Why bother though? Reading already has a big stadium, fit for purpose training ground and decent catchment area. What could Wycombe offer, other than a nicer kit?
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That (our being vulnerable to the ownerās whim) was true of Couhig, too, though, and he had plenty to say for himself in public, only some of which he lived up to. Iām quite relaxed about Lomtadzeās silence. Quite enjoying it, even.
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Me too. Empty vessels and all that.
Sharing Bearwood could work. It has several pitches , some of which probably arenāt used since the Womans team no longer train there, as far as I know,.so a fence could divide the the two clubs. Two things that could scupper the idea is a new building would be needed for the gym, kitchen (complete with microwaves!), lecture rooms, offices etc. for your clubās use. so would the council allow that? Would the original planning consent allow Reading FC to sell part of the ground for another club. One way round that would be for Wycombe to rent their portion of the ground from the Royals. How would the fans of both clubs feel about this, though. Maybe, time will tell.
4-5000 extra supporters?
Would the Reading bedsheet boys allow it?
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Really?
If a merged club , Reading Wanderers came into existence playing in Reading , how many ex WWFC supporters do you see actively supporting the new club. Not many surely.
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I do think it utterly bizarre that Lomtadze would purchase a football club, invest millions (possibly tens of millions) in it and then never visit. Never knowingly watch a match. Never communicate with the fanbase. That doesnāt seem normal to me. I get that we can be a nice bauble for a billionaire, a prestigious toy to have in the oligarch toyboxā¦ but to seemingly not want to play with said toy while still investing millions? Seems very strange. As far as Iām aware Lomtadze doesnāt have any visa issues preventing him from coming to the UK. So why doesnāt he show up?
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He has a company on the LSE. Iād be amazed if he doesnāt have a property in London.
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Heāll show up when the academy starts churning out Kazakhstan footballers
He watches every match apparently.
I bet he will turn up at Wembley when we play Reading in the play off final, even if its only to chat with Rob C!
To announce at the end that both teams have won as from next year they become one and then look shocked as he and Bobby C are pelted with beer cups, over priced pizza slices and the occasional seat.
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WWFC barely have 4-5,000 supporters whoāll come to Adams Park never mind go all the way to Reading to watch a game.
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If Reading and P..ford fans can come together to defeat Maxwell Iām sure Royals and Chairboys could see off any merger.
āWe will fight them on the banks of the Thames and we will fight them in the Hillsā
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Iāve mentioned this before but the first thing Lommy did when he took over Kaspi Bank was to sack the entire board. Heās a tough old cookie despite the recent tech-bro makeover and if he wanted a new manager heād have gotten one.
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I love how āBloomfield didnāt fancy the structureā has become the polite way of saying āBloomfield didnāt want a paycut and demotion.ā
How many of us would āfancy the structureā at our own workplaces?
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He is also customer-oriented (didnāt he make a major business alteration when the customer feedback was negative?). Sacking the reigning Manager of the Month after a brilliant second half of the season would not have gone down well with the fans.
As it is, they have managed the season into a narrative of āBloomfield did not fancy the structureā and have everyone parroting it and many fans blaming Blooms (which would not have happened with a summer sacking), so well played them.
I am reminded of how good Soviets are at chess.
Kaspi had a very profitable credit card but the customers didnāt like it so Lommy pulled the card. MB was our credit cardā¦or something.
Better fans?