Challengers next season?

[Johnnyrotten]

51 minutes ago, Zico said:

pretty much sums Reading up, remember looking at their squad last season and thinking they could be dark horses if all these once decent players could still perform

Tom Ince
Shane Long
Sam Hutchison
Naby Sarr
Andy Carroll
Jeff Hendrick
Scott Dann
Junior Hoilett

but they didn't, they got relegated

Walcott is probably going to make no difference either

Don't suppose the points deduction helped.  After half the season, 23 games, they were joint 7th!  Strange league, Luton and Coventry were 14th and 15th, Huddersfield bottom and Birmingham also joint 7th.  Other than top 2 anyone could beat anyone.

[TrickyTrotter]

Reading currently only 7 senior players on the books and just given pro contracts to 9 youngsters.  Another points deduction on the way potentially as well.  Walcott's been training with them, but won't be cheap or worth it.

[Zico]

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Don't suppose the points deduction helped.  After half the season, 23 games, they were joint 7th!  Strange league, Luton and Coventry were 14th and 15th, Huddersfield bottom and Birmingham also joint 7th.  Other than top 2 anyone could beat anyone.

Didn't realise they'd had points deducted 

On paper could've done better 

In reality had ince managing them

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Nixon reporting Gerrard wants to poach Critchley from Blackpool again

You'd have to think not but he's done it once before

[DomRepWanderer]

3 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Nixon reporting Gerrard wants to poach Critchley from Blackpool again

You'd have to think not but he's done it once before

You'd think with the money being dished out over there would tempt most.

[green genie]

On 03/07/2023 at 16:09, TrickyTrotter said:

Reading currently only 7 senior players on the books and just given pro contracts to 9 youngsters.  Another points deduction on the way potentially as well.  Walcott's been training with them, but won't be cheap or worth it.

That explains how they were beaten 5-0 by Torquay over weekend 

[TrickyTrotter]

Reading have had their transfer embargo reinstated today for not paying HMRC again this month, a few weeks after they settled the previous winding up order with HMRC.  

In the shit with 10 days to the start of the season.

[Duck Egg]

37 minutes ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Reading have had their transfer embargo reinstated today for not paying HMRC again this month, a few weeks after they settled the previous winding up order with HMRC.  

In the shit with 10 days to the start of the season.

Embargo reinstated days after they've just signed a few players, including Lewis Whing who I'd have been happy to see here. They're taking the piss. Minus 10 points please! 

[tomski]

10 hours ago, TrickyTrotter said:

Reading have had their transfer embargo reinstated today for not paying HMRC again this month, a few weeks after they settled the previous winding up order with HMRC.  

In the shit with 10 days to the start of the season.

Bloke I work with felt they were full steam ahead. This is interesting.

[L/H White]

I've got pompey winning the league 

we'll sneak into 5th/6th again 

barnsley relegated 

[Mounts Kipper]

9 minutes ago, tomski said:

Bloke I work with felt they were full steam ahead. This is interesting.

They’ve signed Charlie Savage, that doesn’t shout full steam ahead. 

[gonzo]

Straight shootout between us and Blackpool for 2nd

[Mounts Kipper]

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

I've got pompey winning the league 

we'll sneak into 5th/6th again 

barnsley relegated 

I thought same about Pompey but cant see how we don’t finish top 3. 

[L/H White]

Just now, Mounts Kipper said:

I thought same about Pompey but cant see how we don’t finish top 3. 

I just worry about goals mate

[Mounts Kipper]

Just now, L/H White said:

I just worry about goals mate

Bod stays fit 15

Gomes 10 

Charles 15-20

vic 10

Dempsey, Morley, Sheehan, Ndulu, 4-8

that’s without defenders chipping in, we will score plenty. 

 

 

[Rizlar]

Peterboro Portsmouth Derby Blackpool and us and as an outsider for the final pay off spot Oxford . 
Not confident in our strikers getting us enough goals. 

[L/H White]

Just now, Mounts Kipper said:

Bod stays fit 15

Gomes 10 

Charles 15-20

vic 10

Dempsey, Morley, Sheehan, Ndulu, 4-8

that’s without defenders chipping in, we will score plenty. 

 

 

I like your confidence 

isn't bod already injured?

didn't see enough of vic to suggest he'll get 10

hopefully gomes fires 

[tomski]

9 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

They’ve signed Charlie Savage, that doesn’t shout full steam ahead. 

Yeah I laughed at that.

[gonzo]

Charlton will be up there punching.

Good manager, new owners and proven GS.

[DirtySanchez]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Charlton will be up there punching.

Good manager, new owners and proven GS.

Work with a Charlton fan and asked him about their chances

Said they'll finish in their usual tenth position 

He does rate Holden 

 

[Biggish Dave]

On the verge of signing that geezer from Exeter, banged 15 in 38 last season.

Made some decent signings to be fair, not sure how many I would take though. I still back us to improve between now and 1st September and we're already pretty good for the division

[Wanderlust]

BN article about the possibility of players leaving (Decberto in the frame for many) had me thinking that it would only happen if we made signings. Are all squad positions occupied now or is there any wriggle room?

[W.cramp]

37 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

BN article about the possibility of players leaving (Decberto in the frame for many) had me thinking that it would only happen if we made signings. Are all squad positions occupied now or is there any wriggle room?

Did somebody say we are on 23 first team squad players, and isnt that the max ,  not sure.   

Surely a telling sign was John and sadlier not making the bench on Tuesday, frees up 2 and then we all have in our heads what we need ,  a holding midfielder and a.n other,  I think we would need to get rid of a striker before signing one.

[Rizlar]

1 minute ago, W.cramp said:

Did somebody say we are on 23 first team squad players, and isnt that the max ,  not sure.   

Surely a telling sign was John and sadlier not making the bench on Tuesday, frees up 2 and then we all have in our heads what we need ,  a holding midfielder and a.n other,  I think we would need to get rid of a striker before signing one.

Yeah 23 but 22 if Johnston out for the season if we don’t register him as a squad player. 

[Casino]

presumably, if he made a lazarus like recovery, he could be regsitered in jan

so, no way hes getting in the first squad