Ipswich (H) match thread - sponsored by a Jay Tabb goal

[Wizard]

Game 2

Reading FC v Ipswich Town FC

Here's how the teams line up:


Federici
Gunter (C)
Cummings
Hector
Pearce
Obita
Akpan
Taylor
Cox
Blackman
Pogrebnyak

On the bench:
McCarthy
Cooper
Kuhl
Tshibola
Edwards
Stacey
Tanner


Gerken
Mings
Chambers (C)
Smith
Berra
Skuse
Murphy
McGoldrick
Tabb
Hyam
Hewitt

On the bench:
Bialkowski
Parr
Anderson
Bru
Wordsworth
Bajner
Sammon

[strap]

So bench contains nothing but Academy graduates? A first.

Likely to see 2 or 3 of them get some gametime, which will be good for their development.

Do we consider Federici an RFC academy graduate? If so then we also have 6 in the starting line-up. Total of 13 in the 18 man match day squad beats the record of 12 in the last game.

[Libertine]

Seeing our squad for today is a bit for me. But that is overridden by the pride I have for the club, and in the players, having so many included for today's game that came through, and in many cases are still part of, our academy.

C'MON URZZZZ!

[floyd__streete]

What a p*ss-weak team that is. If Adkins can lead that lot to a comfortable midtable finish this season then I will admit he is a better manager than I thought he is.

Hector a concern. All very well shining in the SPL, its a diabolical league.....Johnny Hayes was starting games regularly not so long ago for Aberdeen, he was never good enough to get anywhere near the Reading team with any regularity. Has to step up to the plate today and prove himself, he's hardly shone for us thus far (albeit in a different position).

[Samrfc01]

What formation do we reckon?

4-3-1-2?

But yeah I agree that team is so weak. We need signings, badly.

[Davezk]

Do you ever not moan floyd?

Yes it's a weak team. It's called an injury crisis.

[Esteban]

What formation do we reckon?

4-3-1-2?

But yeah I agree that team is so weak. We need signings, badly.

Weak in midfield, where we have 6 senior players injured.

[Royal Ginger]

They're utterly schooling us at the moment and should be one up.

[Libertine]

Not much happening other than almost conceding from a corner and the ensuing goalmouth scramble.

[Royal Ginger]

Main tactic seems to be lumping it to Blackman who's not won a header yet. Hector keeps giving the ball to Pearce who clearly doesn't want it. Taylor's put himself about and Cox's touches look good but Obita's been totally anonymous.

[leww_rfc]

Nothing happening... meanwhile however

Millwall 1 up at the Cottage.
Charlton 1-0 against Wigan
Bolton 1-0 Forest

[Unbelievable Jeff]

What are you guys using for info, can't get Radio Berkshire on my phone and BBC is a bit shit?

[floyd__streete]

Main tactic seems to be lumping it to Blackman who's not won a header yet

So glad we ditched McDermott for the better football we will play under Adkins.

[royalZILLAAA]

Reading Player because I'm a schmuck

[leww_rfc]

1-0!!!!!


No jokesy

[Unbelievable Jeff]

GET IN!

TAYLOR

[Libertine]

GTFI...Taylor!

[floyd__streete]

Anyone else having trouble with Reading Players?

Adkins

Well in Jakey T

Now defend properly

[royalZILLAAA]

Anyone else having trouble with Reading Player?

I was until I signed in through facebook...

GTFI, though!

[Libertine]

From what I gather Taylor chased down a long ball and was able to score for a very tight angle...