RUMOUR - Brian Howard & a trip to Espana

[Stranded]

Why hasn't this been announced ?

Howard was definately at the club yesterday. Perhaps Hammond didn't send everything off in time, hence the FA haven't ratified it yet.

There are a lot of deals that require ratification, I'll anticipate it being announced at some point today....

[TBM]

I think the club have learnt from their mistake of announcing a player is signing before its actually been sealed!

[Royalwaster]

I think the club have learnt from their mistake of announcing a player is signing before its actually been sealed!

Could be that it's got to do with the fact that we've done it in a way to avoid Harper sell-on clause and this could have raised some complications?

[TBM]

I think the club have learnt from their mistake of announcing a player is signing before its actually been sealed!

Could be that it's got to do with the fact that we've done it in a way to avoid Harper sell-on clause and this could have raised some complications?

You mean we buy Howard for a knock down price and they get Harper onloan for the season until he is a free agent and then give him a contract?

[(.)Boobies(.)]

I think the club have learnt from their mistake of announcing a player is signing before its actually been sealed!

Could be that it's got to do with the fact that we've done it in a way to avoid Harper sell-on clause and this could have raised some complications?

Shouldn't be. After all, he's our player and all we've done is loan him out. On a seperate issue, we have bought a midfielder from the same club. Neither are one in the same deal.

[07RFC]

Howard's definately a reading play, woooo... but god knows on the numbering atm

i'll go with 11 or 29.

11 is McAnuff

oh yeah, it doesn't say so on the squad list on the OS

[Archie's penalty]

Still to be confirmed and all that but it seems Howard is going to be here on loan.

Any player that can do this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynRKgvt37Vc

Is welcome at my club.

And I refuse to contribute to Alivey's thread as it is just ridiculous.

[Plymouth_Royal]

You've got to love the french commentary on that, such a great language.

[Gordons Cumming]

He's more left footed than Chris Waddle and Nicky Shorey put together!!

Now he's going to annoy me...................

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

There is a cracking goal on this clip too, no longer welcome here tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGBCq2Ps51Q

[Barry the bird boggler]

So here we are over 24 hours after the window closed and still no confirmation from the club on Brian Howard.

It surely can't take this long for the paperwork to be ratified? Or perhaps it does, strikes me as rather odd though.

[Arch]

There is a cracking goal on this clip too, no longer welcome here tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGBCq2Ps51Q

What a great attacking side. Not sorry to see the back of Sonko on that showing though.

[M Brook]

There is a cracking goal on this clip too, no longer welcome here tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGBCq2Ps51Q

What a great attacking side. Not sorry to see the back of Sonko on that showing though.

Absolutely. Had forgotten what a liability he was. Are you watching Hull fans?

[It Is What It Is]

You've got to love the french commentary on that, such a great language.

The guy is like 'ooh la la'

The french there living up to their stereotypical sayings !

[It Is What It Is]

Just to clear things up with everyone, YES he has signed for reading on a 1-year loan contract and YES it hasn't been made a big deal of anywhere yet, and seems to be on the bottom of the pile at the FA HQ of deals to make public. But it has indeed happened in a switch for Harper.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

I read somewhere (was it Reading Chronicle?) he has signed permanant for £500K?

[Thames]

Good signing. Any clarification on whether its a loan or permanent?

[test icicles]

BBC transfers list reporting it as a loan.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8230976.stm

[It Is What It Is]

I read somewhere (was it Reading Chronicle?) he has signed permanant for £500K?

Apparently that is the buy-out (or whatever it is called nowadays) clause in the loan contract either during the january or next summer transfer window. However im not 100% on this though because i also heard that the clause included Sheffield had to buy Harper if Howard was to be bought, which surely would cancel out the transfer fee for Howard? But god knows, either way he is here for the rest of the season.

[Muskrat]

I read somewhere (was it Reading Chronicle?) he has signed permanant for £500K?

What - Jermaine Permanent for £500K? Sounds like a good deal...