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RE: Away Day Tales: Episode 11 - Aggborough (8th Jan 2022)
I really like your stories. Congratulations on being able to travel with the team again. Very sad defeat. I follow the results of each match of Reading and I must admit that the team is in a psychological pit. Apparently, most players see themselves in other teams and will try to leave the club in the off-season.
Thank you - I'm pleased that you've started following us 🙂 We have another match tonight and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a fans protest at some point.
The situation is very unfortunate at the moment - we're clearly not a happy group of players which in itself is a complicated problem to solve. Ever since Nicky Hammond left as our Director of Football, we've been signing players who don't fit in. And then paying them far too much money.
When we were successful, we signed young, hungry players from small clubs - Kevin Doyle, Shane Long, Dave Kitson, etc. They weren't from Premier League academies, they were from the school of hard knocks. Irish football, lower league football - all with some talent and potential but had a bit of grit and a lot of determination.