Reading (H) - Tues 16th Feb 19:45 - Matchday thread

[Born and Red in 82]

Imagine next Monday.....

Ashton announces Simpson 

and Boris announces another 3 months of the pubs being shut 

Lovely

[M.D]

They only positive I can take, if we go down, then we can't afford Mark Ashton wages..

[Fordy62]

Just now, Sheltons Army said:

Their fight and attitude is s***t mate

The ‘we don’t want the Head Coach so who cares’ drives me ****** bonkers

At least Holden is giving his best , however limited that is - are they ?

 

It’s hard to say isn’t it? Has their ability been coached out of them?

[Major Isewater]

Two positives;

2-0 is a dangerous score.

If we lose surely that signals the end of this Holden experiment.

We are still, in spite of fighting for our lives, offering absolutely nothing in attack.

 

[Atticus]

If the defence aint going to even try get rid of them. Dont care how shite the head coach is, if you aint bothering we shouldnt be ******* paying you. Embarrassing. I dont wanna see most of these wasters playing for city again.

[Tin Soldier]

You reep what you sew and this shambles has been building all season. 

[The Journalist]

Just now, Silvio Dante said:

Just going to say the same. The old cliched “lost the dressing room” is overused but when you’ve gone for your most experienced lineup to get a reaction and you get this, there isn’t any other conclusion 

The writing was on the wall five minutes into the second half on Saturday. You can just tell when players have downed tools to an extent they want the manager gone and I genuinely think we saw that in the second half at Watford.

[Red-Robbo]

1 minute ago, petehinton said:

Our chairman is currently in Bermuda btw

The players might as well be.

[Loosey Boy]

2 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Well if anyone was in any doubt as to what these lads thing of Holden. We got pasted 6-0, needs this game to save his job, we’re 2-0 down and had 0 shots on target.

This performance says exactly all we need to know .... not playing for their HC!

That second goal was comical

I just hope that we are only 45 mins and counting until we are on the look-out for a new HC/Manager - tick.....tock

[Bas's perfect hattrick]

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

I’d sack the ******* lot. Where is the self pride in this lot. Morrison basically overriding 4 half hearted tackles. 
 

totally ineffective up front again, Fam’s  winning a few but no one is anticipating the knock on. Wells half hearted but I suppose a long ball with his back to goal really does not give him anything to work with. Pato flitting about but offering little. Lansbury looking for the glory ball but mostly over hitting it. Our creative players offering zilch.

Moore have a good game as is Nagy, but wish he would stick his foot in a bit. 
 

Game over though.

Nagy is the only one of our players to come out of this with a shred of credit

[Davefevs]

Just now, JonDolman said:

If those 2 chances had not gone in then Rowe and this other bloke would be saying how brilliantly we are defending, when really it would have been putting bodies on line and getting a lot of luck to not concede to keep it 0-0 whilst creating absolutely nothing at home. It would still have been an awful performance. 

But anyway, it is 2-0. And we look absolutely shocking. Just hit it long and hope something can magically come from park football tactics.

They'd be fibbing though.

[RedorDead BCFC]

3 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

He won;t come if Ashton is still here

He can F off with Dean as well 

[Red7]

1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said:

Their fight and attitude is s***t mate

The ‘we don’t want the Head Coach so who cares’ drives me ****** bonkers

At least Holden is giving his best , however limited that is - are they ?

 

No.

[Sturgess]

A shame though it is to say it, DH +2 [or 3] needs to go.
 

Thankfully a fair few players out of contract in the summer too, who can also be shown the exit door and give us a chance to rebuild.

[The Fat Controller]

10 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

Has anyone ever been sacked at half time?

Yes. 

Toni Schumacher at Fortuna Koln, about 20 years ago. 

Martin Jol found out via text from a family member he was getting the sack during a game, too. 

[finbarr_in_z]

1 minute ago, TedsHeadIs Red said:

No employee of BCFC should get paid tonight. Not even the tea lady.

Hold the last comment until we see her playing up front.

[LoyalRed]

I have a feeling Lansdown will take control now and override Mark Ashton on this one, he needs some experience to guide us to safety , no 4 month recruitment this time 

[Kodjias Wrist]

Joke of a club be playing Bristol ******* Rovers next season what an absolute cock up.

[RUSSEL85]

1 minute ago, chinapig said:

At least I can feel consoled that the Bears are top of the league. Apparently.

Yep, if that comment doesn’t show how distant SL is from the fans!!

[WarksRobin]

Just now, Lrrr said:

Not just disappeared in the triangle has he? 

That’s just a rumour. He’s there to sort out a housemaid

[Robin Wood]

This has tha makings of a 4 or 5 goal defeat he has to go for it and we are beyond useless may even get another shot off target 

[Kibs]

Can we get any deeper as a team? Said it would happen before kickoff. Vyner at RWB will always err on the side of caution. 

What you are seeing is and all out back 5, that is so deep that it’s dragging the midfield back towards them. 

Then we don’t/can’t get out. We don’t have pace to hit them on the break anyway so just hit it long. It’s absolute madness!!! 

Why can’t a highly paid bunch of coaches, along with the analysts we have, see this? Incredible.

[BS15_RED]

Utter horseshit summed up by that second goal, I feel sorry for Deano, but he’s so far out of his depth here it’s embarrassing. The whole club needs shaking up from top to bottom.

[keflav]

4 minutes ago, paul_fox said:

The club is too cushty. We need someone like Pearson, Mccarthy would've been good as well. Possibly even Nigel Atkins who I image wouldn't take this rubbish. 

Agree been saying the same for years, need someone who will kick there asses and tell them straight. All recent managers been all to buddy buddy like, the players even call him Deano FFS.... We and flaccid all over the team and club...

[The Nest Egg]

Nahki Wells is surely up there with the worst City signings of all time, especially in regard to the fee and wages

[Davefevs]

1 minute ago, Fordy62 said:

It’s hard to say isn’t it? Has their ability been coached out of them?

If you hide behind a opponent blocking a passing lane.........jeeeeeeeez

[Reigate Red]

I just can't think of what DH can say to them at half time. They don't even seem to have any persona pride to appeal to.

[1891 B.C. Sweden]

1 minute ago, Bristol is red said:

He's still got closer to scoring than we have!

He's closer to score than we are

[ExiledAjax]

3 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Our chairman is currently in Bermuda btw

I thought he was in the Caribbean?

[Jerseybean]

What is French for deja vu? shots on target exactly the same as the number of corners we’ve had! 

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