Ex Royals (No not prince Andrew)

[stealthpapes]

Looking back, that relegated team was really bad, wasn't it? McIntyre, Holmes, NGW, Lumley in goal, Fornah...most of these guys haven't had a successful career in L1 subsequently, let alone the Championship. Maybe Ince didn't do that badly....

Fornah came up a few months ago and in spite of him playing nearly every game that season I couldn't remember what he was like as a player.

Just eyeballing the appearances ...

Lumley
Yiadom Holmes McIntyre Guinness-Walker
Ince Hendrick Fornah Hoilett
Carroll Joao

Bench of Sarr, Long, Loum, Mbengue, Meite

[Hound]

Looking back, that relegated team was really bad, wasn't it? McIntyre, Holmes, NGW, Lumley in goal, Fornah...most of these guys haven't had a successful career in L1 subsequently, let alone the Championship. Maybe Ince didn't do that badly....

It was absolutely terrible. Totally reliant on T Ince to pull something out the bag

Only relegated due to the 6 point deduction as well

[Snowflake Royal]

Looking back, that relegated team was really bad, wasn't it? McIntyre, Holmes, NGW, Lumley in goal, Fornah...most of these guys haven't had a successful career in L1 subsequently, let alone the Championship. Maybe Ince didn't do that badly....

Or maybe he ruined them.

[Uke]

Smith, Azeez and Ballard on the scoresheets today

[MR. CYNICAL]

Smith, Azeez and Ballard on the scoresheets today

And Wareham

[AthleticoSpizz]

…and elsewhere, L1 top scoring Dom Ballard ups his tally (if only we’d had another go at him during/following our sh1tty Dai’s)

[AthleticoSpizz]

Smith, Azeez and Ballard on the scoresheets today

And Wareham

Gareth Mc too

[Royals and Racers]

Michail Antonio signs for Wycombe Wanderers

[Sutekh]

Michail Antonio signs for Wycombe Wanderers

Lunchtime, 14th Feb he comes home…

[Royals and Racers]

Michail Antonio signs for Wycombe Wanderers

Sorry could be a stupid windup

[morganb]

Michail Antonio signs for Wycombe Wanderers

Sorry could be a stupid windup

Is that from Twitter? Someone's mocked Antonio up in a Wycombe using Ai (the club badge is mangled if you zoom in)

[Sutekh]

What happened to that nice Marc McNulty?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/foo ... g-36563894

[AthleticoSpizz]

What happened to that nice Marc McNulty?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/foo ... g-36563894

we never got to see the best of him, but fair-does to the fellah

[MR. CYNICAL]

Harvey Knibbs stretchered off yesterday, think the bloke who fouled him got a straight red.

[Hound]

What happened to that nice Marc McNulty?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/foo ... g-36563894

we never got to see the best of him, but fair-does to the fellah

Quite enjoyed reading that. Seems a decent chap

[stealthpapes]

What happened to that nice Marc McNulty?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/foo ... g-36563894

we never got to see the best of him, but fair-does to the fellah

Quite enjoyed reading that. Seems a decent chap

Yeah plus one

Some accurate words about our handling of him but there’s a nice touch of humility that makes them easier to read.

[Clyde1998]

Former #ReadingFC striker Joseph Mendes on a podcast:

• Earned £10,000 p/w first year then £13,000 second year.

• Tevreden and Stam called him and told him how he’d be used.

• Some players were on £30,000 p/w, Mutch and Grabban had ‘salaries that would spin your head.’

We already knew the wages were too high after Premier League relegation, but it's still surprising when you hear what certain individuals made relative to their contribution.

[stealthpapes]

I don't understand Joseph Mendes.

The one or two games I remember him in, he was absolutely electric. Just looking at transfermarkt and he's 2 starts (scored in both games, including that double vs Villa*) and 10 sub appearances for no more than about 15 minutes. Next season, appears to be 1 start, 1 assist and then an injury and that's it.

Highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK1UML0qKAE

We already knew the wages were too high after Premier League relegation

This was 2016-17 and 2017-18 so relegation was a good few years previous. I don't think many of the relegated team would have still been around - Danny Williams?

Grabban and Mutch were loans in that season, both from Premier League sides.

[Clyde1998]

I don't understand Joseph Mendes.

The one or two games I remember him in, he was absolutely electric. Just looking at transfermarkt and he's 2 starts (scored in both games, including that double vs Villa*) and 10 sub appearances for no more than about 15 minutes. Next season, appears to be 1 start, 1 assist and then an injury and that's it.

Highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK1UML0qKAE

We already knew the wages were too high after Premier League relegation

This was 2016-17 and 2017-18 so relegation was a good few years previous. I don't think many of the relegated team would have still been around - Danny Williams?

Grabban and Mutch were loans in that season, both from Premier League sides.

Sorry, I meant in terms of the period between Premier League relegation to us getting relegated from the Championship (ie. post Madejski), as opposed to any specific players from the relegated side. Wages were consistently too high for a prolonged period (and probably still are tbh) and were the biggest contributory factor as to why we ran into financial problems.

Good point about Grabban and Mutch; we were (hopefully) only paying a proportion of their wages.

[Clyde1998]

Harlee Dean joins Morecambe: https://www.morecambefc.com/news/2026/j ... e-shrimps/