Life after Brendan

[wolsey]

Anybody have access to BR's statements DURING the season (right up until the last couple of games) when he was talking about achieving promotion THIS season?

To prove what?

He's gone, we're better off.

MOVE ON!

I know that you're one of our good guys, and everyone is entitled to make the odd mistake now and again, but......

Have you handed back your copy of the Bumper Book of Tactics that you enthused so wildly about when you met BR?

[readingbedding]

Life after Bumper Book man is good!

[Einstein agogo]

http://sport.btvision.com/form/ccc/

this all that needs to be said!

[Alan Partridge]

In just 12 games McDermott has picked up what took Brendan 20 games

Frankly, this is nothing short of brilliant and if we finish top eight this season Mac should get Manager of the Year

Could have been summed up in 2 far easier to read lines. Which i agree with both.

Life after BRendan is lovely, can listen to the radio pre and post match and know you aren't getting a load of manager speak nonsense, you know you will watch a team play to it's strengths and play with a bit of tempo. That's all you want.

Mcdermott has simplified things, bought/loaned well in areas that needed it, and the players have responded. The resurgence in certain players is incredible.

It's not a bad place to go and watch football now, and it hasn't been that for years.

[brendywendy]

a year?

[Snowball]

A little bit unfair to include Mac's first few games as caretaker,
but even so, he has us playing "top-six" form and that's EXCLUDING the cup

1 Newcastle United 13 7 5 1 5 3 29 12 +17 26 2.00
2 Nottingham Forest 14 9 1 4 7 5 20 9 +11 28 2.00
3 West Bromwich Albion 14 8 3 3 4 0 25 17 +8 27 1.93
4 Swansea City 14 7 6 1 9 3 13 5 +8 27 1.93
5 Coventry City 14 8 3 3 7 2 16 13 +3 27 1.93
6 Reading 12 6 2 4 2 2 21 17 +4 20 1.67 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

7 Leicester City 13 5 5 3 4 5 16 10 +6 20 1.54
8 Ipswich Town 14 5 5 4 4 3 17 16 +1 20 1.43
9 Crystal Palace 13 5 3 5 4 5 12 12 0 18 1.38
10 Blackpool 14 5 4 5 5 3 18 16 +2 19 1.36
11 Barnsley 14 6 1 7 4 1 18 22 -4 19 1.36
12 Sheffield Wednesday 14 6 1 7 2 6 15 21 -6 19 1.36
13 Middlesbrough 14 5 3 6 4 6 15 13 +2 18 1.29
14 Doncaster Rovers 14 5 3 6 4 3 18 17 +1 18 1.29
15 Cardiff City 13 4 4 5 3 4 19 21 -2 16 1.23
16 Sheffield United 14 5 2 7 4 4 16 18 -2 17 1.21
17 Derby County 14 5 2 7 5 5 18 21 -3 17 1.21
18 Scunthorpe United 13 4 3 6 2 2 17 23 -6 15 1.15
19 Queens Park Rangers 13 4 2 7 1 6 13 21 -8 14 1.08
20 Plymouth Argyle 14 4 3 7 2 4 17 18 -1 15 1.07
21 Preston North End 14 4 3 7 4 5 16 25 -9 15 1.07
22 Bristol City 14 3 6 5 3 5 15 25 -10 15 1.07
23 Peterborough United 14 4 1 9 2 8 12 21 -9 13 0.93
24 Watford 12 2 3 7 3 4 14 17 -3 9 0.75

[Alan Partridge]

a year?

Last year in my opinion was one of the last interesting and inspiring years following Reading. Relegation followed by a season where w epunched above our w8, playing some hopeless 'football' culmin8ing in finishing 4th in a 3 horse race.

The league position says it was decent, the reality was it was pants.

[readingbedding]

makes no sense.

[floyd__streete]

BRIAN McDERMOTT'S BARMY ARMY

[Arnie_Pie]

Life after Brendan?

Fookin sweet.

[Snowball]

All Mac's League games, sixth best team in the league

01 West Bromwich Albion 15 9 3 3 4 0 28 19 +9 30 2.00
02 Newcastle United 14 7 6 1 5 3 31 14 +17 27 1.93
03 Nottingham Forest 15 9 1 5 7 5 22 12 +10 28 1.87
04 Swansea City 15 7 7 1 10 4 13 5 +8 28 1.87
05 Coventry City 15 8 4 3 7 2 17 14 +3 28 1.87
06 Reading 13 7 2 4 3 2 23 17 +6 23 1.77

07 Leicester City 14 6 5 3 5 5 17 10 +7 23 1.64
08 Ipswich Town 15 6 5 4 5 3 18 16 +2 23 1.53
09 Doncaster Rovers 15 6 3 6 4 3 20 18 +2 21 1.40
10 Crystal Palace 14 5 4 5 5 6 12 12 0 19 1.36
11 Barnsley 15 6 2 7 5 2 18 22 -4 20 1.33
12 Sheffield Wednesday 15 6 2 7 3 7 15 21 -6 20 1.33
13 Middlesbrough 15 5 4 6 4 6 17 15 +2 19 1.27
14 Blackpool 15 5 4 6 5 3 20 19 +1 19 1.27
15 Sheffield United 15 5 3 7 4 4 17 19 -2 18 1.20
16 Preston North End 15 5 3 7 4 5 19 27 -8 18 1.20
17 Cardiff City 14 4 4 6 3 5 19 22 -3 16 1.14
18 Derby County 15 5 2 8 5 5 19 23 -4 17 1.13
19 Scunthorpe United 14 4 3 7 2 3 17 24 -7 15 1.07
20 Queens Park Rangers 14 4 3 7 1 6 14 22 -8 15 1.07
21 Plymouth Argyle 15 4 4 7 2 4 18 19 -1 16 1.07
22 Peterborough United 15 5 1 9 3 8 13 21 -8 16 1.07
23 Bristol City 15 3 6 6 3 6 15 27 -12 15 1.00
24 Watford 13 2 3 8 3 5 14 18 -4 9 0.69

[Snowball]

Mac's results and the table since he became permanent manager

2.63 points per game equates to a 121 point season!

1 Reading 8 7 0 1 3 1 19 6 +13 21 2.63

2 West Bromwich Albion 10 7 1 2 3 0 19 12 +7 22 2.20
3 Newcastle United 9 5 3 1 2 2 23 10 +13 18 2.00
4 Swansea City 9 5 3 1 6 2 8 3 +5 18 2.00
5 Coventry City 9 5 3 1 4 0 10 8 +2 18 2.00
6 Leicester City 10 5 4 1 5 3 14 6 +8 19 1.90
7 Ipswich Town 10 4 3 3 4 3 9 9 0 15 1.50
8 Derby County 9 4 1 4 3 1 15 14 +1 13 1.44
9 Doncaster Rovers 11 4 3 4 3 2 15 12 +3 15 1.36
10 Preston North End 11 4 3 4 3 3 16 19 -3 15 1.36
11 Middlesbrough 9 3 3 3 3 4 8 8 0 12 1.33
12 Peterborough United 9 4 0 5 3 5 6 8 -2 12 1.33
13 Nottingham Forest 9 4 0 5 3 4 7 10 -3 12 1.33
14 Barnsley 10 4 1 5 4 2 12 15 -3 13 1.30
15 Crystal Palace 9 3 2 4 3 4 7 8 -1 11 1.22
16 Queens Park Rangers 9 3 1 5 1 4 9 10 -1 10 1.11
17 Sheffield Wednesday 9 3 1 5 3 5 7 12 -5 10 1.11
18 Cardiff City 9 3 1 5 2 4 7 15 -8 10 1.11
19 Blackpool 10 3 2 5 4 3 11 12 -1 11 1.10
20 Bristol City 10 2 4 4 3 5 7 14 -7 10 1.00
21 Scunthorpe United 9 2 2 5 1 2 9 16 -7 8 0.89
22 Watford 8 2 1 5 2 4 8 9 -1 7 0.88
23 Sheffield United 10 2 2 6 1 4 10 16 -6 8 0.80
24 Plymouth Argyle 10 1 4 5 0 2 12 16 -4 7 0.70

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Imagine where we *may* have been if we had never had Brenda?

[working class hero]

In the interests of fairness I think McDermott might have suffered much the same sort of problems faced by BR when the squad was suddenly sold. There was a clear hangover, and sadly once a slide begins it usually needs a new man to halt it.

BR might be a decent manager - he was here at the wrong time though. We had just lost SC = some sort of slump was likely. We then lost all our 'stars' = more of a slump was likely.

BMc was lucky to come in at a low point [although I DO think he is a class act!]

[Terminal Boardom]

The last few games have made the season of 6 months ago feel like a very bad dream. The supporters are with BMcD, the players appear to be enjoying playing, the sun is shining and life is good. At the moment!

[ankeny]

The last few games have made the season of 6 months ago feel like a very bad dream. The supporters are with BMcD, the players appear to be enjoying playing, the sun is shining and life is good. At the moment!

A few months ago we felt we could not beat anyone,now we feel no one can beat us,thats what Supermac has done and life feels good to be a reading supporter again

[weybridgewanderer]

Anyone still want to say Brian has only done well coz he hasn't played any of the top 6 yet?

[SLAMMED]

Brendan who?

[0-7]

MK Dons..........don't they do their homework????

[Franchise FC]

MK Dons..........don't they do their homework????

I've been quietly spreading the word as to how good he is.

It'll be great to see them struggle.