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Re: Ex Royals

by Brogue » 30 May 2025 10:11

MartinRdg
Brogue Ron Gourlay new Valencia CEO


Please keep up ;)


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Re: Ex Royals

by Armadillo Roadkill » 30 May 2025 11:33

Gotta feel for Valencia. Years of catastrophic mis-management, they're finally turning the corner, then they appoint the walking disaster that is Ron Gourlay. Maybe they should get Kia Joorabchian in as a football consultant and Paul Ince as manager and full out for oblivion.

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Re: Ex Royals

by From Despair To Where? » 30 May 2025 11:48

WestYorksRoyal Not an ex player, but after presiding over tumultuous eras for Reading and West Brom and overseeing spending that was seen as irresponsible even by Saudi league standards, Gourlay has been appointed CEO of Valencia. He must have an exceptionally agent given his failures can all be seen in the public domain.


Will he be as successful as the last ex Man Utd person they employed?

I'll give them some credit though, for a club that have recently experienced serious financial issues, it's a bold appointment.

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Re: Ex Royals

by Forbury Lion » 30 May 2025 12:02

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JedMaxwell Taylor Swift was born in West Reading, PA.


Are we sensing a Sheeran / Elton / Robbie Wiiliams opportunity here? Does West Reading PA have a Battle Hospital?
Not anymore, they knocked it down and turned it into a Target because nobody knew what a Tesco was.

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Re: Ex Royals

by morganb » 03 Jun 2025 21:13

England attacking midfielder Fran Kirby has announced her retirement from international football with immediate effect before the European Championships.

Kirby, who started her career at Reading, scored seven goals in 17 WSL appearances this season as Brighton finished fifth.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 3y71e4832o


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Re: Ex Royals

by Sutekh » 05 Jun 2025 14:05

Managerial assistant Nigel Gibbs has left Reading (for the 3rd time). He's going to WBA total up an "exciting opportunity".

Reading apparently currently in discussions with multiple "exciting prospects" to find a replacement.

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Re: Ex Royals

by traff » 05 Jun 2025 15:59

This is brand new information! :wink:

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by MartinRdg » 05 Jun 2025 16:43

traff This is brand new information! :wink:


:D

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Re: Ex Royals

by JedMaxwell » 06 Jun 2025 07:15

I went to Marlow the other week to just fanny about for the day with my wife, and I was convinced I saw Nicky Shorey. So much so that we followed this guy quite a long way down the river to try and get a good look. It was not Nicky Shorey, it was a random man.


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Re: Ex Royals

by Brogue » 06 Jun 2025 07:44

JedMaxwell I went to Marlow the other week to just fanny about for the day with my wife, and I was convinced I saw Nicky Shorey. So much so that we followed this guy quite a long way down the river to try and get a good look. It was not Nicky Shorey, it was a random man, is what I told the police officer.

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Re: Ex Royals

by JedMaxwell » 06 Jun 2025 08:08

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JedMaxwell I went to Marlow the other week to just fanny about for the day with my wife, and I was convinced I saw Nicky Shorey. So much so that we followed this guy quite a long way down the river to try and get a good look. It was not Nicky Shorey, it was a random man, is what I told the police officer.


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Re: Ex Royals

by traff » 06 Jun 2025 10:11

Nice interview with M U R T Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzCN9VDnwzI

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by Linden Jones' Tash » 08 Jun 2025 17:12

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


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Re: Ex Royals

by LightwaterRoyal » 09 Jun 2025 11:56

Armadillo Roadkill Gotta feel for Valencia. Years of catastrophic mis-management, they're finally turning the corner, then they appoint the walking disaster that is Ron Gourlay. Maybe they should get Kia Joorabchian in as a football consultant and Paul Ince as manager and full out for oblivion.


Valencia are my local team here in Spain. Honestly can't believe Ron Goarlay is going to ruin both my birthplace club and the club in the place where I was brought up.

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Re: Ex Royals

by Crusader Royal » 10 Jun 2025 16:49

Mark Bowen appointed DOF at FGR.
Wonder what the odds on that would be ?

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by Crowbar6753 » 10 Jun 2025 21:33

Borussia Dortmunds Bynoe-Gittens (Born in Reading) and at Reading from 2013-18 has just had an offer from Chelsea for 42 million!! I believe Reading got him on a youth contract from Chelsea.
Don't suppose anyone inserted a sell on clause by any chance :oops:

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by rabidbee » 10 Jun 2025 23:49

Crowbar6753 Borussia Dortmunds Bynoe-Gittens (Born in Reading) and at Reading from 2013-18 has just had an offer from Chelsea for 42 million!! I believe Reading got him on a youth contract from Chelsea.
Don't suppose anyone inserted a sell on clause by any chance :oops:

:arrow: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=192206

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Re: Ex Royals

by Brogue » 11 Jun 2025 08:44

rabidbee
Crowbar6753 Borussia Dortmunds Bynoe-Gittens (Born in Reading) and at Reading from 2013-18 has just had an offer from Chelsea for 42 million!! I believe Reading got him on a youth contract from Chelsea.
Don't suppose anyone inserted a sell on clause by any chance :oops:

:arrow: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=192206


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If this transfer goes through we will receive part of a 5% solidarity payment for having Jamie Bynoe-Gittens at the club between the ages of 12-23.

Would receive some of the €2.5m for his time at #ReadingFC

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Re: Ex Royals

by Armadillo Roadkill » 11 Jun 2025 09:23

Crusader Royal Mark Bowen appointed DOF at FGR.
Wonder what the odds on that would be ?


Will he be a success there? I wouldn't bet against it. Although he probably shouldn't.

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Re: Ex Royals

by Crusader Royal » 11 Jun 2025 11:19

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Crowbar6753 Borussia Dortmunds Bynoe-Gittens (Born in Reading) and at Reading from 2013-18 has just had an offer from Chelsea for 42 million!! I believe Reading got him on a youth contract from Chelsea.
Don't suppose anyone inserted a sell on clause by any chance :oops:

:arrow: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=192206


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If this transfer goes through we will receive part of a 5% solidarity payment for having Jamie Bynoe-Gittens at the club between the ages of 12-23.

Would receive some of the €2.5m for his time at #ReadingFC


That’s rather misleading !
The £2.5 million is split between the clubs he was at between those ages, as we know he wasn’t at Reading for the whole time !

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