I feel this very thing needs to be highlighted. I get that he’s human, but equally he needs to be a lot more careful with managing expectations if he wants to talk about transparency. Yes big announcements are supposedly due, and they’re likely to be player related, as it’s most likely down the the...

I bought & still own the Pelada 93-94 home kit.... Got it home and noticed the 'Pelada' badge was just a patch clumsily sown over an embroidered 'Brooks' logo - so I ripped it off. So I'm not sure whether I actually own the Brooks 92-93 or Pelada 93-94 (without the patch badge) kit... The old da...

So nearly the end of the week during which 'Big Announcements' were promised.... With an "S" - as in more than one... At my count, we've had the Joel renewal - a "Big Announcement"... And the internal promotion of a goalkeeping coach to the first team.... That second one is a str...

Running a corner shop isn't the same as running a supermarket, so caution is a good thing...

Losing Amadou would be a big loss on a number of levels, but I can't begrudge him getting a better deal elsewhere - he's 23 and Watford have a good record of selling players onto bigger European Clubs It appears clear that the new owners will have a clear financial strategy which will limit the budg...

There's certainly a lot of talking things up.... not so good on timeframes - suggesting some deals would be announced 'before the end of this interview' - which took place on Tuesday.... Also - pretty clear that he is talking a 2-3 year timeline before the club is flipped - he's given these timeline...

Sutekh H&P are now an online only brand, no clue where they’re actually based now though hopefully still somewhere in the Reading area.

https://www.huntleyandpalmers.com/

Wow...


Why didn't they buy the Club - don't seem short of a bob or two....

Mr Couhig has PROMISED some big announcements next week. Hhhmmm.... So given he specifically posted the hashtag "#Reading Monday" in that tweet And as far as I can tell no announcements were made yesterday (bar two behind closed door pre-season friendlies) is teasing news better than no n...

M.Olise scores the second goal from a K. Mbappe assist in the 3/4 th place Nations League playoff game for France as they beat Germany 2 - nil

I'm guessing its the return of hand sanitizer in the bathrooms...

Based on the STAR statement, there's absolutely no chance our wage bill was this low in 2024/5....

There's a cop film with Jon Voight and he gets sent to hide in Reading. He's not happy. "The pagoda's nice. and they've done up downtown". All I'm saying is we need a twin pagoda. Watched 'The Madness' on Netflix when the action switches to Reading, PA..... Sadly all that was featured was...

Brogue hope we get a match day program back

Don't just hope,

prepare a business case...

No more than 10 slides...

include financials (projected costs and income generated)...

and email it to JJ & cc RC...

If it's convincing, I'm sure they will consider it...

I think you'll find they are implementing the actions I suggested in the end of season survey....

Theoretical... you're Rob Couhig and you successfully buy Reading FC. Reading miss the POs, Hull get relegated and sack Selles. Selles was in charge when you originally tried to buy the club... would you try to bring him back, stick with Hunt, try to bring in a statement quality manager, or go bats...

Brogue From what I’ve heard we’ve valued him at 8 million.

Hope we make sure there is a decent sell on clause + add ons when he wins Bundesliga rookie of the year, the world cup for his country & the ballon d'Or....

Once bitten & all that...

You would expect Couhig to have observed what has gone on this season and seen where we finished. From that I would not expect too much to change next season on the playing front - we'll try to keep our best players and run a Cat 1 academy. He should give Noel time. If we don't go up this season th...

We're gonna need to do some player trading - a Sam Smith level offer- i.e. outlandish would be needed for this to happen for me.

Of the out of contract players, key to retain for me would be Joel, Amadou & Kelvin.

If the strategy allows budget for packages that will entice decent OOC players, goals and pace upfront wouldn't go amiss

The extent of the rebuild is a gift, my fingers are crossed it's not fumbled

The new owner has stated that the Club must live within it's means. STAR has indicated that the 'behind the scenes' staffing has already been cut to a minimum. And with the best will in the world, the players under contract won't raise the millions needed to break even... So the challenge is where t...