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by fred sharpes nose
20 May 2025 12:34
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rob Couhig - New Interview
Replies: 90
Views: 19254

Re: Rob Couhig - New Interview

Now those “legal technicalities” make a lot more sense Completion meant: Redwood Stadium had to purchase the SCL from Prestige Fortune Asia, a deal requiring specialist counsel in its own right (BVI domiciled company) Redwood Investments had to purchase c. £200m worth of debt from Renhe Sports Mana...
by fred sharpes nose
07 May 2025 01:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFRIMATION of the CONFIMRED
Replies: 10100
Views: 9475456

Re: CONFIMRED

You do have to ask though how we have a salary budget that high? I mean, given how many of the players are academy and the lack of any obvious 'big money' players. If we had 24 players earning £4k each a week that would be about £5m in total..... OK, more with NI, pension etc etc, but..... £14m? I ...
by fred sharpes nose
04 Apr 2025 20:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFRIMATION of the CONFIMRED
Replies: 10100
Views: 9475456

Re: CONFIMRED - The final countdown

Wonder if Dai, being the gambler he is, is trying to drag this out until the Playoffs are done.. Maybe he has negotiated a League 1 price and a Champonship price with the prospective buyer so he is stalling until its clear one way or the other. Maybe the buyer is in chaoots with this None of us have...
by fred sharpes nose
08 Mar 2025 18:34
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Crawley Town (a)
Replies: 95
Views: 15389

Re: MATCHWATCH : Crawley Town (a)

Recent draws - Shrewsbury H Exeter H Crawley A - 3 points should have been 9 - would put us in 5th
Absolute waste of a superb opportunity
Not convinced its the players so much as the management
by fred sharpes nose
02 Feb 2025 17:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)
Replies: 121
Views: 44330

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (h)

Good win, a bit uneventful at times and got lucky with the 1v1 Bolton had, but at the same time, they got very lucky that it deflected that way. Somehow still level with 6th. So disappoimting that unnecessary last minute goal vs Burton has cost us a PO spot - should we have just shut up shop then o...
by fred sharpes nose
21 Oct 2024 00:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: Elm Park vs SCL - Two Magic Wishes - Meaningless Mindgame Fun
Replies: 18
Views: 6894

Elm Park vs SCL - Two Magic Wishes - Meaningless Mindgame Fun

Was driving back from West Reading today - my route took me past Elm Park. Plenty of memories come flooding back, started thinking would I like us to be back there? Ain't gonna happen of course but thought I test out others views. So you get two magic wishes 1) first wish - we return to Elm Park imm...
by fred sharpes nose
14 Sep 2024 22:41
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFRIMATION of the CONFIMRED
Replies: 10100
Views: 9475456

Re: UnConfimred new owners of Raeding Footbal Club

"Face" is important in China - Dai still owning the club allows him to natter with his mates at the golf club "Yeah we have a good manager and young team and things are looking good". "Got some Yank who wants to buy it but I will string him along for as much as I can get&quo...
by fred sharpes nose
14 Sep 2024 22:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (h)
Replies: 105
Views: 33288

Re: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (h)

Second live game this season for me and the Brum match on TV Can over anaylse but just a bad day for most players all round, Once Orient went ahead fair play to them for busting a gut to hold onto the lead, I thought if we equalised we would go on to win, but crowd didnt do its bit bit to raise the ...
by fred sharpes nose
21 Aug 2024 14:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: Confimred: Azeez to Millwall
Replies: 72
Views: 36914

Re: Rumour: Azeez to Millwall

If the sign-off, from the odious leech that is Die Young, has not been done. Do we assume that he or his toady lackey Pang has agreed to the sale of Azeez? Makes you wonder - Dai always gambling or trying to get one over on people. If Couhig hasn't sanctioned this and its just Dai/Pang trying to sq...
by fred sharpes nose
03 Jun 2024 18:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFRIMATION of the CONFIMRED
Replies: 10100
Views: 9475456

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

BURTON ALBION....... Ole Jakob Strandhagen has been appointed as Chairman, NFG’s Founder and CEO Tom Davidson as Deputy Chairman, Bendik Hareide as Sporting Director, while Kevin C. Skabo will take up the role of Commercial Director. NFG told Burton Albion website: “We are privileged and grateful fo...
by fred sharpes nose
13 May 2024 21:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: Selles In
Replies: 611
Views: 2460547

Re: Selles In

That is an excellent piece by Selles; really interesting, insightful and humble. As one who thought he should be let go, I am happy to state I was 100% wrong, and that he is a massive asset for the club, the team and the fans. My 2nd biggest fear of the Summer is that another team recognise his val...
by fred sharpes nose
08 May 2024 23:34
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Retained List
Replies: 72
Views: 23942

Re: The Retained List

Pleasantly surprised we had an option on Azeez (LOL @ Brogue claiming he was off). Surprised by Carson and Mola going and both Rushesha and Abrefa getting offers. Whilst I think we all wanted Carson to step up, I'm not convinced he has the mental strength so not upset. Mola does seem harsh, and lea...
by fred sharpes nose
16 Apr 2024 19:42
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Burton (A)
Replies: 27
Views: 16174

Re: Burton (A)

Fantastic news to share - Burton have banned inflatables on Saturday 8) The irony................Reading fans break the home ground rules with celebratory plastic inflateables, some / few suppoters get jostled/ejected by stewards, tension rises., some inflateables land on pitch, game stopped, poten...
by fred sharpes nose
15 Feb 2024 16:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: On this day
Replies: 64
Views: 16739

Re: On this day

And we scored all three goals!! Lucky,lucky Arsenull. Yes I was there in the Town end - great day Think Stuart Morgan headed a superb own goal from a corner for the winner? Was the equaliser Barrie Wagstaff at the Town end ? The other own goal was John Harley Dick Habbin cant remember that - was it...
by fred sharpes nose
25 Dec 2023 23:29
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Away followings
Replies: 156
Views: 179259

Re: Away followings

Looked on Transfer Mkt yesterday - we have 5th highest home average 5th highest capacity and 17th in terms of percentage full.

Half the grounds in League 1 cannot accommodate our current home average

We are a big club in L1
by fred sharpes nose
05 Nov 2023 21:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)
Replies: 119
Views: 33464

Re: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)

Aldershot home or away will do. Glad there are still some on here that remember the rivalry between us and as someone from Yateley who got the train from Sandhurst back in the day, there's some great memories of our meetings. Blimey - I used to do the long walk from Yateley to Sandhust 1971 - 77 pr...
by fred sharpes nose
24 Oct 2023 01:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: Watney Cup
Replies: 20
Views: 14046

Re: Watney Cup

I was there, having seen my first ever game towards the end of the season before against Luton 0-1. I seem to remember the Watney Cup was a pre season competition for teams who scored the most goals in their respective divisions the season before. Of course Reading went on to be relegated in the upc...
by fred sharpes nose
03 Aug 2023 01:19
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Loyalty Points
Replies: 119
Views: 70888

Re: Loyalty Points

575 points Gold legacy status, support since 1970 STH last season. undecided to get one this season as hacked off with Dai and already will miss 4 home games but have 24 hours or so to mull over. Think the pricing allows you to miss 8 games to "breakeven" - thats about the number I missed ...
by fred sharpes nose
28 Jul 2023 17:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: About the Third Tier
Replies: 54
Views: 11693

Re: About the Third Tier

We have the 5th biggest ground - behind Derby Bolton Wigan Charlton. What gets me is how small a lot of the grounds are
by fred sharpes nose
25 Jul 2023 00:35
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Summer 2023 Transfer Speculation
Replies: 1359
Views: 1351554

Re: Summer 2023 Transfer Speculation

I think it's worth remembering that in that time our midfield has also been consistently shit offering little protection. Plus Holmes spent much of 20/21 at RB, not CB, and McIntyre has bounced around in and out of the team at CB, LB, LWB and DM. They struggle when they're run at on the break, or b...
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