My ITK contact says this is going to happen.

So . . . . . we're saying that firing managers based on short-term, knee-jerk reaction is a BAD thing?

Make up your minds HNA.

I would have had a mini-breakdown if we didn't end up with the 3 points.

Sounds like PInce has anyway!

Dirk Gently I didn't vote as there wasn't an "Ian Royal should be Queen" option.

I was going to say that we should only add 'Royal' if we also add 'Ian'

We're going to have to work within the strict FFP requirements for the foreseeable future. If we were to break them then we'll receive the suspended penalty points deductions and the EFL would no doubt clamp down even harder. We should have more freedom in offering multiple season contracts and pick...

You're the one who brought AC into this, I was just commenting on AC. True, fair point. Well I still say AC isn’t coming to Reading Coming back. Hopefully ready for Huddersfield on 1 October. https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/21273597.reading-fc-set-add-firepower-resign-andy-carroll/ Good to ...

I said before that it's really not in PInce's interest for the club to be doing too well early on. Fans will just get over-excited and then stroppy when we inevitably start dropping off.

Yeah, this is absolutely dreadful. But i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. It's still a new team and having such a long break was never going to be a great thing for us. We need to be playing consistently to get players used to each other. And, well, the season has been a bit like this right? ...

Speculation - but if Carroll had signed a contract at the weekend then the club might not have wanted to announce officially until they can do the full PR job. So the journo might have got a tip off to release unofficially. I'm not aware yet the guy has ever done an article like this based on rumour.

It's a good bit of work from the club. He'll add something different to the team and is going to worry teams when coming off the bench. Welcome back.

Unpopular opinion…but has anyone thought maybe we price our tickets too low? It’s not exactly led to an increase in home attendances, and encourages higher away attendances. Plus, it’s not financially savvy We can do the maths. - Say that we sell on average 3,000 home tickets and 2,000 away tickets...

I dont believe the funeral will be on Sunday - it will be a midweek affair with a bank holiday. Thats my understanding. And yes, the 12th September. A bit too quick of a turn around for a funeral, even the Queen where cost is obviously not really an issue. Maybe the 19th. It helps if you properly r...

Yes, I've seen reports saying that the funeral is almost certainly going to be the monday (19th). My calendar tells me that it's Japan's 'Respect for the Aged Day'.

Might not even be going ahead at this rate . . .

I completely agree. You have to just boycott clubs that charge this - no excuses.

It's the only way things will change long term.

Hendo Heard he's mustard.

I don't care if he's 'Muhammad I'm hard Bruce Lee'.

The problem is though that a player like NGW is only going to 'get gud' if he is playing week in and week out. The more experience he gets playing at Championship level, the more chance he has to catch up. Having him as a back up seems like the worst of all options - bringing in an inexperienced def...

In a way, not a bad game to lose right now. Keeps up grounded and makes sure the teams and PInce are not complacent about our weaknesses.

It occurs to me that it's almost not in Pince's interest to do well early season. It just raises the expectations of fans, who will then react with the usual toddler temper tantrums when we have a poor run. Think about it - if we're 16th at Christmas and finished 11th then everyone on here will be h...