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Old Man Andrews

Millsy Good info thanks mate.

It isn't though is it? Nicky Shorey was made redundant a year ago. Get your tongue out of his backside.

Fair enough.

All the more reason for this thread then to educate thickos like me.

So I'll edit that to: good thread, thanks for the effort mate.

Good info thanks mate.

Zip He is a Reading FC legend.

Corrected for you.

how the hell can anyone keep Joao quiet I think this is my biggest worry. Joao is something special. I lost count the number of times ball was somewhere near him and he somehow got it, got it past the 4 players around him and turned a nothing situation into an attack. Big, strong, powerful, skilful...

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Yakou Meite

Top of the table 6 pointer and we absolutely demolished them. Totally in keeping with the opening run of games. This is not a Stamball boring ugly 1-0 here and there, this is very very good team. The questions are: 1) what will happen next time we lose ... will it be several games of mistakes and hu...

Absolutely disgraceful opinion. That blue and yellow hooped kit was gorgeous, although it did mean we had a change strip of red and yellow hoops as well in case we came up against anyone in blue. Red and yellow I can kind of cope with. Blue and yellow looks fine on perhaps the Swedish flag or, um, ...

I thought the lack of goal celebration was a little odd. Like the sort when you’ve just scored a consolation or extended your lead to 6. Not what expect from the opening goal in a 6-pointer after a horrendous run. Add to that the other observations about lack of celebration that I’d not noticed and ...

Away kit circa 1992-1994 I think. Ah ok so not too long before I became a regular. Will explain why I saw a few around, but less so in recent years. Truly horrid shirt. Absolutely disgraceful opinion. That blue and yellow hooped kit was gorgeous, although it did mean we had a change strip of red an...

One last talking of absolutely zero significance. Who is BodvarDson?

Dellor seems to have invented a new player?

The foul on Joao started outside the box, he only fell inside Joao - that's what I originally thought but replays suggested to be it started pretty much on the line and continued over the line before he then fell in the box. No chance. Thought the reverse so watched the in game replay carefully. Yo...

Snowflake Royal The foul on Joao started outside the box, he only fell inside

Joao - that's what I originally thought but replays suggested to be it started pretty much on the line and continued over the line before he then fell in the box.

Hound

URZZZZ Good post and agree with all the player assessments apart from Holmes who was probably closer to a 7, and Olise
You must have missed our goal if you didn’t see anything good from him!

and the ball to Joao at the end

Fair.

Thanks for the reminders.

Ok, as there isn't one yet, here goes... Disappointing that we didn't win but on balance many positives, away point, defence looked very solid, Rafa back to his best. Rafael 8. Yes I know, this will raise eyebrows and it's probably a reaction to the negativity towards him here, but he showed us how ...

+1 to this thread for mention of ricky newman

Isn’t it funny how our memories are only as good as the last few games? 7 points clear at the top, best defensive record in the country, some great saves and we were discussing how much a decent keeper adds to our success. A few games of horrific defending, errors pretty much all across the back 5 ...

Anyone know what some of our players said to Riquelme when he came on? Apparently a few went over to have a word.

I wonder if it'd be more of a "hey, nice to see you how you doing?" or a "f**king traitor, hope you're proud of yourself."

I understand why people are sceptical of Aluko but oxf*rd hell, have people already forgotten that he scored a goal against Bournemouth? Put in a really good defensive shift in the first half too. Seems like a bit of a double standard that Aluko is being blamed for the first goal because he got a b...

He'll sort it out. Come on Rafael!