New Manager

[Old Man Andrews]

Oh god they've actually done an article on it

https://www.football.london/reading-fc/ ... s-15566302

This is the very height of desperation.

[John Smith]

Oh god they've actually done an article on it

https://www.football.london/reading-fc/ ... s-15566302

Great piece, really informative. Cheers

[Wycombe Royal]

I feel embarrassed for them.....April 1st maybe, but not any other day in the year.

[Gunny Fishcake]

Oh god they've actually done an article on it

https://www.football.london/reading-fc/ ... s-15566302

The Power of HNA !

[Tilehurstsouthbank]

Oh god they've actually done an article on it

https://www.football.london/reading-fc/ ... s-15566302

The Power of HNA !

Oh poor J Low. He's in danger of reaching Courtney Friday levels of desperation...

[Ascotexgunner]

I've just seem Mourinho's package (no not that one)......we could have bought 3 Aluko's for that

[Old Man Andrews]

Oh god they've actually done an article on it

https://www.football.london/reading-fc/ ... s-15566302

The Power of HNA !

Oh poor J Low. He's in danger of reaching Courtney Friday levels of desperation...

Harsh, nobody is that desperate.

[Sutekh]

Decision on this from Rio Ave/Gomes not expected until after their cup game with Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday evening. Might well be just a matter of agreeing comp. with the Ave chairman.

Worryingly the Portuguese media rate it as a risky move if it happens and says that despite Ave managing to get to the lofty heights of 6th in the Portuguese league he has not addressed the club's defensive frailties.

This could be a long season.

If it does happen it'll be interesting to hear from Reading just why they think Mr Gomes is the right fit (after Castro) instead of someone like Jokanovic, Pardew, Parkinson, Carvahal or whoever you'd choose.

[John Smith]

Is it worth thinking about giving Paul Hurst a second chance? Afterall he was being mentioned in the same breath as the Cowleys as an up and coming manager only last season and got his chance at Ipswich after a great job at Shrewsbury. Ipswich have more problems behind the scenes so I don't think their plight is completely down to what Hurst was trying to do.

[leon]

Ainsworth surely?

[Old Man Andrews]

Ainsworth surely?

This.

He is sitting there waiting for them to ask him too. He along with Parkinson are sadly just back up options I feel. The club has been railroaded by Joorabchian into getting a Portuguese coach. There is clearly something in it for him and Reading being Reading will just bend over and let him do what he wants.

[Theroyalbox]

Just seen Mourinho in Halfords Winnersh,

[tee peg]

Just seen Mourinho in Halfords Winnersh,

picking up his Bike

[Silver Fox]

The club has been railroaded by Joorabchian into getting a Portuguese coach.

Has it? Is there anything at all to back this up other than piss poor websites that simply print Joorabchian press releases verbatim?

[Old Man Andrews]

The club has been railroaded by Joorabchian into getting a Portuguese coach.

Has it? Is there anything at all to back this up other than piss poor websites that simply print Joorabchian press releases verbatim?

Yes the clear and sudden pursuit of Portuguese managers................. Pretty obvious. He rocks up and all of a sudden we are going down a radically different path.

[Hendo]

I won't be convinced on a new manager until I hear

.

confirm he has shown a middle aged Portuguese national a house in an area of Reading...

[Silver Fox]

The club has been railroaded by Joorabchian into getting a Portuguese coach.

Has it? Is there anything at all to back this up other than piss poor websites that simply print Joorabchian press releases verbatim?

Yes the clear and sudden pursuit of Portuguese managers................. Pretty obvious.

So nothing other than piss poor websites that simply print Joorabchian press releases verbatim then?

or to put it more traditionally

[royal_rumble]

The club has been railroaded by Joorabchian into getting a Portuguese coach.

Has it? Is there anything at all to back this up other than piss poor websites that simply print Joorabchian press releases verbatim?

At one time he had ownership of a swathe of Portuguese based players, 3rd party ownership was legal then. Pretty sure he still represents a lot of players and 'apparently' managers in the region.

[BR0B0T]

Has it? Is there anything at all to back this up other than piss poor websites that simply print Joorabchian press releases verbatim?

Yes the clear and sudden pursuit of Portuguese managers................. Pretty obvious.

or to put it more traditionally

[windermereROYAL]

Oh god they've actually done an article on it

https://www.football.london/reading-fc/ ... s-15566302

If any of these posts were anything other than tongue in cheek then I feel desperately sorry for them. and as for J Low, it must be a very quiet day at GR.