TSI - The Promises, Policies & Progress Thread

[M Brook]

Can't see there would be too many other people interested in the site, doubt it would get permission for houses so not sure there would be too much of a rush about the thing.

Bearwood GC, presumably, will have an interest in the site! There is no question of the site being used for housing. In fact, I would have thought that its potential use is quite limited. Despite this, Wokingham BC clearly see it as an important site and are requiring considerable supporting evidence to be produced before they will consider a planning application. The Bearwood Estate, who are looking to sell, may prefer to sell to the golf club - the process would, presumably, be much quicker and easier and would not be dependant on a planning permission. Members of Bearwood GC are, apparently, quietly confident that this will prove to be the case. Part of their optimism comes from a belief that RFC do not have the money necessary to purchase and develop the site.

[Man Friday]

AZ is basically a slightly richer version of SJM, willing to subsidise the business in a limited fashion but not a sugar daddy that is going to throw away his Father’s cash so we can all watch Premiership football every year.

Thems the breaks folks.

If anybody on here wants to buy the club and spend their own money subsiding a loss making business fantastic, if not why not just pipe down a touch?

That's exactly what we do in a relative way. There's people on here spend 10-20% of their income following Reading. If Anton and his dad spent just 5% of their wealth on us we'd have the players we need.

If Anton won't spend his money on us then make way for someone who will.

Do you realise why wealthy people remain wealthy?

Yeah. But we don't want a rich person owning this club who won't spend his money. O/W what's the point? One of us may as well own the club.

[Green]

Just what is the point of having an owner who won't put his money into the club?

May as well be one of us who owns the club: Same net result - no money spent on players etc.

This may be a bit beyond you,

Speaks the "man" who uses the phrase "mong" as a form of insult. I've had my doubts about you for quite a while with your inane, simplistic, semi-literate analysis. Recently, however, with the use of this phrase (used by the children and small-brained on here) you've confirmed yourself to be the sick, low-life that I suspected you were.

Just to be clear - you're absolutely fine with personal attacks and insults on here, it's just the nature that they're done with?

[Man Friday]

We didn't spend any money because Anton doesn't HAVE any money.

The club and the owner are not the same entity!

In how many other industries is all investment paid for by the owners/shareholders following the share issue? The club has to finance itself.

No it doesn't. That's JM's line because he (quite sensibly) didn't want to spend (much of) his money on us. However, I would like someone who isn't sensible and wants to spend a large amount of money on us.

[P!ssed Off]

Just what is the point of having an owner who won't put his money into the club?

May as well be one of us who owns the club: Same net result - no money spent on players etc.

This may be a bit beyond you,

Speaks the "man" who uses the phrase "mong" as a form of insult. I've had my doubts about you for quite a while with your inane, simplistic, semi-literate analysis. Recently, however, with the use of this phrase (used by the children and small-brained on here) you've confirmed yourself to be the sick, low-life that I suspected you were.

I quite like you.
'Mong' is a ridiculous word. I've never heard anyone use it in real life, why it's the word of choice around here is quite shocking.

[Once were Biscuitmen]

We didn't spend any money because Anton doesn't HAVE any money.

The club and the owner are not the same entity!

In how many other industries is all investment paid for by the owners/shareholders following the share issue? The club has to finance itself.

No it doesn't. That's JM's line because he (quite sensibly) didn't want to spend (much of) his money on us. However, I would like someone who isn't sensible and wants to spend a large amount of money on us.

I'd like to win the lottery and have the vulnerable, low-confidence and quite pretty bird from the Great British Bake-Off come round and show me her petit fours but life is rarely like that!

[Struggle Pig]

Who is/was Struggle Pig?

Has anyone told him/her to FON yet?

I am a him and I have had no one FON me yet.

I have been a regular visitor to HNA for a couple of years now and finally thought I would add my opinion to the mix. Hopefully they will be adequately interesting and not the tripe "the siege aka Fridays ghost" puts out there.

[Struggle Pig]

We didn't spend any money because Anton doesn't HAVE any money.

The club and the owner are not the same entity!

In how many other industries is all investment paid for by the owners/shareholders following the share issue? The club has to finance itself.

No it doesn't. That's JM's line because he (quite sensibly) didn't want to spend (much of) his money on us. However, I would like someone who isn't sensible and wants to spend a large amount of money on us.

Really?

Whilst I partially agree with the premise of having someone who will spend lots of money as it would be very exciting as a fan, I do not want financial uncertainty, as it would the wrong choice in the short and long term future of the club.

Building from the youth up gradually will be the most profitable way of doing it.

One day, we could be a football club who can make a profit like Arsenal. Sure it's many years away, but when we get there, it will be exciting and maybe we will have a deadline day like they have just had.

[P!ssed Off]

Who is/was Struggle Pig?

Has anyone told him/her to FON yet?

I am a him and I have had no one FON me yet.

I have been a regular visitor to HNA for a couple of years now and finally thought I would add my opinion to the mix. Hopefully they will be adequately interesting and not the tripe "the siege aka Fridays ghost" puts out there.

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/15 ... r-struggle

Was this you?
Please urgently confirm.

[P!ssed Off]

When I become a billionaire I'm spending it all on Reading whether you cunts like it or not.

[Struggle Pig]

Who is/was Struggle Pig?

Has anyone told him/her to FON yet?

I am a him and I have had no one FON me yet.

I have been a regular visitor to HNA for a couple of years now and finally thought I would add my opinion to the mix. Hopefully they will be adequately interesting and not the tripe "the siege aka Fridays ghost" puts out there.

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/15 ... r-struggle

Was this you?
Please urgently confirm.

Christ, how the hell did you find that out!

You go somewhere new, where no one knows you, and some bugger finds out the crap you don't want them to know.

[Struggle Pig]

When I become a billionaire I'm spending it all on Reading whether you cunts like it or not.

+1

When I win the euro millions, I'm making sure your given all of it.

[Ian Royal]

Just what is the point of having an owner who won't put his money into the club?

May as well be one of us who owns the club: Same net result - no money spent on players etc.

This may be a bit beyond you,

Speaks the "man" who uses the phrase "mong" as a form of insult. I've had my doubts about you for quite a while with your inane, simplistic, semi-literate analysis. Recently, however, with the use of this phrase (used by the children and small-brained on here) you've confirmed yourself to be the sick, low-life that I suspected you were.

I'll take that as agreement its beyond you then, I guess.

By the way, you could have just acted like a rational, intelligent person and asked me not to use a word you found offensive. I'd have been perfectly happy to oblige. Kind of hard to hold the moral high ground with that sort of response. I'm plenty happy enough just patronising you.

[sandman]

We didn't spend any money because Anton doesn't HAVE any money.

The club and the owner are not the same entity!

In how many other industries is all investment paid for by the owners/shareholders following the share issue? The club has to finance itself.

No it doesn't. That's JM's line because he (quite sensibly) didn't want to spend (much of) his money on us. However, I would like someone who isn't sensible and wants to spend a large amount of money on us.

Really?

Whilst I partially agree with the premise of having someone who will spend lots of money as it would be very exciting as a fan, I do not want financial uncertainty, as it would the wrong choice in the short and long term future of the club.

Building from the youth up gradually will be the most profitable way of doing it.

One day, we could be a football club who can make a profit like Arsenal. Sure it's many years away, but when we get there, it will be exciting and maybe we will have a deadline day like they have just had.

I agree! I mean building from the youth has been very beneficial for footballing powerhouse Crewe Alexandra. Although thanks to the category system that won't even be that profitable anymore.

Is that Arsenal who haven't won a trophy for http://www.sincearsenallastwonatrophy.co.uk/? As good as Ozil is did they really desperately need a creative midfielder? Or like us with Sissoko should they have been focusing their effort on a striker to get on the end of the passes of their already very good creative midfield players?

Don't really think anyone wants some super rich bloke who buys for ridiculous amounts of money but they do want someone who will spend money on players when there are obvious deficiencies in the squad rather than wasting his time trying to get us to sign a player, in a position we don't need, on wages that could be spent on filling that obvious squad deficiency.

[HoneyRoastHoax]

We didn't spend any money because Anton doesn't HAVE any money.

Yeah because the purchase of the training ground, committing to build it, getting Cat 1 status (min £2m a year) keeping AMc, AP, HRK, AlF, and signing RD, DW & WB means he has no money.

You fool.

Bit spiteful.

Sorry EP I regret my tarnish. It was a build up of reading a million kids say we've done nothing and spent nothing

[PieEater]

Don't really think anyone wants some super rich bloke who buys for ridiculous amounts of money but they do want someone who will spend money on players when there are obvious deficiencies in the squad rather than wasting his time trying to get us to sign a player, in a position we don't need, on wages that could be spent on filling that obvious squad deficiency.

So who did you have in mind that we've missed out on to some other Championship club? Maybe Holt but he's getting on a bit.

If you think we could beat Prem clubs to a signing then dream on.

[peterroyal76]

According to the interview with Nigel in yesterday's Post it appears Mariappa was sold to balance the books.

[sandman]

Don't really think anyone wants some super rich bloke who buys for ridiculous amounts of money but they do want someone who will spend money on players when there are obvious deficiencies in the squad rather than wasting his time trying to get us to sign a player, in a position we don't need, on wages that could be spent on filling that obvious squad deficiency.

So who did you have in mind that we've missed out on to some other Championship club? Maybe Holt but he's getting on a bit.

If you think we could beat Prem clubs to a signing then dream on.

Who said anything about any of that shit you're talking about? I haven't scouted "900 games last season" and neither have I boasted that "I know about pretty much every single player in Europe".

[Struggle Pig]

1)
I agree! I mean building from the youth has been very beneficial for footballing powerhouse Crewe Alexandra. Although thanks to the category system that won't even be that profitable anymore.

2)
Is that Arsenal who haven't won a trophy for http://www.sincearsenallastwonatrophy.co.uk/? As good as Ozil is did they really desperately need a creative midfielder? Or like us with Sissoko should they have been focusing their effort on a striker to get on the end of the passes of their already very good creative midfield players?

3)
Don't really think anyone wants some super rich bloke who buys for ridiculous amounts of money but they do want someone who will spend money on players when there are obvious deficiencies in the squad rather than wasting his time trying to get us to sign a player, in a position we don't need, on wages that could be spent on filling that obvious squad deficiency.

1)
I agree Crewe haven't been the most fortuitous with putting so much emphasis on youth, but they have had many players move into premier league teams and I'm sure the money received has gone a long way into keeping them afloat. It is entirely probable, that Crewe would be in an even worse position now, if they didn't run the club the way they are.

2)
Yeah, I would hate it if Reading FC went 9 seasons without winning any silverware, after having won the premier league 3 times, the FA cup 4 times and the community shield 4 times, that would be the worst, finishing in the top 4 year on year, playing in the champions league against the best teams in the world and to top it all off, we would be profitable. What a bag of crap that would be.

3)
I whole heartedly agree with your 3rd paragraph.

[HoneyRoastHoax]

I like this struggle pig guy.