by floyd__streete » 21 Aug 2009 13:39
by floyd__streete » 21 Aug 2009 13:44
by Hoop Blah » 21 Aug 2009 13:57
rhroyal Very much agree, although you're letting the players off in that post. That 2-0 defeat against Fulham was one of the most passionless, poor quality, insipid and nonchalant performances I've ever seen from a Reading side, and had it not been for that we would have stayed up. We barely cared against Spurs until the last 20 minutes or so. You can claim that Coppell had trouble motivating, but with so much at stake, professional players should not have needed motivating so much.
by westongeezer » 21 Aug 2009 14:06
by roberto_11 » 21 Aug 2009 14:21
by RoyalBlue » 21 Aug 2009 14:30
westongeezer OMG all this after 3 games..............we'll be wearing balck and white shirts soon...NUBS
by peterroyal76 » 21 Aug 2009 14:30
by Deathy » 21 Aug 2009 14:34
peterroyal76 Blame for what?
by Mad Dog's Ghost » 21 Aug 2009 14:38
by Z175 » 21 Aug 2009 14:39
Deathypeterroyal76 Blame for what?
We've been relegated, keep up.
by Wimb » 21 Aug 2009 14:44
georgerob I don't think it was lucky and a fluke that we finished 8th in the premiership, as the players that season were beaming with confidence from the previous season and from how well they were doing from that season. The players had something to prove if they could play in the premiership and the result against middlesbrough on the first day gave them that belief. As well maybe a few teams did not really know what we were about and underestimated us.
I feel as if we did not build upon the first season in the premiership, as coppell thought he could stick with the same players for a second season because of what they have achieved and the trust and confidence he had in them. Obviously this cost us and the loss of Steve Sidwell was a major blow as well; and to this day 3 or whatever seasons on we still realistically haven't found a replacement for Sidwell as Matejovsky or Emerse Fae or Harper haven't and didn't really stepped up to fill his boots.
I believe if we bought experienced premiership players in or quality foreign buys in the second premiership season such as John Mensah, Gary O'Neill, Matthew Taylor etc..... we would of had a longer spell in the premier league. However I believe Coppell was at fault for not doing this because of his trust in the players he already had, and from the evidence of this season Madejski is to blame as well as it shows that he is not overly keen to invest in the squad.
good post but that won't stop the rtg's like royal rother (whose head is buried so deep in the sand, kids are using his feet to make sandcastles-incidentally he remains a man who i respect greatly) having a go at you. What they fail to realise is the true fan is not s/he who supports at all costs/no matter what, no the true fan is s/he who, despite how much it pains him/her, will criticise/protest when necessary in order to prevent the club's silent demise.
there is NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER, that despite great success on the balance sheet the club is on a downward spiral. I pity those who are content with this and whose measure of success is dependant on profit margins rather than margins of victory on the pitch. They see Leeds and Newcastle in awful strife and say "well at least we're not in their position", it really is the most self-defeating of arguments, it's like someone saying, "well i know i've lost my job and had to sell most of my possessions but heh at least i'm not seriously ill" - an argument of convenience and self-delusion, carry on deluding folks, some of us expect better but while your laidback mindset of "we are only Reading" persists, we'll get exactly what we deserve, the mediocrity that is espoused and condoned by a large proportion of our fanbase, oh ye dreamless ones, will you die knowing no light?
by Deathy » 21 Aug 2009 14:53
Z175Deathypeterroyal76 Blame for what?
We've been relegated, keep up.
From where?
is this WHOS TO BLAME FOR ME NOT SUPPORTING ONE OF THE TOP 20 CLUBS IN BRITAIN?
erm.... you?
by Cookie » 21 Aug 2009 14:55
by Z175 » 21 Aug 2009 15:04
Mad Dog's Ghost You'll get the answer in the next 10 days.
If BR is unable to get funds for the players he wants then the blame for our demise lies squarely in Saint John Madejski's hands.
by peterroyal76 » 21 Aug 2009 15:08
Deathypeterroyal76 Blame for what?
We've been relegated, keep up.
by brendywendy » 21 Aug 2009 15:12
by FiNeRaIn » 21 Aug 2009 15:18
brendywendy these threads are getting daft
its 2 games in FFs
by Handsome Man » 21 Aug 2009 15:20
by Royal Rother » 21 Aug 2009 15:50
by Hoop Blah » 21 Aug 2009 16:08
Royal Rother ... so far more successful in their fields of expertise than any individual on this board has ever been
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