CONFIMRED - Mark Bowen

[Zip]

Sweet baby Jesus

Bring back Jose , he was so handsome

We've had most of our success in recent years under hair-challenged managers, so from that angle alone this move is a big plus.

Is this a bald fact?

[Snowflake Royal]

Good interview on the club's YouTube. Comes across very well IMO.

I like him.

[genome]

It would be the most Reading thing ever if he does really well and gets us promoted after all this backlash

[URZZZZ]

According to J Low, Gunter and McCleary are to be brought back into the squad. Can’t find a place for Gunter personally although Yiadom is on awful form (perhaps down to tactics) but even though I’m not McCleary’s biggest fan, he could be an option as one of our only wingers, even if it is just brief spells on the bench

[Bristol Paul]

Thoroughly underwhelmed, but to be fair to the guy, if he turns it around after 10 games it will be all forgotten. He’s a brave man though, wouldn’t have had the balls to take it given the circumstances.

[Kitsondinho]

He won’t be here at the end of the season and we’ll be playing Coventry away next season.

[Franchise FC]

He won’t be here at the end of the season and we’ll be playing Coventry away next season.

Are Coventry coming up?
And which Premier League team do you think are going to take MB ?

[Marcus Crassus]

He won’t be here at the end of the season and we’ll be playing Coventry away next season.

Are Coventry coming up?
And which Premier League team do you think are going to take MB ?

Premier League, more likely the Vanarama league

[Royals and Racers]

With Mark Bowen and John O`Shea we still have from the old regime Joao Penedo analyst and assistant coach, Jorge Baptista goalkeeper coach and Rui Santos fitness coach. Bit light on personnel ?

[Victor Meldrew]

It would be the most Reading thing ever if he does really well and gets us promoted after all this backlash

Is there really much backlash though?
As I see it fans are a bit surprised at the appointment and maybe disappointed that the club has not selected an experienced organiser to sort this lot out and get the best from them, something that hasn't happened during his time of involvement in the supervisory structure..

[Greatwesternline]

Yeah, because the man who took us to a playoff final and then promotion in consecutive seasons was so sought after

I understand that Pardew and McDermott were successes. I also understand that Clement, Gomes were not. Bowen is not Pardew of McDermott, he hasnt worked with lots of the players in training, or scouted them, or worked with the u21s. He joined in March.

If anyone is more excited about this than getting in Chris Hughton, then f*** me. fair play, you really see the sunny side of life. But Hughton is unemployed, has repeatedly got teams recently out of this division and comes across well. The fact we havent got him as a manager is a dissapointment to me.

Hughton would be amazing, but do you really think he'd be interested? Always a massive long shot and no chance we've appointed Bowen instead of him as a genuine option.

Presumably lives not far away, another chance to get a team promoted, Reading have been in the PL in recent years, FA Cup semi finalists, we just spent a load of money, fair enough that probably curtails us, but we used to be able to poach other teams managers, Coppel, Rodgers for example, now we just seem to get dross. Bowen is Clement without the stellar CV.

[Greatwesternline]

It would be interesting to know who else was interviewed for the job, who else was sounded out but said no.

If others were interested, was Bowen doing the interviewing..

Who interviewed Bowen.

It feels very shabby to come in in March, and 6 months later have sacked the manager having potentially been the one who scouted and chose the players, and then give yourself the job.

[AthleticoSpizz]

The new “Reading Way” ?

Give the guy a break...let’s see how he does

He’s got 10 months

[unit]

The new “Reading Way” ?

Give the guy a break...let’s see how he does

He’s got 10 months

Agree 100%.

[Blackbag]

Another Paul Clement this fella got to wear a suit not the right shape for a tracksuit and he needs a shave

[loyalroyal4life]

Should be a sound signing until the new year

[WestYorksRoyal]

According to J Low, Gunter and McCleary are to be brought back into the squad. Can’t find a place for Gunter personally although Yiadom is on awful form (perhaps down to tactics) but even though I’m not McCleary’s biggest fan, he could be an option as one of our only wingers, even if it is just brief spells on the bench

Baldock too? I think he could do a job in this team.

[genome]

It would be the most Reading thing ever if he does really well and gets us promoted after all this backlash

Is there really much backlash though?
As I see it fans are a bit surprised at the appointment and maybe disappointed that the club has not selected an experienced organiser to sort this lot out and get the best from them, something that hasn't happened during his time of involvement in the supervisory structure..

Is there a backlash!? You're either blind or you don't have Twitter

[Snowflake Royal]

I understand that Pardew and McDermott were successes. I also understand that Clement, Gomes were not. Bowen is not Pardew of McDermott, he hasnt worked with lots of the players in training, or scouted them, or worked with the u21s. He joined in March.

If anyone is more excited about this than getting in Chris Hughton, then f*** me. fair play, you really see the sunny side of life. But Hughton is unemployed, has repeatedly got teams recently out of this division and comes across well. The fact we havent got him as a manager is a dissapointment to me.

Hughton would be amazing, but do you really think he'd be interested? Always a massive long shot and no chance we've appointed Bowen instead of him as a genuine option.

Presumably lives not far away, another chance to get a team promoted, Reading have been in the PL in recent years, FA Cup semi finalists, we just spent a load of money, fair enough that probably curtails us, but we used to be able to poach other teams managers, Coppel, Rodgers for example, now we just seem to get dross. Bowen is Clement without the stellar CV.

4 relegation battles in the last 5 seasons and another this year. It's about 8 years since we were in the PL.

Hughton just has to wait and he'll walk into a team at least halfway up the table in a much stronger position.

Totally unrealistic target.

[Snowflake Royal]

It would be interesting to know who else was interviewed for the job, who else was sounded out but said no.

If others were interested, was Bowen doing the interviewing..

Who interviewed Bowen.

It feels very shabby to come in in March, and 6 months later have sacked the manager having potentially been the one who scouted and chose the players, and then give yourself the job.

The owners and CEO gave him the job, he was asked, not appointed by himself.

He also won't have sacked Gomes solely on his own authority, it will have involved the owners and probably Howe too.