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by Greatwesternline
17 Feb 2026 22:02
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)
Replies: 229
Views: 10942

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

Things that led to that goal. Savage needlessly hoofing ball away to no one under no pressure, which leads to Wing needlessly barging their player over, which leads to Pereira mysteriously punching a non dangerous free kick out, which leads to Pereira coming and missing a routine corner catch into h...
by Greatwesternline
17 Feb 2026 21:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)
Replies: 229
Views: 10942

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

bcubed
Greatwesternline We're quite bad at having throw ins in our own 3rd.

In many different eras I've always thought the same


Same. I know this sounds stupid but back in the 06/07 prem season I told my uni mates we weren't very good at throw ins, and that it felt like a routine you should be able to learn.
by Greatwesternline
17 Feb 2026 21:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)
Replies: 229
Views: 10942

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

We're quite bad at having throw ins in our own 3rd.
by Greatwesternline
17 Feb 2026 21:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)
Replies: 229
Views: 10942

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

First season in years the pitch hasn't been a mud bucket by this time of year.

And a hell of a lot of rain recently too.
by Greatwesternline
17 Feb 2026 21:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)
Replies: 229
Views: 10942

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

bcubed
Sutekh And there goes our season.


How was he injured?


He was rubbing his lumbar.

Hopefully just a stiff back
by Greatwesternline
10 Feb 2026 21:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (a)
Replies: 132
Views: 15315

Re: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (a)

Not a defender, but not quite sure what was happening at RB. Nyambe was marking the man, then someone else came across and just sort of did nothing. Nyambe decided "oh someone else is there so I don't need to bother marking him". The man doing nothing continued doing nothing. Guy crossed ...
by Greatwesternline
04 Feb 2026 11:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: How best to approach the rest of the season
Replies: 42
Views: 7067

Re: How best to approach the rest of the season

I feel like with the transfer window we've had we've spent quite a lot of money on extra wages signing on fees and transfer fees such as agent fees. And we're in all likelihood not going to be promoted. Feel it may have been better to hold the money back and target a better squad assembled well bef...
by Greatwesternline
02 Feb 2026 21:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: How best to approach the rest of the season
Replies: 42
Views: 7067

Re: How best to approach the rest of the season

I feel like with the transfer window we've had we've spent quite a lot of money on extra wages signing on fees and transfer fees such as agent fees. And we're in all likelihood not going to be promoted. Feel it may have been better to hold the money back and target a better squad assembled well befo...
by Greatwesternline
23 Jan 2026 10:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 562
Views: 397920

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Match day revenue in the 23/24 season was 4million according to the accounts. Average attendance was 13000. Similar to this season. 4 million divided by 23 home games is £173k per game. 173k divided by 13,000 is £13 per person - that’s how much a fan spends on a match day Increase the attendance by...
by Greatwesternline
23 Jan 2026 09:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 562
Views: 397920

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Attendances can't bridge £1m a month. And extra 5k a game will include kids, plus you need to deduct VAT. Let's estimate £15 a ticket, that's £75k a game. 23 games plus perhaps an FA Cup draw and that's £1.8m, allegedly what they're putting in every 2 months. Perhaps extra food, merchandise etc., c...
by Greatwesternline
18 Jan 2026 12:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (a)
Replies: 133
Views: 18069

Re: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (a)

"Al Habsis in ISIS" or words to the equivalent made me feel a bit sick. Coupled with what I was hearing at Salmon and Ball, and our fans have properly regressed to neandthals. Absolute divs I was in the home end right along side the Reading fans. For the Reading goal someone threw a batte...
by Greatwesternline
17 Jan 2026 11:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (a)
Replies: 133
Views: 18069

Re: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (a)

biff What's the away boozer of choice for this one?

The closest pub the coach and horses doesn't let in away fans and checks tickets.
by Greatwesternline
15 Jan 2026 12:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: Will Keane Confimred
Replies: 47
Views: 7607

Re: Will Keane Confimred

With him and Marriott, we basically have a guarantee that if we create chances we'll score goals. So how we get the best out of Wing, Savage, Kyerewaa, Doyle etc., is the key thing to work on. There is never a guarantee of goals https://files.catbox.moe/9v2k4r.png Especially if you stick him out on...
by Greatwesternline
15 Jan 2026 12:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Will Keane Confimred
Replies: 47
Views: 7607

Re: Will Keane Confimred

WestYorksRoyal With him and Marriott, we basically have a guarantee that if we create chances we'll score goals.

So how we get the best out of Wing, Savage, Kyerewaa, Doyle etc., is the key thing to work on.


There is never a guarantee of goals
by Greatwesternline
13 Jan 2026 16:41
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Ricardo Santos
Replies: 68
Views: 18330

Re: Ricardo Santos

I would say we'd all heard of O'Connor, Lane, Marriott though, right? And generally looked at them and went 'cool, they've got a good track record at this level' with the possible exception of Marriott who is a bit older and had some question marks over whether he could still do it. It's not like w...
by Greatwesternline
13 Jan 2026 14:18
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Ricardo Santos
Replies: 68
Views: 18330

Re: Ricardo Santos

Anyone else of the view that one of the great downsides of being in League 1 is every transfer rumour is someone you've never heard of and even the ones you end up signing you have to look up to see if they are any good, and when you look them up its a mixture of failed here, did ok there etc. Back ...
by Greatwesternline
02 Jan 2026 17:02
Forum: The Team
Topic: You can’t say I didn’t warn you!
Replies: 120
Views: 24655

Re: You can’t say I didn’t warn you!

Players of Olise’s quality don’t come along every 3 years and we’d be selling for about 1.5m to a champ club now rather than 10m to a prem team with us being L1 In the Championship they came along about 1 in 10 years, let alone L1, so completely agree. Where's our next big money Academy sale? Garci...
by Greatwesternline
02 Jan 2026 16:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: You can’t say I didn’t warn you!
Replies: 120
Views: 24655

Re: You can’t say I didn’t warn you!

The Olise money kept the club alive. If we hadnt been in dire straights it would have paid for the upkeep of the academy for many years. It's highly unlikely that future Olise's would choose RFC if it wasnt cat1. if a £10m player comes through every 3 years or so, the academy is cost neutral. on to...
by Greatwesternline
02 Jan 2026 12:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: You can’t say I didn’t warn you!
Replies: 120
Views: 24655

Re: You can’t say I didn’t warn you!

The Olise money kept the club alive. If we hadnt been in dire straights it would have paid for the upkeep of the academy for many years. It's highly unlikely that future Olise's would choose RFC if it wasnt cat1. if a £10m player comes through every 3 years or so, the academy is cost neutral. on top...
by Greatwesternline
07 Nov 2025 15:50
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Coca-deal signed
Replies: 13
Views: 8866

Coca-deal signed

Reading FC have announced a long-term partnership with Coca-Cola. The football club has revealed a new partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners who join as the club’s official soft drinks partner. Through this collaboration Coca-Cola’s varied beverage range—including Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zer...
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