Reading don’t need 3 wins, 1 win will likely be more than enough

If Bowen is clueless I don't know what most of the managers we've had in recent years would be described as. Not proven managers, Stam (never managed) Clement (poor previously) Gomes (Not exactly successful anywhere) Bowen (DOF) Yes they all know football but we have an unbalanced squad and need so...

Didn't think Brentford were anything particularly special. We were just absolutely horrendous. Barely got out of our own half mainly down to our own incompetence. These twats are already on the beach in Dubai. They’ve come off wins against Fulham and WBA and completely owned this game They are clea...

mad79 Surprise those cardboard cut out haven’t got up and left watching this shite

I think we’d pay good money if that could be arranged....

I can’t see top ten Houndy. Another battle at the wrong end of the table I fear. Do you trust Bowen with a new team? I think Bowen has shown himself up to be a clueless manager to be honest. But he wasn't initially, he got it spot on so I think there is something there with him. The players simply ...

McCleary and Puscas on for Olise and Baldock

At least McCleary will run at them.

Very much a half reminiscent of Stam/Clement. Loads of slow and sideways passing. Scared to get the ball into the box. The obligatory soft goal. Far too slow to move the ball forward. No press of the opposition. Pointless short corners. Rinse and oxf*rd repeat. Don't recognise that at all. This sid...

Poor performance. Usual slow paced tempo. Largely dreadful at set pieces both for and against. Overall typical end of season nothing to play for trash.

Yay, a corner!

Every game, deep, deep, deeper and deep. It’s like an advert for Status Quo. Take the game to the opposition from the start. I also do not think you can play Ejaria, Swift and Olise in the same side as you get three talented players that I think are all more suited to playing centrally and all rathe...

Well those idiot ultra defensive corners are working well

Team

Rafael
Gunter
Moore
Morrison
Baldock
Rinomhota
Obita
Swift
Ejaria
Meite
Olise

Dellor is dross, any chance of him getting the players’ names correct? Clearly not - Having seen a couple of matches with him commentating now, I'm not sure how I could ever listen to him again on radio, because I'd be wondering who he was actually talking about, as opposed to who he was talking ab...

If/when Leeds get promoted this season, Swifty is allegedly top of their wants list. If true let’s hope the club can get a mountain of cash up front although given the current circumstances I don’t think anyone knows yet what would be good money. Therefore if he does go let’s hope it’s late in the w...

We're apparently one of several clubs looking at this guy. Plays at right back, available on a free, so definitely believable given we're losing Gunter. However, could well be a journo adding 2 and 2, as opposed to knowing anything. https://the72.co.uk/176470/blackburn-rovers-millwall-and-reading-a...

Yeah, bit like an all Premiership FA Cup final. At leat Exeter (currently 0-2 down) have a couple of players once of this manor And in the battle of ex-Reading players, Keith Curle proves to be the winner (barring a quite incredible miracle) as Northampton are 3-0 up and Exeter are down to 10 with ...

They are decent, not expecting anything from this. They seem to have tightened up at the back whilst retaining the flair going forward. They are a very well run club and have shown all the failing over-spenders (I'd include us in that category sadly) what can be done with decent recruitment. I'd re...

Would expect Barnsley and Luton to put up strong fights while Hull and Huddersfield look very dodgy. TBH I’d expect the 3 relegated clubs to come from those 4 and if Reading can win one of the 2 games they have v Luton or Huddersfield then that definitely will be home and hosed.

Some clips of Reading from the 80s and 90s mostly from the Nationwide & Endsleigh round up programmes August 1997: Bury v Reading at about 11.00’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1ixg2z7Js January 1996: Derby v Reading at about 1.55’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpIxpS_r06Y October 1996: Rea...

Great bit of skill by Puscas to make space for himself tbf, pity the finish was awful. That’s part of what is so frustrating. So often he gets himself in the right position only to make a total disaster out of his shot. While I don’t expect him to get a coconut every time I expect better consistenc...