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by Elm Park Kid
28 Jul 2021 23:18
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Green park station/south Reading station
Replies: 804
Views: 283784

Re: Green park station/south Reading station

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/opening-new-reading-train-station-20890690 Folk (e.g. Andy Burnham) who play up divisive politics and go on about the big gulf between North and South WRT public transport infrastructure projects only need to look at this to say it's not as c...
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 21:04
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: How many players will we sign this summer?
Replies: 112
Views: 25275

Re: How many players will we sign this summer?

This is probably the one summer when the owners will cast-iron excuse for not buying players.
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 16:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17148
Views: 3019044

Re: Rival Watch

Yeah its not illegal and a fairly common thing that happens in life. But as people have said - the manager is supposed to be a leader, someone who commands respect. One to lead by some sort of example. Its not a great look for himself or the club. Rooney will be the butt of a lot jokes which is des...
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 11:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

But they will of - of course they will. We've lost McCleary, Gunter etc off the wages last year, Baldock, Aluko plus plenty of fringe players this year. Unless, and this looks increasing unlikely, we get allowed to blow out on a couple of big signings, we'll have basically about 12 experienced firs...
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 11:35
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Rumour - Kyle Edwards
Replies: 82
Views: 18522

Re: Rumour - Kyle Edwards

Personally, I don't see why the EFL can't scrutinise the financial viability of every transfer for every club and cap squad sizes. If it can impose an embargo when someone overspends then there's no reason why they can't block unsustainable spending in the first place otherwise you're just locking ...
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 10:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17148
Views: 3019044

Re: Rival Watch

Are we saying that managers aren't allowed to get drunk? It not a great look for a club that recently had its captain involved in a drunk drive serious crash involving other players. Nor is it a great look for a guy who has already cheated on his wife with an old prostitute. I appreciate your point...
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 10:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

I can't see how the wages will be anything near that now though. We gambled, like many clubs who did it successfully, and failed due to poor signings Did the cost of the new training ground come out of those losses? And yes, also the academy and women's team as well. . Yeah, people have said that t...
by Elm Park Kid
27 Jul 2021 09:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

I can't see how the wages will be anything near that now though. We gambled, like many clubs who did it successfully, and failed due to poor signings Did the cost of the new training ground come out of those losses? And yes, also the academy and women's team as well. . Yeah, people have said that t...
by Elm Park Kid
26 Jul 2021 23:59
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17148
Views: 3019044

Re: Rival Watch

Are we saying that managers aren't allowed to get drunk?
by Elm Park Kid
26 Jul 2021 17:23
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: How many players will we sign this summer?
Replies: 112
Views: 25275

Re: How many players will we sign this summer?

John Smith
Hound Could really do with losing Moore from the wage bill couldnt we?

And prob Swift and Rafael as well, though Swift would leave a big hole in the side

Yes


You're assuming that getting them off the wage bill would allow us to sign more players though.....
by Elm Park Kid
26 Jul 2021 12:59
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/ex-west-brom-winger-confirms-21143261 Have to say I'm pretty concerned by this if we can't even sign free agents on probably low(ish) wages. We really need to hope our academy lads are up to it. Think if they were good enough we'd have playe...
by Elm Park Kid
26 Jul 2021 12:54
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: How many players will we sign this summer?
Replies: 112
Views: 25275

Re: How many players will we sign this summer?

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/19468722.reading-fc-trialists-will-not-offered-royals-deals/ Ok, this is speculation on my part, but reading between the lines of this article it sounds like the EFL might have blocked the signings. Or at least put enough restrictions in place that they couldn...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Jul 2021 16:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: If it started tomorrow.
Replies: 63
Views: 8912

Re: If it started tomorrow.

Right now though we have to consider our finances in terms of what keeps the EFL happy, rather than what is 'good business'. It could very well be the case that what we receive in transfer fee and a lower wage budget will only result in a small increase in what the EFL lets us spend. For example - w...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Jul 2021 10:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3106
Views: 1292220

Re: Ex Players

My instinct is that it would be much better if society changed it's mob mentality than creating laws which restrict the reporting of facts. This player has been suspended by Everton and it's only because we're out of season that it wasn't obvious who it was immediately. We should be grown up enough ...
by Elm Park Kid
21 Jul 2021 22:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

It's basically the same, yes. First Division and PL titles are all counted as one and the same. It's technically slightly different as it's no longer over seen by the FL. But it's basically just a technicality. 106 starts getting complicated that when you factor in points per game a couple of PL te...
by Elm Park Kid
21 Jul 2021 22:47
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: How many players will we sign this summer?
Replies: 112
Views: 25275

Re: How many players will we sign this summer?

If he was willing to take a 1 year contract under 10k per week it would be a no brainer but I doubt it so I should not have posted it. We need 4 more for our squad as a minimum and beggars at this point cant be choosers. Yeah, that scenario would be a no-brainer for the club. But it would very much...
by Elm Park Kid
20 Jul 2021 22:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

Anyone who thinks the Championship isn't the same thing as Division 1 or Division 2 (pre PL) is doolally. So is the Premier League just the same as the old first division? Hence, our 106 record is valid for all professional leagues in England, rather than just the arbitrary decision to say it's onl...
by Elm Park Kid
20 Jul 2021 17:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3106
Views: 1292220

Re: Ex Players

It is a shame that this came out. The level of evidence required for an arrest isn't that high and the player does deserve anonymity at this point. But when/if charged it becomes a different matter. Then the player does have a case to answer and it's useful to get the word out to the public that an ...
by Elm Park Kid
20 Jul 2021 17:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: Stadium Name
Replies: 38
Views: 7061

Re: Stadium Name

I've got a song for the occasion:

Re-rename
When your club's gone broke
Select Car
by Elm Park Kid
20 Jul 2021 17:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 252428

Re: Relegation

Technically it was the 'First Division' we were relegated from in 98. Never been relegated from 'The Championship'.
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