Anybody else really enjoy that?

[Dave Blue]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

If the ref performed like that on Reading’s behalf for free, they owe him big time.

[stan butler]

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From what I managed to watch on my dodgy stream (season ticket holder but can't walk at the moment) we could have easily won. The problem is we have limited quality and it's a results business. I can't see how anyone can have enjoyed that because we lost.

I have left the ground having enjoyed a game we had lost i also remember watching a one nil win under Malky and wanting the final whistle to go after about 50 minutes it was so bad

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

I have left the ground having enjoyed a game we had lost i also remember watching a one nil win under Malky and wanting the final whistle to go after about 50 minutes it was so bad

Each to their own mate. The result is all that matters to me, as soon as that final whistle blows, if we've won I'm buzzing, if we've lost I'm down

[J R Hartley]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

Yes I enjoyed it. We clearly tried to play more football and less hoofball today. The performance was a step in the right direction even if the result was disappointing.

People can say it’s an injury ravaged Reading team but it’s a team that included Premier league winner Danny Drinkwater, experienced centre half’s pairing Scott Dann and Liam Moore, Hoilett, Jon Swift, a guy they paid 8m for upfront. It was a certainly a more experienced side than ours.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

Yes I enjoyed it. We clearly tried to play more football and less hoofball today. The performance was a step in the right direction even if the result was disappointing.

People can say it’s an injury ravaged Reading team but it’s a team that included Premier league winner Danny Drinkwater, experienced centre half’s pairing Scott Dann and Liam Moore, Hoilett, Jon Swift, a guy they paid 8m for upfront. It was a certainly a more experienced side than ours.

You kept saying Hoiletts legs had gone and now it’s a positive.

[J R Hartley]

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You kept saying Hoiletts legs had gone and now it’s a positive.

They have gone. I am explaining that it was far from an injury ravaged Reading side you mug.

[City123]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

Yes I enjoyed it. We clearly tried to play more football and less hoofball today. The performance was a step in the right direction even if the result was disappointing.

People can say it’s an injury ravaged Reading team but it’s a team that included Premier league winner Danny Drinkwater, experienced centre half’s pairing Scott Dann and Liam Moore, Hoilett, Jon Swift, a guy they paid 8m for upfront. It was a certainly a more experienced side than ours.

I thought Liam Moore was excellent, handled our Moore superbly. Swift is a wonderful player when he's on form and made some of our lot look a little silly once or twice, same for Ejaria. I think it was a vast improvement from ourselves, no doubt helped by the absence of Vaulks, but there were a few occasions where I feel if Reading were a more confident side they could have caused some real damage. I was also disappointed that McCarthy reverted to type at the end by bringing on Vaulks & Collins.

You are right though, Reading's team wasn't exactly a bunch of kids and contained some real talent

[SunderlandBluebird]

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You get out what you put in and mick putting in two centre backs at wing back again meant 95% of crosses were comfortably dealt with by Reading’s centre halves. We were never in a million years scoring off a brown cross, they were high, miles away from Moore being able to do anything. Wonder what might’ve been had we had two wing backs that could swing in a decent cross.

On the plus side good to have Ralls back. And McGuinness did ok out of position again, have to wonder how he’s not been deemed good enough in recent weeks to get in ahead of Nelson and co at centre back.

We’re in bigger trouble than I thought if people think that was a good performance. More effort yeah (bare minimum expected) but completely devoid of quality again.

[The Hooded Claw]

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Well at least we didn’t play 5 centre-backs.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

If you can’t enjoy a home defeat to Reading’s reserves courtesy of a goal scored by an ex-City winger who was released in the summer because his legs had gone, what can you enjoy?

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

If you can’t enjoy a home defeat to Reading’s reserves courtesy of a goal scored by an ex-City winger who was released in the summer because his legs had gone, what can you enjoy?

One of the more acquired tastes in life.

[tforturton]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

It was certainly a more entertaining game yesterday, but we still looked toothless and clueless. Hard to enjoy a game like that, but I still turn up every fortnight...

[delmbox]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

Some of us clearly have a cheerier outlook on life than others

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: Anybody else really enjoy that?

Some of us clearly have a cheerier outlook on life than others

Some of us are more easily pleased and have lower expectations of our football team 😜