Norwich - back from the game

[winchester_royal]

Then again, an Aardvark would mentally outmatch you, Para-diddle!

Really lazy dictionary work there Siegey..

[Para Handy]

Then again, an Aardvark would mentally outmatch you, Para-diddle!

Christ, between you and winchester_royal.. I'm going to be crying into my sour soup tonight. I see you've still not given up on the Para suffixes. Been PM'ing Ideal for ideas?

[SCIAG]

And the substitutions? Yeh, brilliant, take off Hunt - the only striker capable of jumping and winning a header - and then proceed to revert to our much favoured hoofball!

Pog won several headers.

According to Reading FC on Twitter, Brian said "The players are disappointed because they want to win, but they shouldn't be - these are good times for Reading" - GOOD times? I'd hate to see what he considers to be bad times if that's the case.

Oh, I don't know, maybe the decades spent in League 1?

I thought we looked good at the back and kept it tight, Federici only had a couple of saves to make. Going forward it was very disappointing that we didn't create more chances, Kebe needs to be playing. Ideally we'd have Guthrie in too, but that isn't going to happen

MOTM Morrison- I was highly sceptical when he began this run in the side, but he has shown me. Holt is a great striker, but did nothing today because Morrison had him under control.

[Mondieu]

Hi Para, you seem stressed, head over to the calm thread.

[Arch]

Just got finished watching that. As usual, a serious lack of balance here. First of all, I'm struggling to see how anyone could call the performance "perfectly acceptable". There were plenty of shortcomings, but most obviously a lack of creation of serious chances. Having said that, we took the game to them and definitely had our moments. The situation now is not as dire as it seemed after Spurs and West Brom. We compete on even terms with the teams who are in our bracket - the bottom third. But it's a triviality to observe that that's no good if we only draw all those games. League position and competitiveness isn't hopeless or "dire" (the term of choice tonight, it seems) but carrying on the same way is obviously unacceptable.

I'm puzzled by those who continue to pick Tabb as MOM. His work rate is good, but you need a respectable ratio of work rate to impact on the game and his is negligible, in my opinion. Same for Hunt and Leigertwood today. For me Morrison was MOM. Shorey was up there too. I still think McAnuff is our most effective player and I guess I'll just have to shrug at those who think he's useless.

[Para Handy]

Hi Para, you seem stressed, head over to the calm thread.

Hello Mondieu, apart from guessing that you're not Spacey, I have no idea who you are. Some cheeky rascal, no doubt.

I'm quite calm. So calm, I'm going to leave this thread to you multiple username bods and the mentally ill, like the Siege and piss off and put my feet up.

[Once were Biscuitmen]

These back from the game threads always give me a good LOL. Admittedly, today's was made by Bandini in a different way.

Generally, though, I'm amazed at the amount of Premier League standard managers that appear to post on this site. Whilst, I accept it's a discussion forum, the amount of invective heaped on a decent manager and players from people that seem to think they know better is nothing short of risible.

Chill fecking out. It's only a game. You can still go out in public after losing 7-5 to Arsenal. No one will really care.

Brian is a decent bloke. I'm proud that he's manager of Reading. I'm also proud of supporting my team. Yeah, they might not be Man United but I like them the way they are. I also think Brian is doing a decent job with the squad he's got. A squad that are your football team and appear to be, without exception, trying. I really can't understand the mentality of people slagging off players on here. I'm quite laid back, but the only time I think I've lost it at football, was with a fellow Reading fan, booing Keith Jones coming on as a substitute. Yeah, that's gonna help isn't it.

No problem with constructive criticism but tbh I don't see a lot of that on these threads. Just people who seem to think they know better whining. Better at running the Stadium, running the team, negotiating the contracts etc. etc.

There have always been two ways to support a team, you can say:-the Owners and the Management know far more than I do, so I'll just give 100% support and hope that it all works out OR, if you know about football, football finances, players and the division you're in, you can sometimes say:- "We did that wrong" or "We could have done that better". Do not denigrate those who have knowledge or suggest that, somehow, it makes them less supportive! Supporters stay with the team through changes of Ownership, changes of Management, changes to the playing staff and changes of fortune. Do not have the stupidity to suggest that knowledgable football supporters should not have their say on - a forum for supporters to have their say!

He's not saying that though is he?

There is a difference between an informed debate between- let's face it- people who have an enthusiastic amateurs knowledge of, 'football, football finances, players and the division you're in, and constantly calling for our 2nd most successful manager of all time to be sacked ten games into a season.

We have the lowest value squad in the Premiership and probably the lowest wage bill too. It will be a massive achievement to stay up and Brian is a manager who secured us promotion as champions and still has the players going out there for him every week. It the same with Southampton fans who even more mentally what Adkins out after two successive promotions! Relegation will not be a disaster if the worst happens, the odds are massively stacked against clubs like ours and the only way to become an established premiership side seems to be to yo-yo between the top two divisions while strengthening the side each cycle.

[Mondieu]

Hi Para, you seem stressed, head over to the calm thread.

Hello Mondieu, apart from guessing that you're not Spacey, I have no idea who you are. Some cheeky rascal, no doubt.

I'm quite calm. So calm, I'm going to leave this thread to you multiple username bods and the mentally ill, like the Siege and piss off and put my feet up.

I was just trying to be nice.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

These back from the game threads always give me a good LOL. Admittedly, today's was made by Bandini in a different way.

Generally, though, I'm amazed at the amount of Premier League standard managers that appear to post on this site. Whilst, I accept it's a discussion forum, the amount of invective heaped on a decent manager and players from people that seem to think they know better is nothing short of risible.

Chill fecking out. It's only a game. You can still go out in public after losing 7-5 to Arsenal. No one will really care.

Brian is a decent bloke. I'm proud that he's manager of Reading. I'm also proud of supporting my team. Yeah, they might not be Man United but I like them the way they are. I also think Brian is doing a decent job with the squad he's got. A squad that are your football team and appear to be, without exception, trying. I really can't understand the mentality of people slagging off players on here. I'm quite laid back, but the only time I think I've lost it at football, was with a fellow Reading fan, booing Keith Jones coming on as a substitute. Yeah, that's gonna help isn't it.

No problem with constructive criticism but tbh I don't see a lot of that on these threads. Just people who seem to think they know better whining. Better at running the Stadium, running the team, negotiating the contracts etc. etc.

There have always been two ways to support a team, you can say:-the Owners and the Management know far more than I do, so I'll just give 100% support and hope that it all works out OR, if you know about football, football finances, players and the division you're in, you can sometimes say:- "We did that wrong" or "We could have done that better". Do not denigrate those who have knowledge or suggest that, somehow, it makes them less supportive! Supporters stay with the team through changes of Ownership, changes of Management, changes to the playing staff and changes of fortune. Do not have the stupidity to suggest that knowledgable football supporters should not have their say on - a forum for supporters to have their say!

[RobRoyal]

Watching on the internet the camera panned to AZ with about 15 minutes to go. He was slumped back and down in his seat looking half depressed and half disgusted.

Nah, that was me.

[Snowball]

Gained a point om QPR, still above them, better GD and a game in hand

Kept parity with Saints, still above them, better GD still above them, better GD and a game in hand

Gained a point on Villa, still above them,and a game in hand

Gained a point on Sunderland






That's good day's work

[Royal Rother]

Just got finished watching that. As usual, a serious lack of balance here. First of all, I'm struggling to see how anyone could call the performance "perfectly acceptable". There were plenty of shortcomings, but most obviously a lack of creation of serious chances.

Perfectly acceptable performance from a team that is just not capable of producing much better at this stage is the point I was making. There are massive limitations about our squad and it is, to my eyes, a bit of an achievement that they have managed to not get beaten in 60% of the games played so far.

They deserve plaudits and encouragement for that, not ridicule and booing.

AS BM pointed out last week, each season he has been in charge there have been things we have done poorly that have been worked on, improved and become dead issues in time. The one he highlighted as the current focus was the fact that we have been shipping too many goals - guess what? Next game - clean sheet. But no, that's not good enough for some of the "supporters" because we didn't create enough at the other end. One step at a time folks, one step at a time.

I just think it is a tragic injustice that so many are incapable of keeping the faith - still finding his feet in the PL I'm sure, but BM is very good and may well manage to sneak us into 17th even without further investment in January.

[Alphonzo The Zombie]

Derrlierrr Smerrr wherrr errrr merrrr ferrr cerrr

Clerrr sherrr, verrr haperrr werrrr therrr, berrr otherrrwerrr zzzzzzeerrrrrrr

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Just got finished watching that. As usual, a serious lack of balance here. First of all, I'm struggling to see how anyone could call the performance "perfectly acceptable". There were plenty of shortcomings, but most obviously a lack of creation of serious chances.

Perfectly acceptable performance from a team that is just not capable of producing much better at this stage is the point I was making. There are massive limitations about our squad and it is, to my eyes, a bit of an achievement that they have managed to not get beaten in 60% of the games played so far.

They deserve plaudits and encouragement for that, not ridicule and booing.

AS BM pointed out last week, each season he has been in charge there have been things we have done poorly that have been worked on, improved and become dead issues in time. The one he highlighted as the current focus was the fact that we have been shipping too many goals - guess what? Next game - clean sheet. But no, that's not good enough for some of the "supporters" because we didn't create enough at the other end. One step at a time folks, one step at a time.

I just think it is a tragic injustice that so many are incapable of keeping the faith - still finding his feet in the PL I'm sure, but BM is very good and may well manage to sneak us into 17th even without further investment in January.

+1 Everyone was moaning about us not keeping a clean sheet, we managed to do it but because we don't beat lowly Norwich (obviously we have the divine right to do this), people are still whining.

[Arnie_Pie]

You absolutely do'nt get it, do you?

We (RFC), are a Premiership club who have recently been taken over by wealthy owners who wish us to progress to European competition. The current owners bought the club as a Championship club - at the Championship value. RFC could have learnt from history and actually assembled a squad capable of competing in this division but, we had learnt nothing and tried to survive by spending Div. 1 money. BMcD is the Manager and could have said:- I want Rhodes, Whittingham, Zaha, Dawson etc. etc. (put your own names in).

The current problems are the responsibility of every part of the Club.

It's 'don't, not 'do'nt'.

And you don't get it and are a twat.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

You absolutely do'nt get it, do you?

We (RFC), are a Premiership club who have recently been taken over by wealthy owners who wish us to progress to European competition. The current owners bought the club as a Championship club - at the Championship value. RFC could have learnt from history and actually assembled a squad capable of competing in this division but, we had learnt nothing and tried to survive by spending Div. 1 money. BMcD is the Manager and could have said:- I want Rhodes, Whittingham, Zaha, Dawson etc. etc. (put your own names in).

The current problems are the responsibility of every part of the Club.

It's 'don't, not 'do'nt'.

And you are a twat.

+10000000000000000000000000

I think he's severely brain damaged TBH. Sorry h'es

[Para Handy]

Oh gosh! I must suddenly drop my IQ by 40% and get a keyboard that is'nt interesting!

p.s. I have always known you are a twat and, unsurprisingly, you used the word mistakenly!

What can I say? Twat! Twat! Twat!

I'm guessing that 90% of us are hoping that you get an interesting keyboard sometime soon. I don't think dropping your IQ by 40% is possible though. We'll all support you in the effort tho. You seem like the sort of bloke that could achieve it.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Oh gosh! I must suddenly drop my IQ by 40% and get a keyboard that is'nt interesting!

p.s. I have always known you are a twat and, unsurprisingly, you used the word mistakenly!

What can I say? Twat! Twat! Twat!

I'm guessing that 90% of us are hoping that you get an interesting keyboard sometime soon. I don't think dropping your IQ by 40% is possible though. We'll all support you in the effort tho. You seem like the sort of bloke that could achieve it.

[windermere_royal]

Gained a point om QPR, still above them, better GD and a game in hand

Kept parity with Saints, still above them, better GD still above them, better GD and a game in hand

Gained a point on Villa, still above them,and a game in hand

Gained a point on Sunderland






That's good day's work

Did you see villa today?..if you think we will finish above them you are seriously deluded.

[Mondieu]

It wasn't that funny...