The Official Reading v Bristol City Match Day Thread

[old_eastender]

2 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

Reid's shot ends up straight at at Al Habsi after taking deflection.

Keeper spills it but ball cleared.

At least Reid is making runs and getting into position to have a go, more than can be said for any of our other supporting players including Tomlin!

[iamalagerdrinker]

HT

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

HT come on Lee let's have some changes.

[finbarr_in_z]

ht 2-0

[Nogbad the Bad]

2 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

At least Reid is making runs and getting into position to have a go, more than can be said for any of our other supporting players including Tomlin!

Well, he's given licence to do just that.

What we need is him to put one of these chances in to the net.

[Fiale]

 

 

Again it's our lack of finishing... even though Reading sound as though they are on top, we are getting chances.

[Br1stolCityBoy]

Never a penalty for their first goal. But we are dire. Roll on January, I hope. 

[Fiale]

4 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

I think they're pissed off.

 

Can't blame them

[Slack Bladder]

Looks like another game we will have to rely on a 2nd half fight back.

How about us leading at half time for a change.

Can I suggest that Lee tries his half time team talk before the game.

[Major Isewater]

5 minutes ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

Reid's shot ends up straight at at Al Habsi after taking deflection.

Keeper spills it but ball cleared.

LJ's fault ,obviously .

[stogursey red]

reading are passing us to death, we just cant get the ball off them could be a very long afternoon

[havanatopia]

6 minutes ago, GreedyHarry said:

This commentator is f'ing appalling. Must have only played about 5  minutes of football if the actual commentary is to be believed rather than the rambling claptrap.

I was saying on the OTIB Chat that he sounds vaguely smug when City are losing. Rather irritating I must say especially when we already have to suffer the ignominy of having the second worst recent record in the division. Just no need for it regardless of whether he means it or not.

[Nogbad the Bad]

2 minutes ago, billywedlock said:

It is getting rather like a broken record this. For all the good early season vibes, we have reverted to type. We pack midfield yet we still get opened up, and Tammy is battling along all alone again. We just don't seem to be cohesive as a team. Thank god for those early points in the bag. 

Haven't heard much mention of Tammy on the commentary.

[old_eastender]

Surely time to give Engval a go, get him on for Paterson, take off one of Pack or GON and put COD or LF on the left.

LJ persistence with 1 up front is getting as annoying as Cotts 5 at the back.

 

[Major Isewater]

We should have made several changes , why on earth play the same eleven each week  ?  

[Redandy]

How bad are we. Tammy stranded on his own up front. No outlet when we win the ball. Paterson utterly pathetic. I do not understand  LJ. He talks well but on the pitch it is like a training session for Reading. Second half can't be worse I hope. But the game is lost already.

[RedM]

I'd say we have about half the team playing and the rest looking she'll shocked. little constantly out of position, Joe yards behind, lots of headless chickens. can't see where a goal is coming from at the mo. We played well at Brum and got nothing, we not playing well at all here. Tammy looking increasingly isolated.our fans getting a bit restless, a few boos at HT and the team can't argue with that.

[finbarr_in_z]

As it stands

League Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
1	Newcastle United0-0	18	13	2	3	36	13	+23	41
2	Brighton & Hove Albion0-1	18	10	5	3	26	11	+15	35
3	Reading2-0	18	10	4	4	25	18	+7	34
4	Birmingham City1-0	18	8	7	3	23	18	+5	31
5	Huddersfield Town	17	9	2	6	19	21	-2	29
6	Fulham1-0	18	7	7	4	25	19	+6	28
7	Norwich City0-0	18	8	4	6	29	29	0	28
8	Sheffield Wednesday2-0	18	8	4	6	20	20	0	28
9	Leeds United	17	8	2	7	19	19	0	26
10	Preston North End1-1	18	7	4	7	23	21	+2	25
11	Aston Villa2-1	18	5	10	3	20	18	+2	25
12	Derby County0-0	18	6	6	6	15	13	+2	24
13	Bristol City0-2	18	7	3	8	23	22	+1	24
14	Ipswich Town1-0	18	6	6	6	15	17	-2	24
15	Queens Park Rangers0-1	18	6	5	7	19	24	-5	23
16	Brentford0-1	18	6	4	8	23	20	+3	22
17	Nottingham Forest	18	6	4	8	32	32	0	22
18	Barnsley	18	6	4	8	29	29	0	22
19	Burton Albion1-1	18	4	7	7	19	24	-5	19
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers0-2	18	4	6	8	19	23	-4	18
21	Cardiff City1-2	18	5	3	10	18	29	-11	18
22	Blackburn Rovers0-0	18	4	5	9	19	27	-8	17
23	Wigan Athletic	17	3	6	8	14	19	-5	15
24	Rotherham United	17	1	4	12	17	41	-24	7

 

Bottom half!

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

3 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Surely time to give Engval a go, get him on for Paterson, take off one of Pack or GON and put COD or LF on the left.

LJ persistence with 1 up front is getting as annoying as Cotts 5 at the back.

 

I agree, he seems to be blind of the fact that a 19 yr old striker, even as talented as Abraham,  needs some experienced support.

[Slack Bladder]

Someone tell that Radio Bristol commentator that the lino doesn't hold the flag across his chest for a penalty anymore.

[joe jordans teeth]

24 minutes ago, Esmond Million's Bung said:

Paying the price for lack of striker options and a quality central midfielder.

4 goals in past 6 games = 4 points from 18 available before today.

 

If he spent less time on talksport and more on drilling the defensive side it would be a start

Edited November 26, 2016 by joe jordans teeth

[AshtonGreat]

27 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Tomlin spending the game trying to kick McShane and Gunter rather than play. Like playing with 10 men. 

Don't worry, he'll do a backheel in a couple of games and he'll be great again

[shelts]

Not good enough. Reading half pace still good, nice set up and shape. We've had chances not taken them 

[JoeAman08]

32 minutes ago, Ivorguy said:

They really can't afford to lose today.  If they do it will prove very difficult to reinvigorate the season, and any transfers in January will be recruited less for a push towards playoffs this season and nearer to promotion next; instead it will be yet another relegation battle.

Oh dear how often have City promised  only in the last analysis to fail.

I can cope with City failure, after all I have had lots of practice, it's the hope that does me in.

Don't be daft we're only a few points off top 6. That's what you'll get on here anyway. I said the same last week and I'll say it again. All these promises about good football and the 1 and 2 percent that make the difference yet we are getting beat by what we don't do well. Cross into the box, goal. Set piece, goal. We don't cross and are awful at set pieces. Those other half a percents mean nothing when you're awful at 40% of the game. 

Anyway, we seem more likely to be in a relegation battle than a promotion push. It's been like that all year. We've had a few good performances but most have been poor but late goals and Tammy Abraham gave us the illusion we weren't doing badly. We were and now the same mistakes are costing us because we can't score. January will be a wasted window as well because no one is going to want to join a mid table to relegation battle type team. The improvement hasn't been there and while it's not all about this year, we haven't gotten better from August until now. 3 months of the same football. No progress, same formations and same under performing players out there every week. Sounds a bit like this time last year only with a summer full of investment behind it which makes it worse for me. Just a more graceful losing manager this time out

[M.D]

I'm sure a Barnsley fan said when LJ first joined that this formation and tactics didn't work during there losing streak and it was only an injury crisis that made LJ change to two up front and they went on a winning run?

[havanatopia]

Astonished we are still only 4 points off the top 6 as it stands after picking up, what, 3 points in the last 15? This division is tighter than a couple of Graphene atoms.

[old_eastender]

3 minutes ago, M.D said:

I'm sure a Barnsley fan said when LJ first joined that this formation and tactics didn't work during there losing streak and it was only an injury crisis that made LJ change to two up front and they went on a winning run?

Correct.

[Nogbad the Bad]

'Horrible' mishit from Paterson goes wide.

[Ivorguy]

Changed tactics second half?

Changed personnel?

Change of luck? 

Or same old, same old Championship/ Division 2 City - just not competing at this level

Edited November 26, 2016 by Ivorguy
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[Nogbad the Bad]

O'Neill shot palmed round the post by Al Habsi.