CONFIMRED - Roy Beerens

[maffff]

Do we have any confirmation that this has been done?
From what I hear the deal isn't done and Leeds and Wolves are now in the picture

Think you're confusing the links with those that want Danny Williams.

[LWJ]

Do we have any confirmation that this has been done?
From what I hear the deal isn't done and Leeds and Wolves are now in the picture

Watts reporting all but confirmed.

[TBM]

“I know that Brain Tervreden is in talks with him - I don’t know if the deal is finished or not - but we are in talks.

“Roy played in Germany, he played at a high level over there and he knows what to do when you ask something of him.

“He’s very good with the ball at his feet, he’s got a great dribble. He can play on the left or on the right side. He’s right-footed but can play very well from the left.

“He can get past players and he can score goals himself. Hopefully it’s going to go through because we need a squad with good players as we have a lot of games.”


I like how Stam is very forward and not all coy over transfers like Brian was....

[Maneki Neko]

CW - We’ve come into January and Reading have sold the two players who started the month as the club’s top goalscorers. Yann has come in - are we expecting to see another striker arrive?

BM - We’re in talks at this moment in time with another striker so we shall see what happens with that.

Is that Deniss Rakels?

Could be.

From what I understand he could be unveiled today?

That’s a possibility.

Is he someone that you scouted on one of your many trips?

No, this has come from the scouts of the owners. I know the player now. We have Wyscout here where you can watch the player. He works his socks off, he’s got a good record of scoring in Poland this season.

I spoke to Kaspars Gorkss about him, the Latvian captain, he gave me a good insight into him. So if the deal is done then great - he will come into our squad.

isn't it almost exactly the same as the interview that brian gave just before we signed rakels?^^

[sputnik]

Reaction from their fans

Reading FC is now in the coming season in the British Championship is not just a candidate for advancement - rather the other way around .

[Ian Royal]

I'm hoping this bloke can play down the left because that's what we need. We don't really need another right winger.

LM: Fosu, Quinn, Swift(?)

RM: Barratt, GMac, Beerens(?)

Balances it up nicely. Although announcing Ola John, Swift and Beerens would be fantastic.

If we're playing 4-3-3 Quinn's not really suited to the left forward slot. Left midfield in 4-4-2, certainly. Mendes, Samuel and Rakels to fit in somewhere too... they can't all be competing for the same central forward slot as Kermorgant, surely.

[Top Flight]

Reaction from their fans

Reading FC is now in the coming season in the British Championship is not just a candidate for advancement - rather the other way around .

I think we are now 65% likely to stay up now looking at how the summer is panning out. Get a decent striker in and relegation ain't gonna happen.

[SCIAG]

I've seen Beerens play a few times on TV but not for a few years. Little surprised to see him joining us. I'd compare him to McAnuff. Capable on both flanks and fairly conservative but a proper winger nonetheless.

[royalp-we]

I'm hoping this bloke can play down the left because that's what we need. We don't really need another right winger.

LM: Fosu, Quinn, Swift(?)

RM: Barratt, GMac, Beerens(?)

Balances it up nicely. Although announcing Ola John, Swift and Beerens would be fantastic.

If we're playing 4-3-3 Quinn's not really suited to the left forward slot. Left midfield in 4-4-2, certainly. Mendes, Samuel and Rakels to fit in somewhere too... they can't all be competing for the same central forward slot as Kermorgant, surely.

I've got to agree with you there. Inevitably over the 46+ games Stam will need to switch the formation from the 4-3-3 he plans. I'd expect more of a 4-5-1 on the road in some games, where it really will be one man on his own up top and no RF/LF which would be his plan for the majority you'd assume. With all the Central options we have, with wide men coming in, you expect this to be the case. Simply 4-3-3 in attack pushing the wingers up and 4-5-1 when their up and at us. I think that's the beauty of that formation.

It's nice to get to a window when fans are not simply bleating on about the highest priority being a no10/playmaker player role.

[John Smith]

I've seen Beerens play a few times on TV but not for a few years. Little surprised to see him joining us. I'd compare him to McAnuff. Capable on both flanks and fairly conservative but a proper winger nonetheless.

You don't know anything about him other than what you've read or seen on Football Manager, so stop pretending to be some kind of European football deity.

[Royal_jimmy]

Has he signed yet?

[Sutekh]

No

[Longhorn1970]

Thought we were done with Dutch players!

Does look interesting though, his stats are promising.

Never heard of him :/

[CountryRoyal]

Never heard of him but looks tidy in the youtube clips and is good on fifa appaz.

[Sutekh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrC1MTpAnj4

[Royal Badgeman]

Typical lack of communication coming out of the club, we should have heard by now, or have Sky broken a record for jumping the gun?

[tidus_mi2]

We seem to be drawn to Dutch wingers with a token international appearance or two.

[Maneki Neko]

Typical lack of communication coming out of the club

*joeydeaconspazzmouth*

[Longhorn1970]

Never heard of him but looks tidy in the youtube clips and is good on fifa appaz.

Everyone looks tidy in YouTube clips but they don't seem to replicate it ...

[CountryRoyal]

Never heard of him but looks tidy in the youtube clips and is good on fifa appaz.

Everyone looks tidy in YouTube clips

Tell that to Joseph Mendes.