I wrote up a piece on Blackman for The Tilehurst End over the weekend - copy & pasted below / available here - http://thetilehurstend.sbnation.com/2015/7/27/9041185/reading-fc-striker-nick-blackman-the-debate Here's a quick Reading FC related trivia question to get you really excited for the ne...

"Williams is great at the cross field running but needs to learn to pass" Typical HNA remark. :shock: :roll: HTH Wouldn't say he needs to learn to pass, but he doesn't quite have the technical ability to effectively play that attacking midfield/creative role. He was in on goal in the seco...

They could have sat down with this guy over the off-season, told him where he was going wrong - i.e. to learn something about a football crowd and learn something about football. Instead it seems "the powers that be" are so bloody impressed by this half American stadium DJ, half children's...

Good idea to have a new screen. Hopefully that will mean bigger subtitles too! I was looking forward to singing along with Sasima's new song, but couldn't read the words. They were too small! Bigger screen, bigger words. It all makes sense. They also spent half the game showing advertising so methi...

Whilst i'm mentioning that wonderful publication https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/11888031_10153514095399500_8051001748172179774_n.jpg?oh=ae16d8023c7c298762805403b05034f3&oe=567DB6AD Am i missing something with the "The last 3" scores published here? Somethin...

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Dave-Royal Wow I was right with the 18,900 only 17 Fans out. 18,917 it was.. and the game Reading Played well

Assuming the attendance was recorded correctly, Is it based on tickets sold or those who turn up?

Would suggest the former...

On the performance, pretty much the same as the Blackburn match. Went into it fearing the worst, came out of it thinking we could and should have got more from the game. The £3m striker was the difference between the sides. It's not easy to find a "20 goal a season" striker - just look at ...

For those abusing HRK, please tell me how Obita (first half) or McCleary were better than him in that match. Not saying HRK was good but he certainly wasn't as bad as people are making out. Obita was shocking on the left wing, and McCleary just like the last few matches has been all flash and no end...

Anyone have a up to date list of players out of contract in the summer? I know on the "other" forum, clyde has a fairly up to date list of players contracts, this is who is marked as out of contract in the summer: Andersen, Mikkel Edwards, Ryan Federici, Adam Gunter, Chris Guthrie, Danny ...

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Press conference in full, for anyone that missed it.

Gonna be at Ascot instead that day. Wasn't a particularly hard decision.

The crowds will keep falling as people find other forms of entertainment they actually enjoy

So wrong. Yes he was. He is like a crab he just goes sideways. Never passes forward shocking dead ball delivery. I fail to see how he gets a game? I missed his first two games. Never seen any impact from him apart from a few long passes that just give the opposition time to organise. Ask any of the...

I've just woken up. Can someone come and let me out of the stadium please?

People need to stop this "Adkins has had no money" BS. In just about a month he brought in Norwood, Cox, Murray, Ferdinand and Mackie. I'd say that's a pretty clear indicator that money is there to spend. In comparison we let ALF, Morro and McCarthy leave. Nobody was outraged or upset to s...

Nice long post but not agreeing at all. If we were getting results, people would be happy and take that. If we weren't, but you could see progress and a development, people would take that too. The style has changed, but it's all foreplay and no penetration. It's slow, boring, and the crowd don't li...

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chilipepper91 If it has taken 125 posts for someone to "talk sense", that implies they are not.

Why?

It's just that all the shit-mongers got in first.......

The ratio of "shit-mongers" to "sense-talkers" is worrying then.

If it has taken 125 posts for someone to "talk sense", that implies they are not.

I posted this over on The Tilehurst End first but here's my analysis... Let's debunk a few myths. 60% possession, 20 shots to 9, 12 corners to 0, and Adkins said in his post-match interview that we had "35 crosses". An outsider might wonder how we lost that game. We may have dominated all ...

My goodness, you lot really are a bunch of mongs. You are always pfucking moaning about something. We won the game....... Stop moaning and start supporting the team.....and that includes the management. You might find you enjoy it a bit more...... In terms of entertainment it was "pfucking&quo...

3-1 Murray (2), Mackie Crowd get restless after we don't score in the first ten minutes Attendance: 15,883 Golden Gamble: both sold "outside the ground" Pre-match video makes an unwelcome return (emo version) Post-match interview: Adkins spends five minutes telling everyone the chances tha...