HOW ARE WE GONNA GET OUT OF THIS SH*T-ST8?

[Huntley & Palmer]

LOL @ the normal over reaction on here. A draw would have been a huge result last night, the key games are against those around us. Barnsley on Saturday is a huge game and we all need to get behind the team

[CMRoyal]

It's not an overreaction and we didn't even get close to a draw. The less we battle against better teams, the greater the pressure on games against those around us leading to the likelihood of more bottled performances such as the one against Plymouth.

[Hoop Blah]

I bet Brendan is having a jolly good laugh at home in Purley at the moment

Fair play if he is, cos it's his fault Reading are where they are.

He's left McDermott with a dire squad that is top heavy with central midfielders, has next to no decent attacking options, no specialist right back and little cover or choice at centre half.

McDermott has addressed certain areas of the squad but until Reading find a decent formula going forward they are absolutely going down.

Going over old ground a bit, but that was kind of the situation that Rodgers was left with when he took over. He tried to address some of them, with limited success of course, and with his hands tied to a certain extent.

There where only so many changes that could be made, but the right back issue was a major problem as was the forwards not being able to put a decent percentage of chances away. Considering how limited our goal scoring was previously I think that was moving in the rigth direction but was still THE main problem we faced.

I would like to see a new manager come in but I have already resigned myself to the fact McDermott is getting the job. 2 cup wins and the bloke is brilliant despite not pickign up a single win in the league, and anyone thinking Barnsley is just going to be a walkover is very much mistaken. They are a totally different side to the one Reading beat earlier in the season...since the new manager has gone in.

Totally agree. Ever since we dithered after sacking Rodgers it was pretty clear that McDermott was probably getting the job. The only alternative is we appoint someone like Megson with the understanding that basically he only has the squad he has to work with.

As for how we get out of the mess...it sounds like we have the budget to get at least one more player in on loan. I wouldn't mind that one player being David Healy or Jack Wilshere. Healy to give us another experienced goalscorer to throw into the mix and Wilshere to give us another creative midfielder who can play anywhere and score goals at the same time. Maybe a bit pie in the sky with that but who knows...

[Terminal Boardom]

Good morning. In less than an hour, supporters from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest relegation battle in the history of the CCC. "Championship." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the 27th January, and you will once again be fighting for our status... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from relegation. We are fighting for our right to compete. To exist. And should we win the day, the 27th January will no longer be known as an Armenian Goat-Herders holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Non-Relegation Day!


I'll get my coat

[Focher]

RALLY ROUND THE FLAG AND BACK THE BOYZ

[Maguire]

LOL @ the normal over reaction on here. A draw would have been a huge result last night, the key games are against those around us. Barnsley on Saturday is a huge game and we all need to get behind the team

Getting behind the team will, of course, involve sitting with our arms crossed LOLing at how shit we are.

I agree though that not much has changed since this time yesterday (apart from being a game closer to relegation of course). The team needs to prive in the next few games that it wants to stay in this division. It's good enough, just needs to want it enough.

[surrounded by saints]

Can't someone just teach our strikers to score?

Or is that a silly question?

or.... sell somebody,and do what saints have and sign someone who knows how to get the ball between the posts!! £175 for barnard was a bargain risk worth taking in my opinion.maybe we should have got pards back

[Terminal Boardom]

Can't someone just teach our strikers to score?

Or is that a silly question?

or.... sell somebody,and do what saints have and sign someone who knows how to get the ball between the posts!! £175 for barnard was a bargain risk worth taking in my opinion.maybe we should have got pards back

Pardew got us Butler and Curo. He has now got Lambert and Barnard for the Saints. This has been posted elsewhere. Meanwhile, on planet grape-peeler, the cloth cutting goes on and BMcD bemoans the fact that anyone coming in will only be on loan. Why do we bother?

[winchester_royal]

I'm not so sure when I read between the lines of what McDermot is saying about fight and pulling together. We are clearly not 'up' for games such as these - treating them as write-offs, as you yourself have. But as our first two games under him, and those against Liverpool, showed that we can nick the odd point from some of these teams. Even Brian admits that last night was a lost opportunity given the chances we had and how the Blades played. Time to get those blinkers off and realise that we can't write any game off from hereonin - the players seemingly aren't rising to certain occasions and if McDermott can't make them do it, he must do the decent thing and make way for someone who can.

At least we're creating chances, and showing that we are able to get points from these games. The goals will start going in eventually, if it's too late then sod it, we'll start again from League 1 (which coincidentally has done wonders for teams like Leicester and Norwich). But I don't think there's much more BMc, or any new manager, could do ATM.

[Alan Partridge]

I'm not so sure when I read between the lines of what McDermot is saying about fight and pulling together. We are clearly not 'up' for games such as these - treating them as write-offs, as you yourself have. But as our first two games under him, and those against Liverpool, showed that we can nick the odd point from some of these teams. Even Brian admits that last night was a lost opportunity given the chances we had and how the Blades played. Time to get those blinkers off and realise that we can't write any game off from hereonin - the players seemingly aren't rising to certain occasions and if McDermott can't make them do it, he must do the decent thing and make way for someone who can.

At least we're creating chances, and showing that we are able to get points from these games. The goals will start going in eventually, if it's too late then sod it, we'll start again from League 1 (which coincidentally has done wonders for teams like Leicester and Norwich). But I don't think there's much more BMc, or any new manager, could do ATM.

That was has been said since the opening day of the season, 20 odd games later still waiting.

[winchester_royal]

I'm not so sure when I read between the lines of what McDermot is saying about fight and pulling together. We are clearly not 'up' for games such as these - treating them as write-offs, as you yourself have. But as our first two games under him, and those against Liverpool, showed that we can nick the odd point from some of these teams. Even Brian admits that last night was a lost opportunity given the chances we had and how the Blades played. Time to get those blinkers off and realise that we can't write any game off from hereonin - the players seemingly aren't rising to certain occasions and if McDermott can't make them do it, he must do the decent thing and make way for someone who can.

At least we're creating chances, and showing that we are able to get points from these games. The goals will start going in eventually, if it's too late then sod it, we'll start again from League 1 (which coincidentally has done wonders for teams like Leicester and Norwich). But I don't think there's much more BMc, or any new manager, could do ATM.

That was has been said since the opening day of the season, 20 odd games later still waiting.

That's a worry, of course it is, but sadly there's not alot we can do about it apart from hope the luck starts going our way.

League 1 is not the end of the world however, and could well be what we need in terms of rebuilding for the future.

[Alan Partridge]

Again not trying to be too provactive about this w_r but people said that about going down to the CHampionship. How many relegations does it take for the building work to start?

The thing Reading could do about it is sign a striker with some proven track record behind him, a Healy, Forest have a million strikers nick one of theirs. If Reading go with their current crop of 'strikers' then it's going to be a long 20 games.

[Hoop Blah]

Again not trying to be too provactive about this w_r but people said that about going down to the CHampionship. How many relegations does it take for the building work to start?

The thing Reading could do about it is sign a striker with some proven track record behind him, a Healy, Forest have a million strikers nick one of theirs. If Reading go with their current crop of 'strikers' then it's going to be a long 20 games.

Agree AP, he only forward we have can consistently score goals is Rasiak and his alround game means the other 10 have to carry him too much, which for a team struggling is asking a bit too much.

One thing Rodgers seemed to have right at one point was finding a way of playing that covered for Rasiaks limitations whilst also getting him on the pitch enough to notch at a decent rate. I'm not sure we can really afford to carry him.

I said last summer that any side looking to Church and Long (and Hunt too) to be consistent and regular scorers was going to be in trouble. Something needs to be done to address the problem of goals, and it has to work.

I think we probably have ten games left that we have a decent chance of winning. We might pick up the odd freakish result like a win at Leicester or Ipswhich, but bascially we need to win the majority of those winable games. I can't see that happening with the current strikeforce.

If we were to go down we'd lose even more money, even more players, and even more supporters. This is a massive couple of months for the future of the club, as coming back from a fall from the Premiership to League 1 will be almost impossible and I'm not sure how we could sustain running the squad and club infrastructure on League 1 revenues.

...it's squeaky bum time!

[Terminal Boardom]

Again not trying to be too provactive about this w_r but people said that about going down to the CHampionship. How many relegations does it take for the building work to start?

The thing Reading could do about it is sign a striker with some proven track record behind him, a Healy, Forest have a million strikers nick one of theirs. If Reading go with their current crop of 'strikers' then it's going to be a long 20 games.

Agree AP, he only forward we have can consistently score goals is Rasiak and his alround game means the other 10 have to carry him too much, which for a team struggling is asking a bit too much.

One thing Rodgers seemed to have right at one point was finding a way of playing that covered for Rasiaks limitations whilst also getting him on the pitch enough to notch at a decent rate. I'm not sure we can really afford to carry him.

I said last summer that any side looking to Church and Long (and Hunt too) to be consistent and regular scorers was going to be in trouble. Something needs to be done to address the problem of goals, and it has to work.

I think we probably have ten games left that we have a decent chance of winning. We might pick up the odd freakish result like a win at Leicester or Ipswhich, but bascially we need to win the majority of those winable games. I can't see that happening with the current strikeforce.

If we were to go down we'd lose even more money, even more players, and even more supporters. This is a massive couple of months for the future of the club, as coming back from a fall from the Premiership to League 1 will be almost impossible and I'm not sure how we could sustain running the squad and club infrastructure on League 1 revenues.

...it's squeaky bum time!

repeat 1,000,000,000,000 times "We are a well run club"

[Maguire]

I think we probably have ten games left that we have a decent chance of winning

Not a big fan of this mentality to be honest. We could beat anybody in this league and whilst some fixtures are obviously harder than others, you have to go into every one looking to win.

Not many foresaw a win away at Preston, for example.

[Terminal Boardom]

I think we probably have ten games left that we have a decent chance of winning

Not a big fan of this mentality to be honest. We could beat anybody in this league and whilst some fixtures are obviously harder than others, you have to go into every one looking to win.

Not many foresaw a win away at Preston, for example.

TBF, Preston absolutely battered us in the second half. I still can't believe that we nicked 3 points from Dumpdale.

And, anyone who says that we are too good to go down needs to look in the mirror and have a serious think about mental health care.

[Silver Fox]

Simple. Madesjski out. Wont happen but thats what it'll take. Otherwise we're going down.

Enough money to go on a luxury holiday in the canary islands somewhere, can't even spend a fiver on the team.

Idiot.

LOLz you're really stupid

[Hoop Blah]

I think we probably have ten games left that we have a decent chance of winning

Not a big fan of this mentality to be honest. We could beat anybody in this league and whilst some fixtures are obviously harder than others, you have to go into every one looking to win.

Not many foresaw a win away at Preston, for example.

Totally agree, and apart from a few games I think we have a chance of winning any game in this league. However, we have a far greater chance of winning at home to Barnsley this weekend than we do winning at Cardiff in April.

I think we have to go into every game thinking we can win it, and doing everything we can to pick up 3 points, but realistically there are times when you have to pick you battles a bit, and games that if we don't win we're letting good chances pass us by.

[winchester_royal]

Again not trying to be too provactive about this w_r but people said that about going down to the CHampionship. How many relegations does it take for the building work to start?

The thing Reading could do about it is sign a striker with some proven track record behind him, a Healy, Forest have a million strikers nick one of theirs. If Reading go with their current crop of 'strikers' then it's going to be a long 20 games.

Hmm. League 1 is (IMO) a better place for us to rebuild, mainly because we have 5 or 6 youngsters who have proven they can do the business in that league. Church, Sig, Karacan, Pearce, Davies, HRK, Henry, Antonio, McCarthy, Andersen etc have all shown they are quality players at that level, and with the right manager, we could well get a team going that will win L1, and put us in a good position for a real crack at the Championship. That will be the positive spin I'll be putting on relegation anyway.

[Maguire]

I think we probably have ten games left that we have a decent chance of winning

Not a big fan of this mentality to be honest. We could beat anybody in this league and whilst some fixtures are obviously harder than others, you have to go into every one looking to win.

Not many foresaw a win away at Preston, for example.

TBF, Preston absolutely battered us in the second half. I still can't believe that we nicked 3 points from Dumpdale

We did though, and that's the point. Or three points in fact.