Barnsley, by way of comparison.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

We played Barnsley on Friday. They played very little football. Very hard working, high and hard press, long throw ins into the box, lots of niggly fouls. Technically very limited. They have done very well but it doesn’t say much for all the teams who will finish below them and that may well include Reading.

They would be hammered in the PL.

True, and yes. But from what I've seen their 'brand' of direct football is a lot more enjoyable to watch than ours. Point is, City wouldn't be able to play like that with this squad.