Very good post, especially about the scoring more vs conceding less point The day Barcelona started their "tika-taka" football is the day football was less enjoyable. It was a pleasure to watch when it came off but too many teams now just sit behind the ball and it's a case of watching on...
he oozed. Goals conceded in his league appearances during his loan here: 0, 2, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Mental Full debut was away to Cambridge in the League Cup - 3-1 defeat :D In which a certain Mr Kitson scored. I remember that game - a Reading fan made a controversial comment regardin...
This second half has been a joy to watch imho. I don’t care if United B are playing crap. We’re having a go with some decent quality as well. Happy. They've let us have the ball for the entire game knowing we'd do nothing with it. Nothing to get excited about, champ teams won't let us have that tim...
Have they scored yet? Am genuinely fearful for how this game might end up.... I don't think it's be as high scoring as everyone fears. 2 or 3 goals to decide it. If we get away with that I'd almost buy you a beer... I just hope we get through the first 10 without conceding.. if we don't it could be...
I'd rather a romantic Icelandic appointment. Brynjar Gunnarsson ! Player Manager Gylfi :P Actually that's a good point.. If we are talking different nationalities and the mythical Reading Way then we should be only considering Icelandic or Irish managers.. Right now I think I am steering towards th...
If the owners think the key to a manager being successful is having a Portuguese passport, then they really are clueless. If the new bloke has a Portuguese passport, will we dislike him? What if he then does well? Will we then like him, or will we dislike him even more? (This just in in, Wolves fan...
Hard place to visit - they are unbeaten in 8 at home, where their 10 games has accounted for 17 of their 21 points so far. Last 3 home games include a 2-1 win over Swansea, and 2-2- draws with Sheffield Utd and QPR. Only 4 of their 14 home goals have come from open play, with 6 from (true) set piec...
Odds for Slavisa Jokanovic fascinates me because at 20/1 seems an outsider but that is exactly who we should be going for. Excellent track record, rescued teams, promoted teams, knows the league, exciting football and is available. Its a no brainer. Reading FC - what are you doing? Get this done an...
[quote="DelBoyRodders"]Why on earth are we chasing after these unknown Portuguese blokes who will know nothing about our squad of players, the league we play in or even where Reading is? Probably because Wolves won the league last season with a Portuguese manager and are doing well in the ...
I agree but there's a lot to be said for knowing when to pull the plug and I think we've got it wrong with the last 2 managers. I'm stuck between thinking Clement wasn't given enough time and certain fundamentals still weren't right and something had to change. I'm not distraught but would have bee...
Yeah - checking back we had those two weirdly low attendances (also v Bolton), way below even the number of season tickets sold. I was at both. The weather was bitterly cold for the Sheff Utd game. We stopped at Reading Services to sort my windscreen out as it was frozen. It was the coldest I have ...
Other than the obvious Ian Royal choice the only option that intrigues me is the Cowley brothers. Been impressed with what they've built at Lincoln City. If the club is serious about "rebuilding" why not go with the people who have actually built something? When I saw them play Exeter, it...
This whole thing just feels strange under Clement.. It's as if this team just has spells in game when they just do not turn up.. Look at the Ipswich game, first half they just sat off and watched - second half totally different should have won the game. Yet as shown in the recent games against at Le...
No Rosenior was better than both of them combined ability-wise. oxf*rd right off! Mr so big for his boots he fell over 5 times a game? Gunts every day of the week and Murty shat all over him. Totally agree this... Absolute Lightweight... If he had had Murts commitment would have been a great player...
Scanned through the comments and though not a huge fan of his given the role he played on Tuesday, thought Kelly was ok. I thought a lot of positives came out of that performance but also highlighted the areas we need to address: - Jaakkola is number 1 - yes his kicking is suspect but his general ke...
This is another bizarre obsession of the Reading supporters. Everyone appears to have a massive hard on for Steven Reid despite none of us actually knowing how involved or uninvolved he was at the club or what he actually did. I'll see your Steven Reid and raise to Sal Bibbo. Again nice bloke, met ...
In - but its a 60/40 decision Was not a fan of the appointment, but he seems to have identified the issue with this group is down to mindset and attitude rather than raw talent. I think we have a tough January window ahead of us. We need to get players out but we also need to strengthen in some key ...
I like his honesty. Unlike Stam is totally upfront about the team's performance. Calling the first half performance embarrassing live on radio was spot on. Sending a clear message to some of the players. Yes agree with his honesty but that can only take you so far. To keep saying that your team tha...