I'm surprised at the negativity here, I actually thought we played quite well. I actually thought we looked a lot better than we had done for a little while. Players getting on the ball and actually driving forwards, instead of just passing it sideways when their path was obstructed by a defender. W...
I can't help but let the excitement bubble over. I hope nobody loses their bottle and that this one doesn't fizz out to nothing. Would be a shame to see this one pop.
Cant say they are a team I have ever given much thought about. I was thinking this exact thing too. Seems odd that they have such distain for us, whereas until the last couple of years, I don't think I remember us ever interacting and they're not a club I have any strong feelings about in either di...
I've been thinking for quite a while now, that if you have a good season in League 1 and don't get promoted, Championship clubs will come hunting for your stronger players, especially if they're contracts are up. Most decent League 1 players can at least be comfortable in the Championship at a mid-...
I've been thinking for quite a while now, that if you have a good season in League 1 and don't get promoted, Championship clubs will come hunting for your stronger players, especially if they're contracts are up. Most decent League 1 players can at least be comfortable in the Championship at a mid-t...
Does anyone know anything about his footballing style? What are we looking at here, big strong lads, difficult to beat? Fast paced, short passing? Direct, attacking play?
A bit "out there" with this one, but last season, we played Burton at home and despite them not really having that much quality in their team, they played some really decent football. I know in the end we won comfortably, i thought they looked quite exciting. Looks like Mark Robinson was t...
That's a shame, I felt things were improving and it's hard to see us attracting someone who would provide more. I can't help but remember someone on here when Noel got the job, saying words to the effect of "this means it's the beginning of the end for Noel at reading", as it's inevitable ...
Hard to see us getting anything from this one. I just hope the fans can control their distemper and show encouragement, rather than booing and negative chanting. That said, I'm going to be senselessly optimistic and say 2-2. Take the lead unexpectedly early on, then back to 2-1 down just before half...
Looks like a single goal between us and the relegation zone. It's getting tense! I still believe we're turning the corner though. That's a decent point.
If there is going to be a change, I actually think Steve Bruce could be an option. Certainly don't expect Ainsworth despite the fact the media would obviously install him as favourite for the position if it was available. Think my favourite idea though would be Charlie's dad with maybe Ritchie movi...
We've got a fragile run of avoiding defeat now, I just hope we can keep that run going and get some confidence and belief. I'm predicting us to concede early but then come back early in the second half. Potentially even grab a last second winner. I'm going 1-2 win for us.
I don't think RC would sack a manager. He seems to be positioning the club so that we can monetise our non-footballing assets to maintain a higher level of income. I think he's viewing the club purely as a financial asset, not a footballing asset. He's here to make the club profitable on its own (st...
Thing is, whilst we haven't 'turned a corner' in terms of performance, we are starting to grind out results. If we can just keep clinging on, confidence will come and I would expect that to drive better performances and I can steadily see us improving.
We did actually create a couple of chances today, which does show some improvement. It's disappointing that we didn't convert many, but we probably created more opportunities than I've seen is create in any other game this season. It's frustrating how slow we attack though. Mansfield looked threaten...