I'm not sure that performance was as bad as the record books will have us believe. I thought we were in the game throughout and on top for long periods. Clearly Derby's finishing and defending were better than ours, but with a bit more luck that could have gone our way. Murray has clearly learned f...

Pearce (who I like) and Blackman (who I don't) both had shockers today.

Mackie's best display for us.

BBC site seems to suggest Reading dominance in terms of possession and shots. Is this the case? Any insights? Anyone? From what I've heard that's been the way it's gone all game. But not looking very likely and Brentford have done us clinically on the break. We have gifted them two goals, that's be...

Impressed with Roma tonight, looking like Serie A is potentially making a bit of a resurgence after quite a few years as the fourth best league in Europe (which would've been unthinkable 10 years ago)

Have gone a bit different:

Winning 4-2 at Upton Park on the way to promotion in 2012
Lita's overhead and Sonko's late header vs. Palace in 2005/6
Federici's equaliser against Cardiff, Boxing Day 2008

IN!

First away game since Charlton last season, can't be any duller than the first half of that match

Worst corner ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Xs-U7HRQI

Dull. Lovely finish for the goal. Pitch looks nice. Following the pattern of every other 1st round league cup game over the last decade, what exactly did you expect? Didn't say I was expecting anything else, merely reporting the facts. That said, we're going to have to play an awful lot better on S...

Dull.

Lovely finish for the goal.

Pitch looks nice.

In the 10 minutes he's played, Kuhl >>>>>>>>> Akpan

Helluva goal by Blackman, who's looked alright. Hector ok, Obita good going forwards, everyone else pretty poor, Akpan atrocious.

Ouroboros Mongoloid lol

Mongololoid

How many times has Fernandinho fouled J-Rod tonight?!

Ooh, this could get interesting

100 times better than the earlier match!

Ginger Ninjas Game has deteriorated somewhat

Seemed to have inpsired France into action...

Game has deteriorated somewhat

Quality of Nigeria's corners has been appalling

frimmers3 Is it because nearly all of them play in Europe?

The starting XI from the 2002 world cup was mainly European-based, but was a lot more entertaining than this side - Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho made them pretty exciting to watch.

What. A. Hit.