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Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 12:03
by rg6royal
Streets wrote:I don't recall us ever playing in League 2. I do remember Division 3 however.

And for the record, I enjoyed football far more back then!
I wasn't around back then :(

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 12:08
by FiNeRaIn
Royalee wrote:
Royal Lady wrote:Jordan does indeed not like Coppell. He's also a smug, egocentric. Surprised he doesn't get on better with Mr Mad to be honest.
LOL, you're an utter moron.
Actually RL posts some pretty informative stuff. Can't disagree with her comments here either.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 12:09
by Drew_3
trust me football was more enjoyable then!

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 12:35
by Royalee
Streets wrote:I don't recall us ever playing in League 2. I do remember Division 3 however.

And for the record, I enjoyed football far more back then!
That's what I was referring to.

Fair enough if you love underachievement, maybe that's where we differ - I don't see the point in going to football to see us play crap, if I cared that little about RFC then I'd have chosen the spend a lot more time at the pub over the years on Saturday afternoons.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 12:46
by brendywendy
Royalee wrote:
Streets wrote:I don't recall us ever playing in League 2. I do remember Division 3 however.

And for the record, I enjoyed football far more back then!
That's what I was referring to.

Fair enough if you love underachievement, maybe that's where we differ - I don't see the point in going to football to see us play crap, if I cared that little about RFC then I'd have chosen the spend a lot more time at the pub over the years on Saturday afternoons.
LOL at
underachievement
you moron.

when?

certainly not at anytime over the last 5 years.



oh wait, are you going to say something daft about little old reading attitudes again?!
thatll show me

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 13:53
by UTDSTEVE
Streets wrote:We will never get Watson while he is at Palace.

Our approach was rejected out of hand.

They wont do business with us.

Could be as said already, the Wally vs Warnock thing (I doubt it)

More likely Jordan disliking Coppell maybe.

But either way, never gunna happen.

Give 'em both hell on Saturday!
It wasn't long ago that your sources had apparently confirmed that 2 bids had been rejected by palace and Reading were told to come back with an offer nearer 1.5 million. Thats totally different to palace saying they "wont do business" with you! Palace i'm sure will "do business" with any club that comes up with an acceptable off.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 14:09
by Streets
UTDSTEVE wrote:
Streets wrote:We will never get Watson while he is at Palace.

Our approach was rejected out of hand.

They wont do business with us.

Could be as said already, the Wally vs Warnock thing (I doubt it)

More likely Jordan disliking Coppell maybe.

But either way, never gunna happen.

Give 'em both hell on Saturday!
It wasn't long ago that your sources had apparently confirmed that 2 bids had been rejected by palace and Reading were told to come back with an offer nearer 1.5 million. Thats totally different to palace saying they "wont do business" with you! Palace i'm sure will "do business" with any club that comes up with an acceptable off.
I was told we made a couple of approaches. Floyd backed that up earlier too. So my fat friend down the pub wasn't wrong. He did though say those approaches led to bids that were knocked back out of hand.
UTDSTEVE wrote:
Streets wrote:I only know we had 2 bids knocked back. They seem to want nearer £2m for him and our evaluation doesn't come close to that.

I'd love us to sign him, but if he was to leave Palace for a figure in the region of £1m, I think they'd rather hold onto him for one final year.
Reading have not had any bids knocked back because the FACT is they have not made any!
You PM'd me saying your source was reliable, yet if you read Floyd's thread in The Team, it might shed light on your mate maybe not knowing as much as he thought.

You were quite adamant we made no approach at all.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 14:41
by UTDSTEVE
Streets wrote:
UTDSTEVE wrote:
Streets wrote:We will never get Watson while he is at Palace.

Our approach was rejected out of hand.

They wont do business with us.

Could be as said already, the Wally vs Warnock thing (I doubt it)

More likely Jordan disliking Coppell maybe.

But either way, never gunna happen.

Give 'em both hell on Saturday!
It wasn't long ago that your sources had apparently confirmed that 2 bids had been rejected by palace and Reading were told to come back with an offer nearer 1.5 million. Thats totally different to palace saying they "wont do business" with you! Palace i'm sure will "do business" with any club that comes up with an acceptable off.
I was told we made a couple of approaches. Floyd backed that up earlier too. So my fat friend down the pub wasn't wrong. He did though say those approaches led to bids that were knocked back out of hand.
UTDSTEVE wrote:
Streets wrote:I only know we had 2 bids knocked back. They seem to want nearer £2m for him and our evaluation doesn't come close to that.

I'd love us to sign him, but if he was to leave Palace for a figure in the region of £1m, I think they'd rather hold onto him for one final year.
Reading have not had any bids knocked back because the FACT is they have not made any!
You PM'd me saying your source was reliable, yet if you read Floyd's thread in The Team, it might shed light on your mate maybe not knowing as much as he thought.

You were quite adamant we made no approach at all.

All I’m saying is one minute you’re telling everyone 2 bids have been rejected by palace for not matching their valuation and now you're saying palace "wont do business" with Reading full stop. There is a huge difference.

Jordan doesn't dislike Coppell at all. I’ve no idea where any of you guys have got that information from. Jordan got rid of Coppell because after buying the club and taking them out of administration he felt that he needed a total clear out and fresh start. For anyone to think that the Jordan/Coppell relationship is stopping this transfer taking place is absolutely ridiculous.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 14:48
by IMAMATEOFJOVSKY
He's going to QPR anyway - despite the Dowie factor, the billionaires have the money, so this thread will close soon

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 14:50
by UTDSTEVE
IMAMATEOFJOVSKY wrote:He's going to QPR anyway - despite the Dowie factor, the billionaires have the money, so this thread will close soon
QPR!! He can't be mate sorry Jordan doesn't like Dowie remember :roll:

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 15:00
by Streets
Unitedsteve.

I can, like you, only say what I heard and a reliable poster on here has backed what I heard up about the approaches. I also heard we put two bids to Palace and both were knocked back instantly. That I don't know has been confirmed by anyone and could just be non-founded.

You though claimed we hadn't been near Palace regarding Watson, and you were wrong.

At ease.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 15:14
by FiNeRaIn
lol@ reading for always claiming they " conduct business the right way", as if they are trying to get respect from the football world. Why is it palace won't do business with us? Because we have an idiot of a coach.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 15:19
by UTDSTEVE
Streets wrote:Unitedsteve.

I can, like you, onlt say what I heard and a reliable poster on her has backed what I heard up about the approaches. I also heard we put two bids to Palace and both we knocked back instantly. That I don't know has been confirmed by anyone and could just be nonfounded.

You though cliamed we hadn't been near Palace regarding Watson, and you were wrong.

At ease.
Was i?? I still don't believe that Reading have made any bids for Watson. I'm more than happy to be proved wrong though.

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 15:21
by Streets
Trust you to quote me before I could amend the spelling mistakes. :oops:

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 15:43
by brendywendy
FiNeRaIn wrote:lol@ reading for always claiming they " conduct business the right way", as if they are trying to get respect from the football world. Why is it palace won't do business with us? Because we have an idiot of a coach.

or they do?
or maybe its their chairman?

or maybe we just offered half a mil for a player they rate as worth 2m

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 16:16
by IMAMATEOFJOVSKY
UTDSTEVE wrote:
IMAMATEOFJOVSKY wrote:He's going to QPR anyway - despite the Dowie factor, the billionaires have the money, so this thread will close soon
QPR!! He can't be mate sorry Jordan doesn't like Dowie remember :roll:
Maybe not, but he'd love to be pally with Briatore, Ecclestone and the Indian stell magnet!!!

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 16:23
by TFF
IMAMATEOFJOVSKY wrote:
UTDSTEVE wrote:
IMAMATEOFJOVSKY wrote:He's going to QPR anyway - despite the Dowie factor, the billionaires have the money, so this thread will close soon
QPR!! He can't be mate sorry Jordan doesn't like Dowie remember :roll:
Maybe not, but he'd love to be pally with Briatore, Ecclestone and the Indian stell magnet!!!
Steel magnate

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 16:24
by brendywendy
fridge magnate

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 16:40
by Barry the bird boggler
Just wait until after the Palace game has been played...... :wink:

Re: Rumour - Ben Watson

Posted: 29 Aug 2008 16:52
by Streets
Barry the bird boggler wrote:Just wait until after the Palace game has been played...... :wink:
Is Wally going to kick Warnock's head in until he sells us Watson for £250k ?