2-0 and we fecked it up

[sandman]

I would think it's pretty obvious that when you lose from a winning position on national tv that opposition fans won't let you forget it in a hurry.

[Kitson12]

I would think it's pretty obvious that when you lose from a winning position on national tv that opposition fans won't let you forget it in a hurry.

Who actually cares? Lets just get on with surviving from relegation.

[sandman]

I've said on numerous occasions that I don't care what opposition fans think about us. They can sing it all they want. I'm just saying to those who do care that they will be hearing it.

[BenReadingFC]

So very typically Reading isn't it. Lead in a big game and totally choke. As soon as the first Villa goal was scored everyone in the whole ground knew that we were going to lose.

It's the Reading way I'm afraid to say. You know it, I know it. Build the hopes up, only to be shot down in flames. Today was not Our day, 1 day soon it will be.

[SLAMMED]

Did we?

Sorry it was Charlton at home I was thinking of for some reason. They equalised to make it 2-2 with 5 minutes left, but we didn't give away a 2 goal lead.

[Arch]

So very typically Reading isn't it. Lead in a big game and totally choke. As soon as the first Villa goal was scored everyone in the whole ground knew that we were going to lose.

It's the Reading way I'm afraid to say. You know it, I know it. Build the hopes up, only to be shot down in flames. Today was not Our day, 1 day soon it will be.

Not really. Unless they win the cup (which they probably won't), Villa fans would be justified in saying it's the Villa way, or the Tottenham way, or the Bristol City way, the Cardiff way... you name it, most teams have the same kind of stories to tell. We've had our fair share of not being shot down in flames in the last few years.

[RoyalChicagoFC]

Yeah, it's the sporting equivalent of "Y'say y'don't like the weather here? Wait ten minutes..."

Everybody everywhere says that, as though it's somehow unique to where they live; somehow I still manage to force myself to play along, pretending that I've never heard it before and of course feigning laughter when the punchline arrives

Did we?

Sorry it was Charlton at home I was thinking of for some reason. They equalised to make it 2-2 with 5 minutes left, but we didn't give away a 2 goal lead.

And after all of that?!

[SLAMMED]

[RoyalChicagoFC]

Page up, SLAMM'd --you had the trivia cavalry in a mad scrambLOLe ^^^^

[Row Z Royal]

So very typically Reading isn't it. Lead in a big game and totally choke. As soon as the first Villa goal was scored everyone in the whole ground knew that we were going to lose.

To be fair, I knew as soon as the half-time whistle went.

[papereyes]

So much more painful than getting three spanked past us in the first six minutes and then spending the rest of the game trying to claw it back.

I can take hope and I can take hammered but both? In the same game?

'Koff.

[CMRoyal]

P'boro this season.

Blame me. Half time yesterday, I turned to the guy sitting next to me and said "I was at Posh earlier this season - this is where we see the difference between a Rodgers team and a McDermott one."

[Man Friday]

How did we ever win the Championship? That was so unlike Reading not to cock it up.

[Wimb]

How did we ever win the Championship? That was so unlike Reading not to cock it up.

The karma has always been balanced out in the end, much the same as it does at any club

Promotion in 86 - > Relegation in 88 despite knocking out several Div1 teams in the Simod Cup run.

Promotion in 94 -> Relegation in 98 despite being midtable at xmas and in a Cup QF, beating the likes of LOLeeds

Promotion in 02 -> Not really a choke but the fact we didn't win the title after so many draws, not to mention the ballsup at Cardiff the year before and the Forster injury at Wolves in 03 and the choke to fall out of the playoffs in 05

Promotion in 06 -> Relegation in 08 despite again seemingly being safe around midseason, and having it in our own hands until the last day.

Damn you footballing Karma But what that does show is that we've been lucky enough to celebrate 4 promotions a cup final and 2 playoff finals in the last 25 years, that's not bad going really.

[Dave the rave]

Let's be honest here.
Everyone knew O'Neil was going to give them a rocket at half time.
I'd be questioning BM's half time talk. Clearly the players weren't prepared for the initial second half onslaught.
We got caught cold and that's the main frustration for me.
Naivety from the manager and players cost us the game and nothing else. Apart from that 10 minutes we were the better side.

Shame about the pen as well. Ref obviousy had to give it but if ever a player went looking for a leg to fall over...

[Stranded]

Let's be honest here.
Everyone knew O'Neil was going to give them a rocket at half time.
I'd be questioning BM's half time talk. Clearly the players weren't prepared for the initial second half onslaught.
We got caught cold and that's the main frustration for me.
Naivety from the manager and players cost us the game and nothing else. Apart from that 10 minutes we were the better side.

Shame about the pen as well. Ref obviousy had to give it but if ever a player went looking for a leg to fall over...

We're we really caught cold or was it simply that for that 10 mins Villa were just much much better than us.

They were always going to have a spell when their extra class would show unfortunately for us it was just too good - no need to blame anyone.

[brendywendy]

How did we ever win the Championship? That was so unlike Reading not to cock it up.

The karma has always been balanced out in the end, much the same as it does at any club

Promotion in 86 - > Relegation in 88 despite knocking out several Div1 teams in the Simod Cup run.

Promotion in 94 -> Relegation in 98 despite being midtable at xmas and in a Cup QF, beating the likes of LOLeeds

Promotion in 02 -> Not really a choke but the fact we didn't win the title after so many draws, not to mention the ballsup at Cardiff the year before and the Forster injury at Wolves in 03 and the choke to fall out of the playoffs in 05

Promotion in 06 -> Relegation in 08 despite again seemingly being safe around midseason, and having it in our own hands until the last day.

Damn you footballing Karma But what that does show is that we've been lucky enough to celebrate 4 promotions a cup final and 2 playoff finals in the last 25 years, that's not bad going really.

we certainly know how to wring emotion from our fans
agony and ecstasy in equal measure

[0-7]

.....should have spent half time concentrating on the next 45 minutes. Instead they chose thier Wembley suits!!

[0-7]

Let's be honest here.
Everyone knew O'Neil was going to give them a rocket at half time.
I'd be questioning BM's half time talk. Clearly the players weren't prepared for the initial second half onslaught.
We got caught cold and that's the main frustration for me.
Naivety from the manager and players cost us the game and nothing else. Apart from that 10 minutes we were the better side.

Shame about the pen as well. Ref obviousy had to give it but if ever a player went looking for a leg to fall over...

Agree totally.......we had them down and out.........bad management and play let us down

[brendywendy]

LOL at bad management

do you think BMcD didnt try to beat it into them that villa would come out hard 2nd half?
not sure that management could have stopped our defence committing suicide like that for 12 mins tbf