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by Crusader Royal
25 Jul 2025 14:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

If only we had a manager with some sort of understanding of what it takes to score goals….
I suspect Hunt has completely missed this part of the game in his squad building process.
Anyone got his number ?
by Crusader Royal
24 Jul 2025 18:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

When was the last time we loaned a player out, who wasn't a 17 year old 'keeper going into non-league? Off the top of my head, this is actually the first time #ReadingFC have loaned out an academy outfielder for a full season since... Aug 2022, when Jeriel Dorsett went to Kilmarnock Before that? Do...
by Crusader Royal
23 Jul 2025 09:34
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Josh bowler
Replies: 151
Views: 49275

Re: Josh bowler

If it’s been done for so long then what’s the hold up on the announcement? Has he been training with the team? Yep he has been training with the team and has been for a couple of weeks now. We’re really not sure what the hold up is. Don't all our signings still have to go through additional scrutin...
by Crusader Royal
21 Jul 2025 15:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

Good work Mr Bernal…..
by Crusader Royal
21 Jul 2025 15:20
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Josh bowler
Replies: 151
Views: 49275

Re: Josh bowler

Can we confirm that we took a haircut on the Bindon transfer fee and/or a reduction in the sell-on fee in order to get this one over the line? i.e. we didn't spend any money I doubt we could confirm it. In practice how would it work ? The Bindon deal was done months ago. I doubt Bowler agreed perso...
by Crusader Royal
21 Jul 2025 13:37
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Speculation - Sam Smith
Replies: 17
Views: 2905

Re: Speculation - Sam Smith

Sutekh
Crusader Royal Be very wary of bringing a player back who has moved on.
It rarely if ever works…..


Trevor Senior
Sam Smith


Funnily enough there are a fair few on the list…….
by Crusader Royal
21 Jul 2025 13:34
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Stadium Matchday Upgrade
Replies: 56
Views: 23421

Re: Stadium Matchday Upgrade

Instead of giving us silly shirt designs why don’t the club get in touch with whomever owns the Courage/Simonds brand these days and produce a suitably commemorative type of beer? They’ ve done this quite recently with West Berks Brewery. But it would be nice to have a (decent) own brand range of b...
by Crusader Royal
21 Jul 2025 11:32
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Speculation - Sam Smith
Replies: 17
Views: 2905

Re: Speculation - Sam Smith

Be very wary of bringing a player back who has moved on.
It rarely if ever works…..
by Crusader Royal
20 Jul 2025 19:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

Whist understanding the need for pragmatism and balance we do seem to have been hemorrhaging decent players. I know we still have sometime but is our apprentice CEO and fairly new manger able to attract and negotiate deals that match our previous recruitment over the last 18 months. Noel is now bec...
by Crusader Royal
20 Jul 2025 15:56
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Probable transfer nonsense - Knibbs leaving
Replies: 60
Views: 14363

Re: Probable transfer nonsense - Knibbs leaving

If someone wants Knibbs now the length of his contract isn’t a big deal.
They are paying for what he adds to their team this season….
by Crusader Royal
19 Jul 2025 09:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: Spurs friendly
Replies: 98
Views: 16849

Re: Spurs friendly

Shows our fanbase than we'd rather watch a friendly against a big team than games that actually matter. I'm not going today, I couldn't give 2 shits about it. Give me the league. Shows that all sorts of people might fancy a day out to watch a team that just won a European trophy ? It’s not an offen...
by Crusader Royal
19 Jul 2025 09:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

Clubs are allowed 3 players who would not ordinarily meet work permit criteria, it was how we signed Bindon. I presume it will be the same for this guy Although Bindon was already a youth international and came from a higher rated club so may have qualified anyway ? He was also already resident in ...
by Crusader Royal
19 Jul 2025 08:22
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

How does the qualification for a work permit work these days ? He doesn’t appear to have played any top level games or had any international call ups. What about him woukd make him eligible for a work permit ? He has Ghanaian heritage so it’ll probably be that that gets him through Being from a thi...
by Crusader Royal
19 Jul 2025 08:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

Clubs are allowed 3 players who would not ordinarily meet work permit criteria, it was how we signed Bindon. I presume it will be the same for this guy Although Bindon was already a youth international and came from a higher rated club so may have qualified anyway ? He was also already resident in ...
by Crusader Royal
18 Jul 2025 21:58
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad for 2025-2026
Replies: 1072
Views: 260669

Re: Squad for 2025-2026

How does the qualification for a work permit work these days ?
He doesn’t appear to have played any top level games or had any international call ups. What about him woukd make him eligible for a work permit ?
by Crusader Royal
18 Jul 2025 16:20
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 255
Views: 87560

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Are they part of a group ? Does it solve our overnights problem ?
by Crusader Royal
18 Jul 2025 08:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 255
Views: 87560

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Heard this on the radio regarding Man Utd and Brian Mbeumo but the same goes for Couhig/Reading: When signing players, for every day the deal is delayed the buying club saves a day's worth of wages - so if a player is on £7k per week the club saves £1000 per day for every day the deal isn't done Co...
by Crusader Royal
17 Jul 2025 18:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 255
Views: 87560

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Heard this on the radio regarding Man Utd and Brian Mbeumo but the same goes for Couhig/Reading: When signing players, for every day the deal is delayed the buying club saves a day's worth of wages - so if a player is on £7k per week the club saves £1000 per day for every day the deal isn't done Co...
by Crusader Royal
16 Jul 2025 18:32
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Josh bowler
Replies: 151
Views: 49275

Re: Josh bowler

One question I'm curious about which I'll probably never know the answer to is how his wage compares to the squad following Hunt's comments. I'd assume Wing, O'Connor, Pereira and Knibbs are the highest paid in the squad (or they deserve to be). I'm not sure Bowler's career to date justifies puttin...
by Crusader Royal
16 Jul 2025 17:19
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Josh bowler
Replies: 151
Views: 49275

Re: Josh bowler

Right just been told this is confimred. 100% done 8) great signing. Was initially told it was 400k, now told it might be as much as 600k maybe the 600k is including add ons. I dunno, but it’s done. Of course it's SIX! hundred thousand, just to continue the cricketing theme Four woukd have done that...
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