Confrimed - Abbey and Holmes going

[blythspartan]

All of the outgoings so far seem to be sensible, especially if the money helps to fund the club until Dai sells up. I think we have enough home games against sides around us to avoid the drop. However, we are woefully short of strikers if Smith gets injured and we’ll struggle to score goals. I honestly don’t care what division we end up in anymore, as I just want to have a club to support for years to come.

[Orion1871]

Harris to Luton: disappointing, as I think he was our best under 18 player and would've been knocking on the first team door very soon.
Vickers to Brighton: doesn't affect our strongest XI, but does impact squad depth. I think Vickers has struggled physically in League One and a move to Brighton could benefit his as a player.
Azeez to Plymouth: would massively weaken our team, especially without any obvious replacements in the squad - unless Camara comes back from injury or Wellens is much closer to first team football than I currently think.

Monlouis from Arsenal: seems an odd move. I'm not sure we need another CB, given we've got Holmes, Bindon, Dean, Dorsett and Mbengue would can all play there (EDIT: and Mola), as well as players from our U21s. Perhaps it points towards a tactical change in the near future?

Not when you realise who his agent is.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Darren Witcoop reporting we have a massive fight on our hands to keep Azeez, Knibbs and Smith. We're safe .

Only thing that would make me feel better would be Anthony Smith reporting it's a done deal.

[traff]

Wonder if I can get a refund on my Stevenage and Portsmouth tickets now that they will be U18s fixtures.

[Hound]

Darren Witcoop reporting we have a massive fight on our hands to keep Azeez, Knibbs and Smith. We're safe .

Only thing that would make me feel better would be Anthony Smith reporting it's a done deal.

Haha, most welcome tweet of the day

[tmesis]

No sale and we'll end. Even with a very successful phoenix club we'll probably never play in the top 2 tiers again.

I think it depends of what sort of stadium we'd have by the time we get back in the league.

If it's a makeshift one, then it's be tough. Something decent, and it'd be a different proposition.

If we are stuck in a Withdean clone at Palmer Park, then we don't even make it back to the league.

[Zammo]

All of the outgoings so far seem to be sensible, especially if the money helps to fund the club until Dai sells up. I think we have enough home games against sides around us to avoid the drop. However, we are woefully short of strikers if Smith gets injured and we’ll struggle to score goals. I honestly don’t care what division we end up in anymore, as I just want to have a club to support for years to come.

100% agreed

[WestYorksRoyal]

All of the outgoings so far seem to be sensible, especially if the money helps to fund the club until Dai sells up. I think we have enough home games against sides around us to avoid the drop. However, we are woefully short of strikers if Smith gets injured and we’ll struggle to score goals. I honestly don’t care what division we end up in anymore, as I just want to have a club to support for years to come.

100% agreed

I definitely agree, but the issues are related. Pull away from the relegation zone and a sale is much easier to agree.

[Clyde1998]

No sale and we'll end. Even with a very successful phoenix club we'll probably never play in the top 2 tiers again.

I think it depends of what sort of stadium we'd have by the time we get back in the league.

If it's a makeshift one, then it's be tough. Something decent, and it'd be a different proposition.

If we are stuck in a Withdean clone at Palmer Park, then we don't even make it back to the league.

I think it would be likely we could end up at Wycombe for a bit should we need a ground and we're near the Football League. Far from ideal, but certainly better than trying to make Palmer Park or Scours Lane suitable (and I'm sure none of us would want to know what Cemetery Junction would be like on a matchday at Palmer Park ).

[72 bus]

No sale and we'll end. Even with a very successful phoenix club we'll probably never play in the top 2 tiers again.

I think it depends of what sort of stadium we'd have by the time we get back in the league.

If it's a makeshift one, then it's be tough. Something decent, and it'd be a different proposition.

If we are stuck in a Withdean clone at Palmer Park, then we don't even make it back to the league.

I think it would be likely we could end up at Wycombe for a bit should we need a ground and we're near the Football League. Far from ideal, but certainly better than trying to make Palmer Park or Scours Lane suitable (and I'm sure none of us would want to know what Cemetery Junction would be like on a matchday at Palmer Park ).

Wycombe would be no good for the majority of our support, nightmare to get to from Reading area.

[WestYorksRoyal]

I think it depends of what sort of stadium we'd have by the time we get back in the league.

If it's a makeshift one, then it's be tough. Something decent, and it'd be a different proposition.

If we are stuck in a Withdean clone at Palmer Park, then we don't even make it back to the league.

I think it would be likely we could end up at Wycombe for a bit should we need a ground and we're near the Football League. Far from ideal, but certainly better than trying to make Palmer Park or Scours Lane suitable (and I'm sure none of us would want to know what Cemetery Junction would be like on a matchday at Palmer Park ).

Wycombe would be no good for the majority of our support, nightmare to get to from Reading area.

Maidenhead? On a train line, fits 4000 which we'd sell out every week. A decent start, and perhaps we could lease the SCL when we progress enough. Though I presume the phoenix club would refuse to pay Dai a penny as a point of principle.

[Hound]

Sounds like Monlouis is happening. Very meh. Prob a good player but a) a Kia man and b) not really what we need

[Snowflake Royal]

All of the outgoings so far seem to be sensible, especially if the money helps to fund the club until Dai sells up. I think we have enough home games against sides around us to avoid the drop. However, we are woefully short of strikers if Smith gets injured and we’ll struggle to score goals. I honestly don’t care what division we end up in anymore, as I just want to have a club to support for years to come.

100% agreed

I definitely agree, but the issues are related. Pull away from the relegation zone and a sale is much easier to agree.

I think Dai tries to up the price if that happens, and torpedos the whole thing.

[morganb]

Sam smith and Harvey Knibbs have told Dayong Pang that they have no intention of leaving and want to stay put.

https://twitter.com/TransfernewsRFC/sta ... 8357934126
(via Jamie Hodder)

[tmesis]

I think it would be likely we could end up at Wycombe for a bit should we need a ground and we're near the Football League. Far from ideal, but certainly better than trying to make Palmer Park or Scours Lane suitable (and I'm sure none of us would want to know what Cemetery Junction would be like on a matchday at Palmer Park ).

Wycombe would be no good for the majority of our support, nightmare to get to from Reading area.

Maidenhead? On a train line, fits 4000 which we'd sell out every week. A decent start, and perhaps we could lease the SCL when we progress enough. Though I presume the phoenix club would refuse to pay Dai a penny as a point of principle.

I think Maidenhead is the only realistic option. Going to Wycombe as a non-league club would be a disaster.

Even then, it could only be a temporary option. We'd need to get back to The Madejski (or a proper new stadium in the town) before too long. I wouldn't want to go back to The Madejski with Dai as the owner though, and if he stuck to his current rental price, we couldn't afford it anyway.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Sounds like Monlouis is happening. Very meh. Prob a good player but a) a Kia man and b) not really what we need

I'm predicting 2 appearances off the bench.

[Hound]

Sounds like Monlouis is happening. Very meh. Prob a good player but a) a Kia man and b) not really what we need

I'm predicting 2 appearances off the bench.

At right back

[WestYorksRoyal]

Wycombe would be no good for the majority of our support, nightmare to get to from Reading area.

Maidenhead? On a train line, fits 4000 which we'd sell out every week. A decent start, and perhaps we could lease the SCL when we progress enough. Though I presume the phoenix club would refuse to pay Dai a penny as a point of principle.

I think Maidenhead is the only realistic option. Going to Wycombe as a non-league club would be a disaster.

Even then, it could only be a temporary option. We'd need to get back to The Madejski (or a proper new stadium in the town) before too long. I wouldn't want to go back to The Madejski with Dai as the owner though, and if he stuck to his current rental price, we couldn't afford it anyway.

Maybe Dai will go to jail in the next few years and his assets can be seized and sold to us on the cheap.

[tmesis]

It's weird. I know I should be really annoyed, or upset, or worried, or something like that, but I feel I've gone beyond that.

Instead it's such a car crash that it's like one of those games where the team is 0-4 down and so hopeless that you kind of become detached from it, and just have a curiosity over how bad it can get.

[Clyde1998]

Wycombe would be no good for the majority of our support, nightmare to get to from Reading area.

Maidenhead? On a train line, fits 4000 which we'd sell out every week. A decent start, and perhaps we could lease the SCL when we progress enough. Though I presume the phoenix club would refuse to pay Dai a penny as a point of principle.

I think Maidenhead is the only realistic option. Going to Wycombe as a non-league club would be a disaster.

Even then, it could only be a temporary option. We'd need to get back to The Madejski (or a proper new stadium in the town) before too long. I wouldn't want to go back to The Madejski with Dai as the owner though, and if he stuck to his current rental price, we couldn't afford it anyway.

I don't think Maidenhead is suitable for the Football League, which is why I suggested Wycombe if a phoenix club is close to or in the Football League. Although Maidenhead would be fine in the whole of the non-league. Does depend on the cost of rent and the crowds the club would be expected to get.

Hopefully a ground in Reading could be obtained prior to having to worry about a Football League suitable stadium.