the 15th or so largest club in this division, which means it is going to be harder for us to compete at the top. There needs to be a realisation there.
I’m questioning whether he’s doing the best for this club. The fanbase is shrinking in size, we aren’t seen in as positive light for players wanting to make the step up as we used to be. We used to be run differently, and that difference attracted the right kind of players to progress their careers at this club.
I like your optimism Paul, and I suppose we’ll wait and see what happens. But my opinion (and the same as many of the few fans who have stuck around), is we have deteriorated and something has to give. There’s a chance Dai will get bored and give up if it doesn’t work this season...then it will be very worrying times.