Reading

Cowfold Seagull · May 31, 2017

AmexRuislip said:
Talking to my Wealdstone FC mate today, it transpires that Reading were even beaten by Huddersfield to arranging for fans to go drinking at the WFC bar prior to the playoff final.

I wonder if your Wealdstone supporting mate, is the same person as my Wealdstone supporting mate? Probably not! I must try and get up to see the Stones play this season if l get the chance.

Bold Seagull · May 31, 2017

Triggaaar said:
No idea what that means. I do, however, note that I am somewhat late to the '3 - 1' party.

For some reason I thought you'd manage to change the original post. My bad, you merely just re-quoted.

I get a lot of things wrong that don't get corrected, get a Reading penalty shoot-out score wrong, and its 10 notifications already!

Normal Rob · May 31, 2017

I can't help but think that, given the circumstances of their failure on many occasions to go through via the play offs, THEY SHOULD HAVE BLOODY WELL TRIED TO WIN THIS TIME.

essbee1 · May 31, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
I wonder if your Wealdstone supporting mate, is the same person as my Wealdstone supporting mate? Probably not! I must try and get up to see the Stones play this season if l get the chance.

This is spooky -
I have a Wealdstone FC supporting mate - they rent out the club house there a lot for when teams come to wembley. And a very
nice club house at that.

Bob'n'weave · May 31, 2017

Buzzer said:
This chap makes that video extra special.

Pure joy. Tw@ts.

Cowfold Seagull · May 31, 2017

essbee1 said:
This is spooky -
I have a Wealdstone FC supporting mate - they rent out the club house there a lot for when teams come to wembley. And a very
nice club house at that.

Yes so I'm told. I've yet to go there but I believe they play at the now defunct Ruislip Manor ground,and have redeveloped it since their demise.

My Wealdstone mate Chris used to watch Albion regularly at Withdean, but returned to watching his local club when we moved to the Amex.

essbee1 · May 31, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
Yes so I'm told. I've yet to go there but I believe they play at the now defunct Ruislip Manor ground,and have redeveloped it since their demise.

My Wealdstone mate Chris used to watch Albion regularly at Withdean, but returned to watching his local club when we moved to the Amex.

My mate has supported WFC since the 70s. I go to watch a match now and again.

Triggaaar · May 31, 2017

Bold Seagull said:
For some reason I thought you'd manage to change the original post. My bad, you merely just re-quoted.

Ah. Sadly no, I'm not royalty.

I get a lot of things wrong that don't get corrected

Of course not, we're a very tolerant group.

get a Reading penalty shoot-out score wrong, and its 10 notifications already!

You didn't even get it wrong, it was 3-2 after 3 each, it was just 3-1 while we waited for Huds to take their 3rd.

Bold Seagull · May 31, 2017

Triggaaar said:
Ah. Sadly no, I'm not royalty.

Of course not, we're a very tolerant group.
You didn't even get it wrong, it was 3-2 after 3 each, it was just 3-1 while we waited for Huds to take their 3rd.

Thanks Trig, I feel better now.

edna krabappel · May 31, 2017

essbee1 said:
This is spooky -
I have a Wealdstone FC supporting mate - they rent out the club house there a lot for when teams come to wembley. And a very
nice club house at that.

bhanutz · May 31, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
Reading may have lost countless play-off finals, and be labelled by some on here as tin pot, and bottle jobs, but what you say is absolutely true. Reading have competed in the Premier League several times in recent years.

How many times have we been able to do that? oh hang on . . .

Is your second team (or even your first team) Reading by any chance?

Not Andy Naylor · May 31, 2017

Cowfold Seagull said:
Reading may have lost countless play-off finals, and be labelled by some on here as tin pot, and bottle jobs, but what you say is absolutely true. Reading have competed in the Premier League several times in recent years.

How many times have we been able to do that? oh hang on . . .

'Competed' might be overstating it somewhat. They played three seasons in the Premier League and were relegated in two of them.

Paris · May 31, 2017

bhanutz said:
Is your second team (or even your first team) Reading by any chance?

I think you've hit the nail on the head bhanutz. Cowfold Seagull is in fact John 'hissy fit' Madejski.

osgood · May 31, 2017

edna krabappel said:

whats not to like ? Lol

WhingForPresident · Jul 5, 2017

Will they ever stop being tinpot?

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Bold Seagull · Jul 5, 2017

WhingForPresident said:
Will they ever stop being tinpot?

[tweet]882518120837021696[/tweet]

I quite like it!

Tarpon · Jul 5, 2017

Double post

WhingForPresident · Dec 16, 2019

Good job whoever did this at Reading station :clap2:

Weststander · Sep 21, 2021

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...deduction-breaching-efl-finance-rules/Reading are locked in talks with the Football League over a points deduction which is likely to plunge them into a Championship relegation battle.

Negotiations between Reading and the EFL are understood to be at an advanced stage, with an agreed sanction close to being finalised over breaches of financial rules.

It is understood that Reading, currently 14th in the table, are facing a potential deduction of six to nine points, which will drop them into a relegation scrap if, as expected, the punishment is applied later this year.

Like crisis-hit Derby County, Reading are working to the EFL’s regulation 85 in their sanctions, which allows both parties to strike an amicable settlement and avoid going before a disciplinary commission. Reading will also have to agree on a future business plan.

In July it was announced that Reading had broken the EFL's profit and sustainability rules and they were placed under a transfer embargo, which restricted them to signing only free agents and loans during the summer window.

The rules do not allow clubs to exceed losses of £39 million over a three-year assessment period, but it appears Reading’s accounts have breached that amount by some distance.

In the 2018/19 season it was reported that Reading’s wage bill was £40m, working out as 194 per cent of their turnover.

For the following campaign their accounts revealed total accumulated losses of £138m, while their most recent pre-tax loss was £93m over a three-year period.

Relegated from the Premier League in 2013, Reading have operated in the Championship for the past nine seasons.

The club is owned by Dai Yongge, a Chinese businessman and investor who completed his takeover in 2017 and has conducted no media interviews in that time.

Last month Reading issued a statement to reiterate Yongge’s commitment and confirmed they “remain in positive, constructive dialogue” with the EFL.

Managed by Veljko Paunovic, Reading face Middlesbrough at home in the Championship on Saturday.

On Tuesday the EFL declined to comment. Reading were also unavailable for comment.

Frankworthington · Sep 21, 2021

Weststander said:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...deduction-breaching-efl-finance-rules/Reading are locked in talks with the Football League over a points deduction which is likely to plunge them into a Championship relegation battle.

Negotiations between Reading and the EFL are understood to be at an advanced stage, with an agreed sanction close to being finalised over breaches of financial rules.

It is understood that Reading, currently 14th in the table, are facing a potential deduction of six to nine points, which will drop them into a relegation scrap if, as expected, the punishment is applied later this year.

Like crisis-hit Derby County, Reading are working to the EFL’s regulation 85 in their sanctions, which allows both parties to strike an amicable settlement and avoid going before a disciplinary commission. Reading will also have to agree on a future business plan.

In July it was announced that Reading had broken the EFL's profit and sustainability rules and they were placed under a transfer embargo, which restricted them to signing only free agents and loans during the summer window.

The rules do not allow clubs to exceed losses of £39 million over a three-year assessment period, but it appears Reading’s accounts have breached that amount by some distance.

In the 2018/19 season it was reported that Reading’s wage bill was £40m, working out as 194 per cent of their turnover.

For the following campaign their accounts revealed total accumulated losses of £138m, while their most recent pre-tax loss was £93m over a three-year period.

Relegated from the Premier League in 2013, Reading have operated in the Championship for the past nine seasons.

The club is owned by Dai Yongge, a Chinese businessman and investor who completed his takeover in 2017 and has conducted no media interviews in that time.

Last month Reading issued a statement to reiterate Yongge’s commitment and confirmed they “remain in positive, constructive dialogue” with the EFL.

Managed by Veljko Paunovic, Reading face Middlesbrough at home in the Championship on Saturday.

On Tuesday the EFL declined to comment. Reading were also unavailable for comment.

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