New Owners - Redwood Watch

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by morganb » 07 Jul 2025 09:25

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blythspartan Rob has confirmed in his latest interview posted this morning that we have another new investor coming onboard in the next week, who is in addition to Aliya. Elon Musk :lol:

It all sounds sensible too and he mentions a succession plan in case something happens to him. Possibly, the death of his brother last week made him elude to this. Anyway, much better days ahead! :D


got a link to that?


Assume it is this snippet -

https://x.com/GHRBerksHants/status/1942 ... Nlr6g&s=19

Where he doesn't say Musk just investor

Some other non-Musk suggestions here -

https://x.com/ajb1871/status/1942132973 ... njKvw&s=19

Let's throw some random names out there: Jensen Huang; Peter Thiel; Alexander Karp; Marc Benioff. All fit with @RCouhig and Ross Kestin's "Silicon Valley of the UK" philosophy. #readingfc

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by blythspartan » 07 Jul 2025 09:45

morganb
MouldyRoyal
blythspartan Rob has confirmed in his latest interview posted this morning that we have another new investor coming onboard in the next week, who is in addition to Aliya. Elon Musk :lol:

It all sounds sensible too and he mentions a succession plan in case something happens to him. Possibly, the death of his brother last week made him elude to this. Anyway, much better days ahead! :D


got a link to that?


Assume it is this snippet -

https://x.com/GHRBerksHants/status/1942 ... Nlr6g&s=19

Where he doesn't say Musk just investor

Some other non-Musk suggestions here -

https://x.com/ajb1871/status/1942132973 ... njKvw&s=19

Let's throw some random names out there: Jensen Huang; Peter Thiel; Alexander Karp; Marc Benioff. All fit with @RCouhig and Ross Kestin's "Silicon Valley of the UK" philosophy. #readingfc


Yep, Elon Musk was just meant as a joke, but who knows. It's just great to have some positive news after years of Sh!tness.

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by MouldyRoyal » 07 Jul 2025 09:53

Musk would not be positive news!

Watching that clip, it sounds positive. Investors but not going to suddenly start breaking the bank. That's the right way imo

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by blythspartan » 07 Jul 2025 09:58

MouldyRoyal Musk would not be positive news!

Watching that clip, it sounds positive. Investors but not going to suddenly start breaking the bank. That's the right way imo


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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Sutekh » 07 Jul 2025 10:24

Real shame Rob wasn’t looking to buy when SJM was trying to sell. Reading now seemingly able to attract the investment they so desperately needed when the “potless” Russian was here yet it took a complete **** to drive the club into the ground to “get lucky” with it. Perhaps SJM missed a trick there :?


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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by WestYorksRoyal » 07 Jul 2025 10:42

Sutekh Real shame Rob wasn’t looking to buy when SJM was trying to sell. Reading now seemingly able to attract the investment they so desperately needed when the “potless” Russian was here yet it took a complete **** to drive the club into the ground to “get lucky” with it. Perhaps SJM missed a trick there :?

SJM was only interested in billionaires, as he had taken us as far as possible with only hundreds of millions.

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by leon » 07 Jul 2025 12:26

I think RFC supporters need to rein in the criticism. We were desperate for Couhig to buy us and it's almost going to be very tricky going from financial basket case to stable well managed club at the same time as most of the squad being out of contract and us maintaining our clout on the pitch.

Realistically we should allow for 3+ transfer windows to see a team that could potentially get promoted and give the Championship a reasonable go.

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Brogue » 07 Jul 2025 13:50

leon I think RFC supporters need to rein in the criticism. We were desperate for Couhig to buy us and it's almost going to be very tricky going from financial basket case to stable well managed club at the same time as most of the squad being out of contract and us maintaining our clout on the pitch.

Realistically we should allow for 3+ transfer windows to see a team that could potentially get promoted and give the Championship a reasonable go.


99% of the criticisms are about couhig whipping up a frenzy amongst fans saying things like it’s going to be a spectacular window we have top 3 budget. And then making deadlines on things saying next week you’re going to be really surprised with these massive announcements, and then nothing happens.

I don’t want a spectacular window. We have proven over the last 4 years you can build a competitive squad without paying transfer fees. I’d I’ve like d to him to say look yeah I’ve taken over a massive shirt storm, this season we’re looking at a mid table finish with hopes of getting into the playoffs. And come out and basically said what you’ve just said.

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Sutekh » 08 Jul 2025 11:54

Apparently Alec Lundberg (the club’s new Financial Officer) has been talking to the FL and the club are now confident that the 5/6 days delay process in getting signings approved by them will be “truncated” a little as of today.


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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by morganb » 11 Jul 2025 11:03

Scott Marshall announced as new assistant manager (saw it from Andy Preston on Twitter)

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by RG30 » 11 Jul 2025 11:52

Underwhelming. At least Beale would have been a fresh of eyes with no previous connections.

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by morganb » 17 Jul 2025 09:39

Think I overheard at Bearwood that Rob was flying in on Wednesday then going to Ireland today (at the time we couldn't understand why he didn't go directly to Ireland)


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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Brogue » 17 Jul 2025 09:46

morganb Think I overheard at Bearwood that Rob was flying in on Wednesday then going to Ireland today (at the time we couldn't understand why he didn't go directly to Ireland)


He was indeed at bearwood yesterday


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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Brogue » 17 Jul 2025 10:29

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Linden Jones' Tash » 17 Jul 2025 10:43

is he hiding all these unannounced new signings and contracts in his trunk?....

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Brogue » 17 Jul 2025 10:48

Linden Jones' Tash is he hiding all these unannounced new signings and contracts in his trunk?....



Good use of trunk

Fcuking yanks :roll:

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Sutekh » 17 Jul 2025 13:34

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morganb Think I overheard at Bearwood that Rob was flying in on Wednesday then going to Ireland today (at the time we couldn't understand why he didn't go directly to Ireland)


He was indeed at bearwood yesterday



You been in the bushes again?

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Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

by Sutekh » 17 Jul 2025 13:39

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Linden Jones' Tash is he hiding all these unannounced new signings and contracts in his trunk?....



Good use of trunk

Fcuking yanks :roll:


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