Worried

[nev monkey]

So, another player leaves us for a fair sum of money & still we're told that the club is ambitious to get back up as soon as possible. We look to have a great manager, the young players, on the whole look fantastic, so why oh why are we not spending some of the cash brought in on a couple of real quality players?

Imagine how good the Forest game would have been if we had a quality striker up front, someone who can make a chance from nothing (or at least hold the ball up). The infrastructure at this club seems to be superb, we don't need to replace all the players that have left because it seems that there are enough youth team players coming through, who although raw, seem to be full of talent. If we combine this with a new striker & winger (possibly also another midfielder) we could well be in contention for promotion. As it is though I don't believe that we will have enough to worry teams & that could well be our downfall.

So come on Madejski get some of that money out of your wallet & show us all that you really are as ambitious as you keep saying.

[Thaumagurist*]

Oh christ, not another whinging thread.

[nev monkey]

Wasn't meant to be a whinging thread.

Everything seems to be good. The football against Forest was great to watch as was the youngsters that were involved. Just saying that it could be even better if we actually spent some money. In fact if we got just two players involved I honestly think we could win the Division.

So, not whinging just saying...

[I was there at Elm Park]

I haven't seen this been posted anywhere else but maybe this is the reason why we're selling players:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berk ... 200288.stm

Reading Football Club has revealed a drop of about £1.5m in season ticket sales for the start of the new season. The club, which lost out on a Premier League place after a play-off defeat to Burnley, has sold 11,000 season tickets compared to 15,000 the previous year.

People want Madejski to invest in the club but why should he when there is clear evidence that a lot of Reading fans aren't willing to do the same. Personally I'm happy with the way the squad is shaping up.

[Focher]

i don't see what the problem is. If you compare this season so far to the 2005/2006 record breaking season, we are currently 1 point better off.

[West Stand Man]

Wasn't meant to be a whinging thread.

Everything seems to be good. The football against Forest was great to watch as was the youngsters that were involved. Just saying that it could be even better if we actually spent some money. In fact if we got just two players involved I honestly think we could win the Division.

So, not whinging just saying...

No, you are whinging.

[Thaumagurist*]

Wasn't meant to be a whinging thread.

Everything seems to be good. The football against Forest was great to watch as was the youngsters that were involved. Just saying that it could be even better if we actually spent some money. In fact if we got just two players involved I honestly think we could win the Division.

So, not whinging just saying...

We've already had several threads about the topic of money and people moaning about JM "not spending the money".

[nev monkey]

I haven't seen this been posted anywhere else but maybe this is the reason why we're selling players:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berk ... 200288.stm

Reading Football Club has revealed a drop of about £1.5m in season ticket sales for the start of the new season. The club, which lost out on a Premier League place after a play-off defeat to Burnley, has sold 11,000 season tickets compared to 15,000 the previous year.

People want Madejski to invest in the club but why should he when there is clear evidence that a lot of Reading fans aren't willing to do the same. Personally I'm happy with the way the squad is shaping up.

Bear in kind that just getting rid of Hunt has probably saved the club over million in wages. Then take into account the money we have generated from transfer fees in the last year or so (& in doing so getting rid of all the top earning players) & it would seem that the club can hardly be in financial trouble. If Bikey goes then that will bring this seasons transfers alone to 12 million

[Alan Partridge]

I haven't seen this been posted anywhere else but maybe this is the reason why we're selling players:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berk ... 200288.stm

Reading Football Club has revealed a drop of about £1.5m in season ticket sales for the start of the new season. The club, which lost out on a Premier League place after a play-off defeat to Burnley, has sold 11,000 season tickets compared to 15,000 the previous year.

People want Madejski to invest in the club but why should he when there is clear evidence that a lot of Reading fans aren't willing to do the same. Personally I'm happy with the way the squad is shaping up.

Obvious why though isn't it.

2009 has seen some of the worst football played on the Madejski stadium pitch since the Tommy Burns days. We have barely scored any goals or won any games and also with what seems to be a load of players going out and nothing coming in,it's hardly the signs of a forward thinking progressive club. I think a lot of people had lost a little bit of heart in it last year, and are also testing the waters to see how it's going to pan out so will pick and choose.

Also £545 is a lot of money in today's climate.

I personally didn't renew, that was partly the reason although not the main one, which was as I play Saturday afternoons that is now my priority.

If Rodgers can get his young team to add 1,2 players and play with a similar style for the long haul then the crowds will come back. Wasn't a bad crowd first up, 19,000. Don't usually get that many for the 1st game.

[nev monkey]

Wasn't meant to be a whinging thread.

Everything seems to be good. The football against Forest was great to watch as was the youngsters that were involved. Just saying that it could be even better if we actually spent some money. In fact if we got just two players involved I honestly think we could win the Division.

So, not whinging just saying...

We've already had several threads about the topic of money and people moaning about JM "not spending the money".

Well I'm obviously not alone then am I.

[West Stand Man]

Well I'm obviously not alone then am I.

No, there are other idiots out there. That doesn't make it acceptable to be one.

[nev monkey]

Well I'm obviously not alone then am I.

No, there are other idiots out there. That doesn't make it acceptable to be one.

So, you're quite happy to see the club sell & not actually buy anybody (again) This is exactly the reason why we are not still in the Premier League. Madejski's not interested in pushing the club forward but only in pushing himself up the rich list. If the majority of you are wiling to accept it when it could obviously be so much better then I really don't think that it's me that's the idiot.

I have however just remembered why I stopped posting on here. It's full of half wits like you. Any kind of debate that gets raised & all you seem fit to do is slag it off. If you don't agree with it, put forward a reasoned argument or fcuk off & read something else.

[Thaumagurist*]

So, you're quite happy to see the club sell & not actually buy anybody (again)

Of course not, but these things take time, constantly moaning about it won't do much good. Have you been ignoring the rumours that we might buy Tommy Smith? We aren't exactly not buying anyone. We did buy Matthew Mills.

Madejski's not interested in pushing the club forward but only in pushing himself up the rich list.

And you know this for a fact? He's told you this personally?

[Focher]

Well I'm obviously not alone then am I.

No, there are other idiots out there. That doesn't make it acceptable to be one.

So, you're quite happy to see the club sell & not actually buy anybody (again) This is exactly the reason why we are not still in the Premier League. Madejski's not interested in pushing the club forward but only in pushing himself up the rich list. If the majority of you are wiling to accept it when it could obviously be so much better then I really don't think that it's me that's the idiot.

I have however just remembered why I stopped posting on here. It's full of half wits like you. Any kind of debate that gets raised & all you seem fit to do is slag it off. If you don't agree with it, put forward a reasoned argument or fcuk off & read something else.

As far as im concerned we have several new signings in Church, Bignall, Mooney, etc etc. Who's to say they won't be better than those we've sold? Rodgers obviously thinks so. I call them new signings as they would have had f all chance with Coppell in charge.

I will only get worried when if are sat in the bottom half by Xmas.

[W&E Royal]

We had a massive squad, we got rid of high earners and reserve players, we've sold Doyle who i think is the only player that Rodgers rates.

Murty- not wanted
Dubes- not wanted
Lita- did he ever play?
Hahnemann- maybe could have kept him

Doyle- £6.5m I'll miss him
Hunt- £3m BRILLIANT!! Not a Rodgers kind of player, can anyone honestly think he would fit in with the style of football we're playing
Bikey- £3m Has he ever been first choice??? Really good on his day but how many days has he had?

Who have i missed?

So really, how many players on this would honestly be starting every week? One? We've brought in Mills to replace Bikey and Dubes, we will get Smith and i think we'll get another.

How many more plastic fans have we got to tell that we aren't big spenders, we never have been and i'm pretty sure SJM isn't lining his pockets with our money.

[CMRoyal]

So, another player leaves us for a fair sum of money & still we're told that the club is ambitious to get back up as soon as possible. We look to have a great manager, the young players, on the whole look fantastic, so why oh why are we not spending some of the cash brought in on a couple of real quality players?

We are. Matt Mills (our third most expensive signing ever), hopefully Tommy Smith and at least one other.

[Thaumagurist*]

That's a good post, W&E Royal. I hope nev monkey takes note.

[Who Moved The Goalposts?]

I haven't seen this been posted anywhere else but maybe this is the reason why we're selling players:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berk ... 200288.stm

Reading Football Club has revealed a drop of about £1.5m in season ticket sales for the start of the new season. The club, which lost out on a Premier League place after a play-off defeat to Burnley, has sold 11,000 season tickets compared to 15,000 the previous year.

People want Madejski to invest in the club but why should he when there is clear evidence that a lot of Reading fans aren't willing to do the same. Personally I'm happy with the way the squad is shaping up.

I have to admit I'm cynical as to the motives behind this report appearing now (was headline news on BBCRB this morning too). It's not like we didn't know how many STs we had sold - it was around this figure months ago. Something tells me that the PR machine at the club re-ignited the story in order to counter the inevitable "we've just sold Hunt so we should be buying players" argument. And of course, to deflect illusions of "moneybags" status during any player purchase negotiations.

[nev monkey]

We had a massive squad, we got rid of high earners and reserve players, we've sold Doyle who i think is the only player that Rodgers rates.

Murty- not wanted
Dubes- not wanted
Lita- did he ever play?
Hahnemann- maybe could have kept him

Doyle- £6.5m I'll miss him
Hunt- £3m BRILLIANT!! Not a Rodgers kind of player, can anyone honestly think he would fit in with the style of football we're playing
Bikey- £3m Has he ever been first choice??? Really good on his day but how many days has he had?

Who have i missed?

So really, how many players on this would honestly be starting every week? One? We've brought in Mills to replace Bikey and Dubes, we will get Smith and i think we'll get another.

How many more plastic fans have we got to tell that we aren't big spenders, we never have been and i'm pretty sure SJM isn't lining his pockets with our money.

If we buy Smith (not likely though is it?) & one other that will do for me. What you've just said is pretty much what I would like to happen.

[brendywendy]

I call them new signings as they would have had f all chance with Coppell in charge.

Is that the same coppell who handed church his debut. And played karacan, pearce and kelly for chunks of last season? And all that bignall and mooneys goals v burton prove is that theyre good enough for div 2. That said we will be buying, and the other kids could all progress and prove themselves in this league. We are building for winning the league with a team of graduates next season which would equal coppells 106 achievements imo. Dont panic!