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by MR. CYNICAL
16 Nov 2025 11:36
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 18003
Views: 6810884

Re: Rival Watch

Rotherham have been on decent form and another solid result for them today *Cough* Who they got next? Yes that was what I was referring to - tough game for us that Watched the second half, really dour 0-0, they looked very solid at the back but didn't venture forward much, in fact, not sure they ha...
by MR. CYNICAL
13 Nov 2025 15:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rinomhota CONFRIMED
Replies: 24
Views: 5168

Re: Rinomhota CONFRIMED

Him and Williams do feel like good signings for this level and give us some depth. It would point to Fraser being out long term Wouldn’t expect him to come in ahead of Abrefa or Yiadom but he might. Think he’ll play in a solid 3 man mid with wing and savage 4-1-4-1 with him behind Wing and Savage? ...
by MR. CYNICAL
12 Nov 2025 21:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rinomhota CONFRIMED
Replies: 24
Views: 5168

Re: Rinomhota CONFRIMED

Ascotexgunner Really good signing. Could easily sit in front of the back four and let wing and savage go further up. Really pleased he's back, fond memories of that late late goal against Norwich as Carrow Lane.

Carrow Lane?
by MR. CYNICAL
12 Nov 2025 19:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players on international duty
Replies: 188
Views: 122473

Re: Players on international duty

Tinpot Royal Or just get rid of International football

I'll go along with that.
by MR. CYNICAL
12 Nov 2025 19:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players on international duty
Replies: 188
Views: 122473

Re: Players on international duty

Agree - at least half the scheduled games are usually called off. Also agree there should be rules around what counts as a "squad call up" as this time only really O'Mahoney has been involved regularly this season and even then he's largely been a sub recently. But how many of them are ca...
by MR. CYNICAL
12 Nov 2025 10:41
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players on international duty
Replies: 188
Views: 122473

Re: Players on international duty

They really need to introduce some criteria for a player on international duty to qualify for a game being called off. It's ludicrous it can happen because a bunch of Unders with no prospect of playing in the League anyway are away on International duty. Something like the Trophy qualifying rules.....
by MR. CYNICAL
11 Nov 2025 16:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)
Replies: 135
Views: 20757

Re: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)

Would be pretty suprised if Swindon don’t go through tbh. It's far from improbable though, not really sure the nature of the West Ham U21 game where they got tonked but we were only able to beat them at home 1-0, not sure what teams both will put out as there are the minimum player requirements of ...
by MR. CYNICAL
02 Nov 2025 19:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 284
Views: 32204

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

At 2-1 why didn't the players take the ball to the corner (or waste time some other way)? Doyle and Kyerewaa did in the Virtu Cup v MK Dons so why not yesterday? If the players didn't think of it why didn't Leam suggest it from the sidelines? Garcia did it once but it ended in a goal kick, hardly g...
by MR. CYNICAL
01 Nov 2025 09:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 284
Views: 32204

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

Wasn't this just before the merger attempt by Maxwell later that season? Donnellon was a winger signed from Watford, Doherty was playing in Local football in Reading when we signed him. Holy Cynical, now you've got my brain working!!! It has to have been as I'm not sure it was much earlier and we s...
by MR. CYNICAL
31 Oct 2025 12:20
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 284
Views: 32204

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

I’m not surprised no-one remembers him, 1882 was a helluva long time ago. Oops. Either he was a very early player or maybe it was 1982-83 1982-83 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/ee/0e/e4ee0ec633d85be72e0820518b83591c.jpg Brian Bason was a midfielder previously with Palace and Chelsea. Retired aft...
by MR. CYNICAL
30 Oct 2025 18:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 284
Views: 32204

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone...
by MR. CYNICAL
30 Oct 2025 18:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)
Replies: 284
Views: 32204

Re: MATCHWATCH : Carlisle United (h)

Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone...
by MR. CYNICAL
30 Oct 2025 12:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIRMED: Leam Richardson
Replies: 93
Views: 11783

Re: CONFIRMED: Leam Richardson

Yep - as said, when is a manager bringing in his assistants ever not ‘jobs for the boys’ - they always bring in people they know and get on with Beattie particularly has a wealth of coaching experience and Id assume he is pretty knowledgeable on the striking front which we desperately need. Hopeful...
by MR. CYNICAL
28 Oct 2025 18:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager
Replies: 277
Views: 27090

Re: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager

I mean, it isn’t particularly cultist to believe the owners, privy to 99% more information than the average fan while wanting pretty much the same thing in terms of success, might sign a decent candidate. If that’s Leam Richardson, fine. I get that what the owners want/can spend doesn’t always alig...
by MR. CYNICAL
28 Oct 2025 17:36
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIRMED: Leam Richardson
Replies: 93
Views: 11783

Re: CONFIRMED: Leam Richardson

Another hoping for the new messiah , and yet another Reading FC manager Always amazes me with football that most appointments are made of managers that have previously been sacked and the obvious reason they've been sacked is because they were shit at their previous job. All we can do is get behind...
by MR. CYNICAL
28 Oct 2025 09:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager
Replies: 277
Views: 27090

Re: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager

At the end of the day, whoever is chosen, he will either be a failure and get the sack of do well and move to a better job at the first opportunity.
Anyway, Brendan is available, he's quit Celtic!
by MR. CYNICAL
28 Oct 2025 09:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager
Replies: 277
Views: 27090

Re: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager

Basically Leam Richardson got Portsmouth promoted from League 2, he left Pompey for Wigan after promotion to join up with Paul Cook and they promptly won promotion from League 1 so you can see the logical attraction and thinking behind this appointment. Therefore the guy has proven something. So mu...
by MR. CYNICAL
27 Oct 2025 18:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunts gone
Replies: 156
Views: 18591

Re: Hunts gone

I know I am in a minority as most of you seem to have wanted Noel gone at any cost, but I’m so annoyed that I actually hope we get relegated this season to teach the impatient owner a lesson. I have attended all the games I can so far this season, but I cannot see me wasting any more money supporti...
by MR. CYNICAL
26 Oct 2025 17:45
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Home ticket changes
Replies: 19
Views: 4007

Re: Home ticket changes

One thing I can't work out is why this great new system doesn't extend to loading FA Cup games to a season ticket card. A friend of mine wanted to buy a ticket for the Carlisle cup tie, but was told his only options are to download an app (which he doesn't want to do) or print at home (which he can...
by MR. CYNICAL
26 Oct 2025 17:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager
Replies: 277
Views: 27090

Re: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager

If we end up appointing Matt Bloomfield I’d question the point of sacking Noel. This. When he was sacked as Luton manager, their fans were basically saying the same things as a lot of our fans were saying about Hunt - too inexperienced; tactically naive; poor squad selections; poor performances; et...
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