Reading will get 1st choice as they are being proactive!

TSB said:

Hmm. Reading are broke and have, in my view, made a kneejerk reaction to a terrible defeat.
We're a far, far better prospect for any unemployed manager. Or we should be, at any rate.

Reading's potential will lead them back to the bottom two divisions. So, yeah, I suppose they haven't reached it just yet.
And Nadkins will get a better job. But not here. No ta.

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jimbob5 said:

1 Are Reading broke? 2 If so. why are they broke? 3 What about their parachute payments people go on about? 4 Is there a danger Brighton could go the same way if they emulate what Reading did?

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jimbob5 said:

1 Are Reading broke? 2 If so. why are they broke? 3 What about their parachute payments people go on about? 4 Is there a danger Brighton could go the same way if they emulate what Reading did?

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Blue Valkyrie said:

Wasn't the Thai who bought them was one of those Portsmouth-style 'billionaires' who actually has no money?

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TSB said:

1 Yes.
2 Because their Chairman has run out of cash/the will to spend it and the various takeovers fell through
3 I don't know. Ask Reading fans. They hardly spent any money whilst in the Prem. Perhaps JM has recouped some of his investment.
4 There's a danger that any club could. Or not. Like us, they're a lower league club historically and their hardcore support is pretty small, padded out with lots of plastics. Also a parallel you could draw to us.
If TB stopped footing the bill, we'd slide back from whence we came. You could argue that's the way it's heading even with his backing.

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jimbob5 said:

Thanks. Call me an old fart but these players wages seem ridiculous, particularly given mosts clubs simply can't afford to pay them anyway.

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TSB said:

Old fart

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jimbob5 said:

Hey! You cheeky young rascal! Cov, Pompey, Hereford, Leeds, Reading

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Premiership Dream said:

Unlike us Reading has realised they have not reached their potential under their current manager and taken the necessary action.....

I bet they snap up Pulis, leaving us 2nd best again because no one up top can appear to make a decision......if our strap line is "one club one ambition" then that's a bold statement that needs backing up with bold decisions !!!

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TSB said:

Reading were paying Royston Drenthe upwards of £20k a week last year to strut about not looking arsed (sound familiar?). They deserve what they get.
And as for Leeds and Pompey - Mad owners, idiotic fans.
Cov and Hereford I feel a little sorry for.
Cardiff and Fleetwood are administrations in the making. Crawley can't compete and will slide back out of the league.

Hope it's QPR next. Seeing as 'Arry's still in charge, that seems a safe bet.

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jimbob5 said:

and paying those type of wages it's difficult to feel any sympathy

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somerset said:

We are now an employment basket-case, managers at the top level are no longer queueing up to join the Bloom bus.

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somerset said:

We are now an employment basket-case, managers at the top level are no longer queueing up to join the Bloom bus.

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TSB said:

We're almost certainly paying more for Bent. But at least he runs about a bit. And it's only a month.

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