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I dated a girl from Lady Verney in the 70s, 😨.

I would be grateful if you could sign this petition. Hopefully, not only for Reading fans but all clubs who have dodgy owners.

Thanks.

https://www.yuanforearleyandwoodley.org/rfc-petition

a considerable amount of joint activity

A distant memory for many Gasroomers....

Our future ground (beard optional)

Football these days is a business so to find an answer to the conundrum you have to think about the problem from a business perspective.

First establish the objective - which seems to be to have a high Championship low premiership club capable of earning revenues to support a high quality academy.

ok - what do you need to deliver that? 1) a rich owner willing to invest 2) a strong fan base 3) a good quality accessible stadium 4) a good quality training complex.

we really only tick the first of those boxes . The stadium is poorly located and the fan base. Looking at local competitors , Reading have the ground and the training pitch and to some extent the support base but have a terrible owner, Oxford have decent sized support base and a current Championship place but have worse stadium issues.

The solution is surely obvious. Get Lommy to buy up and merge the three clubs and with our owner, Oxfords status, Readings facilities and a combined fan base we have all we need. We could call the combined club the Tenge Valley Royals.

(for absence of doubt this is not intended to be a serious proposal!)

Actually I do believe that building a new football ground on the Morrisons site is the only viable town centre option. Not least because it's the site of two former chair making factories - Glenisters & Parker Knoll.

How about merge JHGS with the High School. Either of those sites would be good for a footie stadium (and I'm sure the pupils would enjoy the merger as well!).

I have transferred the sponsorship to Giles Phillips

Hornchurch have three other ex Wycombe players.

1. Balanta
2. Weston
3. Phillips

Phillips has an away sponsorship available so maybe we could move over to him.

...in 2015 (ten years ago) Matt Bloomfield played 90 minutes for Wycombe Wanderers in a 3-2 League Two win over Carlisle United at Brunton Park.

In 2023 (two years ago) Matt Bloomfield agreed in principle to return to Wycombe Wanderers as manager. Link: https://www.wwfc.com/news/2023/february/21/matt-bloomfield-to-become-new-wycombe-manager/

In 2024 (one year ago) Matt Bloomfield was manager of Wycombe Wanderers as the Chairboys reached Wembley with a 1-0 EFL Trophy semi-final win over Bradford City at Valley Parade. Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvC5YDbGtWM