by Millsy » 01 Sep 2018 18:02
by Oilroyal » 01 Sep 2018 18:13
by Sutekh » 01 Sep 2018 18:27
by Royalwaster » 02 Sep 2018 13:19
by sandman » 02 Sep 2018 14:49
by Norfolk Royal » 03 Sep 2018 08:57
2 world wars, 1 world cup Those who know me will know I may talk my fair share of shit but one thing you'll vouch for is that I've never posted a rumour (I think!), let alone a dud one despite being in a position where I may know some stuff at times.
I've sat on this bit of (alleged) info for a long time as I am not enjoying doing this, knowing the flaming I'll likely get from club apologists or sceptical fans, but it's worth now sharing especially as it's not anymore going to be too "out there" so I will probably be leaning on an open door.
My source - someone very close to me who I trust who is him/herself closer to the club than I am and has contacts within it.
The rumours -
I was told this a while back and annoyingly have forgotten some of the details but here is what I remember
1) Clueless people above the manager bringing players in at wages far too high for what they're worth, just to get them in because they deem them good, causing unrest in the camp and difficult to offload.
2) The owners showing very little interest, not being around much and leaving a lot of people unsupported.
3) I don't quite get how this one works but this is what I remember.. training and development being a total joke and players etc being quite clueless not having much direction, almost like people making it up as they go along. Something about some players just not turning up for training as there is nothing really set up as it's all a bit of a free for all. I don't get this one tbh and don't know what level this was aimed at. Surely not first team? But don't know.
4) Something about a doctor or physio or someone medical who was very good being offloaded by the new owners and replaced with their own person, someone inappropriate for the role, like an ex-plastic surgeon (if I remember correctly)
I may have got some of the details wrong and there was more to it, but in summary clueless reclusive owners making clueless player and personnel changes with poor financial decisions and there being an overwhelming feeling of most people at the club being confused and feeling directionless, which has been going on for a very long time.
Feel free to knock me if you like, but you'll only be shooting the messenger! But after Clements' post match interview I think the above will be easier to swallow.
by Snowflake Royal » 03 Sep 2018 11:53
by Maneki Neko » 03 Sep 2018 13:17
by Snowflake Royal » 03 Sep 2018 13:37
by genome » 03 Sep 2018 16:15
Snowflake Royal As for reclusive owners. Good. They're there to stump up money and reap the praise when it works. Not be involved.
by CountryRoyal » 03 Sep 2018 21:18
genomeSnowflake Royal As for reclusive owners. Good. They're there to stump up money and reap the praise when it works. Not be involved.
As I've said before; noone gives two shits who the owners are if the team are winning. It's only when the team are losing that people look for someone to blame
by Fezza » 03 Sep 2018 21:47
by maffff » 03 Sep 2018 22:32
Fezza Can add to this that a lot of kids at the academy and below are jumping ship as un-amused by the running of the club...
by sandman » 04 Sep 2018 07:37
Fezza Can add to this that a lot of kids at the academy and below are jumping ship as un-amused by the running of the club...
by Stranded » 04 Sep 2018 09:29
Fezza Can add to this that a lot of kids at the academy and below are jumping ship as un-amused by the running of the club...
by paultheroyal » 04 Sep 2018 10:01
Fezza Can add to this that a lot of kids at the academy and below are jumping ship as un-amused by the running of the club...
by Elm Park Kid » 04 Sep 2018 12:11
by muirinho » 04 Sep 2018 13:30
Elm Park Kid Is Madejski really too poor/uninterested to buy the club back and get it on some kind of decent footing? He can't take the money with him and there's no spouse to think about.
by Sutekh » 04 Sep 2018 14:19
Elm Park Kid Is Madejski really too poor/uninterested to buy the club back and get it on some kind of decent footing? He can't take the money with him and there's no spouse to think about.
by Vision » 05 Sep 2018 16:08
muirinhoElm Park Kid Is Madejski really too poor/uninterested to buy the club back and get it on some kind of decent footing? He can't take the money with him and there's no spouse to think about.
Too old and tired I'd say. He's 77 now.
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