The whole year inn Our manager has a history of mental illness, he has no way of adding to the squad until January (through his own fault).
Meh
does he? define mental illness...
by leon » 21 Oct 2007 01:01
The whole year inn Our manager has a history of mental illness, he has no way of adding to the squad until January (through his own fault).
Meh
by holsgrove breaks a leg » 21 Oct 2007 02:10
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.
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 07:10
leonThe whole year inn Our manager has a history of mental illness, he has no way of adding to the squad until January (through his own fault).
Meh
does he? define mental illness...
by seahawk10 » 21 Oct 2007 07:35
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 07:37
by Barry the bird boggler » 21 Oct 2007 08:15
The whole year inn If things start to go wrong, there are guys you want in the mix. SC is obviously not one of them. He will jump ship when we are in the bottom 3 at xmas.
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 08:21
Barry the bird bogglerThe whole year inn If things start to go wrong, there are guys you want in the mix. SC is obviously not one of them. He will jump ship when we are in the bottom 3 at xmas.
cobblers
by Barry the bird boggler » 21 Oct 2007 08:40
by Barry the bird boggler » 21 Oct 2007 08:56
The whole year innBarry the bird bogglerThe whole year inn If things start to go wrong, there are guys you want in the mix. SC is obviously not one of them. He will jump ship when we are in the bottom 3 at xmas.
cobblers
We'll see.
Look at his stint at Palace. What happened there when they started to struggle?
Jumped ship.
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 08:59
by TommyF » 21 Oct 2007 09:10
I agree he messed up there - we needed all eleven on the pitch todayseahawk10 He messed up with a 5-3-1 and changed it up at halftime.
by Bowman's Quiver » 21 Oct 2007 09:14
The whole year inn Coppell left Manchester City based on medical advice he was given.
by The whole year inn » 21 Oct 2007 09:16
Bowman's QuiverThe whole year inn Coppell left Manchester City based on medical advice he was given.
For Christs sake man. Grow up.
by Man Friday » 21 Oct 2007 09:43
Barry the bird boggler On the upside though we didn't concede the standard goal or two within 10 minutes of the restart so perhaps things are improving
by RoyalBlue » 21 Oct 2007 09:53
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.
by Uke » 21 Oct 2007 10:32
by Chaney » 21 Oct 2007 10:50
seahawk10 Just back from the couch, where I watched the game off the delayed broadcast (plastic, I know) on FSC. I want to focus on a couple of positive points:
1 - Sonko is back, I thought he played very well and his presence should help settle us down in the back. (Along with an in-form Ingimarrson.)
2 - Doyle. Three goals in two games, you have to love that. Having him back to scoring bodes well for our future.
3 - Coppell's sub pattern. For all those complaining about him waiting too long to sub, I think Coppell has shown he is willing to throw out the book when needed. He messed up with a 5-3-1 and changed it up at halftime. And brought on the third sub at around 63 minutes if I remember correctly. And he played three strikers up front! Something I rarely remember him doing (even when we are trailing).
by Ian Royal » 21 Oct 2007 11:18
RoyalBlueAlan 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.
That's spot on and that same misplaced loyalty will lead to his downfall unless he can snap out of it and develop a slightly harder side to his character.
When asked about USA yesterday he once again harped on about how well he has done for us in the past. Well by that token get Mick Gooding back out there in midfield for us!!
Players get old, Sir Steve. Others reach their ceiling and can't improving to the level required as others around progress. When that time comes, you have to have the guts to take difficult decisions. Thank them for everything they have done and the loyalty they have shown but explain the need for both parties to move on. Deep in their own hearts, most players know when that time is nigh.
Oh and Marcus, when you're facing a penalty at least make it look as though you want to try to save the damn thing, instead of standing like a leaden statue on your line and then making a half-hearted dive that takes you nowhere near either post! At the moment I reckon the penalty taker would feel under more pressure if the goal was left empty!!
by RoyalBlue » 21 Oct 2007 11:19
Uke Twat
MOTD only had USA at fault for one goal.
The defence responsible for four
Ian RoyalRoyalBlueAlan 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.
That's spot on and that same misplaced loyalty will lead to his downfall unless he can snap out of it and develop a slightly harder side to his character.
When asked about USA yesterday he once again harped on about how well he has done for us in the past. Well by that token get Mick Gooding back out there in midfield for us!!
Players get old, Sir Steve. Others reach their ceiling and can't improving to the level required as others around progress. When that time comes, you have to have the guts to take difficult decisions. Thank them for everything they have done and the loyalty they have shown but explain the need for both parties to move on. Deep in their own hearts, most players know when that time is nigh.
Oh and Marcus, when you're facing a penalty at least make it look as though you want to try to save the damn thing, instead of standing like a leaden statue on your line and then making a half-hearted dive that takes you nowhere near either post! At the moment I reckon the penalty taker would feel under more pressure if the goal was left empty!!
You're criticising the keeper for standing still on his line rather than jumping about a bit and then getting as close to a shot as pretty much any keeper would when it's placed to perfection in the corner?
Get your priorities right ffs. He went the right way and would have stopped anything shy of the perfect placement you numpty.
by Uke » 21 Oct 2007 11:50
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