Charlie Adam Signing Confirmed

22 July 2019
By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading have added some experience to their squad with the signing of Charlie Adam who was out of contract after being released by Stoke City. Adam, a 33 year old midfielder, has signed a one year contract with Reading and was almost certainly happy to take a cut in wages to come to Reading after Blackburn failed to sign him after a trial with the club during the summer. As Adam attracts no transfer fee he will be seen a cheap replacement for Liam Kelly to enable Reading to reduce costs and maintain a squad to attempt to compete in the Championship this season.

After starting his career with Rangers in Scotland, Adam was a much wanted player eight years ago and Liverpool paid 6.75 million pounds to Blackpool for his services in the summer of 2011. He made 27 Premier League starts for Liverpool before a move the following year to Stoke City for 5 million. At Stoke City he made 179 appearances and scored 21 goals before gradually falling out of favour. His last three appearances were a couple of minutes each and he spent most of last season on the bench as he struggled to make an impact. He may well be set for a similar role at Reading this season.

Reading have added some experience to their squad with the signing of Charlie Adam who was out of contract after being released by Stoke City. Adam, a 33 year old midfielder, has signed a one year contract with Reading and was almost certainly happy to take a cut in wages to come to Reading after Blackburn failed to sign him after a trial with the club during the summer. As Adam attracts no transfer fee he will be seen a cheap replacement for Liam Kelly to enable Reading to reduce costs and maintain a squad to attempt to compete in the Championship this season.
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After starting his career with Rangers in Scotland, Adam was a much wanted player eight years ago and Liverpool paid 6.75 million pounds to Blackpool for his services in the summer of 2011. He made 27 Premier League starts for Liverpool before a move the following year to Stoke City for 5 million. At Stoke City he made 179 appearances and scored 21 goals before gradually falling out of favour. His last three appearances were a couple of minutes each and he spent most of last season on the bench as he struggled to make an impact. He may well be set for a similar role at Reading this season.

Discussion On This Story:

WoodleyRoyal

» 22 Jul 2019 11:10

Apparently according to Courtney at the chronic we have offered a contract to free agent Charlie Adam... if true then there are not enough :| 's in the world

Pepe the Horseman

» 22 Jul 2019 11:24

Replacing deadwood with deadwood. Mental.

Simon's Church

» 22 Jul 2019 11:42

Good job we got rid of Kelly to free up some wage room

NewCorkSeth

» 22 Jul 2019 11:49

Worse than deadwood.. somehow.. I doubt there is many players I'd like less to be linked with.

windermereROYAL

» 22 Jul 2019 11:54

Nightmare injury situation for the last two seasons, now we`re rumoured to be getting another cripple in, stunning news if true.

Hound

» 22 Jul 2019 11:57

yep, can't say this potential signing makes me particularly happy. Couple of years ago maybe.

Tilehurstsouthbank

» 22 Jul 2019 12:16

Really hope this is just agent talk.

NewCorkSeth

» 22 Jul 2019 12:18

Good God there is people on Twitter actually happy about this rumour. Have they never seen him play? Or even seen him?

Snowflake Royal

» 22 Jul 2019 12:25

But he's a name they've heard of. And he played for Liverpool. They've seen him score a screamer on MotD. So he must be great.

NewCorkSeth

» 22 Jul 2019 12:31

But he's a name they've heard of. And he played for Liverpool. They've seen him score a screamer on MotD. So he must be great.
I was living in London when he scored that goal and a load of Scottish lads came into the bar I worked in (one claiming to be his brother) and I remember them saying he always tries those shots. Hit and hope player rather than than someone like Baker who has a long distance shot in his pocket.

From Despair To Where?

» 22 Jul 2019 12:36

Fingers crossed this is true
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-transfer-news-blackpool-adam-3100672.amp

Hound

» 22 Jul 2019 12:40

saw something saying he wanted to stay in the NW, so hopefully that is also true, and being 'somewhere near London' will put him off

andrew1957

» 22 Jul 2019 13:16

For all we know we have offered him a one year contact at £1500 pw which would not break the bank and CM is an area where we are very short of experience. Who knows he might regain some form.
Having said that if we have offered more than a year that would be mental.

WoodleyRoyal

» 22 Jul 2019 13:20

should have just kept Liam Kelly

andrew1957

» 22 Jul 2019 13:34

should have just kept Liam Kelly

I would 100% agree but for whatever reason we didn't and so we are where we are. I can only think we expected Baker back - but that now looks unlikely.

Zip

» 22 Jul 2019 14:04

Please no. Horrible past his best individual.

One87One

» 22 Jul 2019 15:48

Good for back-up and twenty minutes. Good passer of the ball and set-piece taker. Don’t see the uproar from the usual suspects. This summer and probably in January, we are bordering on the beggars can’t be choosers.

Pepe the Horseman

» 22 Jul 2019 15:54

Because we've been desperately trying to trim the squad all summer, we still need several players in key areas, we've got very little money to play with, and we're being told that some of that money might be wasted on someone who is "good for back-up and twenty minutes".

Snowflake Royal

» 22 Jul 2019 15:56

One87One

» 22 Jul 2019 16:01

A lot of the fat trimming isn’t all about quality either, it’s about wages. We’re trying to fend of FFP punishments and still remain competitive. Too many seem to be getting blurry eyed wondering why a Kelly on 20k a week goes and maybe an Adam at 10k a week arrives. Gourlay absolutely f**ked us. We’re lucky we aren’t the third League One club this season to be starting with minus 12 points!

WoodleyRoyal

» 22 Jul 2019 16:03

kelly 20k a week :shock: you sure

Snowflake Royal

» 22 Jul 2019 16:07

£10k a week on a 33 year old who has started 9 games in two years, and he doesn't expect to start when we have one genuine midfielder, helps us not at all. In fact it means IF we've saved £20k by moving on Kelly (very doubtful to me) it means we've got to spend the same or less on wages for for a first team regular than on a back up hasbeen without actually inflating the wage budget we need to reduce.

Hound

» 22 Jul 2019 16:08

kelly 20k a week :shock: you sure

Ron Gourlay

Sutekh

» 22 Jul 2019 17:06

Bolton v Bury on Sunday 8th Sep could be a depressing place to be.

Zip

» 22 Jul 2019 17:25

I can’t stand him. Horrible piece of work and unlikely to be fit for the season ahead. He is well past his best too.

blythspartan

» 22 Jul 2019 17:38

This along with the McCormack story is pure media speculation. Just can’t see us signing either player tbh.

alfie9

» 22 Jul 2019 19:46

If we sold Liam Kelly only to put Charlie Adam on 20k a week I'm going to be very upset

Pepe the Horseman

» 22 Jul 2019 19:54

Blackpool fans genuinely seem surprised he's chosen us over them. :|

Anonymous

» 22 Jul 2019 20:01

oxf*rd hell we have signed Charlie Adam ..........

Simon's Church

» 22 Jul 2019 20:04

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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