No striker on the horizon

[roadrunner]

Interesting words from Brian McD on the Get Reading website today:

McDermott has also dashed fans’ hopes of bringing in another striker on loan as he puts his trust in Shane Long, Noel Hunt and Simon Church to do the damage up front for Reading,

He added: “I get bored about talking about players coming to the club and listening to people talking about players that aren’t here.”

Those three are no where near enough for us to aim for the play-offs, especially when one of them is so injury prone. As for the getting bored talking about players, that's surely more that he'd fed up not being able to get who he wants.. for what ever reasons they are..

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Lost 1 game so far you bunch of gaybos. If required we will get one in jan. Go support man city if it irks u.

There's an effing big difference between only losing one game and being in with a genuine chance of pushing for promotion. Just how far do they want to let the top teams get away before they realise they have a strike force competing with a bunch of eunuchs to see how many blanks they can fire!

One again the only answer the Madesjki fan club can come up with is to tell other supporters to go and support another team. Still, makes a change from the bogeyman stories about us going bust and disappearing like all those other clubs (which exactly?) have done. There is a sodding long way between Madejski's approach and that of Man City. All most of us 'dissidents' are asking is that the club is allowed to move a bit more into that middle ground.

One question you and you like never seem to answer - how much over budget per year do you think we should be spending?

[Jeffers217]

This confirms that the club have no ambition on even attempting promotion this season. I worry for us if Hunt doesn't regain his fitness. It is blindingly obvious to literally everyone apart from Madejski and Hammond that we are desperate for a striker. Yet again if I was a season ticket holder I would be royally pissed off

[floyd__streete]

It really is a bit ridiculous to write off our current strike-force. All three have perfectly good goals per games ratios at this level...

And ZERO goals from open play this season. By far our weakest department, but of course there is absolutely no-one available in the entire known universe who could possibly improve on the absolute dearth of quality we have now.

[Archie's penalty]

It really is a bit ridiculous to write off our current strike-force. All three have perfectly good goals per games ratios at this level...

And ZERO goals from open play this season. By far our weakest department, but of course there is absolutely no-one available in the entire known universe who could possibly improve on the absolute dearth of quality we have now.

shut it Floyde you negative twat.

[Mike Hunt]

It really is a bit ridiculous to write off our current strike-force. All three have perfectly good goals per games ratios at this level...

And ZERO goals from open play this season. By far our weakest department, but of course there is absolutely no-one available in the entire known universe who could possibly improve on the absolute dearth of quality we have now.

Sig scored from open play...

But he is gone, so I see your point.

[prostak]

our current strike-force...

And ZERO goals from open play this season. By far our weakest department,

Sig scored from open play...

But he is gone, so I see your point.

Uh..

[Arch]

Why do we feed the trolls?

Anyway, wng

[Snowball]

Of course sides that burst suddenly into the box from through-balls
or who have tricky wingers who dribble into the box, will either get
the shots away or often gain a penalty...

Despite a screw-up on the opening day we have a positive GD of 3.

Only 3 clubs have a better GD, QPR 15, Cardiff, 8, Millwall 7


Despite a screw-up on the opening day , before last night's game we were just one point outside the play-off places.
Now we are two points off with a game in hand.

Despite a screw-up on the opening day we are mid-table in terms of goals scored
but JOINT-THIRD best defence behind QPR, Cardiff and up there with Millwall

1 Queens PR 6 2 0.33
2 Cardiff City 6 4 0.67
3 Millwall 6 5 0.83
3 Reading 6 5 0.83
5 Ipswich Town 6 6 1.00

[howser]

The club done a great "spin" on transfer day with the "1 more to come" line and that proved to be Hendrie, we were well done up the tunnel by that one, and as to the doubts of Madejski to get back to the Prem, that has been blatently obvious for the past couple of years.

[Snowball]

In terms of goal supremacy, which in the end is what matters
we are joint fourth in this league, and that's having played against
2 sides in that top 4


1 Queens PR 6 +15 +2.50
2 Cardiff City 6 +8 +1.33
3 Millwall 6 +7 +1.17

4 Burnley 6 +3 +0.50
4 Reading 6 +3 +0.50
4 Scunthorpe 6 +3 +0.50


So AT THE MOMENT. we seem to have traded a little bit of cavalier going-forward, banging-in-the-goals stuff
for a bit more security at the back. But the overall result has lifted us up the table to challenge, despite the
cock-up on Day One of the season. Interesting to see that Scunthorpe, who beat us 1-2 also won at Sheffield Utd 0-4
and have already won 5 games this season (incl 2 cup games). One of their defeats was by QPR, so like us, they have
already played v two of the top five teams. Maybe they are a bit better than we presumed before 3PM Day One?

[strap]

Of course sides that burst suddenly into the box from through-balls
or who have tricky wingers who dribble into the box, will either get
the shots away or often gain a penalty...

Despite a screw-up on the opening day we have a positive GD of 3.

Only 3 clubs have a better GD, QPR 15, Cardiff, 8, Millwall 7


Despite a screw-up on the opening day , before last night's game we were just one point outside the play-off places.
Now we are two points off with a game in hand.

Despite a screw-up on the opening day we are mid-table in terms of goals scored
but JOINT-THIRD best defence behind QPR, Cardiff and up there with Millwall

1 Queens PR 6 2 0.33
2 Cardiff City 6 4 0.67
3 Millwall 6 5 0.83
3 Reading 6 5 0.83
5 Ipswich Town 6 6 1.00

We're 11th in the league the Footbal League uses to determine who gets promoted and relegated. HTH.

[Snowball]

We're 11th in the league the Footbal League uses to determine who gets promoted and relegated. HTH.

Yes, after six games, improving, undefeated in five league games, just a point off seventh place, two off the play-offs with a game in hand, and all this despite losing our opening game.

There's not much wrong with the set-up. We are going to do all right.

[floyd__streete]

shut it Floyde you negative twat.

LOL like I care what you think, aren't you a northern ponce anyway? Go and support f*cking Bury.

[floyd__streete]

In terms of goal supremacy, which in the end is what matters

And there was me thinking it was all settled on league points. I don't care what spin you put on it, our strikers are sub-standard and our weak link.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

We don't need a new striker at the moment.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

We don't need a new striker at the moment.

in about 3 and a half hours, one could be handy though.

[floyd__streete]

We don't need a new striker at the moment.

in about 3 and a half hours, one could be handy though.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

shut it Floyde you negative twat.

LOL like I care what you think, aren't you a northern ponce anyway? Go and support f*cking Bury.

I wonder if that looked better before it was edited?

[Percy's Rocket]

So, effectively, he's saying there is no one out there available who he believes are better than the 3 strikers we already have?

That we can afford.

I also think he's right when he says he's been scouting for 10 years so he knows what he's doing.....

He did make Marcus Williams his first summer signing.

aaah ...but Williams could prove to be the next........Cummins