mills wants fans to be less negative

[WoodleyRoyal]

Is this bloke the worst captain the club has ever had? He has been pissing me off since he got here and now he has the audacity to tell the fans to be less negative. He needs to start concentrating on being a captain and not shouting at a goalkeeper making only his second appearance for the club or slagging the fans off AGAIN


http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... rton_clash

Matt Mills has called on negative Reading fans to get behind their team ahead of tonight’s huge FA Cup clash with Everton at Goodison Park (live on ESPN, 7.30pm kick-off).

Royals skipper Mills told the Reading Post that he had only heard pessimistic comments in the build-up to what is the club’s biggest game of the season so far.

Another giant-killing win for Brian McDermott’s side in the North West of England would send Reading into the quarter-finals for the second season running.

However, first-team captain Mills bemoaned: “The only feedback I’ve heard has been negative because we haven’t quite been picking up the results in the league as the fans would have wanted.

“That’s not what we need. We need to stay positive. We’re looking forward to the Everton game and if we can progress it will be fantastic for our season.

“Last year when we went on that good FA Cup run and everyone was so excited, even though we were in a bad league position.

“But this year, we’re in a better league position and everyone seems to be so negative. I don’t know what that’s about, but each to their own.

“The lads are all confident though and we feel we can go up there and do ourselves justice. The manager is a fan of the FA Cup and that rubs off on us as players.”

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A total of 20 places separate McDermott and David Moyes’ sides through the leagues, with the Toffees firm favourites for the clash after knocking out holders Chelsea in the last round.

“With their Premier League status Everton will be favourites,” continued centre-back Mills.

“But we’ve proven this year that the underdogs can fight back. We saw that with Birmingham in the Carling Cup final on Sunday as well.

“It was a fantastic achievement and I was rooting for the underdogs, like everyone else I guess.”

Last term Royals beat the Blues’ fierce rivals Liverpool 2-1 in an FA Cup third-round replay, a game that Mills received rave reviews for after coming back into the side.

This time around McDermott’s men will once again stay in the same hotel as they prepare to conquer the blue half of Liverpool and create history once again by drawing on their previous experiences as motivation.

Mills added: “We’re staying in the hotel we stayed in last time.

“It was probably the best one in Liverpool and you always want to be staying in the nice places as it helps prepare you mentally and physically before the game.

[donface]

Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[muddyfeet]

has he thought that perhaps people are slightly more negative after the defensive disaster at Palace?!

[brendywendy]

i can see nothing in there that is wrong , disagreeable, or out of order.


everyone gets sick of whingers.

mills is an RTG

[WoodleyRoyal]

He picks some weird battles, does he expect Reading fans to be confident we will beat Everton in there own back yard, after the season we have had?

Face it Mills is an northen thug and i am embarrassed to see a player of his mentallity pull on a Reading Shirt let alone put the captains armband on

[prostak]

Isn't he from Swindon? Not to take away from your use of 'Northern' as slander.

[Hoop Blah]

He's from Swindon you numpty!

He doesn't half talk some rubbish though and I'd prefer it if he didn't slag off the fans in public. He's lucky he doesn't play for any number of clubs with far less patient fans watching him prance around week after week failing to live up to his own high opinion of himself.

Be positive by all means, but don't slag off others for being a bit more grounded and realistic.

[brendywendy]

He picks some weird battles, does he expect Reading fans to be confident we will beat Everton in there own back yard, after the season we have had?

Face it Mills is an northen thug and i am embarrassed to see a player of his mentallity pull on a Reading Shirt let alone put the captains armband on

just think that after last year, hes saying, maybe we should have a little hope, cos its not as hopeless as many fans make out

[Gordons Cumming]

Mills added: “We’re staying in the hotel we stayed in last time.

“It was probably the best one in Liverpool and you always want to be staying in the nice places as it helps prepare you mentally and physically before the game.

Twat.

[facaldaqui]

He picks some weird battles, does he expect Reading fans to be confident we will beat Everton in there own back yard, after the season we have had?

Face it Mills is an northen thug and i am embarrassed to see a player of his mentallity pull on a Reading Shirt let alone put the captains armband on

Northern?

You can't blame Mills for trying to shut out the negative. The team needs to get itself into a positive bubble. Last year, we played Liverpool off the back of a 4:1 defeat, so he knows what is possible, even if it's not likely. I would be arsed off too if I was trying to concentrate on winning a match and people were telling me we were going to lose it. I just hope he makes his point now by winning--Everton aren't at their best this season.

[Jackson Corner]

He must have been looking on this site. And he has a point anyone would think we are in the bottom three when you read some of the threads. I don't have a problem with anything he has said there.

[loyalroyal4life]

pretty much what he told me a couple of weeks ago along with fact he doesn't feel appreciated by Reading Fans

[brendywendy]

He's from Swindon you numpty!

He doesn't half talk some rubbish though and I'd prefer it if he didn't slag off the fans in public. He's lucky he doesn't play for any number of clubs with far less patient fans watching him prance around week after week failing to live up to his own high opinion of himself.

Be positive by all means, but don't slag off others for being a bit more grounded and realistic.

where is he slagging them off?
there is a point at teh other end of the scale where grounded and realistic tips into negativity too you know. a\nd its clearly that which he is talking about.

he is realistic, he says we are the underdogs, and compares us to other underdog ateam chievments, so clearly he realistically knows that everton should win.

hes just saying that people going on about how we have no chance at all are wrong, and should try and get behind the team

[muddyfeet]

pretty much what he told me a couple of weeks ago along with fact he doesn't feel appreciated by Reading Fans

then perhaps he needs to work on his relationship with the fans a bit more

[facaldaqui]

Mills added: “We’re staying in the hotel we stayed in last time.

“It was probably the best one in Liverpool and you always want to be staying in the nice places as it helps prepare you mentally and physically before the game.

Twat.

Why's he a twat for saying that?

[prostak]

He must have been looking on this site.

I'd be willing to wager a fair amount that he hasn't

[brendywendy]

actually hes mentioned before that he has, many of the players do, despite McD telling them not to for their own sanity

[muddyfeet]

he just doesnt seem to sit well with alot of fans. I have a few mates who come and watch Reading every so often and support other teams - its always interesting to hear how they see things from an outsiders view. They all dislike Mills - god knows why but they do.

[facaldaqui]

actually hes mentioned before that he has, many of the players do, despite McD telling them not to for their own sanity

It must be hard not to, but not advisable. The tone on here is largely negative, especially when it gets its teeth into certain people it chooses to pick on, as is starting to happen with Mills. When Harte is out, he's hate figure number one. I don't mind him myself (grumpy centre back, what's new?), and, re the present topic, he did brilliantly against Liverpool last year.

[Maguire]

Mills added: “We’re staying in the hotel we stayed in last time.

“It was probably the best one in Liverpool and you always want to be staying in the nice places as it helps prepare you mentally and physically before the game.

Twat.

Why's he a twat for saying that?

Yeah, mind-boggling tbh