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by winchester_royal » 20 Oct 2007 16:20

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


Quite!

They might have the same names but they very definitely aren't the same players!


That isn't what I meant.


i take it you mean the abscence of sidwell?
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by Royal Tezza » 20 Oct 2007 16:21

If we were playing like this and the score was 0-0 i'd be very happy
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by Chaney » 20 Oct 2007 16:21

Wheres Sir Dodger?...unusual for him not to be here when we are losing
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by RoyalBlue » 20 Oct 2007 16:21

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


Quite!

They might have the same names but they very definitely aren't the same players!


That isn't what I meant.


How do you know what I meant?! :wink:
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by holsgrove breaks a leg » 20 Oct 2007 16:21

4-5-1 genius.......

I think you can write off virtually all of our away games bar the bottom 6 or so (ok except sunderland..!!)- ever since Man U we look an absolute pushover away from the mad stad. All we can hope for is maintaining a decent home record, if so it should keep us away from the bottom 3/4. Not much more i can say on a positive note really!!
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by Gordons Cumming » 20 Oct 2007 16:22

Chaney Wheres Sir Dodger?...unusual for him not to be here when we are losing


If he turns up I'm going to get off my chair and hit him.

HTH
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by RoyalBlue » 20 Oct 2007 16:23

No change to the score?

We must be defending that 3-0 scoreline well! :cry:
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by Ups and Downs » 20 Oct 2007 16:24

Fae off- doyle on.
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by winchester_royal » 20 Oct 2007 16:25

Ups and Downs Fae off- doyle on.


surely fae is a better attacking threat than harper?
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by RoyalBlue » 20 Oct 2007 16:25

From the Beeb site:

1558: "Blackburn are a good team but there just seems to be something seriously amiss at Reading."
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1555: Some player rater chat. Top of the Pops at Craven Cottage are Diomansy Kamara and Hameur Bouazza with 7.50.


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Not surprisingly, the top man at Ewood Park is Benni McCarthy with 8.50. Dave Kitson tops Reading's stats with 7.50.


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by shadesrwrf » 20 Oct 2007 16:25

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


Quite!

They might have the same names but they very definitely aren't the same players!


That isn't what I meant.


He's talking about Chelsea Ginger.


Ermm. That's one player. Yes. There are a number of others either not playing this season who did last or, playing this season who didn't last. The idea that it's the same team is laughable.
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by shadesrwrf » 20 Oct 2007 16:27

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


Quite!

They might have the same names but they very definitely aren't the same players!


That isn't what I meant.


i take it you mean the abscence of sidwell?


No, I don't.
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by Royal Rother » 20 Oct 2007 16:28

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


Quite!

They might have the same names but they very definitely aren't the same players!


That isn't what I meant.


i take it you mean the abscence of sidwell?

A more sensible interpretation would have been that we are missing Little. He was our talisman last year, not Sidwell.
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by RoyalBlue » 20 Oct 2007 16:28

Every cloud has a silver lining.

It's starting to look less likely that we will have to endure two games v Watford next season!
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by Gordons Cumming » 20 Oct 2007 16:28

The key is confidence.

With confidence we can just compete.

Without we're outclassed.

Simple.

Need better quality players in all positions.

.............or get some more confidence.

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by Ups and Downs » 20 Oct 2007 16:28

Crap pass from Gunnar with Reading players in space.
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by 79Royal » 20 Oct 2007 16:28

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


OK, so we are missing Sidwell, but he wasn't the sole reason why we did so well last season. We've seem to have lost that hunger that everyone was talking about. That's the worst thing for me. I can take getting beaten if we are giving it everything, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
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by Ups and Downs » 20 Oct 2007 16:29

Fook! Duberry hits the underside of the crossbar with a header!
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by RoyalBlue » 20 Oct 2007 16:29

Gordons Cumming The key is confidence.

With confidence we can just compete.

Without we're outclassed.

Simple.

Need better quality players in all positions.

.............or get some more confidence.

HTH


Aren't sports scientists meant to sort the confidence thing?!

If not, perhaps we should revert to Uri!!

Ups and Downs Fook! Duberry hits the underside of the crossbar with a header!


Whose crossbar?!
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by shadesrwrf » 20 Oct 2007 16:30

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79Royal The fact is, the players are the same ones who got us to eighth last season.


I've seen this written a few times. Anybody who actually believes the statement can you please explain how it's possible to say it and keep a straight face?


OK, so we are missing Sidwell, but he wasn't the sole reason why we did so well last season. We've seem to have lost that hunger that everyone was talking about. That's the worst thing for me. I c


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!

Could somebody please call me an ambulance?
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