retro royal Do wonder if Hunt's being set up for a fall, was that a vote of confidence in the week

Would be so typical if Hunt was sacked and replaced with Gareth bloody Ainsworth

Absolute crap

Pepe the Horseman This is resurfacing. Doesn't exactly fit the type of striker we need, but if it's as well as Cole could be decent.

What kind of striker do we need?

In my opinion we need one who knows where the net is, like Le Fondre. Wifi and O'Mahony are link up players.

No thanks

Snowflake Royal Tbh. Whilst the result is disappointing. I'm very positive about the performance.

No worries about relegation based on this, and quite positive about the chance of top 10.

We look shite and toothless

FFS

A side we've not beaten in 4 matches since our relegation. I'm not overly optimistic about tomorrow either.

Reckon we'll lose 2-1. O'Connor to score against his former club.

Indeed. And looks like we told Bowler he could do one. GK: Pereira, Stevens RB: Abrefa, Yiadom, Ahmed LB: Dorsett, Jacobs, Ryan CB: O'Connor, CB: Burns, Stickland DM: Wing, Fraser, Spencer CM: Savage, Borgnis AM: Elliott, Kyerewaa, Sackey LW: Ehibhatiomhan, Camara, Garcia RW: Lane, Ritchie, Osho, O...

Liked Knibbs but honestly I think we did the right thing to sell and get a reasonable fee.

Would have preferred Josh Bowler but he's a solid player. Scored past us at Fratton Park 18 months back. Definitely an option from scoring from outside the box alongside Savage and Wing.

Starting to feel like this is more likely a goer now. Unless Meite does indeed decide to move back to France.

Not sure how much he is paid at Nottingham Forest, say it was £12k a week and he has 1 year left on his deal. We're offering him a 3 year contract but for only £7k a week. That means he's not much better off joining us (£500k of wage but only over 2 years working out at £4.5k a week). Can see some l...

Knibbs pulled himself out of the squad for yesterday’s game due to his pending move to Charlton. https://rdg.today/reading-fc-star-knibbs-set-to-make-championship-move-as-fee-is-agreed/ Charlton also signing Charlie Kelman for £5m (incl. add ons). Someone needs to change this thread title when movi...

Our targets knowing we have money incoming will probably play tougher on wages now.

If we sell Knibbs but make the signings of Cole, Bowler and Doyle then fans moaning will quieten down.

If we don't sign anyone and we lose a couple of the first 3 games then Todd and Rob will get criticism after it being obvious we're light up front and creatively.

I think the new owners are right not to offer stupid wages and to try to run the club sustainably and I am still hopeful that Hunt will be able to fashion a competitive side during the next few weeks. However, we have lost most of our best players ex Wing and Pereira and so any thought of promotion...

Based on the squad now that League One website having us down finishing in 17th looks reasonable....the replacements for Bindon, Mbengue & Knibbs aren't anywhere near the same standard, and off the back of losing Smith in January. Agreed, our squad looks weak and 17th would be an abysmal season.

Define 'poor wages'.... Do you mean 'wages that are sustainable'...? Cakeism perhaps? As in other clubs in league one are offering more money Maybe they have sugar daddies.... Reading fans wanted an owner who would run the club sustainably... Maybe this is what it looks like... Under Madejski we we...

It's Charlton he's going to.

Good luck to him. Probably be seeing him play against us in a seasons time.

Linden Jones' Tash

Royal_jimmy Based on things that have been said on X apparently we're offering poor wages for players. Not going to attract decent promising talent by doing that.

Define 'poor wages'....

Do you mean 'wages that are sustainable'...?

Cakeism perhaps?

As in other clubs in league one are offering more money