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Re: Ex Royals

by AthleticoSpizz » 13 Jul 2025 16:26

Lovely two page spread dedicated to Alf in the NL Paper today. His Reading days feature quite heavily and with Alf only having positive things to say.

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Re: Ex Royals

by Sutekh » 13 Jul 2025 16:38

AthleticoSpizz Lovely two page spread dedicated to Alf in the NL Paper today. His Reading days feature quite heavily and with Alf only having positive things to say.


Should hope so too! Reading was the peak of his career, played more games for Reading than any other club and starred in that PL season (it’s “Le Fondre time”). It’s been over a decade since he left (thanks to the Russian :evil: ) and he’s now 38.

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Re: Ex Royals

by AthleticoSpizz » 13 Jul 2025 16:42

Better PL minutes to goal ratio than Harry Kane and Mo Salah too 8)

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Re: Ex Royals

by Hendo » 14 Jul 2025 13:00

Jimmy Kebe finishes 4th at a WSP event and pockets just over $100k.


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Re: Ex Royals

by Orion1871 » 14 Jul 2025 13:03

Hendo Jimmy Kebe finishes 4th at a WSP event and pockets just over $100k.



And he says he doesn't play poker.


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Re: Ex Royals

by Hendo » 14 Jul 2025 14:04

Orion1871
Hendo Jimmy Kebe finishes 4th at a WSP event and pockets just over $100k.



And he says he doesn't play poker.


He's just bluffing.

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Re: Ex Royals

by JedMaxwell » 14 Jul 2025 15:08

When he has to show his cards, do you think he sometimes stops mid-way to pull his socks up?

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Re: Ex Royals

by PieEater » 14 Jul 2025 15:31

Sutekh
AthleticoSpizz Lovely two page spread dedicated to Alf in the NL Paper today. His Reading days feature quite heavily and with Alf only having positive things to say.


Should hope so too! Reading was the peak of his career, played more games for Reading than any other club and starred in that PL season (it’s “Le Fondre time”). It’s been over a decade since he left (thanks to the Russian :evil: ) and he’s now 38.


He used to live in Ducketts Mead next door to a friend of ours. We were amazed when he moved in with a hired van and his mate unloading everything. Any back injury would have screwed us!

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Re: Ex Royals

by RG30 » 14 Jul 2025 15:51

John Swift to Portsmouth.


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Re: Ex Royals

by Sutekh » 14 Jul 2025 16:07

RG30 John Swift to Portsmouth.


Great, so we get to see score twice in the next month or so :wink:

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Re: Ex Royals

by Orion1871 » 18 Jul 2025 12:02

Paul Ince given 12-month driving ban after he was caught drink-driving.
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Re: Ex Royals

by traff » 18 Jul 2025 13:57

Orion1871 Paul Ince given 12-month drink-driving ban.

Does that mean he can still drive if he is sober?

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Re: Ex Royals

by Sutekh » 21 Jul 2025 12:31

Despite a few Championships clubs being interested it would appear that Barnsley are leading the chase to sign Caylan Vickers on loan for the season.


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Re: Ex Royals

by Brogue » 21 Jul 2025 15:14

Ovie Ejaria on trial an pauno's Real Oviedo

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Re: Ex Royals

by SouthDownsRoyal » 22 Jul 2025 14:04

traff
Orion1871 Paul Ince given 12-month drink-driving ban.

Does that mean he can still drive if he is sober?


:D

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Re: Ex Royals

by Royal Monkey » 22 Jul 2025 21:13

Sutekh Despite a few Championships clubs being interested it would appear that Barnsley are leading the chase to sign Caylan Vickers on loan for the season.


Why are we not in for him on loan ??
We desperate for attacking players

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Re: Ex Royals

by Stranded » 23 Jul 2025 10:01

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Sutekh Despite a few Championships clubs being interested it would appear that Barnsley are leading the chase to sign Caylan Vickers on loan for the season.


Why are we not in for him on loan ??
We desperate for attacking players


Who says we weren't?

However, bar immediate loan backs it is very, very rare for a club to loan a young player back to the club they bought him from. Loans are meant to be a test of a player and to develop them, sending a player "home" is unlikely to do either of those things.
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Re: Ex Royals

by Royal Monkey » 23 Jul 2025 10:08

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Sutekh Despite a few Championships clubs being interested it would appear that Barnsley are leading the chase to sign Caylan Vickers on loan for the season.


Why are we not in for him on loan ??
We desperate for attacking players


So says we weren't?

However, bar immediate loan backs it is very, very rare for a club to loan a young player back to the club they bought him from. Loans are meant to be a test of a player and to develop them, sending a player "home" is unlikely to do either of those things.


Furry muff ! :D

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Re: Ex Royals

by Hound » 23 Jul 2025 11:17

Obvs assuming Kelvin is re-signing, we’ve got

Kelvin
O’Mahony
Camara
Garcia
Osho
Tuma
Okine Peters
Kyerewaa

As forward options. Wouldnt say we were especially short on numbers and wouldn’t be looking to add another young inexperienced player on loan to that such as Vickers

Just need a bit more experience- Bowler would be great and then maybe one more - but no rush on that tbh

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Re: Ex Royals

by tidus_mi2 » 23 Jul 2025 14:26

Hound Obvs assuming Kelvin is re-signing, we’ve got

Kelvin
O’Mahony
Camara
Garcia
Osho
Tuma
Okine Peters
Kyerewaa

As forward options. Wouldnt say we were especially short on numbers and wouldn’t be looking to add another young inexperienced player on loan to that such as Vickers

Just need a bit more experience- Bowler would be great and then maybe one more - but no rush on that tbh

Really need at least 2 more, a main and back up striker unless one of the young players looks like they can step up.

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