JonnyBiscuits Jeez. Sounds like he's in it for an asset strip then, as I think the training ground and stad are in the mix for that £50m. Can't imagine any other reason he'd want to get involved with an incredibly expensive venture like owning a football team in League 1 and probably 2.
Gingermoods JonnyBiscuits the fit and proper test didn't seem to stop Bury and Scunthorpe being taken over by charlatans, so I wouldn't bank on that.
JonnyBiscuits https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-67806248 A football club in financial turmoil has announced it is having to make redundancies just days before Christmas. Reading Football Club manager Ruben Selles confirmed “at least five” members of staff will lose their jobs. The redundancies will include employees at the club’s academy which regained it’s top tier rating in July. Mr Selles said: “The whole thing is horrendous, not just the timing.” Jeez, what a mess.
brinyhoof https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/15/football-daily-email-reading?utm_term=65a551fd139e263e51d62dcc191bd1e6&utm_campaign=TheFiver&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=fiver_email
Bspittles After Port Vale fans supported the actions of the Reading fans on Saturday, Reading supporters have pledged over £3,000 towards the Port Vale fundraiser for a statue of their former manager, John Rudge. Fans supporting fans, great stuff.
brinyhoof “Wolves Women’s Birmingham Challenge Cup semi-final with West Brom has been postponed after 14 players and four members of staff were struck down by illness. “Unfortunately, following the FA Cup victory at Reading on Sunday, a high percentage of our squad have fallen ill which we’ve aligned to the post-match food they received because it’s also affected Reading,” sighed the club.”
brinyhoof When Robert Maxwell tried to merge Reading and Oxford into a super club https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2024/jan/19/when-robert-maxwell-tried-to-merge-reading-and-oxford-into-a-super-club?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
JonnyBiscuits brinyhoof I feel like I’ve read that one before. I think they’ve repurposed an old article. Still always good to read though.
brinyhoof JonnyBiscuits hadn’t got as far as actually reading it! This is new though: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/18/reading-implement-drastic-cost-cutting-measures-as-financial-crisis-deepens
Joe_Citrone Reading’s official Twitter account accidentally retweeted a tweet from one of their fans calling them a ‘shambles of a club’.
