Player of the Season

[Ian Royal]

People who think player performance wasn't mostly linked to team selection are braindead morons who just bang on endlessly about 'favourites' because they don't have a bloody clue.

Neither were really regulars. Neither played well enough to secure their place. Neither deserve to be in the running for PotS.

They're more guidelines than actual rules. You really do seem to struggle with understanding basic concepts.

I guess you're just too intelligent for the rest of us to debate with. I assume in real life you don't call everyone you disagree with a "braindead moron that doesn't have a bloody clue"?

Do you realise what a large proportion of the Reading fans you're slagging off? Oh wait, you probably don't because your internet stream didn't pick up the crowd's reaction to Leigertwood being subbed off against VIlla.
If you want to judge Reading fans properly, going to a oxf*rd game.

Yeah. People in general are pretty clueless. Try listening to the crowd occasionally.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Alfie wins player of the season then.

[muddyfeet]

Pretty much sums up our season
I voted Mariappa

[Pepe the Horseman]

Ditto x

[Ian Royal]

McAnuff here, but ALF is at least the correct answer out of the top three the majority voted for.

[P!ssed Off]

Who came 2nd, anyone know?

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Who came 2nd, anyone know?

McCarthy 2nd, HRK 3rd, Mariappa 4th I think.

[Royal With Cheese]

Great possession play from the Royals there.

[RoyallyFcuked]

Le Fondre deserves to win it. Mariappa has been good but at times he has made mistakes too. HRK definitely in top 3. McCarthy would have almost certainly won it, had he played the whole season. Anyone saying McAnuff for player of the season, hahaha are you having a fcuking laugh?

[P!ssed Off]

Le Fondre deserves to win it. Mariappa has been good but at times he has made mistakes too. HRK definitely in top 3. McCarthy would have almost certainly won it, had he played the whole season. Anyone saying McAnuff for player of the season, hahaha are you having a fcuking laugh?

You'd agree with them if you weren't such a brainless moron. IDIOT!

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Le Fondre deserves to win it. Mariappa has been good but at times he has made mistakes too. HRK definitely in top 3. McCarthy would have almost certainly won it, had he played the whole season. Anyone saying McAnuff for player of the season, hahaha are you having a fcuking laugh?

Most people who understand football disagree with you. Travesty he wasn't even in the top 4. Mind you last year's vote didn't even feature Fed in the top 3 IIRC & he was immense so I'm not that surprised.

[SHORT AND CURLY]

Cannot believe how Mariappa and McAnuff have not been in the top 3.

I know Alf scored a few goals but he has only been a bit part player compared to the above.
A typical performance from him tonight. I think he touched the ball about 3 times!

[Alexander Litvinenko]

Don't forget that people could vote on-line - they don't need to have gone to any games.

ALF has been the only player that most non-match goers will have heard of, so he'll get lots of votes, and kids will always vote for the person who scores goals.

[P!ssed Off]

Le Fondre deserves to win it. Mariappa has been good but at times he has made mistakes too. HRK definitely in top 3. McCarthy would have almost certainly won it, had he played the whole season. Anyone saying McAnuff for player of the season, hahaha are you having a fcuking laugh?

Most people who understand football disagree with you. Travesty he wasn't even in the top 4. Mind you last year's vote didn't even feature Fed in the top 3 IIRC & he was immense so I'm not that surprised.

Well wikipedia disagrees with you if that counts for anything.

[P!ssed Off]

Don't forget that people could vote on-line - they don't need to have gone to any games.

ALF has been the only player that most non-match goers will have heard of, so he'll get lots of votes, and kids will always vote for the person who scores goals.

Speculation, your honour!!!
Besides a prominent member of this thread, of the anti-ALF persuasion, has admitted to being a non-match goer also.

But essentially what your saying is that only children care about POTS, slapping yourself in the face a bit aren't you?

[P!ssed Off]

Le Fondre deserves to win it. Mariappa has been good but at times he has made mistakes too. HRK definitely in top 3. McCarthy would have almost certainly won it, had he played the whole season. Anyone saying McAnuff for player of the season, hahaha are you having a fcuking laugh?

Most people who understand football disagree with you. Travesty he wasn't even in the top 4. Mind you last year's vote didn't even feature Fed in the top 3 IIRC & he was immense so I'm not that surprised.

Sauce?

[maffff]

[Alexander Litvinenko]

Don't forget that people could vote on-line - they don't need to have gone to any games.

ALF has been the only player that most non-match goers will have heard of, so he'll get lots of votes, and kids will always vote for the person who scores goals.

Speculation, your honour!!!
Besides a prominent member of this thread, of the anti-ALF persuasion, has admitted to being a non-match goer also.

But essentially what your saying is that only children care about POTS, slapping yourself in the face a bit aren't you?

I'm not saying that at all, no. I'm saying that the electorate is too wide and that many of that electorate may not have the match-going experience or the maturity to make a properly objective decision. Ask any under 16 kid who their favourite player is and I bet the vast majority will name their club's centre-forward/leading scorer.

I'm also saying that there's an inevitable bias towards goal-scorers in any vote for such vote about players - and in a year where there are no clear favourites for the award this bias may be enough to tilt the vote in favour of a goal-scorer such as ALF.

[P!ssed Off]

That ain't no reliable sauce, ge me sum go'dam kechup.

[P!ssed Off]

Don't forget that people could vote on-line - they don't need to have gone to any games.

ALF has been the only player that most non-match goers will have heard of, so he'll get lots of votes, and kids will always vote for the person who scores goals.

Speculation, your honour!!!
Besides a prominent member of this thread, of the anti-ALF persuasion, has admitted to being a non-match goer also.

But essentially what your saying is that only children care about POTS, slapping yourself in the face a bit aren't you?

I'm not saying that at all, no. I'm saying that the electorate is too wide and that many of that electorate may not have the match-going experience or the maturity to make a properly objective decision. Ask any under 16 kid who their favourite player is and I bet the vast majority will name their club's centre-forward/leading scorer.

I'm also saying that there's an inevitable bias towards goal-scorers in any vote for such vote about players - and in a year where there are no clear favourites for the award this bias may be enough to tilt the vote in favour of a goal-scorer such as ALF.

The 'electorate', sounds like you're on the sauce.

"many of that electorate may not have the match-going experience or the maturity to make a properly objective decision."
Jeez, well you certainly get my vote for 'most condescending post of the season'. Sounds like sour grapes, is that your sauce, perchance?