It's absolutely baffling to see the backlash against this announcement.
Imagine complaining that the UK is securing a multi-billion-pound private investment.
Let's look at the actual numbers: taxpayers are funding £1.3bn for local roads & a new rail station. In return, Universal is spending £5 billion to build the park and another £1 billion operating it.
Bedford(& the UK) gets 28,000 total jobs, a massive revitalization of a former industrial site, & a projected £50 billion economic boost.
The sheer cynicism around projects like this is exactly what holds the UK back. If we treat massive, job-creating investments as something to be outraged about, we only guarantee our own economic stagnation.
thought Jacobson came across fairly well in his answers on this pod and I'm a bit (a bit, not massively) more reassured about our squad planning etc
would still really like us to get a DoF in though
Joe Jacobson
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Paul chats with co- CEO about Leam Richardson, shirt sponsorship, fan expectations for next season, Femi Azeez sell-on clause and plenty more.
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more broadly, if Couhig took fan engagement* and enacting a clear vision on the footballing side** seriously, we'd be in a way better position
*eg loads of ppl being pissed off at One Royal
**we could really do with a DoF
v good take, esp "[the owners] don't understand where the fans are at"
imo it feels like, as fans, we're seen as customers to be managed, not supporters to be inspired
#ReadingFC fans want to give feedback in good faith to improve things, but it needs to be a genuine dialogue
v good take, esp "[the owners] don't understand where the fans are at"
imo it feels like, as fans, we're seen as customers to be managed, not supporters to be inspired
#ReadingFC fans want to give feedback in good faith to improve things, but it needs to be a genuine dialogue
"Our wordmark identity spells out the football club's name in our new Posh typeface"
glad to know that simply *writing the name of the football club* wasn't overlooked in the rebrand
the wide-reaching influence of the gambling industry overall in football is insidious, regardless of how much it's been normalised
not surprised #ReadingFC are apparently going back down this route, but it's still grim
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