What is it with Reading and skying pens? Did no one show them Wembley 2017?

Great effort to get the 2-2

Those penalties though

Credit to the lads for getting back into the game from 2:1 down. That's really good to know that we can do it, and against perceived stronger opponents!

Bodes well, even if we lost in the end.

Wifi scores again, which is great too! And subs seemed to work.

All round very positive, and not too bothered to be out the cup. Ipswich probably didn't want that hard a game either!

That's 5 penalties taken so far this season and just 1 scored.

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21 Regular John
20 Franconian Royal

17 MorganB
17 Royal Forester
17 Snowball

15 Horsham Royal

13 Green Programme

09 Royal Jimmy

06 Tinpot Royal
06 Moon Pig

At least Aluko had his saved. Good effort by the young lads tonight and the result doesn't bother me.

Shocking pens hit the target ffs.

Concentrate on our relegation battle now.

Most of the players on the pitch tonight probably weren’t born in 2017

Dick

Just piss off you pussy.

Agreed

Wrong thread. Nobody cares about this.

Hope South Coast Royal enjoyed his big day out. I hope Ipswich reserves were everything you hoped they would be.

Agreed

Then join him in the pussy club.

Agreed

Then join him in the pussy club.

I like the sound of a pussy club. Can they not go to the dick club

Agreed

Then join him in the pussy club.

The pussy club sounds fun. Plenty of muchachas waving their panochas all over the place at the pussy club.

I've learned quite a bit from that. Overall not too bothered about the defeat and pleased we pushed Ipswich all the way even if the equaliser was against the run of play. No complaints about the result although frustrated with the penalty efforts.

1) Vickers is definitely a talent and was one of the best players on the pitch. He'll be at a higher level in a couple of years (hopefully with us).

2) CBC doesn't look quite ready. Very shakey and had a couple of heart in mouth moments. Hopefully he'll be adequate enough as back up.

3) We need a left back if NGW leaves as Carson was all over the shop tonight. He won't have to face players like Omari Hutchinson luckily but needs some competition as it's a lot of weight to put on him.

4) We're lightweight up front. Tuma needs to go out on loan to a national League side. Ehibatiomhan and Smith are very decent but we need 2 more strikers, especially if Carroll goes.

Popped in to say this. Always liked him. Absolutely brilliant. I hope he's on a decent secure contract!

Oh, and again I take my hat off to Selles and the boys. A draw against a champ side with our 'B' team. Excellent stuff.

That was reasonably entertaining last night. The biggest thing for me is I am enjoying watching Reading again. At the moment for me it’s more about how we’re playing as opposed to always getting the win.

Craig was excellent again in midfield, he uses the ball well and he has a bit of spite about him. Elliott looks a class player too. I think sooner or later it’ll click for us and we’ll batter someone in League One, hopefully Oxford.

Ipswich have now scored more goals for Reading at the Madejski than Chris Martin, Lewis Grabban, or Billy Sharp.

Oxford are really good, and I think we're in for a tough game!!

However, that's exactly what we want - a decent game against an old rival!!

Popped in to say this. Always liked him. Absolutely brilliant. I hope he's on a decent secure contract!
Starting to think when Smith is fit we should maybe switch to 4-3-3 with Kelvin leading the line and him and Knibbs wide, to let us bulk out midfield a bit more which seems to be our least secure part of the pitch.

Certainly can't drop Kelvin now.

Popped in to say this. Always liked him. Absolutely brilliant. I hope he's on a decent secure contract!

He's stepped up to the plate brilliantly so far. Hopefully he can get 20 this season with 15 in the league

I'd disagree with you here, other than the through ball just after the goal where the forward nicked it past him where CBC needed to have been out a bit quicker/take control of the situation earlier, I'd say he was very solid throughout - two solid saves first half, and caught everything well that came near him barring one solid punch first half. Couldn't have done much with either goal.

Popped in to say this. Always liked him. Absolutely brilliant. I hope he's on a decent secure contract!

And one of his other career goals is also against a champ team (PNE)

Definitely one who seems to have really grasped the chance. It’s not just his goal scoring either, looks good all round

Skys the limit for him really if he keeps fit

Craig getting good reviews again. Another I’ve always liked - hopefully can start knocking on the door of the first team now (and extend his contract)

Not sure about reasonably entertaining. It was nice to see us hold our own against a team a division above us once again and some pretty good performances, but we managed 4 shots in the entire game and 2 on target, not as if we took the game to them or anything. That's really the only negative though aside from the obvious disappointment of the penalty defeat.

We certainly need to get Kelvin E tied down to a new deal sooner rather than later. If that's the final piece of business we do in this window, it could easily turn out to be our best.

Big K is going to be a great player for us. Be a shame when we sell him to Stoke in January. Never get attached folks!