Wayne Bridge...

[bhawoddy]

Nothing on the club website, big loss if he has. Maybe all the upset at the club and with no one at the helm to help sway him to stay. Wages in the end I suppose.

Why would there be?

He's not our player

 

[brakespear]

Reading ffs. At least pick a proper club

 

[bhawoddy]

No, it doesnt.

Maybe people should remember that they were feeling the same about Mattock last season and we ended up going 1 better.

I wasn't. Thought mattock was average at best....

 

[Kazenga <3]

Mattock par for the course for Championship, Bridge best left back by a country mile to the nearest contender, can't think of anyone I saw even remotely as good as him last year.

Hope whoever plays there next year won't be criticised for not being Wayne Bridge.

 

[brakespear]

Think people who are saying this is down to no manager are missing out on the cash Reading have to wave around.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

No, it doesnt.

Maybe people should remember that they were feeling the same about Mattock last season and we ended up going 1 better.

I'd love to believe you, although I am speculating, it does feel like Im just joining the dots.

 

[bhawoddy]

Mattock par for the course for Championship, Bridge best left back by a country mile to the nearest contender, can't think of anyone I saw even remotely as good as him last year.

Hope whoever plays there next year won't be criticised for not being Wayne Bridge.

Pretty big boots to fill......

 

[m20gull]

What is more worrying than Wayne Bridge leaving, which is a blow on its own, is that Wayne was an outspoken supporter of Gus. Which would suggest that he knows Gus is leaving, as most of our players will also know.
And knowing that, and knowing how long this is taking to sort out manager wise, will surely have some of our more desirable players looking elsewhere. I am starting to lose faith.

But he was not one of our players. We only have two players out of contract. Bridge will have gone to Reading for the money, just as you or I would have done.

 

[seagullwedgee]

grant hall looked very assured at LB season before last for a few games, he would be perfect. Oh, yes, I remember, he was part of our development squad, there to fulfil future gaps by developing home grown talent.........

 

[terryberry1]

At least we have Marcus Painter

This. Watch him tear up the championship next season

 

[glasfryn]

This. Watch him tear up the championship next season

he will have a job doing that with us
I thought he had been released

 

[marshy68]

I'm gutted. He was a joy to watch in every game he played. A top professional, despite some concerns he had before he came about his motivation. I'm sure he'll do well for them and, when Reading come to the Amex, I'm sure he'll get a big cheer when his name is read out

this

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

That's a real shame he has gone. But would be good to sign a younger player who could develop into something special.

 

[somerset]

Not good news. Hope it wasn't due to all this mess with Poyet

What else?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Well, it was a pleasure Wayne.

Hopefully he will revert to the pre-Albion player who looked like he had stopped enjoying his football.

But it was still a pleasure.

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Balls

 

[catfish]

Seriously bad news. Hope it's not going to be followed by any more.

 

[bravohotelalpha]

Well, it was a pleasure Wayne.

Hopefully he will revert to the pre-Albion player who looked like he had stopped enjoying his football.

But it was still a pleasure.

It was such a delight

But he may well revert to pre-albion player - baby on the way, disturbed nights, early mornings etc

 

[8ace]

What else?

£££

 

[Farehamseagull]

Genuinely really gutted and upset about that. I loved watching him playing for us this season, one of the best players in the division, top pro and nice guy. I seem to have become quite attached to him as a player considering he was only a loanee, its going to hurt watching him play against us for a nothing club like Reading.

We could really do with some good news soon.