We should probably expect a bit of a regression to mean at some point. Just as we weren't as bad as 1 point in 8, we're not as good as 1 defeat in 10. We've seen endlessly under Dai, and before, that we are far more able to sustain poor form than good form over longer periods. Agreed but also in ou...

Not sure what to expect here to be honest, another point would be a pretty good result though and our record against the top sides isn't all that bad either given our position. Fear that, given we are pretty poor at defending crosses, we might struggle at that end. I would agree with putting Dean in...

Yep, it's basically all wage related (bar the training ground) - wages covered by "loans" from Dai, which turns into debt. When wages were running at over 200% of income, the level of debt can and does climb massively because not only are we using twice our income to pay players, we still...

None of those players actually command a serious fee though. They're good L1 players who might get some attention from struggling Championship clubs. They're not hot young prospects. Maybe more so than a young player. A player like Vickers may pocket us more in the long-term if he moved for a good ...

Panic selling for cheap your young prospects isn’t a plan. It's what you have to do as a reaction when you've failed to have any plan for six years. We all know we're in the shit. It shows more thinking than simply selling the players who command the highest fee, who would have been Smith, Knibbs a...

Shame. Good luck to him, should have played more. Hope we got something semi decent for him. Should he? Apart from his first 2 or 3 appearances he showed he wasn't ready for the first team. Couldn't get involved, no strength, had very little impact on games. It will come, i'm sure of that, but he d...

How does a relatovely average club like Reading end up with debts so high? Like... even duong the terrible period of sig inf average players for 7 mil, and paying silly wages, durely that couldn't add up to nearly 200 million?? I have been asking myself the same question as well, we've spent some d...

Well it certainly could have been a worse end to the window, at least we managed to keep hold of our best players at the very least maybe bar Abbey. The team posted above should have enough for us to stay up barring any other points deductions, it's now back to worrying about updates on any potenti...

Well it certainly could have been a worse end to the window, at least we managed to keep hold of our best players at the very least maybe bar Abbey. The team posted above should have enough for us to stay up barring any other points deductions, it's now back to worrying about updates on any potentia...

Pepe the Horseman Other than Werner to Spurs, have there been any (reasonably) high profile transfers this month?

I think Dragosin to Spurs was as well, just because he was touted about a few clubs, Bayern were after him etc.

Really depressing time to be an RFC fan losing young starts like Vickers Abbey and Harris. The future of the club being sold off for peanuts. What a disgrace. However, we might just about get away with these sales and survive in League 1 - but if we also lose Azeez to Plymouth as well (let alone th...

IF Azeez does go, who have we got left in the academy to fill the void? Vicke... oh. Elliott... Camara, Tuma ...where does Wellens play? Akinde and Okine-Peters I see frequently starting for the U23's. I have absolutely no idea how close they are to first team ability though, if they ever will be.

Vickers is annoying to lose but not a disaster to our best XI, hopefully someone else from the U23's can step up potentially, I think we could use a left sided wide player.

Azeez, Knibbs, Smith or Wing or a combination of the four would probably relegate us.

When we do eventually get new owners, what changes (positive or negative) do we expect them to make? Are ticket prices likely to rocket? Will they provide free travel to away games? Will there be sweeping changes through our remaining staff (Bowen, Selles, etc.)? Are the Academy's days numbered? Et...

If we start 24/25 in L1 with a new owner it's not hyperbole to say the Academy has saved us. Allowing us to field a competitive squad on the pitch and bring in cash off it to ensure we survive. Kudos to all the staff running it who have kept up professionalism and high standard during Dai's disastr...

If we start 24/25 in L1 with a new owner it's not hyperbole to say the Academy has saved us. Allowing us to field a competitive squad on the pitch and bring in cash off it to ensure we survive. Kudos to all the staff running it who have kept up professionalism and high standard during Dai's disastr...

Would he have had much choice? He's the one player we've let go who is playing regularly, and he's not going to get a sniff at Luton at the moment. And despite the relationship, he's being professional to play for his home town team and get matches. He may have wanted to play at a higher level than...

Although if there was any serious acrimony there, would he have bothered to come back on loan? Would he have had much choice? He's the one player we've let go who is playing regularly, and he's not going to get a sniff at Luton at the moment. And despite the relationship, he's being professional to...

Would not blame Azeez at all for going, another opportunity in the Championship for him and his output has significantly improved over the last few months for us as well. He is quite a dangerous player in general, his pace is an asset where that seems to be a bit of a dying breed where we see more ...

Michael Olise with a goal and two assists on his return for Palace last night against Sheff United. Been a disrupted season with injuries, if he can shake those off, it seems inevitable a bigger club will come in the summer.