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by Mr Optimist
03 Mar 2023 17:32
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Points Deduction AGAIN
Replies: 762
Views: 112526

Re: Points Deduction AGAIN

I’d still be relatively confident of survival even if they tried to stiff us with a 12 point deduction. I think we are are better than Wigan, Blackpool and Huddersfield and no worse than Birmingham City, Stoke, and Cardiff either, so with a sense of injustice to stir us up we’d be okay. Makes it exc...
by Mr Optimist
02 Mar 2023 19:04
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5335
Views: 1017532

Re: Weekend Football

6ft Kerplunk Also it appeared that there's no need to bother with the rest of the FA Cup as Matterface gave the trophy to Man United last night.


A big step towards their Mickey treble.
by Mr Optimist
01 Mar 2023 18:52
Forum: General Football
Topic: Farewell, John Motson
Replies: 15
Views: 944

Re: Farewell, John Motson

There’s a really good documentary on bbc iPlayer at the moment. You may have already seen it as it was produced for when he retired in 2017 to 18, but I hadn’t seen it until this week so other people may have missed it too. Didn’t know his son was a Derby fan and that Motty himself tried to get alon...
by Mr Optimist
01 Mar 2023 07:31
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5335
Views: 1017532

Re: Weekend Football

Winston Biscuit

oof! :lol:


Could easily get the N changed to an M :lol:
by Mr Optimist
22 Feb 2023 21:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: (Bad) memories of that game in 1995
Replies: 77
Views: 9464

Re: (Bad) memories of that game in 1995

I remember going to the game at Wolves in August 94 and although we lost 1-0 we outplayed them for most of the game. I remember thinking it was the best Reading team I’d ever seen. Even the season before we were called the Man Utd of the 3rd division. Happy days and memories. It was half way throug...
by Mr Optimist
22 Feb 2023 21:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: (Bad) memories of that game in 1995
Replies: 77
Views: 9464

Re: (Bad) memories of that game in 1995

Bolton was by far the worst I have felt. We played like a dream ib the first half but the saved pen gave them a lifeline. Was it Koumas who should have seen red? I can't recall The second half was unbearable as we started dropping deeper. Took months to gey over. EDIT it was that scrote McAteer. Ye...
by Mr Optimist
21 Feb 2023 18:47
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8672
Views: 1216430

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

NathStPaul Matt Bloomfield in talks to take over at Wycombe.


Isn’t there a bit of a rivalry between Wycombe and Colchester from their non league days, this should add to this.
by Mr Optimist
17 Feb 2023 20:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Cardiff City (a)
Replies: 329
Views: 25852

Re: MATCHWATCH : Cardiff City (a)

That Sorry geezer for Cardiff, handy that his name has a built in apology.
by Mr Optimist
12 Feb 2023 13:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Sunderland (a)
Replies: 135
Views: 23723

Re: MATCHWATCH : Sunderland (a)

Our tactics on the day were quite transparent, frustrate, slow the pace of the game down etc. We were doing it quite effectively until the 84th minute. This is a rag bag team at the moment due to the restrictions on us and we have to get through this season and hopefully start to rebuild a more expa...
by Mr Optimist
08 Feb 2023 08:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ince out!
Replies: 1203
Views: 133865

Re: Ince out!

If he keeps us up then he deserves the chance to lead us into next season. I also like everything he has done behind the scenes, I'm sure he has picked up a lot from his experiences with Manchester, Milan and England and it looks like he's put this to good use. My only concerns is his tactics, subs...
by Mr Optimist
07 Feb 2023 09:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17148
Views: 3015960

Re: Rival Watch

The Poundland Prince v Nigerian “billionaire”. I think the saying, out of the frying pan and in to the fire, was made for situations like this. Then again, another popular saying is people in glass houses…
by Mr Optimist
01 Feb 2023 19:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17148
Views: 3015960

Re: Rival Watch

Phew. Late winner for Luton. They missed a penalty earlier. Cardiff in deep trouble aren’t they? Seem to recall them bigging themselves up after beating Norwich first up. Gone very very wrong for them Their fans were not bigging themselves up at all. They were delighted and surprised to have won th...
by Mr Optimist
29 Jan 2023 11:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Manchester United (a)
Replies: 274
Views: 24994

Re: MATCHWATCH : Manchester United (a)

In my lifetime the only time we have got close to United in a game was the 1-1 league game at home and that is with our best ever team in our best ever season in terms of league position, 2006-7. We haven’t got close to laying a glove on them since. That is what supporting Reading is all about, on t...
by Mr Optimist
29 Jan 2023 08:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Manchester United (a)
Replies: 274
Views: 24994

Re: MATCHWATCH : Manchester United (a)

My thoughts... 3-1 is no disgrace against a strong Man Utd side who will finish top 4. It could and should have been a lot worse as they battered us throughout. I don't think we played that well. Defended ok but midfield we were completely overrun. Man Utd looked like they had 3-4 more players on t...
by Mr Optimist
19 Jan 2023 18:44
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17148
Views: 3015960

Re: Rival Watch

And if the owners don't know much about football or have no experience in it, what sort of CEO blindly follows their instructions without trying to influence them to do things better or more appropriately? A shit lazy one who knows he wouldn’t last five minutes in the corporate real world before be...
by Mr Optimist
19 Jan 2023 18:22
Forum: The Team
Topic: Record Watch 22/23
Replies: 287
Views: 38248

Re: Record Watch 22/23

PATRIQT It's those pasty fcukers we need to watch.


Burnley? I think it is hereditary from ancestors spending long days in the mills without sunlight.
by Mr Optimist
18 Jan 2023 09:16
Forum: General Football
Topic: Players at clubs who you had completely forgotten about
Replies: 230
Views: 18596

Re: Players at clubs who you had completely forgotten about

Sutekh


What a player he was, shame he was well past his best by the time he was with us, but you saw the odd glimpse or flash of the player he was in his prime.
by Mr Optimist
13 Jan 2023 15:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: The magic of the FA Cup
Replies: 325
Views: 36531

Re: The magic of the FA Cup

£45-£46… think personally might give it a miss and watch on the tv and take in the delights of Sunderland instead a couple of weeks later.

I know someone has to pay United’s wage bill but I’m not going to do it.
by Mr Optimist
11 Jan 2023 18:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Queens Park Rangers (h)
Replies: 96
Views: 13356

Re: MATCHWATCH : Queens Park Rangers (h)

Have QPR fans demanded 4,000 tickets again, or has their current shitness meant they are happy with the usual 2,000 allocation. They are moaning like they always do despite giving us less then 2000 for over 30 quid each at their shithole of a ground Super, can’t wait for the glamour boys from West ...
by Mr Optimist
11 Jan 2023 18:26
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Queens Park Rangers (h)
Replies: 96
Views: 13356

Re: MATCHWATCH : Queens Park Rangers (h)

Have QPR fans demanded 4,000 tickets again, or has their current shitness meant they are happy with the usual 2,000 allocation.
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