by Snowball »
28 Oct 2012 20:17
I'm not surprised at this thread, but Jeez it's dumb.
Reading are clearly improving and have played the clubs currently top, fourth, 7th, 8th,10th, 11th, 12th, 13th.
We have just drawn 3-3 with Fulham, who beat Norwich 5-0. Our GD is only -6 after 8 games, despite shipping
4 at Chelsea, and the bad defeat at home to Spurs (now 4th).
We have shown, quite clearly that we can score whenever we go for it, and though we haven't yet won at home
we are staring to build a decent record of at least avoiding defeat 1-1, 2-2, 3-3. Our defeat at Liverpool by a single
goal is starting to look like a much better result than it did on the day And Liverpool look top-eight at the very worst.
Of COURSE we are going to be out-possessed by the majority of clubs in this league. Why is anyone surprised?
ATM we are logging a number of goals-against which have been truly excellent. Ba's first, Sterling's, Ruiz, Berbatov, Swansea etc
and I don't think we've had much luck (Torres, Ba)
But we are drawing, losing by a single goal (Liverpool, WBA) wheres other sides are building bad GDs
We are effectively a point clear of Saints and 2 clear of QPR with a game in hand on both of them. Villa look poor.
There are very good reasons to think we can finish above these three and we must have a good chance of finishing in the mix with Norwich, Wigan
with neither Stoke or Sunderland likely to be streets clear of the bottom 3.
We haven't won, but only one of our defeats was a really bad one (Spurs). We competed at Chelsea, were a bit toothless at WBA, and were decent in
the second half at Liverpool. That game in hand and that reasonable GD might be important. We've lost 4/8 whereas Saints have lost 7/9, QPR 6.
I REALLY think McDermott is pulling it round and we can still end up comfortably clear of the drop. It just needs that one win and it will look a lot better.
Having said all the above, the games v QPR, Norwich, Saints, Wigan and Villa are absolutely massive and I dearly hope the lads go into the game
at Loftus Road with the right attitude. (I'm worried, TBH). We don't need to win there, but a defeat would be horrible.