Reading at home match thread

[pillred]

7 hours ago, Son of Fred said:

And just like the Rovers,,this ground wouldn't be big enough.....

Which is why it's a shame we were not able to get Ashton vale off the ground though I know some on here were glad of that I was disappointed we were not able to get our shiny new home as I think the current ground nice as much of it is would indeed not be big enough for at least half the fixtures were we ever to get to the next level.

[pillred]

2 hours ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Average attendances are fun to look at (I keep record myself) but they are a dodgy ststistic. Not only do they include all ST holders regardless of whether they attend or not, but also away fans which are such a moveable feast dependent on club size, number of tickets allocated, form, time of game, distance to travel etc. If you removed away support from out attendances then City's avarage is between 18-19,000. Still good but not over 20k.

But that would be the same for all clubs if you took the away support out of the equation.

[Loosey Boy]

36 minutes ago, One Team said:

Few derbies in our division today, surprised to see Cardiff vs Swansea is 3pm on a Saturday!

And yet our games against both of them get moved

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

35 minutes ago, pillred said:

But that would be the same for all clubs if you took the away support out of the equation.

Granted, although Sunderland would certainly not dip below 20k and I doubt that Sheffield United, Middlesbrough and Norwich would either. The point is that the number of away fans has too many variables within season, let alone season to season. We should be concentrating on the number of home fans because they are our marketplace and future. 

[exAtyeoMax]

Nearly in Bristol, looking forward to today, it’s been too long ️

[bcfc01]

Reading last six away games;

P6  W0  D0  L6  For 1  Against 14  Pts0

Our last 6 at home;

P6  W4  D2  L0  For 10  Against 4  Pts14

0-3 it is then.

[exAtyeoMax]

Traffic very slow on m32, possibly an accident 

[elhombrecito]

2 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

Traffic very slow on m32, possibly an accident 

Correct.

[redkev]

15 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

Traffic very slow on m32, possibly an accident 

M4 , M5 , portway  or through failand usually a better option depending on M5 traffic though

Edited April 1, 2023 by redkev

[redkev]

25 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

Reading last six away games;

P6  W0  D0  L6  For 1  Against 14  Pts0

Our last 6 at home;

P6  W4  D2  L0  For 10  Against 4  Pts14

0-3 it is then.

This is usually a place when losing streaks come to an end ,

always remember when I was a kid Crystal Palace not won in 19 games , you know what’s next 

city 0 Palace 1 - Alan whittle     Sums up my 50 odd years watching city 

[Red Shadow]

1 minute ago, redkev said:

This is usually a place when losing streaks come to an end ,

always remember when I was a kid Crystal Palace not won in 19 games , you know what’s next 

city 0 Palace 1 - Alan whittle     Sums up my 50 odd years watching city 

On Match of the Day too

[Betty Swallocks]

1 hour ago, Loosey Boy said:

And yet our games against both of them get moved

Cardiff - Swansea is a full bubble match. I’d prefer less-than-ideal kick off times over bubble matches to be fair. 

[southside]

6 minutes ago, redkev said:

This is usually a place when losing streaks come to an end ,

always remember when I was a kid Crystal Palace not won in 19 games , you know what’s next 

city 0 Palace 1 - Alan whittle     Sums up my 50 odd years watching city 

That's also my losing streak reference game, 1975

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

21 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said:

21,000 tickets sold for this game now. I don’t quite understand how or why given we’ve got nothing to play for, sat in midtable, in fairly poor form, with long injury list - and unremarkable opposition!

Genuinely quite puzzled by it

Could be because there was no games for two weeks!

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

18 minutes ago, redkev said:

This is usually a place when losing streaks come to an end ,

always remember when I was a kid Crystal Palace not won in 19 games , you know what’s next 

city 0 Palace 1 - Alan whittle     Sums up my 50 odd years watching city 

I think it was 2011 against Reading home, we were 2 up until the second half, then they scored three goals in 15 minutes to win 3 - 2. I was over there with my wife and thought great we will see City win well. As we know this is City and anything can happen. Only hope it a good win today, so Come On You Red's!

[Davefevs]

TC starting judging by this?

 

[The Bard]

Went to the rugby last night. Different game to normal with a lot of the play through the middle. Looked like it would struggle to be ready in less than day

[Lanterne Rouge]

29 minutes ago, southside said:

That's also my losing streak reference game, 1975

Rotherham at home on a wet Tuesday night and they hadn`t picked up a point for months. 0-2, Earl Jean with both.

[southside]

Just now, Lanterne Rouge said:

Rotherham at home on a wet Tuesday night and they hadn`t picked up a point for months. 0-2, Earl Jean with both.

Sat in a sparsely populated Dolman that night, miserable doesn't cover it

[Tom]

Team news.

Edited April 1, 2023 by Tom

[Unan]

Well seeing that nobody else has!

 

[ashton_fan]

What position does Leeson play?

[Leveller]

Just now, ashton_fan said:

What position does Leeson play?

Dodgy futures trader I think.

[Tom]

1 minute ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Well seeing that nobody else has!

 

Amazing timing! Haha

2 minutes ago, ashton_fan said:

What position does Leeson play?

Right-back according to OS https://www.bcfc.co.uk/teams/mens-under-21s/harry-leeson/

[HappyClapper]

9 academy players/graduates in the squad. I’m very encouraged by that.

[Lanterne Rouge]

Time for OTC to show us what he can do with a run of games.

[slartibartfast]

13 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Rotherham at home on a wet Tuesday night and they hadn`t picked up a point for months. 0-2, Earl Jean with both.

Thanks for that, just reminded me of one of the most awful nights at Ag, both on and off the pitch, rain, wind , you name it !

[Davefevs]

4 minutes ago, HappyClapper said:

9 academy players/graduates in the squad. I’m very encouraged by that.

Especially when Scott is missing too.

[Merrick's Marvels]

15 minutes ago, The Bard said:

Went to the rugby last night. Different game to normal with a lot of the play through the middle. Looked like it would struggle to be ready in less than day

The other lot were big lumps, weren't they? Unlike our lot. The deluded Lam thinks you can win games with a bunch of lightweights up front. Genge got dumped like a rag doll at one point. Should have been a red card but the clueless ref is probably still running scared from his 6Nations blunder.

Anyway wrong thread. COYR!

[Port Said Red]

Well done Harry Leeson, another lad getting match day experience, suggests that Wilson is seen as a more attacking right sides option if needed.