Middlesbrough v Reading Match Thread

[rob the royal]

I've turned it off! We always struggle when I watch any of our games on the interweb.
We should see a change in fortunes now.

yeh, i may switch off too, i'll see if u turning off makes a difference first though

[Bristol Royalz]

It´s been a very poor game, 0-0 would be fair at the moment.

I do agree with getting Kitson on, I still feel Long is a bit off on technique.

[rob the royal]

we can win games with long an lita, but i think our chances must be greater with kitson on, as we've got two very similar strikers up front. will just have to wait and see. a hat-trick for kitson against man u an i'm sure he'll be back in the side!

[Victor Meldrew]

I think Long instead of Kitson is a mistake.

Certainly looks that way so far. Let's hope Shane can turn this round.

I was surprised also. Looks like the gently gently approach regarding Kitson's fitness.

Not that gently,gently playing on his own up front away at Man Utd.
Why on earth he would play Long ahead of our best striker I can't fathom,unless suddenly the FA Cup has become our main target.

[G Force 1871]

kitson and dela please steve

For who?

[Archie's penalty]

I think Long instead of Kitson is a mistake.

Certainly looks that way so far. Let's hope Shane can turn this round.

I was surprised also. Looks like the gently gently approach regarding Kitson's fitness.

Not that gently,gently playing on his own up front away at Man Utd.
Why on earth he would play Long ahead of our best striker I can't fathom,unless suddenly the FA Cup has become our main target.

Maybe it's a tricky Coppell ploy - the FA cup was the priority after all

[Royal Rother]

Apart from the goal I thought Duberry did well, and I feel there were enough promising signs to indicate we can still get something from the game.

Lita 49mins
Harper 68mins

[cmonurz]

You can get 3/1 on the draw now on BetFair - decent value I feel. Only one down, we have scored 28 in our last 11 games, and only failed to score a couple of times.

[Eastside_royal]

kitson and dela please steve

For who?

doobs

[Archie's penalty]

We can get a draw or more - we just need to show more invention and drive.

Pretty silly to be playing long in this kind of game but you never know he may pop up with a goal.

remember one point in the match when hunt had a chance to cross and saw lita and long and put in a crap one. With kitson it would have been different...

[willz_royal]

FFS LITA!

and coppell, no kitson, why not?

[Coppelled Streets]

I think Long instead of Kitson is a mistake.

Certainly looks that way so far. Let's hope Shane can turn this round.

I was surprised also. Looks like the gently gently approach regarding Kitson's fitness.

Not that gently,gently playing on his own up front away at Man Utd.
Why on earth he would play Long ahead of our best striker I can't fathom,unless suddenly the FA Cup has become our main target.

But it may be the case that Kitson can not play each and every game, even at 'full' fitness.

[Royal Tezza]

Try getting your foot over it Leroy

[G Force 1871]

[quote="Archie's penalty"]We can get a draw or more - we just need to show more invention and drive.

Pretty silly to be playing long in this kind of game but you never know he may pop up with a goal.

remember one point in the match when hunt had a chance to cross and saw lita and long and put in a crap one. With kitson it would have been different...[/quote]

Thats a load of crap, Leroy is one of the best headerers of the ball we have. Hunts crossing is always crap

[Royal Rother]

Pleeeease put Long out of his misery. Not his day.

[Archie's penalty]

We can get a draw or more - we just need to show more invention and drive.

Pretty silly to be playing long in this kind of game but you never know he may pop up with a goal.

remember one point in the match when hunt had a chance to cross and saw lita and long and put in a crap one. With kitson it would have been different...[/quote]

Thats a load of crap, Leroy is one of the best headerers of the ball we have. Hunts crossing is always crap

[Platypuss]

Very open game now - next goal wins, I feel.

Need to have more shots though. Time for Super Dave.

[cmonurz]

We can get a draw or more - we just need to show more invention and drive.

Pretty silly to be playing long in this kind of game but you never know he may pop up with a goal.

remember one point in the match when hunt had a chance to cross and saw lita and long and put in a crap one. With kitson it would have been different...[/quote]

Thats a load of crap, Leroy is one of the best headerers of the ball we have. Hunts crossing is always crap

[G Force 1871]

Kits'on.................. do ya get it!!!

[Archie's penalty]

YES KITSON ON!