Charlton (A) Match Thread

[Royalwaster]

We did a lot of that in the season we got promoted - i.e. winning narrowly despite being outplayed. That's why many people on here say we won the league despite not being the best team. But it is a results business and if you get wins, who cares whether you looked good to do so. Let's hope we continue churning out the wins and get us closer to the play-off places. Looking at the table now if we win our game in hand (easy win against 'boro), that would take us to 9 behind ... possible, but unlikely.

[royalp-we]

Oh the ups and downs of supporting Reading

Not getting carried away, we are far from how we could be performing with these players. But for being a sat placid in mid table, we really are having an interesting season what with changing manager, losing our top scorers, signing two new strikers, a great cup run (again) and getting us all giddy for beating the bottom side

I bloody love this club

[Snowball]

Since Brian returned his win percentage is

43.75%

Here are the recent RFC Managers

49.34 Brian McDermott (Excluding Premiership) W75 D39 L38
48.34 Alan Pardew
44.97 Brian McDermott (Previous Reign including Prem)
44.33 Steve Coppell (includes Prem)
43.75 Brian McDermott (this reign) <<<<<<<<<<

43.17 Mark McGhee
39.32 Ian Barefoot
39.82 Maurice Evans
38.57 Ian Porterfield
36.25 Nigel Adkins
36.22 Jimmy Quinn
36.22 Mick Gooding
35.19 Steve Clarke
33.33 Kevin Dillon
30.00 Terry Bullivant
29.41 Tommy Burns
26.09 Brendan Rodgers

[Hendo]

So our starting line up has a combined 5 league goals between them.

It's going to be a thrilling high octane goal fest!

To be fair Ian. You called it.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Let's not get carried by the defensive display, we've been rock solid recently

Occasionally you can get a mental game where both teams lose their heads and the managers are pretty powerless to tighten things up. 4 goals away, job done

[marlowuk]

Since Brian returned his win percentage is

43.75%

Here are the recent RFC Managers

49.34 Brian McDermott (Excluding Premiership) W75 D39 L38
48.34 Alan Pardew
44.97 Brian McDermott (Previous Reign including Prem)
44.33 Steve Coppell (includes Prem)
43.75 Brian McDermott (this reign) <<<<<<<<<<

43.17 Mark McGhee
39.32 Ian Barefoot
39.82 Maurice Evans
38.57 Ian Porterfield
36.25 Nigel Adkins
36.22 Jimmy Quinn
36.22 Mick Gooding
35.19 Steve Clarke
33.33 Kevin Dillon
30.00 Terry Bullivant
29.41 Tommy Burns
26.09 Brendan Rodgers

You missed out Steve C (excluding prem). And you also missed Nigel Adkins (excluding prem).

[Snowball]

The figures for all the others I got off a website
I calculated Brian McDermott's so was able to separate the three scores

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Since Brian returned his win percentage is

43.75%

Here are the recent RFC Managers

49.34 Brian McDermott (Excluding Premiership) W75 D39 L38
48.34 Alan Pardew
44.97 Brian McDermott (Previous Reign including Prem)
44.33 Steve Coppell (includes Prem)
43.75 Brian McDermott (this reign) <<<<<<<<<<

43.17 Mark McGhee
39.32 Ian Barefoot
39.82 Maurice Evans
38.57 Ian Porterfield
36.25 Nigel Adkins
36.22 Jimmy Quinn
36.22 Mick Gooding
35.19 Steve Clarke
33.33 Kevin Dillon
30.00 Terry Bullivant
29.41 Tommy Burns
26.09 Brendan Rodgers

You missed out Steve C (excluding prem). And you also missed Nigel Adkins (excluding prem).

[Ian Royal]

The only Steve C.... Coppell

[marlowuk]

The only Steve C.... Coppell

Oops - yes - In abbreviating to Steve C I had forgotten about Steve Clarke!! So soon!!

[harry]

The only Steve C.... Coppell

Oops - yes - In abbreviating to Steve C I had forgotten about Steve Clarke!! So soon!!

Who?

[royalp-we]

Judging by previous 6th place finishers (between 68 to 78pts) we would need to win around 10 games to be in with a sniff.

Today was our 11th win of the season.

just enjoy the football.

[Snowball]

On overall form so far, Wednesday should finish on 74, Derby on 76

If, instead they average 1.5 points per game they will end up on 73 & 75

For Reading to get to 74 requires winning our game in hand (Boro) and
also averaging 2.33 points per game for the other 12.

Derby WERE imploding, then seemed to have stopped the rot, but
managed to lose to a poorest Wolves, so maybe, MAYBE they might
drop out of the race, and then 70-71 might scrape in to sixth.

But it looks close to impossible, and would take the kind of run
Brian managed to win the league.

If (a massive IF) Reading made the play-offs they would have monster momentum.

They are 100-1 to win the play-offs

[Ascotexgunner]

We would have lost that post Clarke and that Fulham game when we went on that horrendous run. Brian is slowly turning it around and giving the team fight again. So pleased we got him back.

[Ian Royal]

On overall form so far, Wednesday should finish on 74, Derby on 76

If, instead they average 1.5 points per game they will end up on 73 & 75

For Reading to get to 74 requires winning our game in hand (Boro) and
also averaging 2.33 points per game for the other 12.

Derby WERE imploding, then seemed to have stopped the rot, but
managed to lose to a poorest Wolves, so maybe, MAYBE they might
drop out of the race, and then 70-71 might scrape in to sixth.

But it looks close to impossible, and would take the kind of run
Brian managed to win the league.

If (a massive IF) Reading made the play-offs they would have monster momentum.

They are 100-1 to win the play-offs

We'd be aa shambles if we went up. Let's finish the season positively and see where we are for next year. I'd rather spend a decade down here than go up half cocked and get totally found out again.

[Ouroboros]

If (a massive IF) Reading made the play-offs they would have monster momentum.

You could say the same about every shit team in the division.

[Maneki Neko]

On overall form so far, Wednesday should finish on 74, Derby on 76

If, instead they average 1.5 points per game they will end up on 73 & 75

For Reading to get to 74 requires winning our game in hand (Boro) and
also averaging 2.33 points per game for the other 12.

Derby WERE imploding, then seemed to have stopped the rot, but
managed to lose to a poorest Wolves, so maybe, MAYBE they might
drop out of the race, and then 70-71 might scrape in to sixth.

But it looks close to impossible, and would take the kind of run
Brian managed to win the league.

If (a massive IF) Reading made the play-offs they would have monster momentum.

They are 100-1 to win the play-offs

We'd be aa shambles if we went up. Let's finish the season positively and see where we are for next year. I'd rather spend a decade down here than go up half cocked and get totally found out again.

ridiculous

id trade a Wembley win for a year of getting thrashed in the prem.

100%

[genome]

Interesting question. I wouldn't take a decade of staying in the Championship as Ian describes, but I'm not sure I would trade a cup win for promotion this year, considering we've been in the Prem recently, and I've never seen us win at Wembley.

I'd take the Wembley win. Spin off poll

[Maneki Neko]

Oh the ups and downs of supporting Reading

Not getting carried away, we are far from how we could be performing with these players. But for being a sat placid in mid table, we really are having an interesting season what with changing manager, losing our top scorers, signing two new strikers, a great cup run (again) and getting us all giddy for beating the bottom side

I bloody love this club

non stop rollercoaster for as long as I remember

[Ian Royal]

On overall form so far, Wednesday should finish on 74, Derby on 76

If, instead they average 1.5 points per game they will end up on 73 & 75

For Reading to get to 74 requires winning our game in hand (Boro) and
also averaging 2.33 points per game for the other 12.

Derby WERE imploding, then seemed to have stopped the rot, but
managed to lose to a poorest Wolves, so maybe, MAYBE they might
drop out of the race, and then 70-71 might scrape in to sixth.

But it looks close to impossible, and would take the kind of run
Brian managed to win the league.

If (a massive IF) Reading made the play-offs they would have monster momentum.

They are 100-1 to win the play-offs

We'd be aa shambles if we went up. Let's finish the season positively and see where we are for next year. I'd rather spend a decade down here than go up half cocked and get totally found out again.

ridiculous

id trade a Wembley win for a year of getting thrashed in the prem.

100%

Hmmm.... a Wembley win is tempting, but I'll take that in the FA Cup and avoid the getting thrashed every week.