CONFIMRED - Jaap Stam

[Norfolk Royal]

Not sure whether you are or not but you've clearly got no idea how these stories get out there.

[LWJ]

It's the fcuking Daily Mail. They probably read about the odds dropping on Twitter and printed the story to try and be the first paper to 'have' it.

You seriously are deluded if you think they have an inside scoop and don't print unfounded bollocks for the sake of it.

[Norfolk Royal]

The reception desk at the hotel seem to know all about it.

Millennium Madejski ‏@MadejskiHotel · 44m44 minutes ago
Nothing Official as yet however Jaap Stam is expected to be announced as the new Reading FC Manager very soon.

[Norfolk Royal]

It's the fcuking Daily Mail. They probably read about the odds dropping on Twitter and printed the story to try and be the first paper to 'have' it.

You seriously are deluded if you think they have an inside scoop and don't print unfounded bollocks for the sake of it.

I don't think that no, that undoubtedly sometimes happens. However, I don't believe that is the case here. I also know that agents and others close to situations like this plant stories in the national press. Some have the ring of truth about them and some don't. My feeling is that this does have the ring of truth. We shall see.

[Uke]

There are some negatives - there are a whole load of positives too and I for one am delighted with this news...

Like at Lazio?

[Sanguine]

This is our 7th permanent manager since Alan Pardew left the club in September 2003, since when hairy managers have lasted a combined 3 years and 83 days. Jaap Stam will likely take us over 10 years of baldiness. Welcome Jaap.

[LWJ]

A hotel which only connection to the club is the fact it is built on to the stadium? Interesting.

I don't think you get it though.

Bookmakers make JS heavy odds on favourite after large amounts of money are placed on him. Paper picks this up, and prints story saying he will be confirmed shortly, increasing the clicks on their website/people buying the paper.

They aren't ITK and will not have had a tip off.

[LWJ]

Interesting marketing ploy though

Millennium Madejski ‏@MadejskiHotel 19m19 minutes ago
All @ReadingFC fans get 25% off our weekend rates (even non match weekends). You never know who you might see while you're here #URZ

[kwik-silva]

I don't get why people are banging on about experience....McD didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted, Pardew didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted.

We've gone with experience before in Clarke and Adkins and they didn't do much for us.

The fact is Stam will have playing experience, the experience of playing under some of the worlds best managers and that knowledge is worth 10x whatever some coaching badge can give you

I'm plesaed to see him arrive

McDermott knew the players and knew the club though, whereas Adkins and Clarke didn't have that - alongside some horrific boardroom issues - and to me that is more the reason they failed rather than anything to do with experience. Obviously silly to pass judgment on Stam yet though, I'm just hoping he guides us to glory.

[TBM]

I don't get why people are banging on about experience....McD didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted, Pardew didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted.

We've gone with experience before in Clarke and Adkins and they didn't do much for us.

The fact is Stam will have playing experience, the experience of playing under some of the worlds best managers and that knowledge is worth 10x whatever some coaching badge can give you

I'm plesaed to see him arrive

McDermott knew the players and knew the club though, whereas Adkins and Clarke didn't have that - alongside some horrific boardroom issues - and to me that is more the reason they failed rather than anything to do with experience. Obviously silly to pass judgment on Stam yet though, I'm just hoping he guides us to glory.

I agree but if we weren't going to appoint someone from within, why does it then have to be someone with experience in management?! (which everyone seems to be banging on about)

[Norfolk Royal]

Stam has been short odds since McDermott was sacked. They could have run a story saying he was taking over at any time on that basis.

The story also specifically says Stam has agreed a two-year deal. That will be the tip off, if any.

[Silver Fox]

I don't get why people are banging on about experience....McD didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted, Pardew didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted.

We've gone with experience before in Clarke and Adkins and they didn't do much for us.

The fact is Stam will have playing experience, the experience of playing under some of the worlds best managers and that knowledge is worth 10x whatever some coaching badge can give you

I'm plesaed to see him arrive

McDermott knew the players and knew the club though, whereas Adkins and Clarke didn't have that - alongside some horrific boardroom issues - and to me that is more the reason they failed rather than anything to do with experience.

And the fact they were both shit

If experience was so important we'd have never put a man on the moon

[genome]

Sorting this club is probably harder than putting a man on the moon, tbf

[maffff]

Pretty sure the moon landing happened in a studio...

[kwik-silva]

I don't get why people are banging on about experience....McD didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted, Pardew didn't have any when he got the job and got us promoted.

We've gone with experience before in Clarke and Adkins and they didn't do much for us.

The fact is Stam will have playing experience, the experience of playing under some of the worlds best managers and that knowledge is worth 10x whatever some coaching badge can give you

I'm plesaed to see him arrive

McDermott knew the players and knew the club though, whereas Adkins and Clarke didn't have that - alongside some horrific boardroom issues - and to me that is more the reason they failed rather than anything to do with experience. Obviously silly to pass judgment on Stam yet though, I'm just hoping he guides us to glory.

I agree but if we weren't going to appoint someone from within, why does it then have to be someone with experience in management?! (which everyone seems to be banging on about)

That's fair, it is a little worrying that Stam lacks both but if he can do the job then I'm not complaining.

[genome]

Pretty sure the moon landing happened in a studio...

Then you're a humongous bellend

[No Fixed Abode]

Terrific, never played in the Chump, no idea about the players or teams in this league, absolutely no experience of managing a football club at any level, but the owners have heard of him because he played for Man U who sell a lot of shirts in Thailand so he must be good.

Skybet have us 7/1 for promotion, they really need to go and have a lie down.

Adkins, Clarke - they knew the league - done them the world of good at Reading.

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Yep and McDermott who knew the league and THE CLUB, (in his 2nd spell)..........did him the World of good.

[maffff]

Pretty sure the moon landing happened in a studio...

Then you're a humongous bellend

I don't really believe the moon landing was faked.

But you're absolutely correct regardless.

[One8Seven1*]

It's the fcuking Daily Mail. They probably read about the odds dropping on Twitter and printed the story to try and be the first paper to 'have' it.

You seriously are deluded if you think they have an inside scoop and don't print unfounded bollocks for the sake of it.

For football they're one of the more reliable papers!

[sandman]

It's the fcuking Daily Mail. They probably read about the odds dropping on Twitter and printed the story to try and be the first paper to 'have' it.

You seriously are deluded if you think they have an inside scoop and don't print unfounded bollocks for the sake of it.

For football they're one of the more reliable papers!

Not seen Bale, Ronaldo or Ramos move to United. Or Benzema to Arsenal.

Not sure when that Messi to United story they came up with at the weekend is going to come to fruition.