Karabukspor game on Tuesday

[ankeny]

Any news on the woking game?

[Victor Meldrew]

It'll be interesting to get some 3rd party thoughts on this game (Fordham again?).

I know some don't like it, but Harte's played 2 games (in part) at CB and Tabb was LB. BM having a look I would think.

He's only 'having a look' in case we don't sign any defenders (unlikely) or two get injured. It's nothing more than preparing a last resort.

Not even 'having a look' at Harte at CB if we are to believe McDermott's interview after the first friendly. He categorically stated that Harte was only playing there during these friendlies and that he would be playing at left back again this season. He wasn't quite so definitive about Bryn but still said he was playing at CB as a temporary measure and he knows he wouldn't let us down in an emergency or some very similar phrase.

The side that beat us today were a Turkish top flight Club so it was always going to be a hard game. I assume therefore that the lad who knocked in a hat trick will be receiving a wage far in excess of that which he could earn with Reading otherwise I was thinking he might have been an option as/when Long goes.

He is 30 and has just moved back to Turkey during the summer so hardly likely to want to come to us.
A Turkish international?
Yes one friendly game back in 2008.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Any news on the woking game?

currently Woking 3 Reading 1

[GreaterTorontoRoyal]

Any news on the woking game?

currently Woking 3 Reading 1

CUMMINS OUT! He was crap at TFC as well.

[2.8 lita injection]

The spin on OS is truly remarkable.

[loyalroyal4life]

Friendly results mean absolutely nothing whatsoever.

Apart from against Swindon on the 30th!

[CayeneMatt]

The spin on OS is truly remarkable.

You're right, far too many lovely and wonderfuls in there..

[SpaceCruiser]

Hope we lose 10:1

Anyone who wishes for a such a defeat on his own team is not a real fan.

[dogzbollox]

Hope we lose 10:1 - might force the club to sign some players. Remember the season when we played Chelsea and drew 1:1 and everyone thought that was a great result - it was a crap result as it meant BR could keep on dreaming that the players he had were good enough to do well in the league.

It was 2-2 AND we were 2-0 up.

Crap result against this line up ....

Cech (Turnbull 77); Ivanovic (Bosingwa HT), A. Cole, Terry (c), Carvalho (Alex HT); Mikel, Lampard, Essien (Belletti 65), Deco (Kalou HT); Drogba (Sturridge 65), Anelka (Malouda 65)

He's not saying getting a 2-2 draw agains that team was a "crap result". He meant that it was it was a bad thing to have happened because it papered over some huge cracks.

You missed a bit... we were 2-0 up with 3 minutes to go and it was 2-2..........ahem

[papereyes]

That Lampard's shit though.

[CayeneMatt]

So, from the game we learnt ....

"Jordan Obita was the star of the show as Reading went down 3-1 to Turkish top-flight side Karabukspor." - Sorted, give him a start against Millwall then.

"Michail Antonio was industrious down the right flank, but he struggled to get much quality in to strikers Shane Long and Nicholas Bignall." - No shit? And certainly no change there then.

"Along with Obita, Robson-Kanu and McAnuff were Royals’ stand-out performers." - They need to form part of our midfield this season then...

[RobRoyal]

So, from the game we learnt ....

"Jordan Obita was the star of the show as Reading went down 3-1 to Turkish top-flight side Karabukspor." - Sorted, give him a start against Millwall then.

"Michail Antonio was industrious down the right flank, but he struggled to get much quality in to strikers Shane Long and Nicholas Bignall." - No shit? And certainly no change there then.

"Along with Obita, Robson-Kanu and McAnuff were Royals’ stand-out performers." - They need to form part of our midfield this season then...

Or we could wait and judge them over more than a single 90 minutes of a pre-season game.

[Terminal Boardom]

Someone please explain the hysteria over pre season friendlies.

[Arch]

And god do I hope Fordham is wrong when he said during today's game that if Long is sold he expects McD to make do with what he's got.

Either Fordham or you may have got the wrong end of the stick. BMc has been adamant that if Long goes that will be it in terms of players leaving, not in terms of coming in. It would be an odd remark to say if Long goes we'll make do, as if to imply that if he doesn't go we'll be looking to bring someone else in.

[Silver Fox]

The spin on OS is truly remarkable.

No less remarkable than any negative opinions presented on here, at least the OS were present at the game

[Super Kevin Bremner!]

Would love it if we tried to sign the Turkish fella. They never get a work permit on Champ Manager though.

[Duke the Dog]

Would love it if we tried to sign the Turkish fella. They never get a work permit on Champ Manager though.

Whoah! I'm still scarred from signing Elrhoy Kromheer (sp?) and Peter van Der Flap (Kwaak I mean) after TB2 watched them in a pre-season friendly and decided to buy them. Dear oh dear oh dear!

[RoyalBlue]

And god do I hope Fordham is wrong when he said during today's game that if Long is sold he expects McD to make do with what he's got.

Either Fordham or you may have got the wrong end of the stick. BMc has been adamant that if Long goes that will be it in terms of players leaving, not in terms of coming in. It would be an odd remark to say if Long goes we'll make do, as if to imply that if he doesn't go we'll be looking to bring someone else in.

Really can't make out how you arrive at that latter conclusion. I can't see the 'if Long goes we'll make do with what we've got' implying that in any shape or form.

[Ian Royal]

So, from the game we learnt ....

"Jordan Obita was the star of the show as Reading went down 3-1 to Turkish top-flight side Karabukspor." - Sorted, give him a start against Millwall then.

"Michail Antonio was industrious down the right flank, but he struggled to get much quality in to strikers Shane Long and Nicholas Bignall." - No shit? And certainly no change there then.

"Along with Obita, Robson-Kanu and McAnuff were Royals’ stand-out performers." - They need to form part of our midfield this season then...

Yay, lets play 3 wingers and Kebe can get fcuked.

[Victor Meldrew]

So, from the game we learnt ....

"Jordan Obita was the star of the show as Reading went down 3-1 to Turkish top-flight side Karabukspor." - Sorted, give him a start against Millwall then.

"Michail Antonio was industrious down the right flank, but he struggled to get much quality in to strikers Shane Long and Nicholas Bignall." - No shit? And certainly no change there then.

"Along with Obita, Robson-Kanu and McAnuff were Royals’ stand-out performers." - They need to form part of our midfield this season then...

Just on that last line,where those 3 were the stand-out performers.
Two wingers,McAnuff and Obita plus HRK playing as a striker-all 3 played in the second half when our score tally was 0.
How on earth could they stand out when we didn't score?