Poyet to Reading?

[HoneyRoastHoax]

They are "scummy"? I don't really understand what you are trying to say.

They have a lot of good players and Poyet has them playing in a good style of football, a lot more attractive than our style has been for many a year

[Alan Partridge]

Show me a right back that costs £2.5m that is PL quality? Billy Jones - he was a free as well
Show me a striker on a free transfer that is PL quality? Demba Ba
Show me a CM on a free transfer that is PL quality? Steve Sidwell

If he's given a championship budget, he can only sign championship players.

Do i win a prize?

[RobRoyal]

So you two have revealed what? That if we can only compete on prestige and wages with Newcastle we'd be ok?

No shit.

[Royal Biscuitman]

Hear me out on this:

Jimmy Kebe player manager

Jimmy Kebe, player-manager-director of football-chairman

[akranes]

Hear me out on this:

Jimmy Kebe player manager

Jimmy Kebe, player-manager-director of football-chairman

Kebe FC

[peterroyal76]

Is he another soft spoken quiet manager like brian? i think we need a Peter Reid figure in the dressing room to be a bit violent at times when we serve up the shit we did last night

Poyet is not softly spoken

Spot on, he actually has quite a lot to say and isn't frightened to say what's on his mind.

[SPARTA]

Hear me out on this:

Jimmy Kebe player manager

Jimmy Kebe, player-manager-director of football-chairman

Part-time obviously, because he only works when he wants.

[Royalwaster]

Show me a right back that costs £2.5m that is PL quality?
Show me a striker on a free transfer that is PL quality?
Show me a CM on a free transfer that is PL quality?

If he's given a championship budget, he can only sign championship players.

How much did Swansea pay for Michu? OK he's not a right back but I think they got him pretty cheaply and he's quality ... generally Swansea seems to have picked up PL type players for decent prices.

[Alan Partridge]

So you two have revealed what? That if we can only compete on prestige and wages with Newcastle we'd be ok?

No shit.

how much do you think Pog's on? £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££

[Royal Ginger]

Poyet is a dirty Racist. Don't want him at our club.

[SCIAG]

They are "scummy"? I don't really understand what you are trying to say.

They have a lot of good players and Poyet has them playing in a good style of football, a lot more attractive than our style has been for many a year

They have a few dirty players, and their players have a bad attitude with Poyet seems to do nothing to quash. Like us when we had a spine of Mills-Howard-Long, eurgh.

Poyet would only be marginally ahead of Di Canio.

[SydenhamRoyal]

If the plan is to replace BM, then I would suggest we have someone with experience of the PL, or at very least the relationship with players he can bring in who have the ability to change our season.

The danger of getting loan players in, is they may not care too much if we stay up or not, they get paid, yes they may have a stay up bonus, but I am sure food will still be on their table with or without this bonus, but if you've got a man who can call on players he knows really well, you factor in a different agenda.

Poet for that reason isn't an option, as I doubt he has enough experience as a manager to cal in those type of players.

Who we'd get ?, god knows, because I don't, but the next few weeks will define our season I think.

Actually I think the last few weeks have defined our season. Now we need to chill and reflect on the fact that: 1) our season tickets next season will be cheaper 2) we will be getting more games for them 3) we may be able to move and get better seats 4) we will win more often 5) and be surrounded by more dedicated fans and try to forget all the other quite true negative other sides of the coin ...

[Hoop Blah]

I actually quite like Poyet and don't have a problem with the way his Brighton team play. I quite like the fact they try to play football but also have a bit about them that teams don't get away with taking liberties with them.

I think he ticks a few boxes as well. He's been a top player and knows the League and quality you need in it. He's worked his way up and been around the block a bit, including working in the Premier League at Spurs when they actually won something as well.

His contribution alongside Wise at both Swindon and Leeds shouldn't be underestimated and it's probably no coincidence that he's the one still in management out of the pair.

At Brigton he took over a team struggling in a relegation fight and turned them round. He rebuilt the side and won promotion before challenging at the top of the next league up. He's also, I think, been pretty open that he's ambitious and will be open to Premier League jobs.

IF McDermott we're to go I think we could do a lot worse.

[HoneyRoastHoax]

I actually quite like Poyet and don't have a problem with the way his Brighton team play. I quite like the fact they try to play football but also have a bit about them that teams don't get away with taking liberties with them.

I think he ticks a few boxes as well. He's been a top player and knows the League and quality you need in it. He's worked his way up and been around the block a bit, including working in the Premier League at Spurs when they actually won something as well.

His contribution alongside Wise at both Swindon and Leeds shouldn't be underestimated and it's probably no coincidence that he's the one still in management out of the pair.

At Brigton he took over a team struggling in a relegation fight and turned them round. He rebuilt the side and won promotion before challenging at the top of the next league up. He's also, I think, been pretty open that he's ambitious and will be open to Premier League jobs.

IF McDermott we're to go I think we could do a lot worse.

Well said Hoop Blah, I live in Brighton and have gone to quite a few Brighton games, he isn't scared to make tough decisions and has a number of formations he plays, we were extremely lucky to beat them at the Amex last year, whoever they play they play their style, a lot of confident passing it round the back, he got Bridge to the club with City paying 90% of his wages and hes looked awesome for them. We wanted CMS but Brighton got him, The more I think about it the more I think he would be a good candidate.

[HoneyRoastHoax]

They are "scummy"? I don't really understand what you are trying to say.

They have a lot of good players and Poyet has them playing in a good style of football, a lot more attractive than our style has been for many a year

They have a few dirty players, and their players have a bad attitude
.

They are no.6 in the fair play league, I have no idea where you have got the idea they are dirty players

[Hoop Blah]

I think the perception is that they have a cynical side to them. I'm not sure how accurate that perception is because I've not seen much of them apart from highlights, and they never really show much of that side of the game.

It might just be the South American influence and a few bits of gamesmanship against us?

[jellytot]

Why would he want to move? Temporary spell in the prem league with a marginal transfer budget. Leaving a team that might go up and is already extending their stadium. He would laugh down the phone if Hammond called.

By the way Pog and Guthrie were good signings. Just that Bm cannot use the.m. God we looked shit on
Tuesday.

Another motd to skip on Saturday. Not watching Brian saying we are trying hard and doing things the
reading way. And we move on!

[HoneyRoastHoax]

I think the perception is that they have a cynical side to them. I'm not sure how accurate that perception is because I've not seen much of them apart from highlights, and they never really show much of that side of the game.

It might just be the South American influence and a few bits of gamesmanship against us?

I know what you're saying, its just if we take the hooped tinted glasses off our squad aren't a bunch of angels either!

[BraisingsteakRoyal]

Lol at anyone thinking we're not cynical.

Our attacking 'threat' consists entirely of Roberts, Hunt or Pog backing in or diving about like massive fannies and trying to win free kicks around the oppositions area for us not to score from.

[Hoop Blah]

Why would he want to move? Temporary spell in the prem league with a marginal transfer budget. Leaving a team that might go up and is already extending their stadium. He would laugh down the phone if Hammond called.

Possibly true, however, he has made noises about moving on for the right job (I think) and the one thing that's missing off his CV at the moment is being the main man in the Premier League.

He obviously see's Brighton as a stepping stone to bigger things, and I'd imagine he'll look to move onwards and upwards when he thinks he's still on the up at Brighton. If they fail to make the playoffs this season his reputation might be as high as it can be at Brighton.

A failure to save little Reading from the drop, but getting us to play better football and to go down fighting would probably still be seen as a positive by the likes of Villa, Sunderland, West Ham etc etc next time their in the market for a Premier League manager.

A lack of funds and a position that looks unrecoverable might just be too much of a turn off for him though you're right. Lets just hope that McDermott is given time and learns from the mistakes of the last few months and does the job himself.