RUMOUR - Federici to Liverpool

[loyalroyal4life]

Brad Jones having a medical at Liverpool. Maybe Boro can make a cheeky bid for Fed now.

think they will blow the money on a defender rather than new keeper

[bassavage]

Brad Jones having a medical at Liverpool. Maybe Boro can make a cheeky bid for Fed now.

think they will blow the money on a defender rather than new keeper

Feds has never played in the SPL, which immediately rules him out of signing for Boro.

[loyalroyal4life]

Brad Jones having a medical at Liverpool. Maybe Boro can make a cheeky bid for Fed now.

think they will blow the money on a defender rather than new keeper

Feds has never played in the SPL, which immediately rules him out of signing for Boro.

Yep there is that as well

[Dawn]

Alex McCarthy said:

"It's massive for me to be playing regularly. To go from playing 45 games last season to going to Reading and only playing a handful of games is hard.

"You want to be playing every week to help your development. I still feel a little bit rusty and need to get back into the flow of things.

"There was a chance that Federici might be going so they only wanted me to go out for a month, but it looks like he's staying now.

"I'd definitely be willing to stay longer. There's a good bunch of lads here and the gaffer's a top man.

"It gives both clubs a chance to have a look at it, and if they want me to stay then hopefully it will get extended."

http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/sport/football-ealing/brentford-fc-ealing/2010/08/20/mccarthy-wants-bees-loan-extended-64767-27097612/?

[UpNorth]

Feds/his agent in another come and get me plea to Prem clubs...Daily Mail on line.

Highly-rated Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici has admitted he is desperate to play in the Premier League and may leave the Royals at the end of the season to fulfil his dream.

Federici, who went to the World Cup last summer with Australia as back-up to Mark Scwarzer, has been linked with Arsenal, Fulham, Tottenham and Liverpool thanks to his eye-catching displays for the Berkshire club.

The keeper is out of contract at the Madejski Stadium at the end of this campaign

And should Reading fail to win promotion back to the top flight this term Federici concedes that, although he would rather play for Brian McDermott's side in the Premier League, it may be time to move on if another season beckons in the Championship.
'I'm not going to hide my ambition,' he said. 'I've come a long way to play in this country and I want to be at the highest level.

'We've a realistic chance of getting promoted this season and if I can do it with Reading that's fantastic.

'Everyone wants to play Premier League football. It's the biggest league in the world and the most watched. I've had my little taste of it and it's fantastic to be involved in it.'

He added: 'I'm out of contract at the end of this season.

'We've been in discussions and I hope all goes well. I tend to just keep my head down and play.

'We'll have to see what happens, but I want to stay. Hopefully, we'll sort things out and it's all positive

[Royalwaster]

Federici in 'I want a bigger wage' on my new contract move shocker!

[roadrunner]

It would be a loss but not a significant loss. This football club is years away from having a side capable of promotion again if we're lucky, so if we can make some money by flogging Federici I think we should. Especially if that funds a new striker.

We'll do enough to stay in this division this season, and we've got some very good young keepers here. I'd like to see Alex McCarthy step up and see what he's all about.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

So long as any new contract does not break the wages budget then fine, we know what happens when it is players that dictate, please stay Feds, you could have a long career here, leave to bench warm, and well, like Ashdown you could sit and rot for a good few seasons.

[brendywendy]

This football club is years away from having a side capable of promotion again if we're lucky

the table makes a mockery of that- we are clearly capable having the chance of gaining promotion this season.

[paultheroyal]

This football club is years away from having a side capable of promotion again if we're lucky

the table makes a mockery of that- we are clearly capable having the chance of gaining promotion this season.

Agreed.

[Who Moved The Goalposts?]

This football club is years away from having a side capable of promotion again if we're lucky

the table makes a mockery of that- we are clearly capable having the chance of gaining promotion this season.

Agreed.

Yep. It should have read: This football club is years away from having a side capable of promotion and subsequently finishing 8th in the Premier League again.

[pea]

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I wish I hadn't clicked the link at the end. Why would we sell our most consistent performer over the last three months just to raise money for a striker (who are always hit and miss). McCarthy was hated by Brentford fans, which says enough, Andersen and Hamer are much more highly rated. Just because England have no decent keeping talent coming through the U21s since Joe Hart, doesn't make McCarthy any good, and certainly not capable of replacing Feds without being a significant disadvantage to the team and costing us any playoff chances.

Some Reading fans really are stupid arn't they, spent the last season whining that Federici showed promise but made a few rookie errors that cost us points every now and then. But as soon as he establishes himself and puts in consistent displays that regularly win us points we should be flogging him for a bit of cash to buy a striker and sticking another rookie in goal.

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[Alan Partridge]

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I wish I hadn't clicked the link at the end. Why would we sell our most consistent performer over the last three months just to raise money for a striker (who are always hit and miss). McCarthy was hated by Brentford fans, which says enough, Andersen and Hamer are much more highly rated. Just because England have no decent keeping talent coming through the U21s since Joe Hart, doesn't make McCarthy any good, and certainly not capable of replacing Feds without being a significant disadvantage to the team and costing us any playoff chances.

Some Reading fans really are stupid arn't they, spent the last season whining that Federici showed promise but made a few rookie errors that cost us points every now and then. But as soon as he establishes himself and puts in consistent displays that regularly win us points we should be flogging him for a bit of cash to buy a striker and sticking another rookie in goal.

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Bit harsh on McCarthy who over the course of the season at Yeovil did very well. Not easy for a young keeper t go into what was a struggling team ply a couple of games and that's yer lot.

But I agree on the rest of it, barring the bizarre debacle of kick against the arse gate, Federici has been much improved on the limited amount I've seen of him. Last year I'd have been happy to see him go for any sort of money but right now I think it would be madness to allow that to happen this time.

[Hoop Blah]

I've never been much of a Federici fan but I'd have to agree he's improved the last few months.

I still think he makes a few too many mistakes over the course of a season and I don't really like his 'I'm never at fault' attitude but he will make some very good saves (they're not usually GREAT as you'll read on here or here the likes of Dellor claim them to be) but as with a lot of good saves they're often because of a bit of poor positioning or slow footwork.

I think there are better keepers than him in the division, but there are certainly worse too, so as much as I'd like him to be improved on there are more pressing areas we need to strengthen. As a keeper of his age he'd be daft to move to any club where he isn't going to be first choice. He needs to play games for the next few years to reach his potential and it's not like he'll be earning crap money here is it.

If we lose him for nothing it'll be a bit of an error by the club, but I'm guessing this is more a 'give me a bit more money' news story than a 'come and get me' one.

[roadrunner]

This football club is years away from having a side capable of promotion again if we're lucky

the table makes a mockery of that- we are clearly capable having the chance of gaining promotion this season.

Last week the table suggested we were also six points off relegation. Looking at how inconsistent we are and how powder puff we are in front of goal, this isn't a promotion chasing team. Not by some way!

[Ian Royal]

It is idiocy to want to think we'd be fine letting Fed go and putting a young inexperienced keeper in his place. If there is anywhere on the pitch where experience is most important it's at goalkeeper.

Young keeper's will make errors, its simple. But hey lets get rid of Fed now he's cutting more of his out and put in someone much younger with massively less experience... I'm sure it'll all be fine.

Up to the point McCarthy makes a few silly mistakes and then he'll "always have been shit" and Madejski & Hammond will need to leave the club for letting Federici go and leaving us with "some young clown".

[Row Z Royal]

It is idiocy to want to think we'd be fine letting Fed go and putting a young inexperienced keeper in his place. If there is anywhere on the pitch where experience is most important it's at goalkeeper.

Young keeper's will make errors, its simple. But hey lets get rid of Fed now he's cutting more of his out and put in someone much younger with massively less experience... I'm sure it'll all be fine.

Up to the point McCarthy makes a few silly mistakes and then he'll "always have been shit" and Madejski & Hammond will need to leave the club for letting Federici go and leaving us with "some young clown".

While I agree with you to a point ( ), if the right bid comes in then he'll go. Simple.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Player's agent in stirring things a bit to get contract talks going more in clients way shock.

[pea]

Federici in 'I want a bigger wage' on my new contract move shocker!

You've been beaten to it Barry

[Hoop Blah]

It is idiocy to want to think we'd be fine letting Fed go and putting a young inexperienced keeper in his place. If there is anywhere on the pitch where experience is most important it's at goalkeeper.

Young keeper's will make errors, its simple. But hey lets get rid of Fed now he's cutting more of his out and put in someone much younger with massively less experience... I'm sure it'll all be fine.

Up to the point McCarthy makes a few silly mistakes and then he'll "always have been shit" and Madejski & Hammond will need to leave the club for letting Federici go and leaving us with "some young clown".

While I agree with you to a point ( ), if the right bid comes in then he'll go. Simple.

We also have to accept that our better players aren't likely to stay with us for long in the current scheme of things.

We've had our time in the sun and now we're a falling star. We attracted some good players through our raised profile and made some astute signings too (we've also polished a few turds and sold them for profits) but whilst there is more money to be made by players with a half decent reputation they won't be staying long if they (and the club) get a decent offer elsewhere.

We had a period where our players weren't in demand, now we're more of a selling club because we've given them chances to make a name for themselves.