by FiNeRaIn » 03 Jan 2018 09:45
Maneki Nekoin what was massively obvious was a last hurrahYann scored 19 last year.We obviously tried very hard to get Hugill, Hemed and Oliveira in.
have more , and more realistic targets.
it was our main requirement for the window.
by Forbury Lion » 03 Jan 2018 09:55
Who was conducting the interview? - Maybe a better interviewer could have teased something useful out of the guy instead of putting him on the back foot.2 world wars, 1 world cupFrom Despair To Where? I suspect tonight is the last straw but does anyone expect the chief executive to publicly hang the manager out to dry pre match?
Absolutely deluded if you think that is the case. He has to publicly back the manager and manage expectation.
If the owners are coming to the next match, it wouldn't surprise me if we have a new manager in place before then.
Anyone who is "delighted" their team is losing is a fcuking prick.
I can tell you're a bit angry at the loss dude, chill... In truth I'm f*cking fuming too hence the outburst but I'm not going to rise to a fellow fan.
Yes he has to back the manager I guess. But the rest of it was BS.
by Hound » 03 Jan 2018 09:58
Maneki NekoHoundManeki Neko
that's the biggest failure of the whole season imo.
spending a record amount of money, while filling none of the biggest gaps in the squad
Id say the only place we have a gap is up front. Bute even then Bod has looked useful but Stam is refusing to use him. Yann scored 19 last year. We obviously tried very hard to get Hugill, Hemed and Oliveira in.
Aluko looks an absolutely dreadful purchase. But other than that I think the business was ok. Everyone is pretty much adamant we have a good squad
we needed CB, FBs and striker(s)
we defo didn't need a load more midfielders/wingers
we bought.... a load more midfielders and wingers
by Maneki Neko » 03 Jan 2018 10:13
HoundManeki NekoHound
Id say the only place we have a gap is up front. Bute even then Bod has looked useful but Stam is refusing to use him. Yann scored 19 last year. We obviously tried very hard to get Hugill, Hemed and Oliveira in.
Aluko looks an absolutely dreadful purchase. But other than that I think the business was ok. Everyone is pretty much adamant we have a good squad
we needed CB, FBs and striker(s)
we defo didn't need a load more midfielders/wingers
we bought.... a load more midfielders and wingers
We have 4 CBs already. Obita wasn't crocked then, and if he had been fit, then id been a waste to have signed another. Gunter is never injured. Blackett and Bacuna, plus Richards and Watson can cover. Strikers, we obv discussed to death at the time, and yes, we really should not have bought Aluko and signed a CF instead. I don't think anyone would disagree on that.
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by Hound » 03 Jan 2018 10:46
Maneki NekoHoundManeki Neko
we needed CB, FBs and striker(s)
we defo didn't need a load more midfielders/wingers
we bought.... a load more midfielders and wingers
We have 4 CBs already. Obita wasn't crocked then, and if he had been fit, then id been a waste to have signed another. Gunter is never injured. Blackett and Bacuna, plus Richards and Watson can cover. Strikers, we obv discussed to death at the time, and yes, we really should not have bought Aluko and signed a CF instead. I don't think anyone would disagree on that.
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We have one good CB, The others are unproven/not good enough/fading fast
going in to another season with one 1st team standard LB and one first team standard RB is a silly idea.
Thinking Blackett is good enough at FB, and then persisting with thinking that is silly,
Bacuna is a midfielder, playing him out of position as anything more than an emergency stop gap is silly.
Doesn't matter how good you think Richards/Watson are, its clear that stam disagrees, therefore they shouldn't be included in any list of 1st team options as anything other than outright emergency cover when planning for your season
Edwards is exactly what we needed in our powder puff midfield. no problem with him at all.
by windermereROYAL » 03 Jan 2018 14:35
by Tilehurstsouthbank » 03 Jan 2018 15:24
by Forbury Lion » 03 Jan 2018 15:28
Is the club owned by one company? In which case that company is the owner regardless of how many people own that company.windermereROYAL Just listened to the interview. he seems like an intelligent man. but I'm puzzles why he kept referring to the owner rather than the owners?
Ad he said they would be here for the next home game. maybe to see how shit we are and make a decision on it.
by CountryRoyal » 03 Jan 2018 15:49
Tilehurstsouthbank Last nights bumpf from Gourlay.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... s-14107584
by CountryRoyal » 03 Jan 2018 16:56
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by blythspartan » 03 Jan 2018 19:20
by UpNorth » 03 Jan 2018 19:54
by Hound » 03 Jan 2018 20:02
by The Cap » 03 Jan 2018 20:04
blythspartan wrote:
Sadly, unless fans are prepared to do something radical and boycott the next home game (will never happen) I think we will have to put up and shut up for now.
by UpNorth » 03 Jan 2018 20:07
by Longhorn1970 » 03 Jan 2018 20:18
UpNorth What is becoming increasingly apparent from the post match utterances from Stam and now Gourlay is a growing 'disconnect' with the Reading fans.
There seems to be no empathy/willingness to understand or accept the real concerns of fans about the poor performance of the team. Neither Stam nor Gourlay has any previous experience of a team staring relegation in the face and it shows in what is verging on disrespect and arrogance towards fans expressing genuine concerns. Please give the fans some credit, they are on the whole knowledgeable and have plenty of experience of their team struggling to perform in the past. Both Stam and Gourlay are from 'big time' premiership teams that have never tasted this sort of pressure and their lack of experience really is becoming very evident.
I am now really worried that the Stam/Gourlay/Treveden triumvirate will 'stick together' and try to face off the fans ignoring their views and thereby precipitating the relegation of the team. If they don't care about the fans views and are more concerned with self preservation (don't worry we have a three year plan - we must stick to it!) then who is there to step in now and take the action that is needed to save the club? Howe and Sir JM have been marginalised and we have an absentee owner who has yet to make any sort of statement about the club.
I fear for the worst...
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