Royals v Sunderland match thread

Gregster · by **Gregster** » 15 Sep 2007 16:33

You're getting there Coppell. Well done for putting Fae on but now you just need to get Convey on.

However, I maintain all this is 15/20 mins too late.

winchester_royal · by **winchester_royal** » 15 Sep 2007 16:34

YES!!!!!!!!!!! get off u icelandic sh*t, cmon emerse!!!!!!!!!!!!

TWRoyal · by **TWRoyal** » 15 Sep 2007 16:34

1630: "Reading look out of sorts, something's going on there and I can't quite put my finger on it."
BBCi Score's Lee Dixon

Insightful

Rev Algenon Stickleback H · by **Rev Algenon Stickleback H** » 15 Sep 2007 16:34

winchester_royal coppell seems to have lost the plot,

...is this the first appearence of the stock phrase of the 606 caller?

Reading struggle, so Coppell is suddenly a rubbish boss?

The problem for me, is two-fold.

1) we've lost the hunger of last season. It isn't so much a case up effort as the players just not being up for the fight.

2) we're creating almost nothing. The players don't look they believe they are going to score. It means players' heads drop the moment they go a goal down.

Combine points 1 & 2 and you have a recipe for relegation. The defeat to West Ham was a relegation performance, and the losses at Bolton and today (assuming nothing remarkable happens in the next 20 minutes) don't sound any better.

We'd played really well at Old Trafford and for the first half v Chelsea, so we are certainly capable of doing a lot better, but the moment Chelsea went a goal up we kind of gave up and have had no spark since.

RobRoyale · by **RobRoyale** » 15 Sep 2007 16:34

Did I miss something...is convery on the bench or not?

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 15 Sep 2007 16:34

If we are still getting beaten like this when the line up is

Hahnemann
Rosenior--Ingimarsson--Sonko(or Bikey)--Shorey
Oster--Fae--Harper--Convey
Doyle--Lita

I agree. Remind me why we can't play that side?

Oster's injured and a few might not yet be fit.

Another injury and what then?

Daniella · by **Daniella** » 15 Sep 2007 16:36

cmonurz I picked these problems pre-season. We have a Championship squad that performed to an incredible level last season. Now we are in trouble.

You and about 50 others of us, don't make out you have some superior input. It was echoed on here by many a voice, including myself.

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 15 Sep 2007 16:36

1633: A miserable afternoon for Reading is summed up when Stephen Hunt finds himself in a good position in the box but allows the ball to dribble over his foot.

TWRoyal · by **TWRoyal** » 15 Sep 2007 16:37

By Caroline Cheese

1633: A miserable afternoon for Reading is summed up when Stephen Hunt finds himself in a good position in the box but allows the ball to dribble over his foot.

All I can take from this is a slight snigger at the BBC reporter's surname.

winchester_royal · by **winchester_royal** » 15 Sep 2007 16:39

If we are still getting beaten like this when the line up is

Hahnemann
Rosenior--Ingimarsson--Sonko(or Bikey)--Shorey
Oster--Fae--Harper--Convey
Doyle--Lita

best line up ive seen for a year

shame coppell doesnt think so

g · by g » 15 Sep 2007 16:39

at least we will have a cool stadium

cmonurz · by **cmonurz** » 15 Sep 2007 16:40

Daniella
cmonurz I picked these problems pre-season. We have a Championship squad that performed to an incredible level last season. Now we are in trouble.

You and about 50 others of us, don't make out you have some superior input. It was echoed on here by many a voice, including myself.

Grow up sonny, it's not a competition. I put 'I' because 'I' did, that's all. ROFLangers.

Chaney · by **Chaney** » 15 Sep 2007 16:40

If I had a cat he`d get a damn good thrashing tonight

juanpablo · by **juanpablo** » 15 Sep 2007 16:41

fae already done more in 5 mins than harper or gunnar

Gregster · by **Gregster** » 15 Sep 2007 16:41

Has anyone got a scan of the letter that accompanied the season ticket renewals last year.

I want to read the phrase again about ambition and plans for the future.

I'm not sure why, but our activity over the summer and our insistence on trying to lower the wages situation in the Premiership from a lonely corner of Berkshire seems to feel to the contrary to that letter.

The texts from workmates have already started........

RobRoyal · by **RobRoyal** » 15 Sep 2007 16:41

Convey gets 12 minutes. Thanks Steve.

winchester_royal · by **winchester_royal** » 15 Sep 2007 16:42

"convey looks a better prospect for goals than anything before"

quote from talksport

then why did he not cmon sooner??????????

seahawk10 · by **seahawk10** » 15 Sep 2007 16:42

Convey almost scored there. Could have had Hunt at the far post.

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 15 Sep 2007 16:43

1) we've lost the hunger of last season. It isn't so much a case up effort as the players just not being up for the fight

I think that's what second season whatever boils down to. The players have made it, what else is there to fight for?

A move to a bigger club?

RobRoyale · by **RobRoyale** » 15 Sep 2007 16:44

g at least we will have a cool stadium

potd

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