It's official - brendan's gone

[His Royal Hornet]

Sky Sports just announced it.

[Y&P]

thank god for that

[jonnyboy]

just announced on ssn
rodgers has gone

[3000]

Cheerio

[Hornet36]

yup saw it
******

[wfc-4ever]

c***

[Harrow Orn]

:rant:

[jonnyboy]

£500k up front chance of £1 million if promoted.no caretaker named

[Bobby Downes]

Integrity my f@@king ar$e

[Hornet36]

br and Russos are ******s

[wfcmoog]

I still won't believe it until it's on the official site. Still a chance that he might stay.

[3000]

I still won't believe it until it's on the official site. Still a chance that he might stay.

Is there much point of him staying anymore? :'(

[His Royal Hornet]

I still won't believe it until it's on the official site. Still a chance that he might stay.

Sky Sports News aren't going to be wrong. The official site are probably writing some spin to put out to the press.

[Bobby Downes]

I still won't believe it until it's on the official site. Still a chance that he might stay.

pmsl

[Layton]

bye

[The Hornet]

Its on the official site now

http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1685684,00.html

[leighton buzzard horn]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1686363,00.html

[wfcmoog]

Its on the official site now

http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1685684,00.html

Could be a mistake? I won't be sure until I see it in the Wobby.

[The Hornet]

Could be a mistake? I won't be sure until I see it in the Wobby.
There you go Moog

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/4419985.Brendan_Rodgers_leaves_Watford_after_192_d ays/

[kingdazza11]

c**ttttttttttttttttttttttttt :rant::rant::rant::rant::rant:

[3000]

I hope he either fails miserably, or does well so we get the dough !!

[Cude>2<]

Thieving little *****. Hope you enjoyed the trip to Italy. Isn't a shame you didn't fly with Air France. W**ker

Not dissappointed he's gone as I never really liked him. But it's the manner of it all that's made me angry.

[Roger Mellie]

Not bothered! He had nothing about him. IMHO

[danwatford3]

Roll on Reading away. and Reading at home.

Brendan, you ****.

[jpROOKERYwfc]

oh well. time to move on and lets hope the next manager aint a money grabbing a**e

[nak108]

Very dissappointed that he is leaving but I can fully understand why he has left as if you look at it from his viewpoint and not a Watford fans then it makes sense why he has left. Bigger budget, bigger wages, bigger stadium, better training facilities, he lives there so won't have to travel as much and has a good relationship with club after being there as player and a coach there for nine years.

Good luck and thank you for brining a new better footballing mentality to the club.

[20/20 Vision]

So Watford now have a financial interest in the success of a rival team playing in their division. Why on earth is this allowed?

[The Duke]

Bring back aidy!

[wfcmoog]

I know it may make people feel better, but let's face it, this move for Rodgers is not all about money. He is a Reading man and would consider them to be his first club. It's his dream move. Face it, we're not that much of a draw, even if we could match the wages.

[Goldenballs!]

28th May 2009 - "I am 100% committed to Watford and feel as though my integrity is being questioned"

04th June 2009 - Guess who's done a runner, absolute disgrace!!


The only chance of us seriously challenging was tapping up Brendans contacts and bringing in the promising youngsters. It's gonna take something big for us to not be fighting relegation now!!

What a W***ER!!!

BOOO RODGERS, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

All of a sudden my season ticket seem such good value.

[Hornet36]

so the Russos are staying its all br fault...if they really wanted him to stay that could off block it like posh has done

[Hornet36]

yeah could AB make a return lol

[The Hornet]

Not happy about the way he's gone after what he has said, but I don't think it's all the russo doing, yeah they could of said no and stayed firm regardles that Brandon asked to talk to Reading.
Brendan wasn't the russo's choice of manager he was Simpsons choice and appointment. Yeah the russo's wanted him to stay because he had proved to them he could do the job, as he did save us from relegation this season and with his contacts next season would of been interesting.

[Y&P]

so the Russos are staying its all br fault...if they really wanted him to stay that could off block it like posh has done

for christ's sake.

reading never wanted ferguson.

if they did want ferguson, mcanthony said it would cost them one million in compensation.

they wanted rodgers, who had a minimum compensation release clause in his contract.

reading met said minimum, but the russos managed to get the compensation up to one million anyway - the same amount that posh were demanding.

if they had wanted ferguson, they would have got ferguson.

rodgers wanted out. you can't have a player who doesn't wantto be at the club, so how the hell can you have a manager running the place if he wants to be at your rivals?

russos did fine. it was not a question of willingness to hold onto him. they did not bottle it. they made us a lot of money.

[Kylie Minogue]

He should of kept his mouth shut, then he wouldn't look like such a ***** like he does now.

Nice Lee Cook-esq way to bring your Watford career to a close.

[kokomo]

Integrity my f@@king ar$e


Exactly. He should have kept his mouth shut. My opinion of him has just fallen through the floor and is somehwere near Australia by now.

[Masada]

Glad to see the back of him now.

Say what you will about Aidy - he cared and went out of his way to embrace all of Watford's players - including the youth.

BR did **** all apart from talk about "having worked with the best players ever...."

Liar and a fraud.

[Robodance]

so the Russos are staying its all br fault...if they really wanted him to stay that could off block it like posh has done

Posh didn't block Fergie Jnr. The job had gone, that was just sabre-rattling...

As I've been saying all week, the very and absolutely best teh board could have done was to get some decent compo, which they have done.

Once Buck$ wanted out, they were effectvely powerless

[Defunct]

He should of kept his mouth shut, then he wouldn't look like such a ***** like he does now.

Nice Lee Cook-esq way to bring your Watford career to a close.

Said in 2 lines what I've been attempting to do all day. Well done.

[sod chip save luther]

Exactly. He should have kept his mouth shut. My opinion of him has just fallen through the floor and is somehwere near Australia by now.


this is the problem. i don't mind him going to Reading per se, it's the fact that, basically, he's misled everyone-apparently including the Russo's- for the last month. no doubt he'll claim that he was committed to WFC and it was only when he saw that Reading really wanted him that he changed his mind, but that's not good enough as far as i'm concerned.

bring on Reading at home. let the abuse begin.

[oxhey67]

so the Russos are staying its all br fault...if they really wanted him to stay that could off block it like posh has done

On the official site interview with Russo he says "Once Brendan had confirmed his desire to discuss the opportunity and Reading had met a contractual compensation figure, we were powerless to prevent him doing so." Not sure what the board could have done!

To be honest, even though he's shown promise as a manager/coach and we'll miss his little black book of contacts it is obvious he was never here for the long haul so we're better off without him. He was always going to leave us at some point. We've got some money and hopefully a sensible replacement will be found. We need someone who understands from the beginning they won't have a cheque book to manage with and realise our future lies in developing from our Academy. Stability in the Championship until the club as a whole is on a steady financial footing. Time for the board to really step up now and make the right choice of new manager.

On the plus side, no more hearing about how he's best mates with Morinho!

[neverforgetboxingday]

What a w*anker! I hope his 'assistant w*ankers' go with him.

Perhaps Malky should have had the job in the first place!

[darave8]

Glad he's gone. Someone that behaves in the way he has is not welcome here. We will miss his contacts but thats about it. Hopefully the Russo's have a good replacement lined up.

[albangura9]

Tis a shame, we had made progress since he came here. Reading is a bigger club with more money, and BR already had links to Reading; so it's no suprise, it's been coming for a while now. Yet, I'm still disapointed that he has let, loyalty and integrity mean nothing any more. He would have made such a big statement by staying, and would have had the full suport of every Watford fan, but by jumping ship so readilly he has gained the wrath of every Watford fan. Good riddance.

[Evasive]

Tis a shame, we had made progress since he came here. Reading is a bigger club with more money, and BR already had links to Reading; so it's no suprise, it's been coming for a while now. Yet, I'm still disapointed that he has let, loyalty and integrity mean nothing any more. He would have made such a big statement by staying, and would have had the full suport of every Watford fan, but by jumping ship so readilly he has gained the wrath of every Watford fan. Good riddance.

I am sure there will be a fair few fans wondering what he could have done with a full season at the helm. Now we will never know.

[Eloden]

Disgraceful

[StuBoy]

To be honest I don't blame the board at all, they rejected an approach and then Rodgers asked to speak with Reading. Completely Rodger the dodgers fault I'm afraid, unless the board are completely lying to us............


I hate Rodgers.

[Norfolk_horn]

Like many on here have already said, I don't blame him for viewing Reading as a better proposition. However my questions all relate to today's buzz word 'integrity'.

What was the contractual issue that delayed him joining us in the first place? When word was out that Rodgers was coming to the Vic, did his dear friend Nicky Hammond at Reading mention that there may well be a vacancy at the end of the season at his beloved Reading, and suggest that a clause was written into his contract to ensure we couldn't throw a spanner in the works and prevent him from leaving? Has this deal potentially been in place, in one form or another, since his first day here?

It also bothers me that towards the end of the season, evidently fully in the knowledge he was going to leave (given that Bubble knew), he still made statements such as his "love of Watford" and even remarked about "honesty and integrity". He had seemed a nice and intelligent guy, but I would question just how intelligent he is! Having finally won over our fans, he has managed to become a hate figure and despite the additional compensation we could receive, I really do hope he becomes a failure. I hope he flops at Reading and then when applying for further positions, his distinct lack of loyalty and integrity prevent him being 'trusted' by other clubs chairmen!

[The Hornet]

What was the contractual issue that delayed him joining us in the first place? When word was out that Rodgers was coming to the Vic, did his dear friend Nicky Hammond at Reading mention that there may well be a vacancy at the end of the season at his beloved Reading, and suggest that a clause was written into his contract to ensure we couldn't throw a spanner in the works and prevent him from leaving? Has this deal potentially been in place, in one form or another, since his first day here?
That is a very good point!

[Davidwfc]

To be honest I don't blame the board at all, they rejected an approach and then Rodgers asked to speak with Reading. Completely Rodger the dodgers fault I'm afraid, unless the board are completely lying to us............


I hate Rodgers.

I agree with that. it appears the Russo's did what they could to keep him.

[kingjames77]

On the official site interview with Russo he says "Once Brendan had confirmed his desire to discuss the opportunity and Reading had met a contractual compensation figure, we were powerless to prevent him doing so." Not sure what the board could have done!


Does anyone actually remember what happened when he first came in?

He didnt sign a contract straight away because certain things "had to be ironed out"

How long was it before he actually signed a contract with us? Four weeks?

One last thing... Does anyone else find it strange that our worst performance last season was away to Reading ?????????????????????? :eek::eek::eek:

[RFC 1983]

Hi Guys

Finally the specualtion is over & done with, becuase personally it was doing my head in.

I am sorry we have taken your manager, I know exactly how you feel as we all had the same hate & anger towards Pardew when he walked out on us for WHU. This way was done slightly different as we requested permission to talk to him, unlike WHU cnuts.

Personally I am not too sure on him, but the fact he has excellent contacts is a good thing & what he did with you guys was great. So it will be interesting to see how he does.

Pardew for you guys anyone?

[sod chip save luther]

Pardew for you guys anyone?

hopefully not

[afanof]

It's so clear now that all the shenanigans about his contract was him wanting to get an escape clause in because this was planned to happen. At the time people were blaming GS saying it was because the finances were worse than he had revealed. We've been played.

As for the Russo's "open and honest" catchphrase, it has as much truth as Fox New's "fair and balanced".

[TheDon]

Lloyd doyley player-manager?

Lloyd Doyley's Yellow Army! We hate rodgers

[Silver10]

Maybe I am missing something but what could the board do? they cant come out and say anything until the deal is done. now it is done they have come out and given their side of the story. I am not saying I believe them or not just stating a fact.

The reason the Peterborough situation was made offical is most likely because it was never really on and by the time it was made public Reading werent interested.

[Robodance]

Maybe I am missing something but what could the board do? they cant come out and say anything until the deal is done. now it is done they have come out and given their side of the story. I am not saying I believe them or not just stating a fact.

The reason the Peterborough situation was made offical is most likely because it was never really on and by the time it was made public Reading werent interested.

Exactamundo......

[Y&P]

Personally I am not too sure on him, but the fact he has excellent contacts is a good thing & what he did with you guys was great. So it will be interesting to see how he does.



His contacts are the silver lining on the storm cloud that is Brendan T Rodgers. He'll get some good players in with his scouting (although your network seems to be pretty good already, especially in Ireland) contacts, and he will get some loanees in. Some of them will be complete ****.

You have to be ready for him to mention his contacts in every single interview though. 'I've worked with some top players.' 'I was recommended by Jose.'

And the man is an arrogant and self-serving ********.

[Robodance]

Pardew for you guys anyone?

Yes bl00dy please....

:sign15:

[Robodance]

His contacts are the silver lining on the storm cloud that is Brendan T Rodgers. He'll get some good players in with his scouting (although your network seems to be pretty good already, especially in Ireland) contacts, and he will get some loanees in. Some of them will be complete ****.

You have to be ready for him to mention his contacts in every single interview though. 'I've worked with some top players.' 'I was recommended by Jose.'

And the man is an arrogant and self-serving ********.

Well, Cowie and M Willo have been great, so if we keep em and the CZ encrusted Rolex t*sser doesn't pinch em, i'll be happy

[RFC 1983]

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1686443,00.html

[Rontaylor]

So Watford now have a financial interest in the success of a rival team playing in their division. Why on earth is this allowed?

Yes, could be a big problem.

Imagine towards end of season. Watford mid-table, nothing to play for. Reading close to promotion. Wouldn't a Watford vs Reading game be interesting?

[TheDon]

Yes, could be a big problem.

Imagine towards end of season. Watford mid-table, nothing to play for. Reading close to promotion. Wouldn't a Watford vs Reading game be interesting?

We could get Atwell to be ref for it too!

[wfcmoog]

So Watford now have a financial interest in the success of a rival team playing in their division. Why on earth is this allowed?

Add-ons for promotion are common in player transfers, why any different for a manager?

[Norfolk_horn]

I just love the various titles to threads on the watford section of the skysports website.

My favourite article though has to be this one..

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11686_5341904,00.html

He thinks he was frustrated!!! He wants to consider how frustrating it is to have a manager telling you how frustrated he is at speculation linking him to a vacancy that he was always planning to fill.

How dare anyone question his loyalty or integrity!

[Bubble]

Hi Guys

Finally the specualtion is over & done with, becuase personally it was doing my head in.

I am sorry we have taken your manager, I know exactly how you feel as we all had the same hate & anger towards Pardew when he walked out on us for WHU. This way was done slightly different as we requested permission to talk to him, unlike WHU cnuts.

Personally I am not too sure on him, but the fact he has excellent contacts is a good thing & what he did with you guys was great. So it will be interesting to see how he does.

Pardew for you guys anyone?

The bold highlighted bit is a dubious statement!

This has been going on for weeks!

[wfc-4ever]

His contacts are the silver lining on the storm cloud that is Brendan T Rodgers. He'll get some good players in with his scouting (although your network seems to be pretty good already, especially in Ireland) contacts, and he will get some loanees in. Some of them will be complete ****.

You have to be ready for him to mention his contacts in every single interview though. 'I've worked with some top players.' 'I was recommended by Jose.'

And the man is an arrogant and self-serving ********.

Oh and him going on about i know i will be a success.

He will leave you if a bigger club comes along, he didnt join you because of his links with your club. He joined you as it would be easier to get success at your club and not ours eg promotion.

As he will get a decent transfer kitty now to spend on players who will be good for you = good chance of promotion and then if a bigger club comes along bye bye if not carry on and hope no one susses him out.

[nak108]

He joined you as it would be easier to get success at your club and not ours eg promotion.

As he will get a decent transfer kitty now to spend on players who will be good for you = good chance of promotion and then if a bigger club comes along bye bye if not carry on and hope no one susses him out.

What an idiot, leaving so he could have more chance of promotion :rolleyes:

[His Royal Hornet]

Oh and him going on about i know i will be a success.

He will leave you if a bigger club comes along, he didnt join you because of his links with your club. He joined you as it would be easier to get success at your club and not ours eg promotion.

As he will get a decent transfer kitty now to spend on players who will be good for you = good chance of promotion and then if a bigger club comes along bye bye if not carry on and hope no one susses him out.

Well if an ex premier league club is not big enough for his second major manager job, then he is setting his sights too high!

[RFC 1983]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04062009/63/rodgers-proud-hornets-stint.html

[His Royal Hornet]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04062009/63/rodgers-proud-hornets-stint.html

Like uck the canut would go down in the history of the club.

:sign6:

[hornetgags]

Haven't read through the posts but has Brendan taken anyone else with him? (i.e. Austin etc)

[wfc-4ever]

Well if an ex premier league club is not big enough for his second major manager job, then he is setting his sights too high!

We have more history than reading and have been the in prem more times than they have

[Hornet36]

i hope watford did not pay for his end off season trips

[wfc-4ever]

i hope watford did not pay for his end off season trips

I bet they did

[nak108]

Haven't read through the posts but has Brendan taken anyone else with him? (i.e. Austin etc)

Not officially but it's almost certain that he's taking Austin,Lampard and Halabi with him.

[hornetgags]

Not officially but it's almost certain that he's taking Austin,Lampard and Halabi with him.

Cool thanks.

[mike88]

Very disappointed. I felt we had someone who understood what a club meant to it's fans and was going to stay true to his 'integrity'. This only reinforces the fact that there is no loyalty in football.

Cheers for keeping us up, expect no integrity from us when you and your cheating canuts come to the Vic.

Royals my f**king arse.

[Bubble]

Cool thanks.

I know for a fact that Austin is going with him. Not sure about anyone else.

I would echo what Nak said.

[cmho]

What a traitor! Any chance of Aidy coming back?

[mike88]

How much do you guys think the compensation will help us hold on to certain players?

[Smudger]

A shameless **** of the highest order.

He should be a politician as he has much integrity as the vast majority of them.

No doubt the ****** will return to try and pilfer the remaining assets at the club. Its despicable and he will get away with it.

Royals fans should hang their heads in shame. They cry and whine any time when one of their supposed stars will bugger off to the Premier***** after protesting their loyalty too much.

But its okay for their club to come in and ruin what was starting to be a promising road ahead.

I sincerely hope they get relegated next term and return to the obscurity of the old Elm Park days until the Madjeski cretin turned up .Another who likes to blow his trumopet about integrity but is quite content to pilfer the ****.

Br you are an unmitigated **** sir. A cad, a shyster and a miserable hypocrite.

This is how you repay the fans faith and loyalty by slamming the door on their hopes and throwing a bucket of cold water on their dreams.

I hate the ****** just as much as ****** if not more as the bald git did not make such speeches over the values of integrity and loyalty. :rant:

[DMR]

Mehhh

[wfcwarehouse]

Deceitful wnaker.

[wiltshirehornet]

******

[PaddingtonsYellowArmy]

This is how you repay the fans faith and loyalty by slamming the door on their hopes and throwing a bucket of cold water on their dreams.



Smudge - apparently he was heard to say to his barber in Reading, the one opposite the Nat West bank close to the Station - " Had the Watford fans not made my wife cry, I may have got a sh.ag or two during my tenure at their club. Now I can spend the next 7 months ucking her, instead of Watford".

[Gazhorn]

Oh God I hope we don't get Dowie as manager now.

Southgate?

Eriksson? (dare I say it)

oh no.....


...not...



Strachan?!?!

[The Duke]

Oh God I hope we don't get Dowie as manager now.

Southgate?

Eriksson? (dare I say it)

oh no.....


...not...



Strachan?!?!

I spoke to Dowie's son, who i used to know and go to school with when Iain Dowie used to manage QPR, who said Dowie is not coming.

[wfc-4ever]

A shameless **** of the highest order.

He should be a politician as he has much integrity as the vast majority of them.

No doubt the ****** will return to try and pilfer the remaining assets at the club. Its despicable and he will get away with it.

Royals fans should hang their heads in shame. They cry and whine any time when one of their supposed stars will bugger off to the Premier***** after protesting their loyalty too much.

But its okay for their club to come in and ruin what was starting to be a promising road ahead.

I sincerely hope they get relegated next term and return to the obscurity of the old Elm Park days until the Madjeski cretin turned up .Another who likes to blow his trumopet about integrity but is quite content to pilfer the ****.

Br you are an unmitigated **** sir. A cad, a shyster and a miserable hypocrite.

This is how you repay the fans faith and loyalty by slamming the door on their hopes and throwing a bucket of cold water on their dreams.

I hate the ****** just as much as ****** if not more as the bald git did not make such speeches over the values of integrity and loyalty. :rant:

So much for Madesjki who said we dont want to sign a manager who is currently at a club?

[troppohorn]

ive never felt so disillusioned since ive started supporting watford
we're going down

$500k comp??? doesnt seem enough especailly seeing as that ugly irish sloth from the goonies lookalike was probably tapping up a couple of our players, plus going on his trips to see jose', maybe he talked him into going to reading

[Harrow Orn]

Our team next season :

GK : Poom

LB : Sietes
CB : Avinel
CB : Doyley
RB : Sadler

RM : L.Williamson
CM : Eustace
CM : Bangura
LM : L.Young

ST : Benjamin
ST : Hoskins

Mark my words.

[wfcwarehouse]

Our team next season :

GK : Poom

LB : Sietes
CB : Avinel
CB : Doyley
RB : Sadler

RM : L.Williamson
CM : Eustace
CM : Bangura
LM : L.Young

ST : Benjamin
ST : Hoskins

Mark my words.

The stuff dreams are made of.

[ornsinmyblood]

I don't blame him for going. He lives in Reading, their club has more prospects than us at the moment but a man that supposedly prides himself on integrity should have said, from the start of the rumours, he would take the job, if offered, not the opposite. I hate liars so I am glad he's gone and hope he gets the worst reception at the vic as never seen before.

[luke_golden]

I don't blame him for going. He lives in Reading, their club has more prospects than us at the moment but a man that supposedly prides himself on integrity should have said, from the start of the rumours, he would take the job, if offered, not the opposite. I hate liars so I am glad he's gone and hope he gets the worst reception at the vic as never seen before.

I don't think any of us blame him for going. I can see the reasons behind it and understand them. BUT, the manner in which he's gone about it is totally wrong. It's the same as Lee Cook, if he'd just come out and said he wanted to play for his boyhood club, always be thankful to Watford for giving him his break etc, i'm sure people would have been a lot more understanding of Cook leaving. Similarly, if Rodgers had been honest from the start (a few weeks ago, if not longer, according to bubble, whom i'm believe) and said he wanted to go, rather than going on about integrity etc, i'm pretty sure he'd have been receiving slightly kinder words.

[WTFC82]

I spoke to Dowie's son, who i used to know and go to school with when Iain Dowie used to manage QPR, who said Dowie is not coming.

If you USED to know him, does that mean he thought he was telling a complete stranger his Dads' plans?

Or did he know that he still knew you, & didn't realise that you'd forgotten that you knew him? :)

[RFC 1983]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2465479/Jose-tips-Rodgers.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football

[troppohorn]

thought that canut would have influenced him

[Robodance]

Our team next season :

GK : Poom

LB : Sietes
CB : Avinel
CB : Doyley
RB : Sadler

RM : L.Williamson
CM : Eustace
CM : Bangura
LM : L.Young

ST : Benjamin
ST : Hoskins

Mark my words.

*ouch*

[Bubble]

Reading press conference at midday on SSN.

For anyone that gives a ****....

[Mouse]

Hi Chaps, Reading fan here!

Firstly I want you to know that I am not on here to gloat about what has happened over the past days/weeks. RFC know first hand what it is like for a manager to go and **** all over the club... but I honestly don't think that is what BR has done to you.

When Brendan made his statement there had been no approach made by Reading so of course he is going to say he is committed to WFC. We made a legal approach to interview Brendan and if your chairman was so adamant of wanting him to stay he would have refused. If he had refused and then BR had resigned this is where I think you could question his integrity!

I'm sure once the dust has settled you will all look back and know that he was always going to come back to Reading - it was just a matter of when and not if! And who knows one day he may leave us for Chelsea!!

Once again - I am sorry - but BR is the man to take us to the promiseland again!!

Mouse :)

[wycombe_hornet]

Hi Chaps, Reading fan here!

Firstly I want you to know that I am not on here to gloat about what has happened over the past days/weeks. RFC know first hand what it is like for a manager to go and **** all over the club... but I honestly don't think that is what BR has done to you.

When Brendan made his statement there had been no approach made by Reading so of course he is going to say he is committed to WFC. We made a legal approach to interview Brendan and if your chairman was so adamant of wanting him to stay he would have refused. If he had refused and then BR had resigned this is where I think you could question his integrity!I'm sure once the dust has settled you will all look back and know that he was always going to come back to Reading - it was just a matter of when and not if! And who knows one day he may leave us for Chelsea!!

Once again - I am sorry - but BR is the man to take us to the promiseland again!!

Mouse :)

Our chairman refused and Rodgers insisted he wanted to speak to Reading. We all know that in football contracts mean nothing and if a player / manager really wants to leave he will. So we will question his integrity thanks.

[reindeer horn]

Hi Chaps, Reading fan here!

Firstly I want you to know that I am not on here to gloat about what has happened over the past days/weeks. RFC know first hand what it is like for a manager to go and **** all over the club... but I honestly don't think that is what BR has done to you.

When Brendan made his statement there had been no approach made by Reading so of course he is going to say he is committed to WFC. We made a legal approach to interview Brendan and if your chairman was so adamant of wanting him to stay he would have refused. If he had refused and then BR had resigned this is where I think you could question his integrity!

I'm sure once the dust has settled you will all look back and know that he was always going to come back to Reading - it was just a matter of when and not if! And who knows one day he may leave us for Chelsea!!

Once again - I am sorry - but BR is the man to take us to the promiseland again!!

Mouse :)

**** off you arrogant ****

[darave8]

Hi Chaps, Reading fan here!

Firstly I want you to know that I am not on here to gloat about what has happened over the past days/weeks. RFC know first hand what it is like for a manager to go and **** all over the club... but I honestly don't think that is what BR has done to you.

When Brendan made his statement there had been no approach made by Reading so of course he is going to say he is committed to WFC. We made a legal approach to interview Brendan and if your chairman was so adamant of wanting him to stay he would have refused. If he had refused and then BR had resigned this is where I think you could question his integrity!

I'm sure once the dust has settled you will all look back and know that he was always going to come back to Reading - it was just a matter of when and not if! And who knows one day he may leave us for Chelsea!!

Once again - I am sorry - but BR is the man to take us to the promiseland again!!

Mouse :)

Seriously get your facts right fella. He KNEW he was leaving long before the offical route was taken. Most Watford fans wouldn't have held a grudge if it wasn't for the way he handled himself. If he loved Reading so much he would of never left for Chelsea in the first place. He is just a greedy ***** with no integrity and is so far up his own arse that i for one am glad he is gone the canut.

[Mouse]

Of course your chairman is going to come out and make himself look like the good guy! Our chairman refused West Ham's request to speak to Alan Pardew - even after Alan Pardew had requested to speak with them - and we all know what happened there!! so if your chairman really wanted to - he could have refused permission more than once but your chairman just saw the £ signs!

[Mouse]

**** off you arrogant ****

Not arrogant at all thank you - I am genuinely sorry that this has happened - we've had it done far worse then this to us - on 2 seperate occassions and I know how much it hurts when a manager leaves!

[Robodance]

Of course your chairman is going to come out and make himself look like the good guy! Our chairman refused West Ham's request to speak to Alan Pardew - even after Alan Pardew had requested to speak with them - and we all know what happened there!! so if your chairman really wanted to - he could have refused permission more than once but your chairman just saw the £ signs!

You clearly have no comprehension of how a football club works, Mousey...

Eek

[Mouse]

Please do not patronise me... because I'm sure your cv says that you have worked within a football club at director level and knows how a football club is run?!!!!!

The chairman of your club really didn't play this game very well! He could have refused Reading to talk to BR - He apparently only refused us once if you believe what he says! If he had refused - BR would probably have resigned as Watford manager and would have come to being our manager that way - if that was the case BR would have been made to look even worse then what he does in your eyes and the club probably would've received an even bigger compensation package - when Pardew left us I think we got something like £2million!!

[Bubble]

Please do not patronise me... because I'm sure your cv says that you have worked within a football club at director level and knows how a football club is run?!!!!!

The chairman of your club really didn't play this game very well! He could have refused Reading to talk to BR - He apparently only refused us once if you believe what he says! If he had refused - BR would probably have resigned as Watford manager and would have come to being our manager that way - if that was the case BR would have been made to look even worse then what he does in your eyes and the club probably would've received an even bigger compensation package - when Pardew left us I think we got something like £2million!!

Do me a favour!

BR has been in talks for WEEKS, regarding the job...

There is nothing our board could have done to stop him going if he wanted to go! Why keep someone that isn't happy (regardless of what BR claims)?

[Mouse]

For the principle maybe??

[Bubble]

For the principle maybe??

I'm sorry, but you are naive!

You do what's best for your club, and that meant getting BR out of the club, and getting a decent compensation package aswell!

[Optimistichornet]

Mouse a couple of things that you have got totally wrong.

Firstly Brendan was on a one year rolling contract, so the compensation we received should amounted to 500,000. our chairman has managed to negotiate a better deal for our club, so don't act like you know better than we do.

Secondly Brendan publicly stated that he was committed to Watford and that he didnt like how people were questioning his integrity. If Brendan truly was 100% committed to Watford, then when the board refused the initial offer, he should've kept his head down and not said anything. Instead he states that he wants to leave the club, and then backs this up in a meeting he later has with the chairman. At this point the chairman is resigned to losing the man, who was just days before 100% committed to Watford.

A person does not go from being 100% committed to wanting to leave in a matter of days. Brendan has been planning this for a while, and lied to us loyal watford fans.

We gave him an opportunity to make a name for himself and he has done, and he just goes and treats us like ****. We have every right to question his integrity, and when he comes to the Vic, he will get a verbal chastising from the ground.

Im fortunate enough to be sitting near to where the tunnel will be next season, and will certainly let him know how I feel about his betrayal.

[darave8]

Please do not patronise me... because I'm sure your cv says that you have worked within a football club at director level and knows how a football club is run?!!!!!

The chairman of your club really didn't play this game very well! He could have refused Reading to talk to BR - He apparently only refused us once if you believe what he says! If he had refused - BR would probably have resigned as Watford manager and would have come to being our manager that way - if that was the case BR would have been made to look even worse then what he does in your eyes and the club probably would've received an even bigger compensation package - when Pardew left us I think we got something like £2million!!

Again you show you haven't got a clue. The reason you got so much for Pardew was that he had a proven track record and a long term contract. Rodgers was with us for 7 months and on a 12 month rolling contract. To get what we did was a real coup. Just a shame we have to rely on your bottlers to get promotion for extra money.

[Friday]

Surely a 12 month rolling contract means there's always 12 months to go.

Otherwise it would be a one year contract. No?

[Mouse]

Not naiive....

We had the same situation with Alan Pardew - our chairman refused any discussions to take place - at the end of the day he knew that he would not be able to stop Alan Pardew leaving but he would not let West Ham talk to him whilst he was under contract at Reading.... we got a lot more then £500k compo!

I've been reading this board for a while now as a guest and I know the majority of you aren't happy with the way the club is run... and guess what... this sort of thing will keep on happening to you as a club if you have got that chairman and board. There is no backbone there whatsoever!

[Optimistichornet]

Surely a 12 month rolling contract means there's always 12 months to go.

Otherwise it would be a one year contract. No?

yes you are correct


Not naiive....

We had the same situation with Alan Pardew - our chairman refused any discussions to take place - at the end of the day he knew that he would not be able to stop Alan Pardew leaving but he would not let West Ham talk to him whilst he was under contract at Reading.... we got a lot more then £500k compo!

I've been reading this board for a while now as a guest and I know the majority of you aren't happy with the way the club is run... and guess what... this sort of thing will keep on happening to you as a club if you have got that chairman and board. There is no backbone there whatsoever!

no mouse youre just naive.

listen to the facts, he was on a twelve month rolling contract, he always has twelve months left. a clause in his contract states that if he leaves we get compensation in the region of two years wages (500,000). therefore the russos (our board) have done a fantastic job in negotiating a better compensation offer for us.

therefore before you come on here spouting **** about compensation and rodgers having integrity, why dont you do some research!
arrogant *****

[AshdonWFC]

A person does not go from being 100% committed to wanting to leave in a matter of days. Brendan has been planning this for a while, and lied to us loyal watford fans.

We gave him an opportunity to make a name for himself and he has done, and he just goes and treats us like ****. We have every right to question his integrity, and when he comes to the Vic, he will get a verbal chastising from the ground.
Im fortunate enough to be sitting near to where the tunnel will be next season, and will certainly let him know how I feel about his betrayal.


I am of exactly the same opinion...

Mouse - P*** off back to Reading boards, after all, they are probably closer to home for you, so it would make sense for you to employ your time there, rather than here.

You know nothing, compared to what we do... Reading Home first game anyone... I can't wait! :):cool:

[Bubble]

Not naiive....

We had the same situation with Alan Pardew - our chairman refused any discussions to take place - at the end of the day he knew that he would not be able to stop Alan Pardew leaving but he would not let West Ham talk to him whilst he was under contract at Reading.... we got a lot more then £500k compo!

I've been reading this board for a while now as a guest and I know the majority of you aren't happy with the way the club is run... and guess what... this sort of thing will keep on happening to you as a club if you have got that chairman and board. There is no backbone there whatsoever!

You're miles off the mark!

The fact is, you don't have the first clue about this club...

[AshdonWFC]

Rodgers... integrity... I think i heard the two related in the past...

hmmm

... I can't seem to find anything anywhere suggesting he has any!

:) :) :)

[Mouse]

Again you show you haven't got a clue. The reason you got so much for Pardew was that he had a proven track record and a long term contract. Rodgers was 7 months into a 12 month rolling contract. To get what we did was a real coup. Just a shame we have to rely on your bottlers to get promotion for extra money.


Pardew had exactly the same background as BR when he joined us as a manager!! However he had seen us promoted from League 1 into the Championship... whoopi****ingdoo!!! He wasn't proven in the Championship as he jumped ship midway through what was looking to be a successful season for us!!

To put a manager on a 12 month rolling contract again is bad business - BR is a young and up and coming manager - of course he was going to get poached from you - so surely the chairman would make sure there was a clause in his contract? Are you telling me that you are happy with £500k compo... cos I can guarantee you that with the teams that hve been relegated from the premierleague and building a new team we will not get promoted this season... you could be waiting a while for that extra £1million!

[Optimistichornet]

Pardew had exactly the same background as BR when he joined us as a manager!! However he had seen us promoted from League 1 into the Championship... whoopi****ingdoo!!! He wasn't proven in the Championship as he jumped ship midway through what was looking to be a successful season for us!!

To put a manager on a 12 month rolling contract again is bad business - BR is a young and up and coming manager - of course he was going to get poached from you - so surely the chairman would make sure there was a clause in his contract? Are you telling me that you are happy with £500k compo... cos I can guarantee you that with the teams that hve been relegated from the premierleague and building a new team we will not get promoted this season... you could be waiting a while for that extra £1million!

well guess what your fool, our chairman has changed since Brendan was employed.

GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT YOUR UTTER NUMPTY!

[AshdonWFC]

To put a manager on a 12 month rolling contract again is bad business - BR is a young and up and coming manager - of course he was going to get poached from you

Boothroyd never got poached, and look at the success we endured under him.
Eventually, he got sacked by our corrupt board we had at the time, but he never got poached, and still hasn't got a job!

Oh and by the way, f*******, its not an extra million, it takes the current figure up to around 1 million!

[afanof]

well guess what your fool, our chairman has changed since Brendan was employed.

GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT YOUR UTTER NUMPTY!

Has he?

Oh yes, he has, I was forgetting we had an acting chairman at the time the contract was still being negotiated.

[Mouse]

Anyway... you lot need to get it in your head that this is football we are talking about... this isn't the first time and it won't be the last time a manager leaves you for a bigger and better club!! At the end of the day that is what you are all crying about ... that he left you to join us!!

Ciao!

[Robodance]

Anyway... you lot need to get it in your head that this is football we are talking about... this isn't the first time and it won't be the last time a manager leaves you for a bigger and better club!! At the end of the day that is what you are all crying about ... that he left you to join us!!

Ciao!

:sign2:

(Purely for the Ciao of course...)

[afanof]

Anyway... you lot need to get it in your head that this is football we are talking about... this isn't the first time and it won't be the last time a manager leaves you for a bigger and better club!! At the end of the day that is what you are all crying about ... that he left you to join us!!

Ciao!

Goodbye Mouse. And good luck. I think you are going to need it and we'll have to manage without the bonus payment.

[reindeer horn]

Anyway... you lot need to get it in your head that this is football we are talking about... this isn't the first time and it won't be the last time a manager leaves you for a bigger and better club!! At the end of the day that is what you are all crying about ... that he left you to join us!!

Ciao!

As I said, **** off you arrogant ****

[Bubble]

Anyway... you lot need to get it in your head that this is football we are talking about... this isn't the first time and it won't be the last time a manager leaves you for a bigger and better club!! At the end of the day that is what you are all crying about ... that he left you to join us!!

Ciao!

Better club?

No mate, we have a history at this club...you've got f**k all.

Plastic supporters. Another failed season in the Championship and you'll run off to Stamford Bridge again!

[Friday]

Anyway... you lot need to get it in your head that this is football we are talking about... this isn't the first time and it won't be the last time a manager leaves you for a bigger and better club!! At the end of the day that is what you are all crying about ... that he left you to join us!!

Ciao!

:)

I thought you weren't here as a wum?

HobNob's back up now anyway - til the next crash :rolleyes:

[20/20 Vision]

I think Mouse has had a pretty raw deal in this exchange. We can (if we wish) disagree with him, but I didn't care for the tone of many of the comments.

Micky will get his come-uppance when he finds out that Buck isn't all he's cracked up to be. I know the new manager of RFC speaks highly of his abilities, as have many members of this Forum, but I've yet to be convinced. We'll see.

[Optimistichornet]

I think Mouse has had a pretty raw deal in this exchange. We can (if we wish) disagree with him, but I didn't care for the tone of many of the comments.

Micky will get his come-uppance when he finds out that Buck isn't all he's cracked up to be. I know the new manager of RFC speaks highly of his abilities, as have many members of this Forum, but I've yet to be convinced. We'll see.

coming on here and bragging that his club have poached our manager, deserves the treatment he got.

he got his facts all wrong and clearly does not have a clue.

[Hornet36]

who put him on a rolling contract ? did he talk to nicky H back then and nicky said that steve might leave reading at the end off the season so why dont you take a rolling contract...

[Robodance]

coming on here and bragging that his club have poached our manager, deserves the treatment he got.

he got his facts all wrong and clearly does not have a clue.

Yeah, I have to say he did rather ask for it...

[wfcmoog]

Well, I quite liked him.

Welcome back any time Mousey.

[sexybadger]

Unfortuantly I think Rodgers will do well at Reading and won't be surprised if they go straight up next season.

Having said that, he is a lying scumbag and I sincerely hope he fails.

[Friday]

Brendan Rodgers has told Reading fans "I'm one of you" as he takes up the managerial reins.

The new manager told Reading World, "My message to supporters is that I'm now the greatest and biggest supporter of Reading. I'm one of you - but I have the responsibility and therefore have to remove some of that emotion to help us win games.

"I promise that my communication will always be open, I will have quality in my work and big ambition.

"If I wanted to be comfortable I would still be at Chelsea. I'm taking a step out on my own with big ambition to work at the highest level, and nothing would give me a greater sense of achievement than taking my hometown club back into the Premier League.

"I will be fighting every day of my life to make sure we are competing and successful.

"This is where it all started for me, so to come back and manage the club is fantastic. I can't wait to get started.

"The club has just finished a fantastic cycle under Steve Coppell, who is a great manager and a great man. He brought success and will always be regarded as a legend.

"I'm a different person and am looking forward to putting my ideas in place, and hopefully becoming second the person to take us into the Premier League."

Back home where he belongs.

;)

[wfcmoog]

Back home where he belongs.

;)

Uncanny. It's pretty much a copy and paste of what he said about Watford.

[PaddingtonsYellowArmy]

Back home where he belongs.

;)

does Reading have a cemetry?

[Defunct]

HobNob's back up now anyway - til the next crash :rolleyes:

A league 1 Web Server? Tut tut ;)

[Friday]

A league 1 Web Server? Tut tut ;)

It's been dreadful for months - last few months of the season a goal would take the server down (understandable given their rarity). Now it just takes a news story and a few visitors lol

Great site tho - and the owner is promising changes.

[Defunct]

It's been dreadful for months - last few months of the season a goal would take the server down (understandable given their rarity). Now it just takes a news story and a few visitors lol

Great site tho - and the owner is promising changes.

Yeah it is a good & well run site. We had a dodgy host ourselves and only changed recently to a very good quality very cheap host, who actually do what they say. If the admin over there wants all the info send him my way, I'd be happy to pass it on.

[luke_golden]

Hometown club? Wasn't he born across the Irish Channel? More spin than a great big exercise bike.

[HELGO]

Hi,

I got a text on Tuesday from my daughter saying she had just seen Rodgers and his wife in the Oracle shopping centre Reading. I text back saying that this wasnt inconceivable as he lived in Reading. If he was on a shopping spree on Tuesday when actually did this Interviewwith RFC take place?. Wouldnt have thought Tuesday so I assume Monday .

Just intrigued as I am sure this was all done and dusted a while ago

[PaddingtonsYellowArmy]

Hi,

I got a text on Tuesday from my daughter saying she had just seen Rodgers and his wife in the Oracle shopping centre Reading. I text back saying that this wasnt inconceivable as he lived in Reading. If he was on a shopping spree on Tuesday when actually did this Interviewwith RFC take place?. Wouldnt have thought Tuesday so I assume Monday .

Just intrigued as I am sure this was all done and dusted a while ago

Hi Helgo

I'm intrigued

Is your daughter single, pretty and over 16? Would she like to go on pre season tour to Spain, we would look after her with respect and integrity as we are wfc fans.

On the lesser point of your post - I would suspect that a shopping spree including the participation of a wife ( knowing a nice long term contract had just been sealed) tagging along would take from opening time to closing time. Thus the meeting may well have been a Royal breakfast at a local hotel near the Reading stadium where having spent a night ucking his wife, he then went and ucked Watford -

As heard by a mate who lives in Reading and was chatting to the local fishmonger opposite the church, close to the roundabout on the street leading up to the chip shop on the corner of the road that leads to nowhere- "Brendan couldn't come here quick enough".

[HELGO]

Hi Paddington,

No she older than that.Unfortunately does part time work for Reading FC!!

Asked her to keep an eye out for Rodgers at the Madejski but to no evail.
Shopping centre was near enough.
The more I think about this Rodgers saga the more I am getting wound up. I think BR must have taken over as the most hated WFC manager since Bassett!

[PaddingtonsYellowArmy]

Hi Paddington,

No she older than that.Unfortunately does part time work for Reading FC!!

Asked her to keep an eye out for Rodgers at the Madejski but to no evail.
Shopping centre was near enough.
The more I think about this Rodgers saga the more I am getting wound up. I think BR must have taken over as the most hated WFC manager since Bassett!

Greetings Helgo

Is she a lot older than that, can you pm me a picture please - ever wished to have a bear n law?:eek:

Lesser stuff:
I can't see the point in getting wound up - we still have a football club to support - what will be, will be - our destiny is obviously without BR and Readings is.

Lets as a club and fanbase prove BR wrong at going to Reading and beat them to the premiership.

All's cool in the Bears corner - we have who and what we have and we have to make the best of it - simplicity is the easiest way forward - and I am more simple than anyone;):cool: