Derby Prediction thread

[Only one Trevor Morley]

is this a dream you have had recently?

no

although I once had a dream that a horse called Bobbyjo would win the national and low and behold it did the next day....

[royal.badger]

Chesterfield 1989 please.......

[Alan Partridge]

0-0

[Alan Partridge]

You can tell by this thread that a lot of us still in our hearts think we're going to stay up...

for me its all about a 0-0 at Fratton Park with a late Ashdown/james penalty save and a goal off duberrys backside lateon which we then cling on to....

Birmingham will be 3 up early on just to bring more nervousness to the situation.

So Jeff Stellings day will be something like

Birmingham were the outsiders of three to remain in the Premiership - BUT HAVE MADE THE BEST POSSIBLE START.... over to Alan Mcnally at St Andrews

and now lets look at the league table as it stands - where we see that birmingham are currently in that all important 17th spot.. but I'm sure there are many more twists and turns.

And ANOTHER goal at St Andrews - but where has this one gone Alan Mcnally.....

Well Jeff Mcfadden has scored his first and Birminghams second

Birmingham were clear favourites to go down at 3pm -= but it could be all change now. Another Goal at St Andrews - Alan Mcnally.

Zarate - great movement - Birmingham are on fire........

5 minutes to go

READING FANS stand by your seats. The royals havent scored in over 10 hours of footbalol - BUT THERE HaS BEEN A GOAL AT PRIDE PARK - BUT WHICH WAY HAS IT GONE.

Well Jeff there has been an almight goalmotuh scramble, Robbie Savage went to clear the ball and Michael Duberry who was running back to defend got in the way, it hit him on the backside and in its gone in - 1-0 reading - 4 minutes to go.

LAST MINUTE DRAMA AT FRATTON PARK _ THE FINAL WHISTLES HAVE GONE AT ST ANDREWS AND PRIODE PARK _ CURRENTLY READING ARE STAYING UP. BUT A PENALTY HAS BEEN AWARDED AT FRATTON PARK - WHO ELSE TO TAKE US THROUGH IT BUT CHRIS KAMARA.........

Well Jeff its a penalty to Fulham - totally underserved in my view - Healy was hauled down at least 5 yards outside of the area but mark Clattenburg has pointed to the spot.

Danny Murphy put the ball down jamie Ahsdown making himself big in the goal - he shoots and he scores Jeff brilliant Fulham are saved at the death... But hold on Jeff ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE hes disallowed the penalty becuase Seol seemed to encroach the area before it was taken - so its been taken again Jeff - this will be the last kick of the game. murphy strides up and ASHDOWN HAS PUSHED IT INTO THE BAR AND AWAY. THE FULL TIME WHISTLE HAS GONE AND FULHAM ARE DOWN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE I CANT BELIEVE IT

cut to Jamer Harper being told hes stayed up and going absolutely mental.......... another celebration in the east Midlands.....

and the cow jumped over the moon

[M0J0]

Derby 0-0 Reading

Interviewed after the game Coppell says how delighted he was with a clean sheet.

[readingbedding]

Derby 1 - Reading 3

[rhroyal]

You can tell by this thread that a lot of us still in our hearts think we're going to stay up...

for me its all about a 0-0 at Fratton Park with a late Ashdown/james penalty save and a goal off duberrys backside lateon which we then cling on to....

Birmingham will be 3 up early on just to bring more nervousness to the situation.

So Jeff Stellings day will be something like

Birmingham were the outsiders of three to remain in the Premiership - BUT HAVE MADE THE BEST POSSIBLE START.... over to Alan Mcnally at St Andrews

and now lets look at the league table as it stands - where we see that birmingham are currently in that all important 17th spot.. but I'm sure there are many more twists and turns.

And ANOTHER goal at St Andrews - but where has this one gone Alan Mcnally.....

Well Jeff Mcfadden has scored his first and Birminghams second

Birmingham were clear favourites to go down at 3pm -= but it could be all change now. Another Goal at St Andrews - Alan Mcnally.

Zarate - great movement - Birmingham are on fire........

5 minutes to go

READING FANS stand by your seats. The royals havent scored in over 10 hours of footbalol - BUT THERE HaS BEEN A GOAL AT PRIDE PARK - BUT WHICH WAY HAS IT GONE.

Well Jeff there has been an almight goalmotuh scramble, Robbie Savage went to clear the ball and Michael Duberry who was running back to defend got in the way, it hit him on the backside and in its gone in - 1-0 reading - 4 minutes to go.

LAST MINUTE DRAMA AT FRATTON PARK _ THE FINAL WHISTLES HAVE GONE AT ST ANDREWS AND PRIODE PARK _ CURRENTLY READING ARE STAYING UP. BUT A PENALTY HAS BEEN AWARDED AT FRATTON PARK - WHO ELSE TO TAKE US THROUGH IT BUT CHRIS KAMARA.........

Well Jeff its a penalty to Fulham - totally underserved in my view - Healy was hauled down at least 5 yards outside of the area but mark Clattenburg has pointed to the spot.

Danny Murphy put the ball down jamie Ahsdown making himself big in the goal - he shoots and he scores Jeff brilliant Fulham are saved at the death... But hold on Jeff ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE hes disallowed the penalty becuase Seol seemed to encroach the area before it was taken - so its been taken again Jeff - this will be the last kick of the game. murphy strides up and ASHDOWN HAS PUSHED IT INTO THE BAR AND AWAY. THE FULL TIME WHISTLE HAS GONE AND FULHAM ARE DOWN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE I CANT BELIEVE IT

cut to Jamer Harper being told hes stayed up and going absolutely mental.......... another celebration in the east Midlands.....

That would be amazing. In my third dream on Sunday last night we did go down, but I can't really remember details, the dream revolved around my disappointment and suffering more than the football.

Back to reality, people are forgetting that we have 4 decent chances in the second half against Spurs. Bikey's shot that Zokora deflected over was flying in. Matejovsky was close and then Cerny made saves from Kitson and Rosenior. I know we still didn't score, but it's a massive improvement as the only chances I can think of from the Fulham, Arsenal and Wigan games are Doyle's header and Convey's dribble and shot against Arsenal.

If we are creating again we can score. More to the point, all these chances against Spurs were created with Marek on the pitch who made a huge difference with his ability to keep the ball and switch play, and he is due to start against Derby. I think we'll score.

[rhroyal]

Derby 0-0 Reading

Interviewed after the game Coppell says how delighted he was with a clean sheet.

LOL!

[Magicman]

Derby 0 - 2 Reading with a Kitson double

[floyd__streete]

Derby 1-0 Reading. Darren Moore header from a corner. ReLOLegation.

[rhroyal]

ReLOLegation.

Can somebody explain to me what exactly is funny about relegation?

[floyd__streete]

ReLOLegation.

Can somebody explain to me what exactly is funny about relegation?

People wearing wigs and facepaint crying?

[papereyes]

ReLOLegation.

Can somebody explain to me what exactly is funny about relegation?

The IMMENSE "I told you so" thread that I am going to start?

[brendywendy]

HO HO

what joy

[wolsey]

ReLOLegation.

Can somebody explain to me what exactly is funny about relegation?

People wearing wigs and facepaint crying?

And where will you be when this happens?

[Kes]

After the terrible comments made to the press by certain players/staff at reading about the Derby game, I think Derby deserve to win this one.

1-0.

[wolsey]

After the terrible comments made to the press by certain players/staff at reading about the Derby game, I think Derby deserve to win this one.

1-0.

Which, following the Brum losing, and Pompey stuffing Fulham 8 - 0 will see us safe.

Which as a full blooded (in a strangely wind up merchant way) Reading fan, will obviously delight you immensely

[rhroyal]

ARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH. It's just hit me how much all these predictions and articles are doing my head in, right before my exams too. It seems everywhere I look somebody is trying to guess what's going to happen on Sunday and who's staying up, who's winning the title and all that. I guess that's the Premiership. Anticipation to this extent is a killer though, I just want it to be 5pm on Sunday whatever the score and it will all be over, and we can look forward to watching the Euros with no British team involved.

[thirtyyarder]

Although I have been resigned to relegation for some time, I had one of those dreams when you wake up convinced that it was reality before the cruelty of the actual situation sunk in.

In said dream then I had purposely avoided seeing any results all day before finally summoning the courage to look at SSN, and seeing the headline "Reading battled to a deserved 4 - 0 win, despite being down to 8 men!"

Will get offline before expected newbie slagging comes my way.