by quickwingerswife » 01 May 2016 18:24
by Lower West » 01 May 2016 18:28
by tidus_mi2 » 01 May 2016 18:32
by Rea Ding » 01 May 2016 19:09
tidus_mi2 If you want to understand the gap between the Championship and League One, remember when we dicked promotion hopefuls Walsall 4-0 this season?
by RoyalCrisp » 01 May 2016 19:38
Rea Dingtidus_mi2 If you want to understand the gap between the Championship and League One, remember when we dicked promotion hopefuls Walsall 4-0 this season?
Good point this, it has been a poor couple of seasons but the championship is hard to get out of at either end. You have to be really poor and deserve to get relegated if you are in the bottom three, a bad season for us but we are miles better then previous relegation contenders.
by sandman » 01 May 2016 19:41
by Mid Sussex Royal » 01 May 2016 19:57
Lower West Why do we look like relegation candidates?
by AthleticoSpizz » 01 May 2016 19:58
quickwingerswife We watched Reading at Elm Park since the late 50s,then joined the nouveau riches at Madjeski and it has been fantastic. Presently the bubble has burst and we look like a relegation candidate for next season. Please someone put our minds at rest. Where's that ray of sunshine? Please keep Championship status,
by Ian Royal » 01 May 2016 20:12
Lower West Why do we look like relegation candidates?
by Nameless » 01 May 2016 20:46
by Lower West » 01 May 2016 21:25
Mid Sussex RoyalLower West Why do we look like relegation candidates?
Losing comfortably at home to average championship sides like Birmingham and Preston for a start.
Who have we beaten this year?
Oh yes - relegated Bolton in injury time when reduced to 10 men, relegated Charlton with another injury time goal and a Forest side in freefall at the time.
by Lower West » 01 May 2016 21:26
Lower WestMid Sussex RoyalLower West Why do we look like relegation candidates?
Losing comfortably at home to average championship sides like Birmingham and Preston for a start.
Who have we beaten this year?
Oh yes - relegated Bolton in injury time when reduced to 10 men, relegated Charlton with another injury time goal and a Forest side in freefall at the time.
Having seen all four games against Birmingham and Preston this season, i.e. both home and away. They are both ok sides. With ok managers. I'd happily have either Garner or Donaldson in the Reading side.
Bolton away we dominated. They offered no threat at all. Was the day I realised John sulked too much.
Charlton had the firepower of an Arsenal loanee on the day, Sanogo got a hat trick. Something even Blackman never came close to achieving.
Reading are an average Championship side currently. Teams rise and wane. Rebuild is the name of the game
I've got my ticket for Blackburn. Expect to see another formative team on the day.
by Top Flight » 01 May 2016 22:41
RoyalCrispRea Dingtidus_mi2 If you want to understand the gap between the Championship and League One, remember when we dicked promotion hopefuls Walsall 4-0 this season?
Good point this, it has been a poor couple of seasons but the championship is hard to get out of at either end. You have to be really poor and deserve to get relegated if you are in the bottom three, a bad season for us but we are miles better then previous relegation contenders.
... but we have been really poor for the last 2 years bar the first 3 months of this season. I wouldn't say we're miles better than the relegated sides, couldn't score in 180 against MK. There's only so many years you can be this poor and rely on an even worse bottom three, would look at Villa and Charlton this season. It gets you eventually.
We have another squad exodus to deal with this summer, and a manager who I don't think anyone is convinced will last long next season. For that reason I don't expect the Thais to back him the way they did Clarke, given how that worked out. They seem to have huge control over transfer policy, which seems to be the reason Hammond has upped sticks. Feel like we'll end up with a raft of European second division signings like Charlton, like a cheaper version of last summer (we were really balled over by the like of Sa, Fernandez, John, and Hurtado weren't we?).
Speak for yourself mate. i and many others are totally convinced that Brian is the right man for the job. He enjoys huge support from the majority of Reading supporters.
If we want to get our identity back then we need to support Brian. Appointing people like Adkins and Clarke takes us further and further away from the 'Reading Way'.
Brian will sort us out. We should be optimistic for next season. We had far too many players this season with far too many of them temps and players nearing the end of their contracts. Mismanagement from Clarke, Hammond, Howe and the Thais put us in that miserable situation. We had too many players that simply didn't care and didn't have the right character for RFC.
We need a huge clearout and a much smaller, leaner, tight knit group who will all be involved and bought into the vision. A small group of players on longer deals who will fight for each other.
just look at our Centre Midfield department. We had/have: Williams, Norwood, Fernandez, Quinn, Tish, Evans, Kuhl.... Isn't that far too many. Isn't Clarke an idiot for bringing in Fernandez? We clearly didn't need him.
We need to sell a few of those, get a smaller squad, just like we had in our 106 season and then fight....
I don't thinK brian necessarily needs a huge amount of backing from the Thais. the reason we got Brian in was because he can build a good side without spending huge money. Brian has an amazing ability to find those Kevin Doyles and Shane Longs.
Just have some faith. This is not the end of the world. The club and Brian just need our support at the moment. moaning is futile.
If their expensive signings were flops, I worry what we're in for when the window opens this time around. Coupled with a disallusioned fanbase, a dire matchday atmosphere and a squad devoid of confidence, you'll forgive me if I don't accept your statement that we're 'miles better off' than the rest.
by Top Flight » 01 May 2016 23:06
Top FlightRoyalCrispRea Ding Good point this, it has been a poor couple of seasons but the championship is hard to get out of at either end. You have to be really poor and deserve to get relegated if you are in the bottom three, a bad season for us but we are miles better then previous relegation contenders.
... but we have been really poor for the last 2 years bar the first 3 months of this season. I wouldn't say we're miles better than the relegated sides, couldn't score in 180 against MK. There's only so many years you can be this poor and rely on an even worse bottom three, would look at Villa and Charlton this season. It gets you eventually.
We have another squad exodus to deal with this summer, and a manager who I don't think anyone is convinced will last long next season. For that reason I don't expect the Thais to back him the way they did Clarke, given how that worked out. They seem to have huge control over transfer policy, which seems to be the reason Hammond has upped sticks. Feel like we'll end up with a raft of European second division signings like Charlton, like a cheaper version of last summer (we were really balled over by the like of Sa, Fernandez, John, and Hurtado weren't we?). If their expensive signings were flops, I worry what we're in for when the window opens this time around. Coupled with a disallusioned fanbase, a dire matchday atmosphere and a squad devoid of confidence, you'll forgive me if I don't accept your statement that we're 'miles better off' than the rest.
by leon » 01 May 2016 23:09
quickwingerswife We watched Reading at Elm Park since the late 50s,then joined the nouveau riches at Madjeski and it has been fantastic. Presently the bubble has burst and we look like a relegation candidate for next season. Please someone put our minds at rest. Where's that ray of sunshine? Please keep Championship status,
by AthleticoSpizz » 01 May 2016 23:11
by tmesis » 02 May 2016 00:33
Lower West Why do we look like relegation candidates?
by Stranded » 02 May 2016 08:33
tmesisLower West Why do we look like relegation candidates?
31 points from the last 34 games is relegation form, and we'll be without our loan players next year, and may be missing one or two others too.
In other words, we could well be going into pre-season with a squad even worse than this one.
Of course, we have to wait and see who comes in, but it's hard to make a case for any quality coming in. Nobody in charge of the football club seems to be that interested any more.
by paultheroyal » 02 May 2016 09:05
by Pat Butchers Ring » 02 May 2016 09:44
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