Reading vs Barnsley (H) match thread

[Royal_Delight]

Reading (4-4-2): Federici; Cummings, Harte, Mills (c), Khizanishvili; Armstrong, Karacan, Kebe, McAnuff; Church, Long
Subs: McCarthy, Williams, Pearce, Taylor, Robson-Kanu, Antonio, Hunt


Barnsley (4-4-2): Steele; Hassell, McEveley, Foster, O'Brien; Arismendi, Shackell (c), Hammill, Colace; O'Connor, Wood
Subs: Preece, Doyle, Lovre, Morales, Butterfield, Potter, Gray


Armstrong is back!

[PEARCEY]

Reading (4-4-2): Federici; Cummings, Harte, Mills (c), Khizanishvili; Armstrong, Karacan, Kebe, McAnuff; Church, Long
Subs: McCarthy, Williams, Pearce, Taylor, Robson-Kanu, Antonio, Hunt


Armstrong is back!

.............and 2 strikers. Praise the Lord.

[pea]

Wheres Bryn?

[Mike Hunt]

Armstrong in the middle?

[Wimb]

Armstrong at centre mid

[Royal_Delight]

Armstrong at centre mid

I know!

[Terminal Boardom]

5 defenders sounds odd. Could Harte be playing in the middle?

[Wizard]

Sure it's not Khiz centre mid and Harte centre half?

[Wimb]

Only other thinking would be that Kizi is playing centre mid, with Harte at centre back, but I'd have thought that Brian would want Kizi and Mills to form a partnership if he was dropping Pearce

[PEARCEY]

It does look like Armstrong and Karacan in central midfield. Odd. Very odd.

[Arch]

Didn't Armstrong play there in the last reserve game?

[Mike Hunt]

Didn't Armstrong play there in the last reserve game?

yes

[howser]

This is an interesting side ?? delighted for Stretch, was being written off all over the place, good on yer mate well done.

[PEARCEY]

This is an interesting side ?? delighted for Stretch, was being written off all over the place, good on yer mate well done.

Yep. Its been a long slog for him...about a year since his last League game.

[Royal_Delight]

5 defenders sounds odd. Could Harte be playing in the middle?

A 5-4-1? With Church playing as an attacking midfielder?

[PEARCEY]

5 defenders sounds odd. Could Harte be playing in the middle?

A 5-4-1? With Church playing as an attacking midfielder?

Can't see it. Think its 4-4-2.

[Royal_Delight]

5 defenders sounds odd. Could Harte be playing in the middle?

A 5-4-1? With Church playing as an attacking midfielder?

Can't see it. Think its 4-4-2.

Thank god!

[jgriowa]

sounds like McDermott lit a fire under McAnuff in the early going

[NR_Royal]

This has to be the most surprising line up in recent weeks. And a good one at that.

[Einstein agogo]

watford 3 nil up on boro already WTF???