Sean Morrison and Brett Williams - Confirmed

[brendywendy]

yeah.awesome

cheers

[Barry the bird boggler]

Good old Reading, 7 million in for one player and 350k out on 3 others.... here's to Manset following for a similar budget fee

[papereyes]

Good luck lads. Not sure how much we'll get to see of them this season, but good opportunity for both of them.

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDet ... 94,00.html



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God, they even look non-league.

BOOOO to that.

[Snowball]

Good old Reading, 7 million in for one player and 350k out on 3 others.... here's to Manset following for a similar budget fee

Personally I LOVE IT.

Well done the board and manager.

[andrew1957]

These signings are fine for the long run - particularly if we fail to get promotion BUT surely we should be pushing that extra bit and buying a striker who will help us get to the PL.

However, if we get to the PL it is very unlikely that these new players will feature until after we get relegated again so they have little value to us at the moment apart from being cheap punts.

[URZZZZZZZZ]

Sound like good lads from the BBC interviews, best of luck to them!

[biscuitman]

Good article:

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/879697 ... y_a_Royal/

Says that Williams had to quit the Eastleigh-based travel company Airlynx Express. Bet he didn't think this will happen at Christmas.

[Hoop Blah]

I see yet another window goes by with signings in it once again proving wrong those who say we never sign anyone.

Look forward to seeing how they get on.

they never come on and say- oh- we signed someone- i was wrong though do they!

As one of those who kind of says the above, can I just point out that the general gist of my posts on the subject is that we very rarely sign anyone to improve the team. Nobody to get the interest and buzz going around.

Yes we always make a signing, but if the likes of Brown, Sodje, Bennett and Mooney are the height of your ambitions for inbound transfers then we're never going to see eye to eye.

As discussed with Vision last week, we have shifted more towards steady proven players under McDermott but unfotunately they've all been aging defenders and not 'match winners' as such.

[seahawk10]

Good old Reading, 7 million in for one player and 350k out on 3 others.... here's to Manset following for a similar budget fee

Personally I LOVE IT.

Well done the board and manager.

Agreed!

[Tamworth_Royal]

These signings are fine for the long run - particularly if we fail to get promotion BUT surely we should be pushing that extra bit and buying a striker who will help us get to the PL.

However, if we get to the PL it is very unlikely that these new players will feature until after we get relegated again so they have little value to us at the moment apart from being cheap punts.

Agreed 100 %

Ian Royal , Wendy , Snowball and Seahawk your comments to this post.

Good luck to Sean and Brett IN THE FUTURE.

[Alan Partridge]

Morrison has been a regular for Swindon, is 6'4 and joins a decent centre half bunch. If and when required he'll be ready now. Lots of bigger clubs have shown some interest in him so while he may not be the finished article he is definitely worth every penny of the miniscule £250,000 he's cost. When Reading come to sell him, stick another 0 on that fee at least.

I have no idea about Williams, they've obviously seen something in him if he appears at all this season i'd be surprised but who knows. May turn out to be a bargain, may turn out to be a waste of time, but £50k? 2 weeks of Stephen Hunts wages.

If Reading could get 1 established centre forward who can at worst be on the bench straight away, ideally though he'd be of the immediate calibre to go straight in the side, then they would be laughing. Great chance of the top 6, which all things considered this season is ahead of schedule and another pat on the back for B Mac.

[Arch]

Yes we always make a signing, but if the likes of Brown, Sodje, Bennett and Mooney are the height of your ambitions for inbound transfers then we're never going to see eye to eye.

This is very misleading. Sodje was signed in the same window as Seol, De La Cruz and Stack; Mooney was signed in the same window as Matejovsky and Kebe; Brown and Bennett were signed in the same window as Golbourne and Halls. Admittedly, the last four were all duds, but that was in January 2006 and it didn't seem that important to strengthen the team at the time. The point is, the four you name have never been the height of anyone's ambitions - certainly not the club's.

[Alan Partridge]

Yes we always make a signing, but if the likes of Brown, Sodje, Bennett and Mooney are the height of your ambitions for inbound transfers then we're never going to see eye to eye.

This is very misleading. Sodje was signed in the same window as Seol, De La Cruz and Stack; Mooney was signed in the same window as Matejovsky and Kebe; Brown and Bennett were signed in the same window as Golbourne and Halls. Admittedly, the last four were all duds, but that was in January 2006 and it didn't seem that important to strengthen the team at the time. The point is, the four you name have never been the height of anyone's ambitions - certainly not the club's.

Wrong sadly mate. Stack was signed the start of the CHampionship season

Seol, Sodje, De La Cruz and Bikey were the summer recruits for the 1st Premiership campaign

Bennett was signed same window as Doobs and Halford.

Brown was signed January the year Reading went up with Halls, MichaeLOL Dobson as well.

Mooney was signed i think at the start of the 2008/9 season 1st year back in the CCC.

[Ian Royal]

These signings are fine for the long run - particularly if we fail to get promotion BUT surely we should be pushing that extra bit and buying a striker who will help us get to the PL.

However, if we get to the PL it is very unlikely that these new players will feature until after we get relegated again so they have little value to us at the moment apart from being cheap punts.

Agreed 100 %

Ian Royal , Wendy , Snowball and Seahawk your comments to this post.

Good luck to Sean and Brett IN THE FUTURE.

Well, I'd comment by saying our chances for promotion this season are slim and we'd be better off trying to build towards a strong push next season or the one after, than trying to desperately hit it this season. We've largely got a young side and a lot of promise in the wings.

Whilst that does risk losing a couple of players at the end of the season - Kebe, McAnuff, Long, Federici as possible examples. I don't that's worth taking a risk on a player like Austin for example, who will cost us at least £1m, probably more if we don't have the room in the finances to do it.

Besides, we've no idea how well these two, or the other possibility(ies) we're looking at will actually do on the pitch. Maybe they'll be enough.

You need to accept that we're not going to spend big to get promoted, certainly whilst Madj is suffering heavily from the recession still,hasn't he lost about £100m off his wealth?

Yet again, despite all the nay and doomsayers we'll most likely finish top 10. Keep doing that, I see no reason to doubt we can barring major injury or form crisis, and sooner or later things will click or that perfect signing we're willing to spend big money on will turn up.

[Ian Royal]

I see yet another window goes by with signings in it once again proving wrong those who say we never sign anyone.

Look forward to seeing how they get on.

they never come on and say- oh- we signed someone- i was wrong though do they!

As one of those who kind of says the above, can I just point out that the general gist of my posts on the subject is that we very rarely sign anyone to improve the team. Nobody to get the interest and buzz going around.

Yes we always make a signing, but if the likes of Brown, Sodje, Bennett and Mooney are the height of your ambitions for inbound transfers then we're never going to see eye to eye.

As discussed with Vision last week, we have shifted more towards steady proven players under McDermott but unfotunately they've all been aging defenders and not 'match winners' as such.

I wouldn't take issue with what you post because it's generally considered and reasoned. I'm also sure you'd always say if we did sign someone who fit the description you'd been calling out for.

Striker is less urgent now Long's hit form and we're still looking apparently. Morrison seems like a pretty decent signing tbh.

[Arch]

Yes we always make a signing, but if the likes of Brown, Sodje, Bennett and Mooney are the height of your ambitions for inbound transfers then we're never going to see eye to eye.

This is very misleading. Sodje was signed in the same window as Seol, De La Cruz and Stack; Mooney was signed in the same window as Matejovsky and Kebe; Brown and Bennett were signed in the same window as Golbourne and Halls. Admittedly, the last four were all duds, but that was in January 2006 and it didn't seem that important to strengthen the team at the time. The point is, the four you name have never been the height of anyone's ambitions - certainly not the club's.

Wrong sadly mate. Stack was signed the start of the CHampionship season

Seol, Sodje, De La Cruz and Bikey were the summer recruits for the 1st Premiership campaign

Bennett was signed same window as Doobs and Halford.

Brown was signed January the year Reading went up with Halls, MichaeLOL Dobson as well.

Mooney was signed i think at the start of the 2008/9 season 1st year back in the CCC.

Jeez, the same point applies. Mooney was signed with Hunt and Armstrong then. None of HB's famous four were the height of our ambition at the time.

[Scrappy]

I'm intrigued to see what part Brett will play this season. Can't see him featuring straight away as he gets used to the whole professional football setup. Must be quite surreal for him at the moment and will be interesting to see if he features on the bench on Saturday.

[howser]

Irrespective of their cost and experience they are now Reading players, so welcome and good kuck fellas.

[Hoop Blah]

Yes we always make a signing, but if the likes of Brown, Sodje, Bennett and Mooney are the height of your ambitions for inbound transfers then we're never going to see eye to eye.

This is very misleading. Sodje was signed in the same window as Seol, De La Cruz and Stack; Mooney was signed in the same window as Matejovsky and Kebe; Brown and Bennett were signed in the same window as Golbourne and Halls. Admittedly, the last four were all duds, but that was in January 2006 and it didn't seem that important to strengthen the team at the time. The point is, the four you name have never been the height of anyone's ambitions - certainly not the club's.

It's not misleading, nor is it meant to be. I was merely listing a few examples of the kind of squad filler signings that have made up, IMO, to bigger proportion of our transfers since the day we got promoted to the Premiership.

Interestingly you went on to mention a few more! Of those players you mentioned only Matejovsky was signed to immediately and realistically improve the starting eleven. The rest were long term punts and squad players, which is kind of my point.

[Hoop Blah]

Jeez, the same point applies. Mooney was signed with Hunt and Armstrong then. None of HB's famous four were the height of our ambition at the time.

So Arch, without wanting this thread to go off on a massive tangent, tell me who was the height of our ambition since that day at Leicester?

Fae, Mateojvsky and then Mills, McAnuff were about the only players we signed to improve the team until McDermott took over and has signed Harte and Griffin (and arguably M.Williams at the time).