Ivar and Brynjar agree to stay with Reading

[IcelandicStokie]

Ivar and Brynjar have both agreed a 1-yr contract. Their agent, Olfur Gardarson confirms this in Icelandic media.

The contracts will either be signed today or after the weekend.

http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?a ... y&id=91182

[SpaceCruiser]

I won't believe anything until Reading FC confirms it.

[Compo's Hat]

Sky Sports say Ivar has agreed to stay for another year as well.

[loyalroyal4life]

yep both are due to stay

great news on part of gunnar, but i think ivar signing means no zurab

[bassavage]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 46,00.html

[Big Ern]

Good news. We couldnt afford to loose another central defender. They may be past their best, but both can more than do a job at this level.

[Ian Royal]

Can't say I'm enthused by either. I thought they were ideal candidates for relieving pressure on the wage bill to allow for fresh new signings. And neither would be serious contenders for a regular first team place for me next season.

[Wycombe Royal]

yep both are due to stay

great news on part of gunnar, but i think ivar signing means no zurab

THat's right because 3 specialist centre backs is more than enough to have in your squad.

[Wycombe Royal]

Can't say I'm enthused by either. I thought they were ideal candidates for relieving pressure on the wage bill to allow for fresh new signings. And neither would be serious contenders for a regular first team place for me next season.

I'm sure there has still been a lot of pressure relieved on the wage bill becasue these new deals will be on vastly reduced terms to their expiring ones (Ingimarsson especially).

[Sun Tzu]

Excellent news re Bryn, no brainer that we needed to hold on to him.

Not so sure about Ivar (sad to say). Can;t see him being a starter next season and would hope we still look for a younger, pacier centre back.

[SpaceCruiser]

Can't say I'm enthused by either. I thought they were ideal candidates for relieving pressure on the wage bill to allow for fresh new signings. And neither would be serious contenders for a regular first team place for me next season.

That's your opinion.

For me, the moment Gunnarsson nutmegged that Liverpool player, he'd earned his new contract.

[Hoop Blah]

Although I wouldn't have been disappointed to see the pair of them move on I'm quite happy they're signing on again as it's obvious that McDermott wants them around.

It's a good sign that they both feel that it's worth taking a 1 year deal with us as opposed to some potentially longer deals elsewhere and it means that any other additions to the squad will be less of a gamble because these two are trustworthy pro's at this level.

[Terminal Boardom]

Yuo know what you will get from these 2. Good decisions all round.

[Sun Tzu]

I do wonder whether Coppell called either of them. I had thought he'd offer Ivar a deal, but the speed with which this has been sorted would suggest not.

[loyalroyaldaz]

Very pleased to see both stay. They are ideal squad players. I am not the biggest Alex Pearce fan but central defenders often work best in certain pairings, maybe things will click between him and Mills, for me the full backs are a bigger worry.

[juanpablo]

Yuo know what you will get from these 2. Good decisions all round.

spot on

[brendywendy]

yep both are due to stay

great news on part of gunnar, but i think ivar signing means no zurab

THat's right because 3 specialist centre backs is more than enough to have in your squad.

made do with just the 2 when we went up didnt we?

[Wycombe Royal]

yep both are due to stay

great news on part of gunnar, but i think ivar signing means no zurab

THat's right because 3 specialist centre backs is more than enough to have in your squad.

made do with just the 2 when we went up didnt we?

We also had Sam Sodje, Peter Mate was signed on loan and then Duberry joined in the January.

So I make that 4 specialist centre backs, and then five when Duberry joined. The fact that two didn't play irrelevant before you mention that.

[Kitson12]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2052771,00.html
Ivar confirmed...

[Row Z Royal]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2052771,00.html
Ivar confirmed...

Good news.