and were unlucky that we werent more clinical when we got on the end of them. One observation I made on Saturday.. when is the last time a player connected properly with a corner? It seems we're always just under them and so they're skied, the closest we've had for a while I guess was Morro and he ...

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RockheadRumple (H) Everton - WIN
(A) Wigan - WIN
(A) Villa - WIN
(H) Man Utd - WIN
(A) Southampton - WIN
(A) Sunderland - WIN

Believe.

^^^^^^this

+1. Worked last season.

leicsRoyal I wouldn't be at all suprised to see West Ham be quite active in the January transfer window.

Can't argue with that.

....and we want to sign 10 players/no we dont....

He'll do well there, deserves a permanent move to a team at that level where he'll actually play.

(H) Everton - Lose (A) Wigan - Draw (A) Villa - Draw (H) Man Utd - Draw (A) Southampton - WIN (A) Sunderland - WIN 11 points. Mini run starts - Lose to Arsenal at home, draw at Man City away, home wins against Swansea and West Ham. We go into the new year on 22 points and a few places clear of the r...

Simon Church hints at making permanent move away from Reading Simon Church has hinted that he may be forced to secure a permanent switch away from Reading in order to get games. The Wales international has linked up with Championship side Huddersfield Town on a short-term loan after slipping down t...

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Jano For me, the team is crying out for a midfielder who can actually pass the ball, but the team seems far too lightweight when Guthrie is in the team.

So play 4-5-1, we have the wingers for it.

But not the striker(s).

What a crap game. They parked the bus. We had a couple of chances to win it, but mostly struggle to get through. They looked more likely to do something going forward but Holt did very little except stomp around and be as petulant as ever and largely had no one up there. I thought McDermott did a lo...

The difference between the clubs is that West Ham have an average Premier League squad struggling to adjust to the Championship. Their position is inflated by a rather fortunate start, but they should be lower mid table come the end of the season. Carroll is the perfect striker for the way they play...

I can see us getting something from WIgan and Newcastle. I'm getting more and more confident we'll do what we did last season, pick up form in the second half of the season. We haven't been playing badly, only over run in a couple of games and had a couple of dodgy decisions go against us. Once we g...

Why On Earth Are Liverpool Linked With Mediocrity Like This? Liverpool are closely monitoring Reading centre back Alex Pearce, who they see as a long-term replacement for club legend Jamie Carragher. Pearce, who was voted Reading’s player of the season last year, is in the last year of his contract...

It might not be too late to sign Lionel Messi, anyway.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/france/2 ... onel-messi

Austin is currently being rumoured for a transfer to a top-six side. Rhodes is better and yet they didn't come in for him. He wont go to a top six side. A Newcastle or Fulham at best. You may be right and that is exactly why we should have bought Rhodes when we had the chance! and at CHAMPIONSHIP l...

I know a player in passing, in the lower leagues of professional football. Has a partner in the north and settled life. He moved down south because of a chance to move up the leagues, more money, etc, etc, partner would't come with him. He's since spent quite a bit of loan back in the North West, as...

Did we? Aw shucks.

Next thing you'll say Connor Wickham was part of our academy and that Gary Hooper trialled for us when he was with Grays.

That doesn't count. No one cares about Scottish football.

Interesting analysis from Who Scored

http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/615021/Preview/?

MouldyRoyal Sounds like he had dropped below Samuel in terms of ranking at Reading too...

Well, it was entirely Church's fault we lost against Arsenal..........

No Fixed Abode not many pairing Pog and Roberts up front? Wouldn't mind seeing that combo.

I'd have that if Hunt were out. But Hunt is our best striker in so far as getting service to Doyle/Long/Roberts/Pog. He makes average/ok players look and become better.

* with ALF coming on in the 60th.