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Jim

On Wade; I suspect it was his personality. Your average football fan likes fire, brimstone, optimism and passion from their managers. DC has that in spades. Wade was quiet, thoughtful, cautious and pessimistic/realistic. The bar for criticism is much lower for that kind of coach. With WE it was mor...

Jim

In an ideal world i'd like both (CEO and DoF), but realistically I don't see us doing that. If it's one or the other I'd want a DoF. We need more footballing people in the running of the club who can set up and execute a strategy. It felt like we had that with MM, so I wouldn't be the worst thing if...

Jim

Would be interesting to see how far he could develop with the next pre season under his belt. After all, within two games he was winning most headers and flick ons! I'd keep him on if we can, but it's been mentioned elsewhere that he's paid more than we can afford at Oldham, so he's probably out of...

Jim

There is a player called Josh Stokes at Bristol City (signed from Aldershot and loaned back) that could be one for us to keep an eye on for next season. Wasn't he pretty much the hottest property in Non-league this season? I remember hearing he's a real prospect and Bristol City paid good money for...

Jim

It's definitely lacking and very noticeable how our midfield has improved when it's Bonds/Pett rather than Pett/Kinsella. Would love to see us add big powerful and pacy forward (similar to Jones for Posh) who can give us an outlet and let us play on the counter attack in the summer no matter which ...

Jim

Being a board member seems like a thankless task. I'd imagine 99% of supporters have no idea who the board are or their backgrounds or how much time they give for no remuneration (consider that this forum and regular Twitter posters are not representative of the +/- 4,000 who attend games regularly...

Jim

A return for Mr Duff, I wonder. Barnsley a much better fit for him than Swansea Doubtful - he's not well liked because of the way he left in the summer. He's still well liked here - about the only place! Maybe he's done with commuting and fancies another stint after DC inevitably leaves in a few we...

Jim

I think his comments at the AGM were ambiguous - basically he's keeping his options open and waiting to see the plan for next year. I don't think tinkerman is disrespectful, it's true he tinkers a lot and we heard this from Vale fans. It's just how he works. I'd imagine we'd see fewer changes if we ...

Jim

I'm a bit confused with the backlash against selling players to breakeven or make a profit. Its not luck to sell a player but a clear part of the club's business plan. We develop and improve players, give them experience with the aim to make a profit on them. At L1 level, with average attendances a...

Jim

I'm a bit confused with the backlash against selling players to breakeven or make a profit. Its not luck to sell a player but a clear part of the club's business plan. We develop and improve players, give them experience with the aim to make a profit on them. At L1 level, with average attendances ar...

Jim

Every young player is different, and one player might be ready at 16 and another might not be ready for 1st team football until they're 19/20. With King I think it comes down purely to his physical attributes - he seems to have the confidence to be involved and from the interviews I've seen and read...

Jim

He was on the bench at the start of the season and even came on a few times but he's nowhere near ready for league one, still a kid in terms of physical frame so we all need to temper our expectations a bit there. Six months of meat and three veg might have made him grow, True he may have bulked ou...

Jim

Si Robin wrote: ↑17 Apr 2024, 11:00 They've been banned from taking inflatables though I believe.

That decision will leave Reading fans feeling pretty deflated i'd imagine

Jim

We're at that stage where there's a chance but I think most fans have made peace with the fact relegation is all but guaranteed. Even if we'd played well in the last two games and lost I would still have hope, but it's the performances which have convinced me there's no way back - it reminds me of t...

Jim

^^^ DC's prematch team talk sorted

Jim

Where are Hungerford in the pyramid - step 3? Not a bad level but a long way off L2. Looks like he's had a good season and I guess it will be up to DC to take a good look at him in preseason, along with Liggett who sounds like he has impressed on occasion at Gloucester, albeit playing RB most of the...

Jim

Murray leaving and Street getting injured are the 2 biggest blows for me. More so than Goodwin leaving. We’ve lost aggression and ingenuity of late. I'm beginning to think Murray leaving was a bigger blow than we realised. Our style etc has got steadily worse since he left. When we were at our best...

Jim

I was sorry to see Thompson go too. But it was a case of balancing the books, DC wanted Kinsella, he'd worked with him before, was younger than Thompson who had been injury prone, and was out of contract in the summer anyway. Biggest error in the window was not signing an effective, League One stan...

Jim

I don't agree with that. I think if Keena can get the right partner, he can be brilliant in League 2. If he can work something out with Street in the summer for example. I agree with Jim. Add a decent target man to Keena, Street and Taylor, with a young nippy loanee then the forward line may not be...

Jim

A question: Who would be happy if we signed Nuttall in the summer on a one or two year deal, assuming his form and performance levels improve a little more in the last 6 games and he grabs another goal or two? I'd imagine his demands would be modest. Like it or not, these are the type of deals we m...

Jim

I'm not sure they would be modest. He's on a pretty decent wedge at Oldham (more than any of our current team). Interesting, fair enough. I assumed he was on good NL money, but no more than our average squad player. Highlights the difficult position we're in! He's also got a year left on his deal a...

Jim

I would like to see Bonds back in tonight to replace Kinsella. give us a solid base and allow Sercombe or maybe Thomas to play the attacking role with more freedom because they are our best hope of a goal. Problem with our midfield options is you lose something no matter what combination of 3 you g...

Jim

A question: Who would be happy if we signed Nuttall in the summer on a one or two year deal, assuming his form and performance levels improve a little more in the last 6 games and he grabs another goal or two? I'd imagine his demands would be modest. Like it or not, these are the type of deals we mi...

Jim

I wouldn't argue with Sercs, Long, Davies, Ferry or Pett - Southwood has also had a decent season. I personally think Sercombe's output means he should be the frontrunner, but not convinced he's been our best player - I actually think he needs to take a bit of a back seat next season if he signs on ...

Jim

Jury is still out on recruitment since MM left. I personally don't think we can just rely on DC's little black book this summer, and I hope we've been doing so serious leg-work during the season. It's harder and harder to find hidden gems as all teams have extensive scouting networks so we need to b...

Jim

It would be a great next episode of the Trust's Ornithology podcast, but might be a bit of an ask to get a member of the scouting team on. Thomas looks a great find, but let's not forget that every team is looking in the lower leagues for the next gem, and most have bigger budgets and scouting netwo...

Jim

Crazy to think we have 5 strikers and the top 3 in the pecking order are all out at the most important part of the season. However, sounds like Taylor and Lloyd could still play a part. Agree that we looked good 2nd half on Monday, but I imagine DC will keep faith with 5-3-2, at least to start games...

Jim

He looks like a really good pickup. We'll done Mr Milton after the flack he's got this season. My only question is, if he is a starter how does DC accommodate him in our current system? I'd hate to see him converted to a wing back I agree it would be a waste and a risk to convert him to a wing back...

Jim

Whisper it quietly, but he could be the real deal. I'm always amazed by how easily he drifts past players, that's a natural ability you can't really teach. I worry that teams may cotton on to him the more he plays, or that he may lose some of that fearlessness, but right now I'd say he is a fantasti...

Jim

Ashamed to see the Villa are one of the 10, we were in the EFL only a few seasons ago! I won't pretend I'm not enjoying seeing Villa in the top 5 and playing well (most of the time) but I feel increasingly removed from the club I grew up supporting and watching. One of the main reasons I'm now a CTF...

Jim

I think it's just the nature of the performances in the last three weeks that's really got every on a downer. We played better overall on Saturday, but three of the last four games we have lost to late goals, and we very nearly lost to a late goal in the other game of the four as well if it wasn't ...

Jim

This is the mootiest of moot arguments because there is no magical number 9 available on free for us to get even if we could afford it. People are talking like signing this non-existent player guarantees survival, which it really wouldn't. The fact we ended up taking a punt on Nuttall shows you the ...

Jim

Felt we lacked any control last night, especially in the first half. As DC said in his post-match, it was chaos at times and we couldn't get to grips with the game. We were much better 2nd half for spells, but I didn't understand some of the selection decisions. I'm sure DC has his reasons, i.e. he...

Jim

Bonds is a great player technically, but he has no natural instinct. As you say, he needs a second or two longer than any other player. I have been a huge fan of Bonds in the past, and rate him as a player who could play higher - he has the ingredients. It feels like a mental/confidence thing with ...

Jim

Felt we lacked any control last night, especially in the first half. As DC said in his post-match, it was chaos at times and we couldn't get to grips with the game. We were much better 2nd half for spells, but I didn't understand some of the selection decisions. I'm sure DC has his reasons, i.e. he ...

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