Coppell's latest backtrack

[Uke]

Do all you pretend managers complain vehemently on an internet forum about Sainsbury's board's decisions? If they do not stock the product you want? Why not?

Wake up and realise the club is not yours to run, you have about as much say in the running of the club as you do in Sainsbury's

If you don't like it you can all oxf*rd off back to Aldi

[Platypuss]

No, again the same frustrated people are confusing RFC's 'lack of ambition' , with the targeted players 'ambition'.

Do you have a problem with comprehension?

"For us to make those signings, they've got to want to come here."

"They've got to see the ambition, it's got to be tangible in the form of expensive signings, a bigger stadium."

It's crystal clear what SC said, but it would appear that the club is in limbo - it's not demonstrating that it is prepared to spend the cash on players now that SC himself accepts will be required to attract better quality in the future. Catch 22.

OK, so it's hard for us to attract players. We know why it's hard. Just stop offering up these hostages to fortune.

So, in the context of SC's avowed belief in "visible ambition" being required, where are these "minimum of 3 substantial signings"?

Those are Coppell's own words. If he doesn't want to be critised for not walking the walk, he shouldn't talk the fecking talk in the first place.

[Schards#2]

Do all you pretend managers complain vehemently on an internet forum about Sainsbury's board's decisions? If they do not stock the product you want? Why not?

Wake up and realise the club is not yours to run, you have about as much say in the running of the club as you do in Sainsbury's

If you don't like it you can all oxf*rd off back to Aldi

What a terrible terrible post

Do you honestly think that anyone does think the club is theirs to run? No, me neither.

Do you seriously think that anyone who voices their legitimate concerns about anything to do with the club is, by definition, not worthy of supporting them?

[Alan Partridge]

Do all you pretend managers complain vehemently on an internet forum about Sainsbury's board's decisions? If they do not stock the product you want? Why not?

Wake up and realise the club is not yours to run, you have about as much say in the running of the club as you do in Sainsbury's

If you don't like it you can all oxf*rd off back to Aldi

It's called havingan opinion, and if a significant amount of people felt the same as a lot on this thread and withdrew ST money, we'd see how much of an impact it would have on the running of the club. Signifcantly more then 'fcuk all'.

[soggy biscuit]

Some people should really learn not to take everything they read in the newspapers or on the internet so seriously.

[Zammo]

We are a disaster waiting to happen.

[The whole year inn]

Some people should really learn not to take everything they read in the newspapers or on the internet so seriously.

Where does that apply to this thread?

[cmonurz]

Oster for Little, and Matejovsky for Sidwell, represents our entire 'improvement' since the Championship.

[Uke]

Do all you pretend managers complain vehemently on an internet forum about Sainsbury's board's decisions? If they do not stock the product you want? Why not?

Wake up and realise the club is not yours to run, you have about as much say in the running of the club as you do in Sainsbury's

If you don't like it you can all oxf*rd off back to Aldi

What a terrible terrible post

Do you honestly think that anyone does think the club is theirs to run? No, me neither.

Do you seriously think that anyone who voices their legitimate concerns about anything to do with the club is, by definition, not worthy of supporting them?

Not what I said at all Schards

Consumers have a choice, if you do not get what you want then you go elsewhere. If they don't like RFC then they can go - I won't miss them. However, they don't go, so they must enjoy what they are getting. (Its Thatcherite thinking )

I'm just fed up with the posts on here saying the club has millions to spend so go spend it when we can't have any influence in what we have. A million is stil a oxf*rd lot of money no matter how many you have.

[Skin]

Reading FC - Trying to disprove the "pay peanuts get monkeys" theory STILL.

Talk about quit while you're ahead PLEASE, yes we managed it last seaon with low wages and hardly any transfer activity of any note, but THAT WAS THEN AND THIS IS NOW.

Look at the table.

Even the 80% Business / 20% Football Club theory doesn't explain this one, it is bad business for us be relegated afterall.

[Gordons Cumming]

Everything will be alright on the night.

[Royal Rother]

If he doesn't want to be critised for not walking the walk, he shouldn't talk the fecking talk in the first place.

Has he complained about being criticised?

[Schards#2]

Do all you pretend managers complain vehemently on an internet forum about Sainsbury's board's decisions? If they do not stock the product you want? Why not?

Wake up and realise the club is not yours to run, you have about as much say in the running of the club as you do in Sainsbury's

If you don't like it you can all oxf*rd off back to Aldi

What a terrible terrible post

Do you honestly think that anyone does think the club is theirs to run? No, me neither.

Do you seriously think that anyone who voices their legitimate concerns about anything to do with the club is, by definition, not worthy of supporting them?

Not what I said at all Schards

Consumers have a choice, if you do not get what you want then you go elsewhere. If they don't like RFC then they can go - I won't miss them. However, they don't go, so they must enjoy what they are getting. (Its Thatcherite thinking )

I'm just fed up with the posts on here saying the club has millions to spend so go spend it when we can't have any influence in what we have. A million is stil a oxf*rd lot of money no matter how many you have.

This simply doesn't apply in the case of football clubs.

[Uke]

Agree because of brand loyalty, but eventually the lure of cheaper jeans and a wider choice gets you away from Levis 501's...

[Platypuss]

If he doesn't want to be critised for not walking the walk, he shouldn't talk the fecking talk in the first place.

Has he complained about being criticised?

It's for the benefit of those on here happily doing it on his behalf.

[readingbedding]

LOL @ Reading fans paying what they do now for basically watching 90% of the Championship team

I'd still pay if were were in the Conference South, doesn't come into it.

If you'd pay what you're paying now to watch in Conference South, you're stranger than I already thought you were.

Again, just diving in.

As far as the club is concerned I am 74.

[Royal Rother]

What people don't seem to realise is that there is far more to football than the basic footballing ability of players.

That is why teams like Everton and Ipswich have brilliant season followed by absolutely awful seasons with basically the same personnel.

That is why Reading were able to turn around from a very average season of poor football in 2004/5 to become the best Championship team ever seen the following season with virtually the same squad and management.

What Coppell is doing here just may be an extremely smart move - the team showed last week how well they can perform against the best team in the country, chock full of international superstars - what better way to build on that releative success than by showing absolute faith in them? This is more likely to pull another couple of percent out of them all than adding a new name on high wages.

As a result of this astute piece of management you will see a significant improvement in our fortunes in the coming months that will soon see this doom and gloom and unrest nothing more than a distant memory.

[readingbedding]

No, again the same frustrated people are confusing RFC's 'lack of ambition' , with the targeted players 'ambition'.

Do you have a problem with comprehension?

"For us to make those signings, they've got to want to come here."

"They've got to see the ambition, it's got to be tangible in the form of expensive signings, a bigger stadium."

It's crystal clear what SC said, but it would appear that the club is in limbo - it's not demonstrating that it is prepared to spend the cash on players now that SC himself accepts will be required to attract better quality in the future. Catch 22.

OK, so it's hard for us to attract players. We know why it's hard. Just stop offering up these hostages to fortune.

So, in the context of SC's avowed belief in "visible ambition" being required, where are these "minimum of 3 substantial signings"?

Those are Coppell's own words. If he doesn't want to be critised for not walking the walk, he shouldn't talk the fecking talk in the first place.

Like it or lump it I'm afraid.

Carry on.

[cmonurz]

That is why Reading were able to turn around from a very average season of poor football in 2004/5 to become the best Championship team ever seen the following season with virtually the same squad and management.

We signed Convey, Doyle, Hunt, Lita and Gunnarsson in summer 2005?

[Rawlie19]

That is why Reading were able to turn around from a very average season of poor football in 2004/5 to become the best Championship team ever seen the following season with virtually the same squad and management.

We signed Convey, Doyle, Hunt, Lita and Gunnarsson in summer 2005?

But they were all rubbish! (We also got shot of Hughes... he was awesome!*)


*actually I do appreciate the job Hughes did at Reading, he just wouldn't have fit in with THAT team and his leaving was one of the primary reasons we did so well THAT season.