Reading away match thread

[steviestevieneville]

We are so frustrating to watch. Chalk & cheese from WBA . Barely string two passes together 

[Topper 123]

What a WEAK PATHETIC BUNCH OF ***** WE HAVE WEARING OUR SHIRTS no fight no passion and no care of the people who pay their wine bill we need to say **** you and all stay away( board would have to act ) cannot put a back to back shift in pathetic team with no belief and useless manager 

[Frenchay Red]

Rubbish today, but 3 points from 2 tough away games is ok.

But we didn't really trouble Reading 

[Roger Red Hat]

Err....FFS?....

[REDOXO]

2 minutes ago, Northern Red said:

Cue meltdown.

Well it was utter tripe. No shots, no clue at any point. 
 

So it’s to be expected! 

[Bazooka Joe]

36 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

If Martin is the answer then god knows what the question was

Throwing Martin on is akin to throwing in the towel.

When the Reading players saw him coming on, they knew the game was won.

 

 

[Sheltons Army]

Just now, Super said:

Yawn

Correct

That’s a summary of your continual whining posts 

Adjust the cushions - you may find peace

[bexhill reds]

1 minute ago, Top Robin said:

You are wrong - it is their fault

Need to see the point I was responding to take it into context, that said I think the game plan was wrong. Too much lump upfield stuff to a back 3 that can handle that all day. More creative when we tried to play the ball on the floor, certainly that’s where our limited threat came from

[robin_unreliant]

1 minute ago, cityexile said:

Just not able to do two game a week it seems.

Just no energy, pace or desire it seemed today. Well beaten.

This stick with a winning side theory is out-dated. We can't maintain the energy levels - Nige needs to freshen it up but he's too set in his ways. 

[Gazred]

Well that's a fair result. We offered nothing in the final third despite plenty of the ball.

As for our crossing and set pieces, we continue to be piss poor. It should be an important part of our game at this level where chances can be few, today a prime example.

[Superjack]

Just now, Magger1 said:

What a WEAK PATHETIC BUNCH OF ***** WE HAVE WEARING OUR SHIRTS no fight no passion and no care of the people who pay their wine bill we need to say **** you and all stay away( board would have to act ) cannot put a back to back shift in pathetic team with no belief and useless manager 

Saying that Wednesday, were you?

 

Get a grip.

[exAtyeoMax]

[Banjo Island]

1 minute ago, Magger1 said:

What a WEAK PATHETIC BUNCH OF ***** WE HAVE WEARING OUR SHIRTS no fight no passion and no care of the people who pay their wine bill we need to say **** you and all stay away( board would have to act ) cannot put a back to back shift in pathetic team with no belief and useless manager 

Get off that fence magger

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

21 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

Here we go, we’re playing shit so it clearly must be Nige and the coaching team’s fault.

And who's fault is it when we play really well?

[Loderingo]

Not our day.  Feel 0-2 flattered them. 

[Fordy62]

People need to understand that when you’re shit and you’re turning things round, everything doesn’t happen at once. Things take time. We’re inconsistent but we’re a damn sight better than last season. Our trend is upwards. 

We can’t be world beaters every week. 

[One Team]

Two poor teams today, Reading out doing us thanks to poor defending again, although I think we have the attacking set up wrong. We have looked our best with Wells and Conway up front and Semenyo coming on later, we need to revert to this.

Edited October 22, 2022 by One Team

[bexhill reds]

2 minutes ago, JBFC II said:

I'm sure you were praising Pearson when things were going well, in the same vein he has to take some criticism when we are playing poorly and getting comfortably beaten by reading without a shot on target?

Absolutely, got it wrong today, but need to take my response in context with the post I was referring to.

[Andy082005]

3 minutes ago, Bris Red said:

Defensively we have reverted back to our usual ways and have been pretty toothless again up front.

I think we just have to accept we are just a lower mid-table outfit at this level.

Yeah can’t agree with that. Think we will finish about 14th this season, which considering how average our players and manager is….will be about right

[Mihai]

Thank god ! I don't know why I didn't close the tv at half time...

Guys we don't have to watch game like this ? I love this team as a team but if the game is shit.. nobody forces us to watch. This is what I learned today.

Hope for some better football in the future so we can stay in this league. I feel bad that i chose to watch this game instead of a walk or something but..is my fault.

NP is kinda outdated he is one of the worst managers when it comes to substitutions... he has no idea who to bring on.

 

[Super]

1 minute ago, Sheltons Army said:

Correct

That’s a summary of your continual whining posts 

Adjust the cushions - you may find peace

Stalker alert

[Supersonic Robin]

2 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said:

We need to move away from picking an unchanged side just because we've won. 

I tend to agree.

I've always found the "never change a winning tam" thing a bit odd.

Nothing wrong with having an unchanged side, provided there's more justification for it than the above.

[Roger Red Hat]

1 minute ago, Bazooka Joe said:

Throwing Martin on

Surely that's risking injuring the bloke before he's even kicked the ball?....

[OliOTIB]

Weve been playing a 5 atb for a year now. It dosent work. Something has to change. 

[WessexPest]

24-carat pile of w**k, that. Klose bullied off the ball with embarrassing ease for their killer second. Another inept piece of defending from a set piece and at the other end any corner or set piece predictably comes to absolutely nothing. 
 

Giving away possession cheaply in a dangerous area costs us again. 
 

Reading’s confidence should have been on the floor after midweek but they dealt with us easily. Utter elephant dung.

[Major Isewater]

I actually thought we bossed the game before their goal after which they stepped up a level and started winning the second balls.

 I just wonder why all our forwards seem out of sorts all at the same time. 
 

Oh well this is the Championship. 

[Top Robin]

1 minute ago, bexhill reds said:

Need to see the point I was responding to take it into context, that said I think the game plan was wrong. Too much lump upfield stuff to a back 3 that can handle that all day. More creative when we tried to play the ball on the floor, certainly that’s where our limited threat came from

Great...you agree with me!

[Mr Popodopolous]

Was there any sort of foul potentially in the build-up to the Reading 2nd or just fair physicality. Not that we deserved anything anyway tbh.

Reasonably okay in possession, no shots on target yeah a loss was fair. We remain a work in progress.

[robinforlife2]

Am I the only one who thinks Max probably should have saved the 2nd at his near post?

[Northern Red]

Evidently what was needed was for everyone to moan about the team selection before the match. It had the desired effect the other night.