The cause of the blip

[brendywendy]

just a one word or line answer. i have a few ideas:

a) we miss ivar
b) we miss having marcus
c) the home fans

I'd have opted for (d) having a manager with the footballing intelligence (or lack thereof) of hughsies no.1 in charge.

royalee continues his solo campaign of hate!!

when everyone else in the world disagrees with you, its probably that you are wrong
just something ive learned over the years

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

I agree Brendywendy - Bikey should be playing as we need players who can read the game, defend well and play the ball out from defence.

[londinium]

Why has nobody blamed Harper yet... although he hasn't been playing it is still surely his fault!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Royalee]

just a one word or line answer. i have a few ideas:

a) we miss ivar
b) we miss having marcus
c) the home fans

I'd have opted for (d) having a manager with the footballing intelligence (or lack thereof) of hughsies no.1 in charge.

royalee continues his solo campaign of hate!!

when everyone else in the world disagrees with you, its probably that you are wrong
just something ive learned over the years

I think you will find that generally the players I've slated down the years have left and failed when they have done so, resulting in benefit to RFC. Those players who I clamour for inclusion of tend to be those who improve the side and for all their bluster, people on here end up agreeing with me in the long term, however much they ignore this fact.

In recent years I've slated the likes of:
Rougier
Hughes
Goater
Brooker
Owusu
Morgan
Seol
Oster
Harper
Lita

All of which have left the left or are currently dropped and fans have come around to realising these players aren't good enough

Players I've backed:
Convey - Played a massive part in promotion as soon as Hughes left
Kitson - I remember people getting on his back on here after ONE GAME saying he was too awkward and would never make it
Pearce - Nobody had barely seen him play 12 months ago when I said he should be in the first team. Coppell's realised eventually, as have people on here
Bikey - Many on here have changed their opinion since it's become blatantly obvious we miss his strength and pace at the back
Matejovsky - People have also come to realise we missed his creativity and he has three assists since coming back into the side, far more than Harper was getting.


So perhaps, quite possibly, I'm not always wrong contrary to what the deluded on here may choose to believe.

[Schards#2]

The reason for the 'blip' is that we are not a very good football team.

And we would still not be very good if the Charlton equaliser had gone wide instead of going in.

The blip was the freescoring run earlier in the season.

[brendywendy]

you wish

[brendywendy]

I'd have opted for (d) having a manager with the footballing intelligence (or lack thereof) of hughsies no.1 in charge.

royalee continues his solo campaign of hate!!

when everyone else in the world disagrees with you, its probably that you are wrong
just something ive learned over the years

I think you will find that generally the players I've slated down the years have left and failed when they have done so, resulting in benefit to RFC. Those players who I clamour for inclusion of tend to be those who improve the side and for all their bluster, people on here end up agreeing with me in the long term, however much they ignore this fact.

In recent years I've slated the likes of:
Rougier
Hughes
Goater
Brooker
Owusu
Morgan
Seol
Oster
Harper
Lita

All of which have left the left or are currently dropped and fans have come around to realising these players aren't good enough

Players I've backed:
Convey - Played a massive part in promotion as soon as Hughes left
Kitson - I remember people getting on his back on here after ONE GAME saying he was too awkward and would never make it
Pearce - Nobody had barely seen him play 12 months ago when I said he should be in the first team. Coppell's realised eventually, as have people on here
Bikey - Many on here have changed their opinion since it's become blatantly obvious we miss his strength and pace at the back
Matejovsky - People have also come to realise we missed his creativity and he has three assists since coming back into the side, far more than Harper was getting.


So perhaps, quite possibly, I'm not always wrong contrary to what the deluded on here may choose to believe.

rarely have i seen such self indulgent fluff in all my life
and honestly, no one looks to you as a font of footballing predictions, or even rational statements

[Royalee]

Perhaps they should instead of talking absolute crap then.

[brendywendy]

Perhaps they should instead of talking absolute crap then.

id rather they didnt

[Snowball]

It's strange that since January we've brought back three players
all who have seemed to say not-so-good things about Reading FC
and said big things about other clubs

[Royalee]

A very interesting point Snowball, which would tie in with the theory of poor management.

[Tilehurst Mike]

It's strange that since January we've brought back three players
all who have seemed to say not-so-good things about Reading FC
and said big things about other clubs

Desperation + lack of ambition+ cheap option= Madjeski + Coppell

[brendywendy]

It's strange that since January we've brought back three players
all who have seemed to say not-so-good things about Reading FC
and said big things about other clubs

little was nothing but complimentary about us

kitson just said what he thought had contributed to our demise last season

[hughsies no.1]

I think you will find that generally the players I've slated down the years have left and failed when they have done so, resulting in benefit to RFC. Those players who I clamour for inclusion of tend to be those who improve the side and for all their bluster, people on here end up agreeing with me in the long term, however much they ignore this fact.

In recent years I've slated the likes of:
Rougier
Hughes
Goater
Brooker
Owusu
Morgan
Seol
Oster
Harper
Lita

All of which have left the left or are currently dropped and fans have come around to realising these players aren't good enough

Players I've backed:
Convey - Played a massive part in promotion as soon as Hughes left
Kitson - I remember people getting on his back on here after ONE GAME saying he was too awkward and would never make it
Pearce - Nobody had barely seen him play 12 months ago when I said he should be in the first team. Coppell's realised eventually, as have people on here
Bikey - Many on here have changed their opinion since it's become blatantly obvious we miss his strength and pace at the back
Matejovsky - People have also come to realise we missed his creativity and he has three assists since coming back into the side, far more than Harper was getting.


So perhaps, quite possibly, I'm not always wrong contrary to what the deluded on here may choose to believe.

well aren't you just the dogs b*llocks then mate. why dont you write in asking for a role on the coaching staff

[cmonurz]

LOL @ Royalee listing Harper, key to the 05/06 promotion team and our 8th place Premier League finish.

[brendywendy]

please dont

[Royalee]

I think you will find that generally the players I've slated down the years have left and failed when they have done so, resulting in benefit to RFC. Those players who I clamour for inclusion of tend to be those who improve the side and for all their bluster, people on here end up agreeing with me in the long term, however much they ignore this fact.

In recent years I've slated the likes of:
Rougier
Hughes
Goater
Brooker
Owusu
Morgan
Seol
Oster
Harper
Lita

All of which have left the left or are currently dropped and fans have come around to realising these players aren't good enough

Players I've backed:
Convey - Played a massive part in promotion as soon as Hughes left
Kitson - I remember people getting on his back on here after ONE GAME saying he was too awkward and would never make it
Pearce - Nobody had barely seen him play 12 months ago when I said he should be in the first team. Coppell's realised eventually, as have people on here
Bikey - Many on here have changed their opinion since it's become blatantly obvious we miss his strength and pace at the back
Matejovsky - People have also come to realise we missed his creativity and he has three assists since coming back into the side, far more than Harper was getting.


So perhaps, quite possibly, I'm not always wrong contrary to what the deluded on here may choose to believe.

well aren't you just the dogs b*llocks then mate. why dont you write in asking for a role on the coaching staff

Maybe I should.

[joe999]

whoever said about opposition teams having us worked out is spot on IMO.

We're one of the most predictable teams in the football league at the moment.

A centre back who couldn't kick a ball to save his life, despite his experience

A right back who thinks its acceptable to hoof it aimlessly 50 yards to an opposition defender, when you have one of the best right-wingers in football standing 10 yards from you

A left winger who hasnt put in a decent cross in about 4 months (and look at the difference when Tabb came on yesterday)

A midfield who CONSTANTLY try to play out to the left wing

And on the rare occasion the ball does get in the box, our strikers are so surprised Hunt's actually done something worthwhile, they haven't even bothered getting in there

Spot on mate

[West Stand Man]

The reason for the 'blip' is that we are not a very good football team.

And we would still not be very good if the Charlton equaliser had gone wide instead of going in.

The blip was the freescoring run earlier in the season.

So what about the other teams in this league then? The ones who are nearly all below us in the table and the 2 that are ahead of us having played 2 extra games? What is your view on them, pray tell?

[Mad Dog's Ghost]

They're all average sides in a very average division where there is very little difference in quality between teams at the top and teams at the bottom.

For a team which featured so many players with such poor touch, the early season run was miraculous.