A team of our historical standing doesn't have a lot to shout about though really does it? We don't have any Premier League/First Division titles and no European trophies. Prior to the two recent Championship titles, we had a couple of third and fourth tier titles and a (now defunct) cup win that on...
Playing bottom team? Check Team we're playing managerless? Check Team we're playing getting stuffed recently? Check We're playing at home? Check We're playing well at the moment? Check We're picking up points at the moment? Check Obvious case of Reading dropping points. ('Twas always thus - it's Th...
Plus we have Hector to come in at centre back as well. I'm really not overly concerned by this transfer. Two Morrison mistakes for the three goals we have conceded so far this season, and whilst him and Pearce are certainly not a bad partnership at this level, we need someone with a bit more pace in...
With Ferdinand coming in (albeit not quite match fit) and Hector also available, I think that is a reasonable trio of centre backs to be moving forward with, if this sale goes through. The fee involved should also allow us to bring in one or two replacements to strengthen the squad as well so this l...
Already an app like it, called Groundhopper. Installing it now from the google play store. It seems there's another app called Do the 92 I did that after urz13's post. Unless you pay for the full version it seems you can't add all the Premier League grounds you went to watching Reading as it only i...
Watched some of the highlights last night on BBC, and saw quite a few ex Royals getting a mention/scoring. I recall: Andre Boucoud scored for Dagenham Simon Church scored for Charlton Curo scored for Dagenham Connolly playing for QPR Alan Bennett getting skinned for AFC Wimbledon Lawson D'Ath scorin...
You want a sworn statement, perhaps? I'm happy to settle for the prima facie evidence that he has had a few clubs now and has never settled or been frozen out. Being made to train with the academy is usually a good indicator that the manager is not happy with a player's atttitude, influence or appl...
I genuinely think it is almost impossible to tell how good a player is in the SPL as the standard of football there is so abysmal. Take an average goalkeeper in the PL, maybe even someone a little 'unproven' like Fabianski, I think they would look like an absolute world beater in Scotland when up a...
Normally BFTG threads are quite informative but the massive differences in posters' ratings of players' performances means that those of us who didn't go have no idea of how it all went Yeah I agree with this. I appreciate BFTG threads (particularly the away ones - not interested in pages of idiots...
Re Blackman, wasn't it also him that jinked past a couple of players and then smashed it wide of the far post going for the top corner glory shot, rather than rolling it in the bottom corner as he did for the one he scored?
Who would you like to see us face in round 2? A local derby with either Oxford or Swindon? A local trip to Brentford or QPR ? A smaller side at home, Gillingham or Burton perhaps? Or a trip to Old Trafford ? A match with Bradford to see Parky? I think you'll find we'll be seeded in the same pot as ...