Presumably Joao was shocked that Hunt would want him involved at all given he's 100% leaving.
TBH, I can understand Joao's point of view. The team is down. The game is meaningless and he's without a team in a few weeks. The last thing he needsis an injury from being kicked in the air by a Warnock CB.
Same with Meite.

Presumably he'll still expect to be paid in full despite effectively going on strike

Meite didn’t look fit last week so fully understand him not playing . Shame he couldn’t get a farewell though, been decent for us over the years

Presumably he'll still expect to be paid in full despite effectively going on strike
I'm sure he can live without a day's pay.

Would guess he’ll retire now. Similar vein to bringing on O’Shea a few years on the last day of the season
Yes, we owe him nothing and he’s been a waste of time for us but wouldn’t begrudge him one final ten minutes after a respectable careerapparently (like O’Shea) more use behind the scenes / in the dressing room
Yeh, I know

So about the same contribution as last weekend then? Must win game against Wigan and he was dreadful. Didn’t look remotely interested
Another poor signing, 3 months here and there doesn’t cut it. Glad we’re shot of him

He’s a weird one. Goals almost got us to the play offs and kept us up last year. Could be unplayable or terrible. Don’t think he could be classed as a poor signing with his record and actually thought he was ok last week in generally poor and negative performance by the team mind you

Can understand why Joao didn't play. Not sure he'd have been kicked by a Warnock Centre Half given his usual lack of effort to battle with defenders at the best of times.

Yeh but if this happened on Thurs it leaves a very bad taste.
If before the Hudds/Sheffield game he's basically saying he doesn't want to help the club have a chance of staying up... if after, ie 9.45 plus, to call Hunt so soon after we've been relegated is even worse....
Pleased he's gone

Can understand it, still highly unprofessional... and symptomatic of the lack of a team Reading have had

Thank god that shit is over, the performance and result today probably sums up our season on a whole really. The only positive to take out of today was the away supporters, who were vocal throughout, definitely not encouraging the team in many ways (but had very little reason to) but just looked to enjoy the day. It was as well-spirited as you'd have hoped. Pretty ugly at times when the players clapped off straight after the whistle went, many boos, some clapping, a few idiots trying to grab shirts it looked like etc.
To say the team selection was geared towards players who will be here next season or fighting for a contract/place in the squad, it didn't look like that with the performance. Lacking in quality in every area and nobody really put in a decent shift. Nobody making any sort of impact or intent for next season to be involved, not even the subs or youngsters. Boyce-Clarke's distribution was decent at times, just obviously a bad error for the goal, helpless with the second.
Long was isolated, Hoilett had about 47 touches each time he had the ball, Azeez was poor most of the time he got it (set pieces were woeful), Holmes, after watching him today, just looks clumsy and doesn't mark players properly, Sarr was ok I guess, Mbengue and Yiadom as well weren't the worst on the pitch, Hendrick and Casadei were poor, McIntyre was similar to Yiadom and Mbengue. No one made any real impact from the bench either.
0 shots on goal says it all, individual errors we've heard all season. Massive clear out, out of contract players can just go bar Mbengue who we should probably trigger the extension, move the few sellable assets we have on and probably loan out a lot of the youngsters next season like Boyce-Clarke who maybe needs a bit of experience in the FL somewhere first along with many others.

I doubt he was the only one who could do without this sort of game if he's looking to get a contract somewhere else in the Championship next season.
He's a good player, just not what we need. Would happily see him, and most of the rest, go now. Thanks for the good you brought, hope he does well with the rest of his career.

Glad the season is over. Excited for the summer window as it’s going to be a busy one.

So about the same contribution as last weekend then? Must win game against Wigan and he was dreadful. Didn’t look remotely interested
Another poor signing, 3 months here and there doesn’t cut it. Glad we’re shot of him

He’s a weird one. Goals almost got us to the play offs and kept us up last year. Could be unplayable or terrible. Don’t think he could be classed as a poor signing with his record and actually thought he was ok last week in generally poor and negative performance by the team mind you
Those penalties followed by the serious injury really did for him. He looks a bit heavy to me these days, and like he's given up a bit and going through the motions. Still trying, put in plenty of work, especially more recently. But just without much hope of achieving anything.
And he's always been best ball to feet around the edge of the box. Good control, turning players etc. We just haven't played that way for him. He's spent pretty much all his time under Ince being the big man upfront getting balls banged up to him and being bruised by centrebacks.

He might well be our number 1 next season.

Not for 2-3 years

Signing Sarr for 4 years was stupidity. Should have had 2 years max

Will be a long time until the club is back in this league. A broken club.

It may feel like it but the quality in league one is poor. We should be near the top of league one if we sign the right players and get the right manager

That's way too positive Jimmy, sort yourself out

Our away record has been absolutely diabolical. Joint worst ever away record we've had below the premier league in our history.
Needs to improve massively the way we're set up. Hopefully signing a new crop of players should help us do that as this shit team would lose at teams like Forest Green and Morecambe.

I'm just happy this miserable season is over now tbh. These players have nearly given me a mental breakdown on numerous occasions.

I'm just happy this miserable season is over now tbh. These players have nearly given me a mental breakdown on numerous occasions.yes of course DD

I didn't go so I'm still alive :D

I doubt he was the only one who could do without this sort of game if he's looking to get a contract somewhere else in the Championship next season.
He's a good player, just not what we need. Would happily see him, and most of the rest, go now. Thanks for the good you brought, hope he does well with the rest of his career.

Having spent most of the time he has been at the club defending him against his critics, I am so angry at him pulling that stunt. Still don't think he's lazy but his attitude clearly stinks. He is paid to turn up and do a job whether he likes it or not. Nearly 900 long suffering fans still bothered to make the trip to Huddersfield today and weren't paid for the privilege! I hope word of this gets around and puts off some clubs that might have been looking at him.
Oh, and I hope that the club fine him the maximum possible. Two weeks of his wages would cover the cost of one of the bigger stars in the women's team for a year!

I doubt he was the only one who could do without this sort of game if he's looking to get a contract somewhere else in the Championship next season.
He's a good player, just not what we need. Would happily see him, and most of the rest, go now. Thanks for the good you brought, hope he does well with the rest of his career.

Having spent most of the time he has been at the club defending him against his critics, I am so angry at him pulling that stunt. Still don't think he's lazy but his attitude clearly stinks. He is paid to turn up and do a job whether he likes it or not. Nearly 900 long suffering fans still bothered to make the trip to Huddersfield today and weren't paid for the privilege! I hope word of this gets around and puts off some clubs that might have been looking at him.
Oh, and I hope that the club fine him the maximum possible. Two weeks of his wages would cover the cost of one of the bigger stars in the women's team for a year!

Signing Sarr for 4 years was stupidity. Should have had 2 years max

I watched a fair amount of the game and thought he was pretty decent. Will certainly do well in League 1 IMO.

Loum, Fornah and Rahman also decided they didn’t want to play despite being fit.

Loum, Fornah and Rahman also decided they didn’t want to play despite being fit.

Could argue a stronger or more seasoned manager might have forced them to but, given how meaningless today was (or so it seemed to the players), I guess it wasn't worth a temporary manager in his final game fussing over too much.

Loum, Fornah and Rahman also decided they didn’t want to play despite being fit.

Interesting given his recent proclamations about loving the club, and hoping he might be able to stay.

All absolute mediocrities.
Joao has been dialling it in for over a season. You were good for 6 months. Now fcuk off you mealy mouthed cnut.

Well just as well we won’t have to face Forest Green or Morecambe next season then!

Joao had the heart of a mouse. Fucck off