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by Dirk Gently
05 Aug 2025 10:52
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Antonio
Replies: 13
Views: 2221

Re: Antonio

Can't imagine he has much love for Reading given he never really had a proper chance here (rightly or wrongly). I'd be surprised if that's his attitude. The club treated him very fairly and co-operatively - he was too yound and inexperienced to get into what was then a PL first-team, and the club s...
by Dirk Gently
05 Aug 2025 10:35
Forum: International Football
Topic: England - the future....
Replies: 3877
Views: 902248

Re: England - the future....

You have to say, for all that's wrong with the EPPP in the way it disadvantages smaller clubs, fifteen years after it started it really is working well and producing some real gems. The problem for future England managers is likely to be how to pick from so much talent and blend it together, rather ...
by Dirk Gently
04 Aug 2025 18:15
Forum: STAR (Supporters' Trust At Reading)
Topic: 2025 STAR Fan’s Forum
Replies: 2
Views: 5779

Re: 2025 STAR Fan’s Forum

Is there only one fan allowed to go to this event? :wink:
by Dirk Gently
04 Aug 2025 12:18
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5895
Views: 857826

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Morecambe staring down the barrel. Not looking good. Academy closed today as they have no insurance and owner has been given a deadline of Monday to sell. There must be something missing from this ridiculous saga, either that or the current owners are complete lunatics. These recent cases have show...
by Dirk Gently
31 Jul 2025 09:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4142
Views: 3133837

Re: Ex Royals

Nice piece on the Beeb about Jamie Cureton : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjwnwdg42j0o
by Dirk Gently
29 Jul 2025 19:36
Forum: The Team
Topic: Fixtures 2025/26
Replies: 89
Views: 15868

Re: Fixtures 2025/26

Egad, Sky want to give us more money when we really rather need it. What bastards. The facility fee for EFL televised matches is the square root of bugger all. The EFL justify this by saying they need this number of televised games to get a decent fee from Sky across the season, and it's that money...
by Dirk Gently
29 Jul 2025 15:53
Forum: General Football
Topic: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future
Replies: 756
Views: 209531

Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

This could as easily live in "Clubs in Crisis" The North Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground has been closed by the city council amid safety concerns about its structural integrity.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwy544e09qpo
by Dirk Gently
29 Jul 2025 11:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Lincoln City (a)
Replies: 225
Views: 17002

Re: MATCHWATCH : Lincoln City (a)

Sutekh So another season is upon us and it’s the first one the club has had for a long time without the threat of scoring any goals...


Sadly, cfy...
by Dirk Gently
29 Jul 2025 11:25
Forum: International Football
Topic: Womens euros 2025
Replies: 159
Views: 23444

Re: Womens euros 2025

I think part of the problem may be that the overall standard of goalkeeping in the women's game is pretty poor - so players never really have to develop penalty-taking skills to any great standard in order to be successful with penalties. But when they come up against 'keepers at the top clubs/count...
by Dirk Gently
25 Jul 2025 12:38
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Port Vale Away
Replies: 10
Views: 1380

Re: Port Vale Away

Speaking about the news, Chief Executive Matt Hancock said: "We're really pleased to be able to confirm this ticket offer in plenty of time, ahead of the start of our League One season.


So that's what he's doing now...
by Dirk Gently
24 Jul 2025 12:01
Forum: International Football
Topic: Womens euros 2025
Replies: 159
Views: 23444

Re: Womens euros 2025

Yep - and the speed of passing, the movement and the tactical awareness of both teams (but especially the Spanish) was outstanding - and noticeably improving every year. Probably significant that the four semi-finalists are the four countries with the best-financed domestic leagues in Europe, so the...
by Dirk Gently
18 Jul 2025 12:03
Forum: International Football
Topic: Womens euros 2025
Replies: 159
Views: 23444

Re: Womens euros 2025

Royal Rother Gotta feel sorry for Falk. To save 4 out of 7 pens and still go out is a bit :shock:


Yep, especially as Hampton didn't do nearly as much - three of the Swedes missed completely rather than requiring saves.
by Dirk Gently
15 Jul 2025 10:30
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 11131
Views: 2252007

Re: The Non - League thread

I believe the Farnham owner has just sold his business for millions so Kayne want on the "Wouldn't it be nice if you had the same initiative as us and give season tickets away to anyone who brings donations down for their local food bank" Then after outlining what he had planned for Botto...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jul 2025 10:26
Forum: The Team
Topic: Show me the money
Replies: 22
Views: 7267

Re: Show me the money

Shackling ourselves to either the "no transfer fees" or the "spend like Wrexham" model is short-sighted, dogmatic and pointless, because both these are tools available to us when we're team-building, and a blended approach is surely better. So, of course, we want to develop as ma...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jul 2025 14:43
Forum: General Football
Topic: Club World Cup revamp
Replies: 100
Views: 9642

Re: Club World Cup revamp

I suspect the after-effects of this tournament will scupper that, but we'll see. Doubt it, given they buy near enough a whole team every week. There is that. :lol: Two ways to look at it. Will the lack of a summer break mean that the players are knackered when the season starts, or will this just b...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jul 2025 11:07
Forum: International Football
Topic: Womens euros 2025
Replies: 159
Views: 23444

Re: Womens euros 2025

Absolutely not dissing women's football, but one of the biggest differences I've noticed is that women don't seem to be able to clear the ball as effectively and as far as the men do. So that when a team is under pressure and wins possession they often fail to reach the half-way line, and freqently ...
by Dirk Gently
12 Jul 2025 13:23
Forum: General Football
Topic: Scottish premier league.
Replies: 164
Views: 30788

Re: Scottish premier league.

No SPL but one level down - but the odious little gobshite Billy Davies gets his first job in football for about a decade as "Technical Head Coach" at Morton.
by Dirk Gently
09 Jul 2025 15:31
Forum: The Team
Topic: Show me the money
Replies: 22
Views: 7267

Re: Show me the money

Your wage bill is the main determinate of the quality of your squad in L1, not transfer budget. Sheffield Wednesday had the 4th lowest wage in the Championship in 23/24 season - £22.3 million . When the owner runs out of readies as hasn't hit the big time payout. The disintegration of the club star...
by Dirk Gently
07 Jul 2025 13:58
Forum: General Football
Topic: Club World Cup revamp
Replies: 100
Views: 9642

Re: Club World Cup revamp

Standard tickets for the semi-final between Chelsea and Fluminense reduced to $13.40 on Saturday - down from $473.90 three days ago.
by Dirk Gently
06 Jul 2025 14:37
Forum: General Football
Topic: Modern football things you don't like
Replies: 119
Views: 13675

Re: Modern football things you don't like

“Undisclosed” transfer fees Most annoying and serves no purpose for the ‘good of the game’ just tell us how much you tw4ts. Transfer fees are getting so sophisticated and metric-based (number of appearances, number of international call-ups, goals scored etc etc) that it's rare that it only ever is...
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