Reading v Fulham Match Thread

[10539.4 Miles Away]

We look utterly clueless up front. Not good watching so far and I'm a few beers in.

[Royal Yank]

We are getting in and around the 18 yd box - if only we had someone who can finish. Maybe BK would like a run up front.

[Royalupnorth]

We are getting in and around the 18 yd box - if only we had someone who can finish. Maybe BK would like a run up front.

We do!
Hes playing today for Charlton

[Platypuss]

How many shots on target so far, then?

[Royal Yank]

Summed up right then, great run and ball from Oster to Matejovsky, with a great ball to Doyle, who missed by a mile.

[cmonurz]

Derby 0-3 Villa, painful for the bottom side.

[Stooper]

How many shots on target so far, then?

2 Total Shots 5
0 Shots on Target 1
0 Blocked Shots 1
2 Shots off Target 3
3 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
5 Fouls 2

[Platypuss]

How many shots on target so far, then?

As many as that, eh?

[Boston Royal]

Doyle puts a header wide from 8 yards. Should have been 1-1.

[Platypuss]

Great run and cross from oster and Doyle heads a great chance wide.

[10539.4 Miles Away]

How the f*** did he miss that

Doyle off Kits on PLEASE

[Royal With Cheese]

Last year that would have sailed in no problems. Posistives are we're getting forward quickly

[Platypuss]

Kitson would have buried that (if he had actually managed to get into the box).

Some good pressure from us at last.

[Royal With Cheese]

They look ropey when we apply a bit of pressure. Not sure about Keller as well.

[Platypuss]

Boos at halftime.

Shots on target - 0.

Really not good enough.

[Royal Yank]

H/T.

So, to sum up the half - some good approach play, especially from Johnny O. Lousy up front.

Desperate attacking towards the end of the half.

We can score, we really can - it may have to come from someone other than our front two.

I'd like to say take off Doyle, however, twice he has been in a position to score, and I just get the gut feeling that he will break his duck. Having said that, if he hasn't by 60-65 minutes, then Kits should come on.

[UpNorth]

Abject performance -poor in every department. Get Long or Doyle off now it ain't working.

[Platypuss]

I'd like to say take off Doyle, however, twice he has been in a position to score, and I just get the gut feeling that he will break his duck. Having said that, if he hasn't by 60-65 minutes, then Kits should come on.

Agree - we're really at the diminishing returns stage now with Doyle.

[urz_1871]

Get Long and Oster off at half time and put Kitson and Little on.

Even if Litttle is lacking match fitness, atleast he can actually beat a man put a decent cross in. Something that Oster hasn't done in the entire first half.