Back from the game - Leicester (H)

[Mr Angry]

After Leicester's 1st substitution, they had 7 loanees on the pitch!



I'm amazed thats even allowed!!

[Wycombe Royal]

After Leicester's 1st substitution, they had 7 loanees on the pitch!



I'm amazed thats even allowed!!

I only make it five - Naughton, van Aanholt, Bruma, Yakubu, Kamara - and that is also the maximum allowed hence why Sonko hasn't been featuring for Portsmouth.

[Hampshire Royal]

Is five the number of players on the pitch at the same time, or the number in your squad?

[Hozza]

After Leicester's 1st substitution, they had 7 loanees on the pitch!



I'm amazed thats even allowed!!

I only make it five - Naughton, van Aanholt, Bruma, Yakubu, Kamara - and that is also the maximum allowed hence why Sonko hasn't been featuring for Portsmouth.

Isn't Miguel Vitor also on loan (from Benfica)? In that case when he came on in the 2nd half Leicester had 6 loanees on the pitch until Kamara came off.

[NR_Royal]

They definitely had 6....I SWEAR THAT'S NOT ALLOWED.

[handbags_harris]

And for everyone who was saying (around me anyway), that the ref was rubbish... thats a load of crap, he was strict at the start, set the tone for the game, played advantage well throughout the game.

Except at the end when he blew for a free kick when Long was through on goal. Horrendous non-use of the advantage, absolutely woeful. And I didn't see an apology afterwards, not that he has to but he should have at least acknowledged that he got it wrong. Long was clean through!!!

[Stranded]

They had 6.

Bruma and Van Aanholt from Chelsea, Yakubu from Everton, Kamara from Fulham,Naughton from Spurs, Vitor from Benfica.

Maximum was 5 in a 16 man squad, it may have gone up to 6 in an 18 man but not sure.

EDIT: Appears it's still 5, so unless one of the listed has become a perm signing then they have broken those rules.

[biscuitman]

Maximum was 5 in a 16 man squad, it may have gone up to 6 in an 18 man but not sure.

It hasn't. It's just because the lad from Benfica doesn't count because he's from abroad. The max is 5 from England.

[Bucks Dave]

On the Leicester OS Sven says "When we lost the ball during the second half, it was like a motorway going in the other direction".

Amen to that.

[Stranded]

Maximum was 5 in a 16 man squad, it may have gone up to 6 in an 18 man but not sure.

It hasn't. It's just because the lad from Benfica doesn't count because he's from abroad. The max is 5 from England.

So in theory a club could have 11 loanees playing - 5 from England and 6 from abroad?

[PieEater]

On the Leicester OS Sven says "When we lost the ball during the second half, it was like a motorway going in the other direction".

Amen to that.

Kebe sprinting 90yds in 11 seconds is just incredible. A lot faster players would struggle to do that without dribbling a football.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Leicester fans seemed to like us

http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=72298&st=40

a few with the annoying trait quoting stats, as if saying we scored from 3 of 4 shots on target means we only had 4 good chances in the match.

[The Rouge]

And for everyone who was saying (around me anyway), that the ref was rubbish... thats a load of crap, he was strict at the start, set the tone for the game, played advantage well throughout the game.

Except at the end when he blew for a free kick when Long was through on goal. Horrendous non-use of the advantage, absolutely woeful. And I didn't see an apology afterwards, not that he has to but he should have at least acknowledged that he got it wrong. Long was clean through!!!

True- but fwiw I thought Long had fouled the defender.

[rhroyal]

And for everyone who was saying (around me anyway), that the ref was rubbish... thats a load of crap, he was strict at the start, set the tone for the game, played advantage well throughout the game.

Except at the end when he blew for a free kick when Long was through on goal. Horrendous non-use of the advantage, absolutely woeful. And I didn't see an apology afterwards, not that he has to but he should have at least acknowledged that he got it wrong. Long was clean through!!!

True- but fwiw I thought Long had fouled the defender.

It was 6 of one half a dozen of the other. No decision should have been made either way.

Once the decision was made that Long had been fouled, he should have played advantage anyhow.

Failure on 2 counts. He had a decent enough game otherwise though. Overly fussy and pedantic about where free kicks were taken from etc. Apart from that, not real problems.

[West Stand Man]

And for everyone who was saying (around me anyway), that the ref was rubbish... thats a load of crap, he was strict at the start, set the tone for the game, played advantage well throughout the game.

Except at the end when he blew for a free kick when Long was through on goal. Horrendous non-use of the advantage, absolutely woeful. And I didn't see an apology afterwards, not that he has to but he should have at least acknowledged that he got it wrong. Long was clean through!!!

To be fair to the ref it is strongly arguable that Long was clean through because the defender stopped when he saw the lino flagging.

[Berthwaite]

And for everyone who was saying (around me anyway), that the ref was rubbish... thats a load of crap, he was strict at the start, set the tone for the game, played advantage well throughout the game.

Except at the end when he blew for a free kick when Long was through on goal. Horrendous non-use of the advantage, absolutely woeful. And I didn't see an apology afterwards, not that he has to but he should have at least acknowledged that he got it wrong. Long was clean through!!!

To be fair to the ref it is strongly arguable that Long was clean through because the defender stopped when he saw the lino flagging.

I agree that the one advantage he should have given was when Long was clear on goal. All the other 'advantages' were no advantage to us. Just because you have the ball, doesn't mean you have the advantage - especially when it is two on five.
If the defender stopped because the linesman was waving his flag, he is at fault and I would reprimand him if I were his manager. Only the referee's whistle is a signal to stop playing.

[Whore Jackie]

The lino didn't help the ref though. He flagged and it wasn't immediately clear who had caused the infringement. It was only when the ref subsequently blew the whistle (with Long clear through) that the lino signalled in Reading's favour. Annoying but understandable.

[loyalroyal4life]

Great result against a team that can quite clearly play football, they passed it about really well and it did seem at times like we were the away side.

Having said that we did what was needed and i thought Kebe had a blinder. Griffin excelled and Kish really does look the business at the back so assured!

Looking forward to our biggest game of the season on friday, if we win that I am confident we will go on to take 2nd!

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

Watched this live on the telly with my three girls and the mutt all going potty together. My views:

1) Kebe absolutely destroyed them.
2) Leicester are an enigma. It could have been 4 each at half time.
3) Great defending / blocks and poor finishing from Vassell and Yakubu.
4) Those two Leicester centre backs - are they really professional footballers? Seriously? Seriously crap.
5) Manset needs to some serious fitness work.
6) Griff - great performance, calm, assured, gave Kebe space and I PMSL when he skinned that poncey braided Chelsea chappy
7) Shane - another performance where he worked his nuts off and chased everything

[Archie's penalty]

I watched the highlights on BBC which were great for once. My thoughts:

1) Kebe looked amazing, my hair stood on end when I saw him run.

2) What a set up for the first goal from Long.