OFFISHAL CONFRIMATION of the CONFIMRED

[Forbury Lion]

I wonder how many games RC and Todd will be attending? it`s not exactly on their doorstep is it.

Neither was Wycombe to be fair.

Suspect they will attend more regularly than Dai Yonge but less regularly than Sir John Madejski

[Mr Angry]

I wonder how many games RC and Todd will be attending? it`s not exactly on their doorstep is it.

Neither was Wycombe to be fair.

Suspect they will attend more regularly than Dai Yonge but less regularly than Sir John Madejski

With insight like that Forbes, you should be a match day pundit on BT Sport!

[Brogue]

With Joe Jacobson as ‘joint’ ceo one would assume he will be in attendance almost every game.

[bcubed]

Interestingly* a fair bit of praise for Pang from Couhig in his latest interview for the sale

Sounds like Dai really had very little to do with it

Here if anyone can't find it https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7v7drmlp46o

Lovely stuff

Like the comment about anybody bar Atilla the Hun would have been welcomed as a new owner (think we'd have taken him too tbh!)

And he makes a distinction between being a custodian rather than just an owner.

[MartinRdg]

Interestingly* a fair bit of praise for Pang from Couhig in his latest interview for the sale

Sounds like Dai really had very little to do with it

Here if anyone can't find it https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7v7drmlp46o

Lovely stuff

Like the comment about anybody bar Atilla the Hun would have been welcomed as a new owner (think we'd have taken him too tbh!)

And he makes a distinction between being a custodian rather than just an owner.

Certainly felt very unscripted and very genuine

[MouldyRoyal]

I wonder how many games RC and Todd will be attending? it`s not exactly on their doorstep is it.

More than Dai

[genome]

Is it time to unpin this thread and send to the HOF?

[RoyalBlue]

Interestingly* a fair bit of praise for Pang from Couhig in his latest interview for the sale

Sounds like Dai really had very little to do with it

Here if anyone can't find it https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7v7drmlp46o

Lovely stuff

Like the comment about anybody bar Atilla the Hun would have been welcomed as a new owner (think we'd have taken him too tbh!)

And he makes a distinction between being a custodian rather than just an owner.

Atilla the Hun would've sorted out Dai a lot quicker!

Would've loved it if he had come out with the Ted Lasso comment regarding fans: "It's their team. We're just borrowing it for a little while."

[Sutekh]

Where can you buy US flags, might as well make the effort to give them a home from home !

[bcubed]

Where can you buy US flags, might as well make the effort to give them a home from home !

Could go all out and wear MAGA caps!

[bcubed]

Couhig is a Republican after all

[Whore Jackie]

It'd be a huge task, but I would love to see a complete timeline of events in the Dai ownership. For those of us who weren't alive or old enough to understand events of the Thames Valley Royals era, this has been the period of greatest uncertainty in the club's collective memory. While a lot of it is fresh right now, give it a couple of years and I reckon some of the specifics of just how mad it got may be forgotten. Would be nice to have a complete overview with all of the events of the last 18 months (Bearwoodgate, Chiron, Banning Order, Bowengate etc etc) in the context of Dai's overall ownership and our league results.

Not in any way saying this is 100% correct, but here's a list of dates that I was using as an aide-mémoire during the whole sorry saga.

14 May 2025 – Takeover with Redwood confirmed
12 May 2025 – EFL transaction extended to
05 May 2025 – EFL transaction extended to
03 May 2025 – Club announces sale in principle to Redwood
22 Apr 2025 – Club confirms further sale progress has been made.
09 Apr 2025 – Negotiations with Redwood?
09 Apr 2025 – Exclusivity with Platek expires
21 Mar 2025 – Dai v Couhig in court
24 Feb 2025 – Exclusivity with Robert Platek?
04 Feb 2025 – Exclusivity with Paul Taylor expires
07 Oct 2024 – Exclusivity with Paul Taylor?
18 Sep 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood expires, money paid back
05 Sep 2024 – Couhig in Purple Turtle social media post
Sep 2024 – Bowen sacked
30 Aug 2024 – Trying to complete the deal on deadline day
15 Aug 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood extended to
08 Aug 2024 – Purple Turtle event. Couhig and Jacobsen confirmed to have been at the club for months
31 Jul 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood extended to
31 May 2024 – Bowen charged by FA
21 May 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood extended to
19 Apr 2024 – Exclusivity switches to Redwood (Couhig)
26 Mar 2024 – Exclusivity with Chiron Sports Group
18 Mar 2024 – Wycombe confirm Bearwood sale on hold
14 Mar 2024 – Club confirm in talks with Wycombe re Bearwood
10 Mar 2024 – Dai open to option of selling Bearwood
27 Feb 2024 – Dai proactively trying to secure the sale of the club
27 Feb 2024 – EFL deducts 2 points
21 Jan 2024 – Gymshark confirm rumours are false
17 Jan 2024 – Club engage lawyers and Howe to sell the club
13 Jan 2024 – Port Vale match abandoned
11 Jan 2024 – Pang confirms Dai proactively trying to secure the sale of the club
11 Oct 2023 – Rumours about Storey buying the club
29 Sep 2023 – Dai proactively trying to secure the sale of the club
13 Sep 2023 – EFL deducts 3 points
02 Aug 2023 – Dai looking for investment
Aug 2023 – EFL deducts 1 point
Apr 2023 – EFL deducts 6 points
May 2022 – Bowen appointed Head of Operations
Nov 2021 – EFL deducts 6 points

[Dave the rave]

It'd be a huge task, but I would love to see a complete timeline of events in the Dai ownership. For those of us who weren't alive or old enough to understand events of the Thames Valley Royals era, this has been the period of greatest uncertainty in the club's collective memory. While a lot of it is fresh right now, give it a couple of years and I reckon some of the specifics of just how mad it got may be forgotten. Would be nice to have a complete overview with all of the events of the last 18 months (Bearwoodgate, Chiron, Banning Order, Bowengate etc etc) in the context of Dai's overall ownership and our league results.

Not in any way saying this is 100% correct, but here's a list of dates that I was using as an aide-mémoire during the whole sorry saga.

14 May 2025 – Takeover with Redwood confirmed
12 May 2025 – EFL transaction extended to
05 May 2025 – EFL transaction extended to
03 May 2025 – Club announces sale in principle to Redwood
22 Apr 2025 – Club confirms further sale progress has been made.
09 Apr 2025 – Negotiations with Redwood?
09 Apr 2025 – Exclusivity with Platek expires
21 Mar 2025 – Dai v Couhig in court
24 Feb 2025 – Exclusivity with Robert Platek?
04 Feb 2025 – Exclusivity with Paul Taylor expires
07 Oct 2024 – Exclusivity with Paul Taylor?
18 Sep 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood expires, money paid back
05 Sep 2024 – Couhig in Purple Turtle social media post
Sep 2024 – Bowen sacked
30 Aug 2024 – Trying to complete the deal on deadline day
15 Aug 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood extended to
08 Aug 2024 – Purple Turtle event. Couhig and Jacobsen confirmed to have been at the club for months
31 Jul 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood extended to
31 May 2024 – Bowen charged by FA
21 May 2024 – Exclusivity with Redwood extended to
19 Apr 2024 – Exclusivity switches to Redwood (Couhig)
26 Mar 2024 – Exclusivity with Chiron Sports Group
18 Mar 2024 – Wycombe confirm Bearwood sale on hold
14 Mar 2024 – Club confirm in talks with Wycombe re Bearwood
10 Mar 2024 – Dai open to option of selling Bearwood
27 Feb 2024 – Dai proactively trying to secure the sale of the club
27 Feb 2024 – EFL deducts 2 points
21 Jan 2024 – Gymshark confirm rumours are false
17 Jan 2024 – Club engage lawyers and Howe to sell the club
13 Jan 2024 – Port Vale match abandoned
11 Jan 2024 – Pang confirms Dai proactively trying to secure the sale of the club
11 Oct 2023 – Rumours about Storey buying the club
29 Sep 2023 – Dai proactively trying to secure the sale of the club
13 Sep 2023 – EFL deducts 3 points
02 Aug 2023 – Dai looking for investment
Aug 2023 – EFL deducts 1 point
Apr 2023 – EFL deducts 6 points
May 2022 – Bowen appointed Head of Operations
Nov 2021 – EFL deducts 6 points

You've spelt 'confrim' wrong, mate!!

This is my first post on this thread (I think) so I just want to express my thanks to all supporters who have got us to this stage when it seemed at times the worst could happen. The team, SBWD, fan protests, STAR, the fans that kept going (proper kudos), the fans, like me, who felt we couldn't go and line the pockets of such a cretin of an owner, the backroom staff. All those sort of things that got us to the other side where we can breathe a sigh of relief and look forward to the future with an air of optimism. Much appreciated.
As a middle aged guy who grew up on the Tilehurst end with my mum and uncle in one generation and now my own son in the north/east corner, still having the club to support means so much when you think what could have been lost. Thanks for RC and his team. Played a blinder and seems sincere in doing his best for us.

Looking forward to getting back to the Madstad next season.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Where can you buy US flags, might as well make the effort to give them a home from home !

Amazon EBay etc

[Sutekh]

Where can you buy US flags, might as well make the effort to give them a home from home !

Could go all out and wear MAGA caps!

Make Abrefa Great Atlast

[AthleticoSpizz]

How long until the USA USA chants start?

Worse still, will he be taking off his shirt and passing it into the crowd after each game?

[Norfolk Royal]

It might be worth checking whether Rob Couhig and eminent historian David Starkey have been seen in the same room before.

[Sutekh]

It might be worth checking whether Rob Couhig and eminent historian David Starkey have been seen in the same room before.

Rob Couhig


Dr David Starkey

[Esteban]

I had him down as American actor Wallace Shawn's doppelganger - AKA Rex in Toy Story.

[Reading4eva]

Something else is coming today, keep your eyes peeled to this link - https://youtu.be/O9ibNFVZwis