An official thank you to the parking space crew.

[Turns8]

That will be the QPR that is ahead of us in the league table then would it?

Or not?

Did you read the comments or just post drivel?

Neither Turns or I said they had put together a better squad than ours, Turns was just suggesting that we QPR were paying more than us and so we couldnt attract players

I was just suggesting that the fact they managed to sign a player that I think is one example of the quality of player that we should have been looking at shows that players are available if you want to bring them in

At a price....

[Southbank Old Boy]

That will be the QPR that is ahead of us in the league table then would it?

Or not?

Did you read the comments or just post drivel?

Neither Turns or I said they had put together a better squad than ours, Turns was just suggesting that we QPR were paying more than us and so we couldnt attract players

I was just suggesting that the fact they managed to sign a player that I think is one example of the quality of player that we should have been looking at shows that players are available if you want to bring them in

At a price....

What price?

They've not spent a lot in transfer fee's the last two seasons, and the best you could come up with in terms of wages included a lad they picked up playing park football

You really should go to bed earlier and stop posting so late as you just end up making a fool of yourself

This season they signed Mahon (rumoured to be 150k), Helguson (500k), Cook (approx 850k), Routledge (600k), plus a few loan signings

That price you talk about doesnt look to great does it?

[floyd__streete]

Sure, we had an excellent first half to the season. But I came out of a good many of those home hammering wondering just how we had beaten the likes of Swansea 4-0, Derby 3-0 for example.....we hadn't looked several goals better on the day,

Our form in the early season was false, we were getting big scorelines and I was thinking 'how've we done that'? It was a freakish run and we weren't earning the scorelines we received

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDet ... 18,00.html

[Archie's penalty]

Sure, we had an excellent first half to the season. But I came out of a good many of those home hammering wondering just how we had beaten the likes of Swansea 4-0, Derby 3-0 for example.....we hadn't looked several goals better on the day,

Our form in the early season was false, we were getting big scorelines and I was thinking 'how've we done that'? It was a freakish run and we weren't earning the scorelines we received

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDet ... 18,00.html

To be honest it's those kind of statements which make me really like Coppell as a man. He's such an honest person. Listening to Nigel Clough's interview about tonight's game on the BBC was interesting to hear his views on Coppell when he was at Citeh. They all wanted him to stay - Clough and Coppell are very similar people in a lot of ways.

Will be sad to see Copps go - even if this season has gone pear-shaped.

[papereyes]

Its not completely pear shaped yet. And its killing me.

[Arch]

Its not completely pear shaped yet. And its killing me.

Maybe it'll turn out to be ski-jump shaped... complete with hurtling off the end into the unknown without a clue how we're going to survive.

[papereyes]

Its not completely pear shaped yet. And its killing me.

Maybe it'll turn out to be ski-jump shaped... complete with hurtling off the end into the unknown without a clue how we're going to survive.

A bit like the Italian Job ...

[brendywendy]

papereyes wrote:
Handful of games left.

At least make a fight of this season and then work out what the club want from their club - 'the next Arsenal' or championship makeweights.

the current squad will not fulfil either criteria

arent the current squad in the championship play off spots as we speak, or am i in some paralell universe?

if so i hope its one where everything tastes like donuts

[Alan Partridge]

papereyes wrote:
Handful of games left.

At least make a fight of this season and then work out what the club want from their club - 'the next Arsenal' or championship makeweights.

the current squad will not fulfil either criteria

arent the current squad in the championship play off spots as we speak, or am i in some paralell universe?
if so i hope its one where everything tastes like donuts

Maybe that's the reason? As to how a team that could on it's day be so dominant in this league at the start of the season be quite so pitiful in 2009?

[brendywendy]

thats it

a worm hole has transposed our team with a team from a universe where reading are really really rubbish

lihe that film where all the lightswitches are on the wrong side of the room and it takes them a while to work it out

[Archie's penalty]

thats it

a worm hole has transposed our team with a team from a universe where reading are really really rubbish

lihe that film where all the lightswitches are on the wrong side of the room and it takes them a while to work it out

I don't think we are rubbish, just clueless. Like a puppy whimpering in a corner not sure what to do with itself...

[Harry Carry]

I am hoping 2 world wars in being ironic with his original post........

[Alan Partridge]

thats it

a worm hole has transposed our team with a team from a universe where reading are really really rubbish

lihe that film where all the lightswitches are on the wrong side of the room and it takes them a while to work it out

I don't think we are rubbish, just clueless. Like a puppy whimpering in a corner not sure what to do with itself...

9th January 2009

Anyone know what this date signifies? (the 4-0 against Watford) (p.s that's not the answer )

[Alan Partridge]

thats it

a worm hole has transposed our team with a team from a universe where reading are really really rubbish

lihe that film where all the lightswitches are on the wrong side of the room and it takes them a while to work it out

I don't think we are rubbish, just clueless. Like a puppy whimpering in a corner not sure what to do with itself...

9th January 2009

Anyone know what this date signifies? (the 4-0 against Watford) (p.s that's not the answer )

Since no one's answered or probably cares

It's the last time a Reading player scored from open play at the Madejski.

Doo doo doo dull and uninspiring

[Archie's penalty]

Since no one's answered or probably cares

It's the last time a Reading player scored from open play at the Madejski.

Doo doo doo dull and uninspiring

Being in the North and only really getting to away games I have a much more rosy picture of things then season ticket holders.

Home games watched: 3 - 0 1 2 2 5 1
Away games watched 4 - 2 2 0 5 3 8

Conclusion: Away games are much better!

[Barry the bird boggler]

So, on which day are we meeting up in the car park this year?

[Schards#2]

So, on which day are we meeting up in the car park this year?

I presume this is some sort of suicide cult.

I'd suggest the day after the play off second leg.