In Couhig's latest interview he was asked directly if Yakou Meite would be coming back - his reply - "I can't hear you, there must be something going wrong with our transmission" Make of that what you will If he's been pressured into signing YM by fans due to his big talk & little act...

Whore Jackie Checked last night and only the 7.30am and 5.30pm slots were still available. Today, they're all available, assume Rob was on the phone to Reading Buses last night.

And/or they held some places back on all of the timeslots to help ensure as even a distribution of attendees as possible.

It's the nature of the beast that clubs will drive a hard bargain on signings or pick up players who legitimately leave. I don't blame any of the clubs who got good deals out of us recently because we were over a barrel. No objection to us offering the right player a contract if they walk out on We...

Available slots are going quickly. The 11.30 am one was full by lunchtime today. I fear the club may have under-estimated likely take-up. The problem with things that are free is that people have nothing to lose by signing up to them and then being 'no shows'. Only those who renewed by the 6th of J...

So it will be about 8k eligible for the Bearwood Day. 2 hour blocks on Sunday 13 July. RC said it will be a long day, so four blocks with 2k fans or five blocks with 1.6k fans? Still no idea how they'll manage the parking. Can only be space for 100-150 cars at an absolute push. Not on a bus route. ...

Available slots are going quickly. The 11.30 am one was full by lunchtime today.

I fear the club may have under-estimated likely take-up. The problem with things that are free is that people have nothing to lose by signing up to them and then being 'no shows'.

Good post and agree with 98% of it. But I’d like to know what have couhig and co done in the 5 weeks? Genuine questions and this is my problem with couhig he’s a big pr machine who is constantly sending updates about nothing. What’s he actually done so far? Well for starters he persevered in buying...

Yeah, I don't think the problem is the price of our shirt - it's the price of football shirts overall. I hope kit pricing isn't one of the US business models that our new owners will be adopting. If you think shirts are overpriced here (I tend to agree) you should see how MLS sting fans in the US -...

They'd be bonkers to budget on a big increase in STHs. Aim for a modest increase or static and take any extra as straight good performance against the financial plan. They're experienced and successful business people/investors who have also had prior football business management experience (and su...

Really like it - was prepared for something much worse. Although would say it would be much better with white shorts and white socks. Think it needs the contrast with the strong blue, would have looked washed out if it was white socks and shorts Fully agree and the mockups done with white shorts an...

Couhig wants to promote Reading to a US audience. Maybe he wants to buy Paul Mullin the streaming star, and not Paul Mullin the footballer? If that's his objective, the best solution would sure by to sign up a true Royal to sit on our bench. Would have half the US signed up to Royals TV in the hope...

Does this suggest Strickland won't be moving to first choice..... Which saddens me..... Or that Mbengue is defo off. Mbengue played the final third of the season with a heavily strapped knee, and if you watched him in the prep for corners he was constantly stretching his knee out and rubbing it. I ...

looks like Paudie O'Connor is coming in, and Matty Jacobs both of which have Stephen Hunt as their agent. Is it healthy to have a football agent as the brother of our manager? Discuss In most situations I would think something like that would be less than ideal. However, our situation and the Hunts...

It probably is fair to say the new owners could tone down their tweets promising the earth while things are taking a while to complete (it happened again yesterday). They're American! Even the most, to us, mundane things tend to have a superlative attached to them! Everything tends to be exciting a...

It’s kinda strange there has been nothing official from the club about the new investment. Despite them announcing it on LinkedIn about a week or so ago. I would have thought there would have been some sort of statement Because it is subject to FL approval ? I guess that would depend on the basis o...

I wonder with the signings if he's underestimating how long it takes to tie up the loose ends. Working in a job with lots of governance, I know first hand how even simple stuff can take ages to get through all the reviews, governance and sign offs; it makes me tear my hair out frequently. I wonder ...

Championship has way more eyes on it than L1, which has very few eyes on it. If you believe you can put in good performances at a basket case Championship club then your chances of moving somewhere better are much greater than if you play in L1. Also only takes 1 good season in the Champ to realise...

I foresee some 'Americanisms' arriving when it comes to the stadium and matchday experience. Don't worry, they are far from all being awful and some may actually be liked!

Is the women’s team still under the auspices of the club, presume it could be sold off but then the level they’re stuck at would probably prevent any worthwhile value so just carry on. I believe that the women's team is still part of the club but funded by the Community Trust. I think that to progr...

It's not really ground gradings and Blackburn Women played most of their games last season at Ewood Park. Problem was not many people went to watch them. Probably safe to say, Couhig won't be pushing for Reading to be parachuted back into the second tier just yet. Sure there was some mention that C...