Kelly suffers from needing 3 extra touches before he can do anything. He's too slow in his decision making. A young player doesn't lose ability overnight but they can lose confidence. No one said that about him in his first breakthrough season at all. He knew exactly what he wants to do with the ba...

Rakels was an owners signing as well. McDermott wanted Conor Washington that window, did the ground work and then the owners pulled the plug to go for the cheap option in Rakels. https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/reading-fc-transfers-mcdermott-talks-10760832 Whether Washingt...

Currently doing a remarkable job for a struggling team, it's thought his physical presence could be a real asset for us in the upcoming games, especially away when we can only go one up top. Seems like a risk-free signing to challenge Meite as a target man, would suit Gomes intended style of play t...

Despite the scoreline and the negative dross from some of the blinkered dinosaurs on this thread I was very pleased with what I saw today. We created chances, we had chances and we looked a threat. We won't be playing Man Utd in the Championship so if we can play like that I'm certain we will stay u...

my bro and Lancs Royal on the tram to OT................"loads of Royals around" Ahh sweet Lancs, I miss the glory days of the chat room and her. Not a bad XI considering. Swift in the right place... Kelly back in. Best central defence combo bar maybe the untried Moore-Blackett. Whilst gi...

Can anyone shed any light on the Gomes Vs Dellor post match interview?

I missed it but there were a few interesting comments on Twitter.

He has been good at CB. I’d go as far as to say looked the best CB in the games I’ve watched this year Imagine everyone is up for sale pretty much, but he wouldn’t be top of the list of people I’d like to see out the door Agreed. He's a natural CB anyway and that's where he's played throughout most...

Sutekh Well that’s Clement sold off in January then.

Liam Kelly more likely.

If you didn’t like Stam... bad news; if you didn’t like Stam...stay away! (Good riddance to you) ! I didn't like Stam and if the style of play is anything like it was under Stam I will be staying away. Another 20 year + season ticket holder no longer attending, to add to the list That's a bit lazy ...

Bacuna is a oxf*rd awful player. Glad to see the back of him for 3 games. Agreed. Thinks he is alot better than he is. 23rd end of December, I am really worried now... It's funny you say that as Mick Gooding said he's been our best player this season. I don't understand how the opinions can be at s...

Evans and Branfoot I can't comment. But I'd be really grateful if we could stop with the ludicrous apples and oranges comparisons... and the daft argument that it's invalid to think an appointment is poor just because an anecdotal sample of not comparable inexperienced managers did well. McGhee - i...

Neither did Maurice Evans', or Ian Branfoot's, or Mark McGhee's, or Alan Pardew's, or Brian McDermott's. Brendan Rodgers' appointmemt met with popular approval though. Evans and Branfoot I can't comment. But I'd be really grateful if we could stop with the ludicrous apples and oranges comparisons.....

He's done better but he's never really been on anyone's radar and they're are better managers we could have gone for. Stepping into the unforgiving arena of the Championship isn't the place to cut ones teeth. Nothing is his track record to suggest he's stayed long enough anywhere to have actually b...

I really hope I am proved wrong but my prediction is that he gets us relegated and that we sack him at the end of the season and appoint someone like Ainsworth who has League 1 experience. Mad appointment IMO. Spot on. His "record", such as it is, is pathetic in the extreme. Couple of scr...

For an example of how little money can affect the Reading manager odds, some weirdo started a rumour on Twitter about Leonardo Jardim, got about 10 likes, and now Jardim is fourth favourite at 12/1. :lol: There's more chance of us getting Leonardo Di Caprio. I bet whoever started this thought that ...

For an example of how little money can affect the Reading manager odds, some weirdo started a rumour on Twitter about Leonardo Jardim, got about 10 likes, and now Jardim is fourth favourite at 12/1. :lol: There's more chance of us getting Leonardo Di Caprio. I bet whoever started this thought that ...

Novakovich marked his return from injury with an assist for Fortuna on the weekend. He played really well too! His development has been quite astonishing and he really is the sort of player we need. He's a threat on the ground, in the air, he can hold up play, take people on and is tactically very a...

It's not that hard. The hard bit is keeping it fit, and it's not brilliant in any case. ...............Jaakkola Yiadom..Ilori..Moore..Obita ....Rinomhota..Ezatolahi Meite....Bacuna.......Baldock ............Bodvarsson Has to be close to agreeable. Lacks invention. I'd drop one of Meite, Baldock or ...

Honestly think the club just need to stump up for Jokanovic. Fulham were in a similar position to us when he took over and he got them promoted. I think it would raise attendances from the off, the football would be better, the atmosphere around the club would improve. It's a no brainer for me. Yup...

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Old Man Andrews Hearing from a source that Castro is staying in Portugal. He will not be coming to Reading.

Heard the same.

You have no sources.

You haven't seen my kitchen cupboard mate.