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by Mr Optimist
04 May 2025 17:09
Forum: General Football
Topic: Ups & Downs 24/25
Replies: 130
Views: 7949

Re: Ups & Downs 24/25

Such a contrast in final day excitement between divisions. In League One, the only 'live' result to be finalised is the final play-off spot, which will be taken either by Leyton Orient or Reading. In the Championship however, eight of the 12 matches have something riding on it, however tenuous. Bur...
by Mr Optimist
02 May 2025 17:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFRIMATION of the CONFIMRED
Replies: 10100
Views: 9247382

Re: UNOFISHYLEE CONFIMRED - The 2nd final countdown

When he realises Reading is extremely short of decent places to eat it could throw the whole thing up in the air….. I’d have pointed him to Munchies for a good old all day breakfast ( but it’s now defunct). Maybe Clay’s for an Indian, Yolk Cafe for a decent brunch or Orwell’s out at Shiplake for so...
by Mr Optimist
25 Apr 2025 19:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: 5-1 Away Wins
Replies: 6
Views: 1281

Re: 5-1 Away Wins

I remember going to a 6-1 away win at the Vetch a few years ago.
by Mr Optimist
23 Apr 2025 17:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: Record Watch 2024/25
Replies: 301
Views: 337743

Re: Record Watch 2024/25

Article in The Guardian about Birmingham name checks us. Now Birmingham, who travel to Stevenage on Thursday, have records in their sights, namely Wolves’ 103-point haul in 2013-14 and the Football League record of 106 points set by Reading when they were promoted from the Championship in 2005-06. ...
by Mr Optimist
22 Apr 2025 07:26
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Mansfield Town (a)
Replies: 143
Views: 27491

Re: MATCHWATCH : Mansfield Town (a)

A crumb of comfort for me is Orient vs Wycombe kick off at 12.30 the same as us, Wrexham vs Charlton is 17.30, Wycombe know that if they win they`re in second and will be hoping for a favour from the team that stuffed them 4-0 today. I can see Orient v Wycombe being a draw as the latter go ultra de...
by Mr Optimist
12 Mar 2025 18:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game - 24/25 page 225 onwards
Replies: 4768
Views: 2301425

Re: Opposition fans back from the game - 24/25 page 225 onwards

Personally I’m really pleased for Wrexham as I’ve lived in North Wales for 25 years or so and their current success has a great knock-on feel good factor for the region from Wrexham all the way west across to Anglesey. They haven’t seen good times like this since the 1970s and North Walians love th...
by Mr Optimist
12 Mar 2025 17:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game - 24/25 page 225 onwards
Replies: 4768
Views: 2301425

Re: Opposition fans back from the game - 24/25 page 225 onwards

Personally I’m really pleased for Wrexham as I’ve lived in North Wales for 25 years or so and their current success has a great knock-on feel good factor for the region from Wrexham all the way west across to Anglesey. They haven’t seen good times like this since the 1970s and North Walians love the...
by Mr Optimist
05 Mar 2025 07:41
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 7049
Views: 2149822

Re: Weekend Football

How the f u ck did Oliver not give a free-kick and immediate red card to the Millwall 'keeper? VAR should not have been needed for that. One of the worst tackles I've ever seen. Because, imo, Oliver is currently one of the worst referees in the PGMOL and has been for a couple of years. Talk of Robe...
by Mr Optimist
24 Feb 2025 13:40
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 7049
Views: 2149822

Re: Weekend Football

top 2 in the Champ play each other tonight also, 'Frank Lampard's Coventry' win again, making it 7 wins from the last 8 games. In the first 17 games of the season they only won 4. Lampard has managed the 17 games since then where they have only lost 4 they were in 17th place when he took over havin...
by Mr Optimist
13 Feb 2025 08:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Shrewsbury Town (h)
Replies: 119
Views: 42829

Re: MATCHWATCH : Shrewsbury Town (h)

We played poorly but have another point towards a healthy points total should we end up with a deduction at any point between now and the end of the season, we should hopefully still be able to absorb it and stay up. If you sell your best players and biggest goal threat it doesn’t take a genius to ...
by Mr Optimist
12 Feb 2025 12:47
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Shrewsbury Town (h)
Replies: 119
Views: 42829

Re: MATCHWATCH : Shrewsbury Town (h)

We played poorly but have another point towards a healthy points total should we end up with a deduction at any point between now and the end of the season, we should hopefully still be able to absorb it and stay up. If you sell your best players and biggest goal threat it doesn’t take a genius to w...
by Mr Optimist
03 Feb 2025 21:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: Confimred - Billy Bodin signs
Replies: 34
Views: 12791

Re: Billy Bodin signs

I think he provides much needed experience at third division level and personally I’m willing to give him every chance and full support while he is wearing our shirt, why wouldn’t you?
by Mr Optimist
03 Feb 2025 21:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: Confimred - Bindon to Nottingham Forest
Replies: 205
Views: 92211

Re: Confimred Bindon to Nottingham Forest

He reminded me of a young Alan Hansen on Saturday, so composed for someone just turned 20.
by Mr Optimist
03 Feb 2025 19:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 3984
Views: 2690886

Re: Ex Players

Brogue Caylan Vickers signs for Mansfield on loan


Should get the authorities involved. Poor lad sold off to Brighton like a piece of meat 12 months ago and now been trafficked to Mansfield. His eyes in those Mansfield pictures are dead and are saying “help me”.
by Mr Optimist
02 Feb 2025 11:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 3984
Views: 2690886

Re: Ex Players

Holmes was always a poor move, as he's never going to get into a PL / parachute Champ team. McIntyre is just a broken wreck, if he ever stayed fit for long he'd be good. Holmes was at the game today. Glad he got to see a win... he was a STH when he was young, wasn't he? He was, and so were Tom Mc a...
by Mr Optimist
30 Jan 2025 17:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: Confimred - Sam Smith to Wrexham
Replies: 167
Views: 51354

Re: Rumour - Sam Smith to Huddersfield

Play Kelvin as a central striker, I think he has the pace and power for it.
by Mr Optimist
19 Jan 2025 09:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Stockport County (h)
Replies: 183
Views: 36405

Re: MATCHWATCH : Stockport County (h)

Challinor is a very decent manager and should Reading ever become a football club again, would be an ideal choice in the lower divisions. I saw the first three years of his managerial career at first hand at Colwyn Bay and did a brilliant job on limited resources before leaving for a cash fuelled p...
by Mr Optimist
19 Jan 2025 09:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Stockport County (h)
Replies: 183
Views: 36405

Re: MATCHWATCH : Stockport County (h)

They did their homework on us and paid very close attention to Wing who was awful. Games like this are why he's still in L1. Beaten by a team full of senior pros with a decent manager. Challinor is a very decent manager and should Reading ever become a football club again, would be an ideal choice ...
by Mr Optimist
08 Jan 2025 06:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players who started off terrible then got worse
Replies: 79
Views: 14377

Re: Players who started off terrible then got worse

Neale Cooper (RIP). Was so excited we’d signed him at the time when Mark McGhee first came in, but his legs had gone and injuries had caught up with him. A fantastic player in his Aberdeen prime days but a sad brief stay in Berkshire. You could probably say the same about Martin Keown and Les Ferdin...
by Mr Optimist
28 Dec 2024 07:03
Forum: The Team
Topic: They always score against us..
Replies: 41
Views: 9751

Re: They always score against us..

Not ex-players but opposition players that always seem(ed) to score against us:

Ched Evans
Scott Sinclair
Jordan Hugill
Kieffer Moore
It is currently 13 Jun 2025 17:33