Squad for 2025-2026

[Sutekh]

What JJ has to say on WiFi’s future

[blueroyals]

Didn't realise he only scored 4 goals from 35 appearances last season

[dontbedaft]

The link just took me to the BBC Football page so here is it direct for anyone else wanting to read it - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/arti ... rlq48de2do

[morganb]

former Reading coach Scott Marshall to be new AM to Noel Hunt.

Confrimed

[Brogue]

former Reading coach Scott Marshall to be new AM to Noel Hunt.

Confrimed

[morganb]

So, Kelvin E - contract expired 11 days ago, he and his agent are still negotiating the contract. At what point should the club draw a line and say goodbye?

[Crusader Royal]

So, Kelvin E - contract expired 11 days ago, he and his agent are still negotiating the contract. At what point should the club draw a line and say goodbye?

No need to say goodbye. Just carry on looking at other options (as they have said they are doing) and if they find someone who would do the same /better job then sign them.
No point actually cutting ties with him and equally no reason to put all eggs in one basket. He’s not costing us anything….

[traff]

So, Kelvin E - contract expired 11 days ago, he and his agent are still negotiating the contract. At what point should the club draw a line and say goodbye?

No need to say goodbye. Just carry on looking at other options (as they have said they are doing) and if they find someone who would do the same /better job then sign them.
No point actually cutting ties with him and equally no reason to put all eggs in one basket. He’s not costing us anything….

Think he flatters to deceive so…meh!

[tidus_mi2]

So, Kelvin E - contract expired 11 days ago, he and his agent are still negotiating the contract. At what point should the club draw a line and say goodbye?

It's beneficial to us to keep the contract on the table since any club then has to agree compensation with us.

[Crusader Royal]

So, Kelvin E - contract expired 11 days ago, he and his agent are still negotiating the contract. At what point should the club draw a line and say goodbye?

It's beneficial to us to keep the contract on the table since any club then has to agree compensation with us.

I get confused here.
Isn’t there just a standard formula for compensating clubs for the years of development of a player ?
If they have to agree a figure then presumably a player can’t be registered until it is agreed, meaning the club he’s leaving could be really vindictive and never agree. But if the player is a free agent then that would be totally unreasonable.

[tidus_mi2]

So, Kelvin E - contract expired 11 days ago, he and his agent are still negotiating the contract. At what point should the club draw a line and say goodbye?

It's beneficial to us to keep the contract on the table since any club then has to agree compensation with us.

I get confused here.
Isn’t there just a standard formula for compensating clubs for the years of development of a player ?
If they have to agree a figure then presumably a player can’t be registered until it is agreed, meaning the club he’s leaving could be really vindictive and never agree. But if the player is a free agent then that would be totally unreasonable.

It's nothing to do with development, any player under the age of 24, the clubs have to agree compensation. Clubs are encouraged to work this out between themselves but if they can't, it goes to an independent panel decision.

Of course if the parent club doesn't care, they can just ignore the compensation.

[Crusader Royal]

It's beneficial to us to keep the contract on the table since any club then has to agree compensation with us.

I get confused here.
Isn’t there just a standard formula for compensating clubs for the years of development of a player ?
If they have to agree a figure then presumably a player can’t be registered until it is agreed, meaning the club he’s leaving could be really vindictive and never agree. But if the player is a free agent then that would be totally unreasonable.

It's nothing to do with development, any player under the age of 24, the clubs have to agree compensation. Clubs are encouraged to work this out between themselves but if they can't, it goes to an independent panel decision.

Of course if the parent club doesn't care, they can just ignore the compensation.

As I said, it’s all very confusing !
Presumably the compensation doesn’t delay the player join the new club.

[morganb]

If Kelvin features against Gillingham, as he's no longer contracted to us, will he go down as a Trialist?