US Political situation - Any impact on Reading FC?

[Forbury Lion]

We have American owners, in fact Rob Coughig is listed on the internet as being a Republican (doesn't necessarily makes him pro-Trump).

Just wondering if this Greenland takeover/invasion/purchase talk and the tariff war and unconfirmed suggestion that Europe may sell their bonds and crash the Dollar sending the US into a recession might have some impact on the club...maybe bad, maybe good. Maybe Trump will block investment in the UK meaning we'll be in a similar situation to when the former owner couldn't get money out of China to pay the wages and Blackburn Rovers where the Venkys couldn't get money out of India.

Worth thinking about.

[Linden Jones' Tash]

Apparently, the plan is to fix the end of season vote so that Trump gets both Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards...

Oh and every golden gamble and Papa john's Pizza from now til the end of the season...

but even then, he will likely throw RC, TT and Reading FC under a bus...

If only we were still owned by the Dodgy Russian, we'd be fine now...

[RG30]

Rob Couhig hasn't got a pot to piss in so I doubt it will make any difference whatsoever.

[Silver Fox]

No

[Clyde1998]

In terms of getting money out of the United States: capital controls would completely collapse every major economy, so aren't going to happen.

From what I can think of: the only potential impacts could be changes to exchange rates and/or the money our investors have available to them. I doubt it will make a serious impact on the club at this stage though.

[The Royal Forester]

If our government is consistent (hard to imagine, I know) and Trump does invade Greenland then it will sanction the US as it did to Russia.. Then all American owners of British Football clubs will have to sell up. Can't see sanctions happening though.

[Snowflake Royal]

If our government is consistent (hard to imagine, I know) and Trump does invade Greenland then it will sanction the US as it did to Russia.. Then all American owners of British Football clubs will have to sell up. Can't see sanctions happening though.

If the US invades Greenland, finances are the last of anyone's problems as it may trigger WWIII given it obligates the rest of NATO to consider it an act of war on all of them.

In the case of invasion, doing nothing militarily signals weakness to Putin and carte blanche to invade the Baltics, whilst acting militarily puts NATO in a potential war on two fronts and emboldens Putin to invade the Baltics.

[Linden Jones' Tash]

I think the windmill next to the Mad Stad might just save us....

[rabidbee]

I think the windmill next to the Mad Stad might just save us....

Trump's just connected having windmills to losing - perhaps he has a point.

[Linden Jones' Tash]

Just don't tell him about the methane quietly percolating through the foundations of the Mad Stad....

[Lower West]

We have American owners, in fact Rob Coughig is listed on the internet as being a Republican (doesn't necessarily makes him pro-Trump).

Interesting times. Given the spotlight on anything or anyone connected to the USA at the current time. Goodwill can soon disappear to be replaced by outright negativity.

[South Coast Royal]

We have American owners, in fact Rob Coughig is listed on the internet as being a Republican (doesn't necessarily makes him pro-Trump).

Interesting times. Given the spotlight on anything or anyone connected to the USA at the current time. Goodwill can soon disappear to be replaced by outright negativity.

Should we boycotting or protesting at the Barnsley/Louisiana Day as a general protest against f*****g Yanks generally rather than having a false jolly good time ?

[Millsy]

jfc