Heres the full transcript from the John Madejski interview on IRC!
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HobNob: give it a few minutes then start?
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trefor: Someone please tell me what's happening (for the non- technical like me!!)
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HobNob: hello everyone!
bj3: all stand!
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HobNob: hehe!
awake: hey hey :)
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HobNob: action
JM: Back again
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Dean: Changing anoraks like this... phew!
awake: howdy ipek
bj3: made it ipek
awake: hi bj3
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DaRK_JeDi: OK
bj3: hi awake
awake: seen eric
awake: ?
DaRK_JeDi: This may go down again at any time...so bear with me.
ipek1: hi everyone
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awake: k dark
awake: seeya lata'
DaRK_JeDi: OK....Questions?
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ipek1: Eric is there somewhere
ipek1: :))))))))))))
nick3: ?
JGK: ?
bj3: ?
trefor: ?
Julian: ?
HobNob: ?
DaRK_JeDi: Nick : GA
nick3: Does the club have any views about the demise of BBC Radio Berkshire, which provided excellent coverage of the Royals, and its replacement by the Oxford based station Thames Valley FM? The majority of people to whom I have spoken feel that coverage of the Royals on this new service is, to say the least, pathetic. DONE
Dean: ?
DaRK_JeDi: BAsically, we are extremely disappointed because the demise of the local radio station as the club have an excellent rapport with them, and they cover events thoroughly
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DaRK_JeDi: and in spite of all lobbying like mad, it seems that the BBC had laid their plans along time ago to merge Berks with Oxfordshire, and of course, we now don't recieve such good coverage from them
DaRK_JeDi: .
Drewster: jgk please GA
JGK: There are many technical & professional people with a wide range of skills on the "Internet Royals". Apart from the obvious support we already give, what can WE do to help the club? DONE
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DaRK_JeDi: I do not know. It is up to you to come forward, and let us know what you think you can do for the club. I know one thing, that would be of enormous help
DaRK_JeDi: is to locate some inexpensive funding I.E soft loans to help towards the £35 mill circa for the new stadium.
DaRK_JeDi: .
eric4: bj3 GA
bj3: Greetings Mr. Madjeski from the USA. Being one of the many Reading FC. supporters abroad my main source of information about the club comes from the internet. Could you please tell me if Reading FC. has plans for any internet based relations with the supporters, for instance a web page?
bj3: done
bj3: ?
HobNob: ?
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JM: Sorry...went down again.
helena3: i thought so
helena3: :((
HobNob: ready to continue?
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HobNob: I have a collection of quesitons from supporters unable to join here today.
DaRK_JeDi: OPS please
DaRK_JeDi: Hold on Graham.
DaRK_JeDi: To answer Brians Question
HobNob: sorry!
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DaRK_JeDi: HNA, World of Web and Rob Minchins page , although they are "unofficial" are welcome to carry info for the club
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DaRK_JeDi: As long as it costs nothing, the club is happy to "endorse" these sites
DaRK_JeDi: The club will be happy to announce that any future press release may be provided to the people that run the Web Sites.
DaRK_JeDi: .
eric4: GA trefor
trefor: What are the main risks now on the new ground not going ahead? Not finding all the money? Done
DaRK_JeDi: I certainly believe that the stadium will now go ahead.
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DaRK_JeDi: We're anticipating building what we consider to be a state of the art stadium.
Clive: Eric i would like to ask a question to Mr. Madejski!
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Clive: ?????
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DaRK_JeDi: Blast it!
DaRK_JeDi: How much of the last answer did you get?
HobNob: none
bj3: 8:26] We're anticipating building what we consider to be a state of the art stadium.
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HobNob: sorry... up to building a state...
Clive: sorry folks
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DaRK_JeDi: We will e-mail that last answer, OK?
Clive: i got disconnected again
DaRK_JeDi: Julian : GA
Clive: ok
Julian: My first question has just been answered! :Adrian Williams is probably the club's most valuable player and is now out of contract. Doyou think it is just scaremongering by the local press when they report he could be movingabroad on a free? Surely the club could have done more to ensure that they would not loseout financially in this case?DONE
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Clive: thanks
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DaRK_JeDi: At the club, we want the best for AW and the best for the club
DaRK_JeDi: AW as you are aware was injured for the last part of last season
DaRK_JeDi: but he was also very instrumental in keeping RFC in the 1st Div
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Clive: its very bad
DaRK_JeDi: Blast it!
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DaRK_JeDi: What was the last thing you saw?
HobNob: ng RFC in the 1st Div
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Julian: up to ....ist div
bj3: [8:32] but he was also very instrumental in keeping RFC in the 1st Div
Clive: thats right
DaRK_JeDi: OK...
DaRK_JeDi: I personally would like to see AW playing in the Premiership, where he belongs.
DaRK_JeDi: .
DaRK_JeDi: HobNob : GA
HobNob: Hello! Many supporters have sent me questions regarding the new stadium. Will the admission price rise considerably to meet the building costs? How much money will the club alone be putting into the project?
DaRK_JeDi: Hello?
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DaRK_JeDi: The club will obviously use the money that we sell Elm Park for
DaRK_JeDi: there are various other agencies where we will secure money from, and we also have the advantage of utilising funds from a non-food retail site
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DaRK_JeDi: that will be sold, and the rest of the money will come from hopefully soft loans, and sponsorship, etc.
HobNob: DaRK_JeDi: The club will obviously use the money that we sell Elm Park for
DaRK_JeDi: The cost of admission is just something that we haven't considered as yet, as we're talking at least 2 years away
DaRK_JeDi: and we have no idea of cost projections.
DaRK_JeDi: .
nick3: ?
eric4: ga dean
Dean: It has been said that the new badge will last only for one season - is it too late for people to submit suggestions for the following year?
Dean: DONE
HobNob: Will admission rise next year?
DaRK_JeDi: Provided that we recieve the ideas ASAP there may be an oppertunity that we will be able to take
DaRK_JeDi: tham into consideration.However, I would like to stress that we have to take
DaRK_JeDi: RFC into the new millenium and everything about it must be extremely exciting commercial and be able to appeal to
DaRK_JeDi: an enourmous amount of people that hitherto have not responded to the club.
DaRK_JeDi: .
Julian: ?
DaRK_JeDi: The working brief for the new stadiums name is
DaRK_JeDi: The Hi-Tech stadium
eric4: GA Clive please
Clive: Good afternoon Mr. Madejski, last year we have seen the departure of our best players which we have struggled to replace, now it seems the final one AW, is set to go as well, what are the plans for replacing these valuable assets? Can you please answer that, thank you.
bj3: ?
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DaRK_JeDi: I do not concur totally with your assumption. Yes they were good players
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DaRK_JeDi: and once they decided that THEY wanted to go
DaRK_JeDi: we had very little control over that situation. We have certainly strenghthened the squad
DaRK_JeDi: and we will continue to do so.
DaRK_JeDi: It is absolutley essential that we sign players that are totally committed to RFC
DaRK_JeDi: and sharing the vision and the dream of promoting us into the Premiership.
DaRK_JeDi: .
eric4: Is there anyone who would like to ask a question who hasn't so far?
eivindes: ?
eric4: Do you think that we should have moved for Neil Lennon in the summer when we had a chance after his impressive form at wembley?
DaRK_JeDi: We did try to, but nothing came of it. There were many players that we plotted during last season
*eric4* your after eivindes ok?
DaRK_JeDi: to sign for RFC, it certainly was not without tremendous effort by
DaRK_JeDi: Mick and Jimmy to sign new players last season.
DaRK_JeDi: .
eric4: ga eivindes
eivindes: Hi. Okay, here's the questions. 1. When or will you ever get rid of Jimmy Quinn? 2. Will you provide money for improving the team? I would really like to see Reading sign Norwegian striker Rushfelt who has scored 7 goals in the last 9 games in the nor
eivindes: should be norwegian premiership at the end there.. thank you.
eivindes: done
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DaRK_JeDi: Ho Hum
DaRK_JeDi: when they have selected a player that they would like to sign, then they will talk to myself and my board.
Clive: got disconnected again:((((((((
DaRK_JeDi: .
DaRK_JeDi: Last Q's now please.
JGK: ?
DaRK_JeDi: HOBNOB : GA
nick3: ?
Dean: ?
HobNob: My question regarding a possible big money signed has been asked. Another question regarding the club finances though: Last year the club announced a big loss despite the success in the league and play-offs, is there another loss to be expected after this season? Can we expect to continue losing money?
Julian: ?
DaRK_JeDi: Yes
DaRK_JeDi: .
DaRK_JeDi: BJ3 : GA
bj3: Have you thought about selling plugs of turf from Elm Park when the new ground is done? I for one would be very interested in buying a few, nothing like a bit of home away from home. :))
bj3: done
DaRK_JeDi: Yes. We have already discussed this oppertunity and will respond to it. Thankyou very much for your positive point.
DaRK_JeDi: .
DaRK_JeDi: JGK : GA
JGK: In my experience, the "behind the scenes" admin and systems at Elm Park leaves a lot to be desired at times (I have examples ready if required). Are there any plans to revamp this more in line with our needs and status as a looking for Premier League status? DONE
DaRK_JeDi: Absolutely. It is very difficult for us to function
DaRK_JeDi: well at EP as we all know the whole infrastructure is so old
DaRK_JeDi: and un-user friendly. We are pulling all our efforts, obviously, into the new stadium
JGK: But surely the investment in an up-to-date phone system could be transferred. for example.
DaRK_JeDi: where we shall be able to implement high tech world beating state of the art systems
DaRK_JeDi: supplied by some of the world beating companies that are domiciled in the area.
DaRK_JeDi: It's very unlikely that anything apart from the people can be transferred from EP.!
DaRK_JeDi: .
DaRK_JeDi: NICK3 : GA
nick3: I believe the development of a new ground to be a tremendous asset to the club and to the local community. Now that all the planning permission has been gained, is the chairman able to say how the construction costs will be financed? Is there likely to be a rights issue in which the fans can participate? DONE
DaRK_JeDi: This question has already been answered. As for the last part of your question though,
DaRK_JeDi: because of the enourmous sums involved and the cost of launching a rights issue
DaRK_JeDi: it is unlikely that we would consider this initially, but it is something that we are aware of
DaRK_JeDi: and are keeping all our options open.
DaRK_JeDi: .
DaRK_JeDi: DEAN : GA
Dean: With the immense cost and greater capacity of the new stadium, the Club will need to gain more sponsorship and increase and sustain the number of supporters who attend home matches.
Dean: How will the Club improve publicity?
HobNob: ?
Dean: DONE
DaRK_JeDi: We will be overhauling our complete marketing strategy
DaRK_JeDi: The new stadium, in my opinion, will be the biggest attraction to hit
DaRK_JeDi: the south east for 50 years
Dean: Thanks. Like the Sydney opera House (also an Arup construction)!
DaRK_JeDi: We will not be slow in coming forward in terms of promoting the hi-tech stadium with all it's facilities full blast.
DaRK_JeDi: The stadium will also be boasting a facility to host upto 700 people for conferences, and will have a restaurant
DaRK_JeDi: capable of feeding upto 500 people for a full 3 course meal.
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DaRK_JeDi: Time has caught up with us I am afraid. There is no more time for questions, however
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DaRK_JeDi: I will ask John if he would mind answering Printed questions, if you send them to me, or Graham, via E-Mail
DaRK_JeDi: Thanks for being here.
HobNob: Thank you John!
JGK: Please thank John for his time
bj3: Thank you JM for spending the time with us
trefor: goodbye and thanks
eivindes: Thnxz!
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Julian: THanks to John and also to all those that have arranged this interview
DaRK_JeDi: OK...Bye all.
Clive: Thank you John and thanks guys !!!
HobNob: BYe
nick3: Thank you Mr Madejski for your time. Best of luck with the stadium project and with the team next season
Clive: byeeeeeee
Gorsky: Thanks for your time Mr Madjeski
DaRK_JeDi: John thanks everyone for their interest.
HobNob: come on you Royals!! (had to say that)
Clive: See you all next season:)))
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trefor: You R's
Clive: bye everyone
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HobNob: BLUE ARMY!
HobNob: (sorry)
nick3: Don't shout Graham
JGK: was this covered by press or TV?
trefor: When will it all be up on the Web Graham?
HobNob: IN FIVE MINUTES!
HobNob: sorry for shouting
nick3: THATS OKAY
bj3: HEHEHE
Julian: how can you not shout BLUE ARMY?
JGK: Graham : are you going to edit out all the disconnects?
HobNob: how can you not shout BLUE ARMY? : GOOD POINT
bj3: Well time to go to work, see you all later
nick3: Are we going to meet for the first Bulgaria match in Euro 96?
HobNob: yes... eddited version!
bj3: do you have the log Graham?
trefor: Bit embarrasing at the end. Whow was lickme?
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JGK: nick3 : Good idea - where and when?
eivindes: Guess who I met at the store on Tuesday?
awake: Hello everyone
nick3: I don't have the schedules I'm afraid
eivindes: More like bumped into..
JGK: mail ideas for meetings to the list
eivindes: Rushfelt himself.
awake: JGK are you John M ?
Julian: He sounded like a good politition don't you think
HobNob: GO TO: http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/Recreation/Sport/reading/JMonIRC.html
JGK: Julian - yep, lots of balnd, non-committal answers
JGK: bland, i mean
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awake: hmm well bye!
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trefor: Was the TV or press there?
JGK: the only thing on his mind seems to be the stadium - do you reckon he's using us as a stepping stone to his conference facility?
HobNob: I like it when he said we could raise 35 million for him!!!!
HobNob: hehe!!!
trefor: Well our Kit sponsorship is a start
JGK: any decisions on who we're doing next year?
bj3: nice job Graham, and so quick!
trefor: £29,999,980 to go
bj3: anyone want to buy some Elm Park turf?
Julian: We never got to embarrass him about 1877!
bj3: I was going to say Grass but some might get the wrong idea
bj3: :))
trefor: sorry £34,999,980 to go
HobNob: hehe!!
trefor: The bit with the hampster in it?
trefor: Did he duck Eiviands JQ question or not?
HobNob: so who does everyone want to sponsor next year?
eivindes: He did not answer it.. stupid q=stupid a.
HobNob: I'll collect the two quids again as soon as we decide!
Julian: Martim williams
Gorsky: I suggest Martin Williams as well
bj3: bye all!
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HobNob: bye!
trefor: bye all
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HobNob: Martin Williams is the favourite then!!!
Julian: Suppose it's time to do some work...
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HobNob: yep, exam time tommorrow!
HobNob: see you later!
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