Presumably Wareham suspended for this one? Or is he broken?

Tactics are bad/inappropriate for where we are, but individual decision making and execution was wretched last night. Time and time again players were looking for passes that weren't on, ignoring open passes forward (and even sideways) in favour of going backwards and, when they picked the 'right' p...

What a dreadful second half and even the atmosphere was rubbish. I thought Oxford looked in control without getting into a higher gear. Throughout my lifetime of supporting Reading, barring the last few years, we’ve always managed to build up a head of steam in home games and put sides under the co...

We are so, so SO bad on the ball. Haven't strung together more than three passes this half, and those were between GK and CBs.

No attempt to mark anyone. No attempt to press anyone. Saw that one coming a mile off. Pathetic.

Attack and defence, our set pieces this season have been utter dogsh*t.

What has happened/is happening with our defence? It feels like it's been getting worse for years in obvious ways and they're doing nothing whatsoever to fix the glaring errors that keep being repeated. The arrival of O'Shea w/ VP seemed to coincide with the total collapse of set piece defending, and...

Beggars belief that Mukairu was playing Champions League 12 months ago. That said, while i'm a big fan of Vickers, he totally failed to get into the game at all. Mola's best game yet by far. Replacing him with Mbengue was totally unnecessary. He wasn't even puffed. SeLLLLes is a classic tinkerman. H...

Sutekh Mbengue is thought likely to be available for this one.

I don't know if I like Mbengue and Azeez on the right. They were atrocious at Eastleigh, and seemed to encourage each other's worst impulses.

Was enjoying the Dorsett renaissance at LB so a bit worried to be going back to Mola, Carson, NGW or, worst of all, Yiadom w/ Bindon at RB. Would absolutely take a draw.

Moment that ball went out for the corner I was straight on B365. Unfortunately I was too late as they'd already suspended betting, but hit was only going one way. Left-sided corners in injury time against us are 100% guaranteed goals at this point. You'd think they'd try and do something about it, b...

Thought Mukairu looked good when he came on, hopefully his sub was just precautionary. Fingers crossed Ballard's injury isn't as bad as it looks, but I fear we may have seen the last of him. Presumably a straight swap w/ WiFi, otherwise bring Vickers straight into the starting xi.

Mick: "Dean to come on to shore up the defence."
*Dean comes on*
You know what happened next.

Listen to any other club's commentary team and you realise how terrible Tim'n'Mick are. A total embarrassment.

Really can't think of anything Selles could have done differently if he was actually trying to throw that game...

I've watched that chance 20+ times now and I still don't understand what Azeez was trying to do...?

I'm trying to think of any other players who have been afforded as much patience as Azeez when contributing so little and yet still seemingly being among the first names on the teamsheet. What does it say to (and about) Vickers, Elliott and Makiru that they're all lower in the pecking order? The sam...

In summary, again, I don't know what we're trying to do, and it's pretty clear the players don't either.
Confidence is understandably non-existent, and decision making is atrocious.
Hope Evans forgets to take Knibbs out of his pocket and he ends up in Bristol.

Selles looking dejected. Ignored league debutant Dorsett coming off and offered Smith nothing. Smith gave him a half hearted high five.

Yiadom seeming to keep getting pulled into the middle and leaving the Rovers' LW in acres of space while Dorsett is (also) not a LWB and it shows. Creditable effort from him though so far.

I've had patience w/ Azeez, but his guaranteed selection is bizarre at this point.