Incoming? Malachi Fagan-Walcott

[Danetheblade]

He does seem to have a good pedigree. But cant imagine him starting straight away. Maybe 6 months in and around the first team. Would be a low-cost gamble. I do love watching non-league and he's been the best defender in the National League. Would be a huge sell on percentage involved though as we are not the only club in for him, so there's going to be a bidding war.

He’s 24 years of age, if he’d be somewhat worth the risk, a club with actual scouting and analytics would’ve took a punt on him imo. It’s not worth the risk sending Stevie wonder to have a look.

 

[FredZeppelin]

We already have Adam Fucking-Davies.

utb

 

[Green7361]

We already have Adam Fucking-Davies.

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[Blade56]

We already have Adam Fucking-Davies.

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Oy, lads not been that bad when chucked in at deep end.

 

[LondonBlade89]

Oy, lads not been that bad when chucked in at deep end.

“Chucked in at the deep end”? You mean he was asked to start some games. He’s a 33 yo veteran. He did do alright but it says a lot about previous thoughts on him that just asking him to start feels equivalent to asking a teenager to play in a cup final.

 

[JOEYDEE]

Reading has a TRIPLE-barrelled lad on their books!

Mum must of been village bike...

 

[DifferentClass]

Mum must of been village bike...

More likely given the locale he's posh as fuck!

 

[jt64]

Of course cricket has Ilikena Lasarusa Talebulamaineiilikenamainavaleniveivakabulaimainakulalakebalau

I'm the scatman

 

[BerksBlade]

More likely given the locale he's posh as fuck!

You're joking, right?
There aren't any posh areas of Reading. Posh folks move to Sonning, Henley, Ascot or Windsor.

 

[Reedy1889]

Hearts have bid 750k

 

[Booker4]

Are we actually linked with this guy because I would be surprised us signing a lad from york at 24. It's not Harry Bassett in 1992! Wish it was mind!

 

[Uganda Blade]

Hearts have bid 750k

Tony Bloom's database at work again...

 

[Groucho Blade]

Tony Bloom's database at work again...

If we can’t use our own database…we may as well make use of somebody else’s

 

[Houston_Blade]

We’re looking to finish towards the top half of the Championship and I’m seeing suggestions that we buy non-league and top end League 2 players.

I’m not sure that’s a good strategy for finishing towards the top of the Championship. It will probably get us out of the division the other way.

For every Jamie Vardy there are 100’s of failures.

 

[Hallamboy87]

With all these finance restrictions coming into the champinship, we have to be very savy with our spending. If we can pluck a gem or 2 from non league and potentially sell them on for a decent profit next year or the year after, that's only going to help us.
We need to accept that we are now a championship team! Next year is going to be very tough to get promoted due to the teams coming down, Wrexham and Birmingham having American money. Southampton still in the league. Middlesbrough will have money to spend with selling Hackney.
I don't think people realise how much trouble we are in financial wise. We need to get a few players off the books to raise money to invest. Selling Peck will be pure profit, so so that's a bonus!
Selling Hamer will bring in a few quid

 

[Loco Blade]

What about his mate
Plantagenet Somerset-Fry

 

[DifferentClass]

What about his mate
Plantagenet Somerset-Fry

Should be playing polo wi a name like that!

 

[Bell4]

Add him to Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Rarmani Edmonds-Green. Let's collect a full set

Great suggestion Three Cheers 4 - Ramirez