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by Alan Partridge » 20 Oct 2007 23:59
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 00:03
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:06
The whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 00:14
by leon » 21 Oct 2007 00:15
The whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:18
leonThe whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
It doesn't take an expert to understand our current situation. We didn't replace Sidwell and are suffering from not having Little holding the ball up and being able to take full backs on, home and away. Sonkos absence has also hit us as well.
We are where we are. Pissing our pants like a bunch of school girls and giving up won't help, so TWYI LOL away but I think we're good enough to stay up, we just need to stop conceding, I think Sonko will be key to this...
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 00:23
by leon » 21 Oct 2007 00:26
Alan PartridgeleonThe whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
It doesn't take an expert to understand our current situation. We didn't replace Sidwell and are suffering from not having Little holding the ball up and being able to take full backs on, home and away. Sonkos absence has also hit us as well.
We are where we are. Pissing our pants like a bunch of school girls and giving up won't help, so TWYI LOL away but I think we're good enough to stay up, we just need to stop conceding, I think Sonko will be key to this...
If he'd have played today we wouldn't have conceeded 4. Sonko isn't THAT important for Reading he really isn't. He's a good defender, but not this saviour some of you are seeing him as. Our midfield is terrible and our backline can't handle the pressure it's being put under every game.
Playing Kitson up front on his own was an absolute nonsense, out of our 4 strikers, the one person that can't play as a lone striker is Kitson. He's not quick or sharp enough to play that role. Lita is the best at it but even then 1 up front? you deserve to lose.
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:30
leonAlan PartridgeleonThe whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
It doesn't take an expert to understand our current situation. We didn't replace Sidwell and are suffering from not having Little holding the ball up and being able to take full backs on, home and away. Sonkos absence has also hit us as well.
We are where we are. Pissing our pants like a bunch of school girls and giving up won't help, so TWYI LOL away but I think we're good enough to stay up, we just need to stop conceding, I think Sonko will be key to this...
If he'd have played today we wouldn't have conceeded 4. Sonko isn't THAT important for Reading he really isn't. He's a good defender, but not this saviour some of you are seeing him as. Our midfield is terrible and our backline can't handle the pressure it's being put under every game.
Playing Kitson up front on his own was an absolute nonsense, out of our 4 strikers, the one person that can't play as a lone striker is Kitson. He's not quick or sharp enough to play that role. Lita is the best at it but even then 1 up front? you deserve to lose.
fair enough, Agree the second point - it was the wrong formation we play 442 - Kitson and Doyle/Lita and we'll score goals - f*cking around with it is asking for trouble.
Disagree fundamentally the first point. We are missing strength, some pace and power in central defence. Sonko is important because he provides that.
Anyway did you read my post? I thought I said the problem was midfield?????
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 00:32
by leon » 21 Oct 2007 00:34
Alan PartridgeleonAlan PartridgeleonThe whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
It doesn't take an expert to understand our current situation. We didn't replace Sidwell and are suffering from not having Little holding the ball up and being able to take full backs on, home and away. Sonkos absence has also hit us as well.
We are where we are. Pissing our pants like a bunch of school girls and giving up won't help, so TWYI LOL away but I think we're good enough to stay up, we just need to stop conceding, I think Sonko will be key to this...
If he'd have played today we wouldn't have conceeded 4. Sonko isn't THAT important for Reading he really isn't. He's a good defender, but not this saviour some of you are seeing him as. Our midfield is terrible and our backline can't handle the pressure it's being put under every game.
Playing Kitson up front on his own was an absolute nonsense, out of our 4 strikers, the one person that can't play as a lone striker is Kitson. He's not quick or sharp enough to play that role. Lita is the best at it but even then 1 up front? you deserve to lose.
fair enough, Agree the second point - it was the wrong formation we play 442 - Kitson and Doyle/Lita and we'll score goals - f*cking around with it is asking for trouble.
Disagree fundamentally the first point. We are missing strength, some pace and power in central defence. Sonko is important because he provides that.
Anyway did you read my post? I thought I said the problem was midfield?????
No tbh I skimmed it.
I said it before, we've just got to get to Januray and be still in with a decent chance of staying up, sadly most away games are going to be a write off.
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:34
The whole year inn LOL @ anyone that thinks Reading will be signing anyone significant in January
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:36
leonAlan PartridgeleonAlan PartridgeleonThe whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
It doesn't take an expert to understand our current situation. We didn't replace Sidwell and are suffering from not having Little holding the ball up and being able to take full backs on, home and away. Sonkos absence has also hit us as well.
We are where we are. Pissing our pants like a bunch of school girls and giving up won't help, so TWYI LOL away but I think we're good enough to stay up, we just need to stop conceding, I think Sonko will be key to this...
If he'd have played today we wouldn't have conceeded 4. Sonko isn't THAT important for Reading he really isn't. He's a good defender, but not this saviour some of you are seeing him as. Our midfield is terrible and our backline can't handle the pressure it's being put under every game.
Playing Kitson up front on his own was an absolute nonsense, out of our 4 strikers, the one person that can't play as a lone striker is Kitson. He's not quick or sharp enough to play that role. Lita is the best at it but even then 1 up front? you deserve to lose.
fair enough, Agree the second point - it was the wrong formation we play 442 - Kitson and Doyle/Lita and we'll score goals - f*cking around with it is asking for trouble.
Disagree fundamentally the first point. We are missing strength, some pace and power in central defence. Sonko is important because he provides that.
Anyway did you read my post? I thought I said the problem was midfield?????
No tbh I skimmed it.
I said it before, we've just got to get to Januray and be still in with a decent chance of staying up, sadly most away games are going to be a write off.
well at least your honest...and yes they will be...but we've got to get something from Fulham surely?
by leon » 21 Oct 2007 00:40
Alan PartridgeleonAlan PartridgeleonAlan PartridgeleonThe whole year inn The problem is pretty obvious, letting our best player go and not improving a squad that massively overachieved last season.
Coppell himself only knows why
LOLeon
It doesn't take an expert to understand our current situation. We didn't replace Sidwell and are suffering from not having Little holding the ball up and being able to take full backs on, home and away. Sonkos absence has also hit us as well.
We are where we are. Pissing our pants like a bunch of school girls and giving up won't help, so TWYI LOL away but I think we're good enough to stay up, we just need to stop conceding, I think Sonko will be key to this...
If he'd have played today we wouldn't have conceeded 4. Sonko isn't THAT important for Reading he really isn't. He's a good defender, but not this saviour some of you are seeing him as. Our midfield is terrible and our backline can't handle the pressure it's being put under every game.
Playing Kitson up front on his own was an absolute nonsense, out of our 4 strikers, the one person that can't play as a lone striker is Kitson. He's not quick or sharp enough to play that role. Lita is the best at it but even then 1 up front? you deserve to lose.
fair enough, Agree the second point - it was the wrong formation we play 442 - Kitson and Doyle/Lita and we'll score goals - f*cking around with it is asking for trouble.
Disagree fundamentally the first point. We are missing strength, some pace and power in central defence. Sonko is important because he provides that.
Anyway did you read my post? I thought I said the problem was midfield?????
No tbh I skimmed it.
I said it before, we've just got to get to Januray and be still in with a decent chance of staying up, sadly most away games are going to be a write off.
well at least your honest...and yes they will be...but we've got to get something from Fulham surely?
Even as bad as they are, I can't see us keeping them below 2 goals at the minute!! Something is fundamentaly wrong just keep conceeding bad goals to individual errors and basic mistakes. It's a huge worry.
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 00:42
Alan PartridgeThe whole year inn LOL @ anyone that thinks Reading will be signing anyone significant in January
We'll see. We will certainly try going by what he's said. One major factor is who is going to want to join a team struggling to stay up?? but we'll see.
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:45
by Alan Partridge » 21 Oct 2007 00:51
The whole year innAlan PartridgeThe whole year inn LOL @ anyone that thinks Reading will be signing anyone significant in January
We'll see. We will certainly try going by what he's said. One major factor is who is going to want to join a team struggling to stay up?? but we'll see.
As much as I love Steve Coppell, he has never been in charge of Reading football club when there is serious pressure on.
I personally think he may flip if results keep going as they have been.
He has never been under the kosh since he has been here, and in my opinion his transfers and team selections suggest he does not know how to deal with it.
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 00:53
by leon » 21 Oct 2007 01:00
Alan PartridgeThe whole year innAlan PartridgeThe whole year inn LOL @ anyone that thinks Reading will be signing anyone significant in January
We'll see. We will certainly try going by what he's said. One major factor is who is going to want to join a team struggling to stay up?? but we'll see.
As much as I love Steve Coppell, he has never been in charge of Reading football club when there is serious pressure on.
I personally think he may flip if results keep going as they have been.
He has never been under the kosh since he has been here, and in my opinion his transfers and team selections suggest he does not know how to deal with it.
I think the results and in particular the performances in the year before we got promoted put him under pressure, and then a 2-1 home loss to Plymouth had quite a few people questioning his position. I think reality is hitting home, we are where we all expected us to be last season, it's just come a year late. I don't think its 'second season syndrome' because we aren't the same team we were a year ago. Our team is weaker than it was last season. They say you can't stand still in this league, well we've gone backwards.
That's the one thing Coppell can be criticised for, he's too loyal to too many people in this squad. People that have been excellent players for the club but they are past their sell by date at this level and need replacing. It's a shame but that's life.
I think he knows he made a mistake today, he thought about it too much. Changed a team that had finally won and kept a clean sheet around far too much. I had no problem with the two icelanders being left out, neither has played well recently and they've both travelled lots. If Doyle was fit he should have started and if not then Lita should have done, playing Kitson on his own was madness.
The next 2 games are vitally imprtant for Reading because after that we welcome some of the top teams here. It's going to be a very tough time for them.
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