Never heard of their being much concern around a tyne-tees derby before, but for some reason they are really planning this like a military operation to avoid trouble All Newcastle fans had to be on coaches arranged by the club departing at 9:30am and the turnstiles opened at 10am for them :lol: It'...

Diaz doesn't strike me as being that much better than Anthony He certainly hasn't been at it as much this season, although he was very good at one point, he was probably Liverpool's most dangerous offensive player outside of Salah as his pace and dribbling ability caused defenders all sorts of prob...

Liverpool currently being linked with moves for Inacio and Kimmich but will probably end up doing nothing in January with their "everythings ok here, we can manage with the injury problems and players bogging off to other tournaments for a month" mantra. Man City must be putting the champ...

Still yet to be convinced of TAA's hybrid role. Midfield seems to lose the balance when he's in the centre, and Salah plays better when TAA is behind or overlapping. The bigger problem is the lack of a top-level holding midfielder and the fullback replacements aren't great. Gomez is a shadow of the ...

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LOL at the blue legends on the map. A handy guide to Reading's attractions for the archetypal Oxford United supporter.

After the match theres always a stream of people heading across the on-site carpark to the cut-through onto brooks drive.... Is there parking there too? Or bus stops? Where are they going? We go that way to Green Park station Yep, or the Green Wave bus stop at the base of the steps or the afore-men...

I expect this has been asked loads of times so apologies in advance. On the occasions I attend, it's always on a Saturday and I get the train in to town and then the bus. As it's a Tuesday, against Oxford (concerned about potential trouble) and and I've got my 11 year old in tow who needs to go to ...

Saw an amazing stat that I find hard to believe but Lewis dunk was the first player to be shown a straight red for dissent in the premier league at the weekend for 15 years since Alan smith for Newcastle in 2008 :shock: Pretty sure Dunk got two yellows in very quick succession. But yeah, given it's...

Will be driving in from Portsmouth. What's the best bet for pre-match beers and food? Park in the town, find a pub and then get a bus down to the ground? Or is there anything decent near the stadium? Sorry, don't log into Hob Nob much these days. Reading fan by birth, but I watch Winchester City th...

On Google Maps it looks like it should be an easy, short walk from Airport Parkway to the ground. It isn't. Busy roads to cross, no pavements and no access from the east side of the stadium, unless you fancy climbing over ditches and fences. (I live not far from Eastleigh) Sounds like you've attemp...

Jimmy basically replaced Chris Powell. Who's now assistant manager at Sheffield Wednesday.

genome Everton docked 10 points

Opens the door for Burnley, Leeds and Leicester to sue Everton for relegation damages.

Apparently they've never had a complete sell-out. Bound to be a fair few Reading fans in the home ends given how small the allocation is.

Got to Shrewsbury for about midday. Decent beers in the Tap & Can and Cromwell's. Tap & Can had Double-Barrelled on tap, chatting to the barman found out they're doing a brewing collaboration with Phantom this week, so we gave them some recommendations for pubs and breweries in the Ding. Exc...

Indeed, apart from the obvious error at Spurs Liverpool, offsides on the whole haven't really been the crux of what's currently wrong with VAR. As Sanguine pointed out earlier, the semi-automated offside technology that FIFA have successfully trialled in the last few major tournaments, would only im...

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Winston Biscuit Is Antony the worst signing in PL history?

Has to be Ndombele

Ndombele was only just over £55 million. Antony was £82 million. Both terrible buys, but Pépé at £72 million for Arsenal has got to be right up there.

Retaining the use of the stadium, or being able to use a suitable stadium nearby, does seem very important. Lose the SCL and we are looking at wholly unsuitable venues (Scours Lane or Palmer Park) or maybe having to share at Maidenhead. The most awkward route was taken by Newport County, have to pl...

RIP Mr Woof.

Thinking about Bearwood, Is it theoretically possible to have two teams train at the same location? Is it big enough? Obviously not league rivals, but if Brentford need somewhere for a couple of seasons for their first team then maybe the money would be handy. There are enough pitches but realistic...

Remain absolutely convinced that whenever a big decision needs to be made, Bowen's input is largely limited by those above. Think he's done a lot of decent stuff in extremely tough circumstances. Wilder was his man and Dai, Pang, Kia, whoever vetoed it, preferring a young, shiny, continental PL coac...