BFTG - Ipswich

[West Stand Man]

West Stand Man, page 11.

The very nerve.

I plead the 5 th Amendment

[P!ssed Off]

I'd like melonface to condense his posts into a more sensible format, so #NotTeamMelonhead.
However, I'd like fridaysghost to disappear altogether so #NotTeamFridaysghost

#onthebench for this one.

[P!ssed Off]

btw for anyone that hasn't yet seen the Royston Drenthe highlight video from Saturday's game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMAd4QrXlyo

The move that might possibly have ended up as 'move of the season', had HRK finished it off, starts at 0:34.

[Royal91]

btw for anyone that hasn't yet seen the Royston Drenthe highlight video from Saturday's game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMAd4QrXlyo

The move that might possibly have ended up as 'move of the season', had HRK finished it off, starts at 0:34.

oxf*rd he's got rapid feet.

Shame the video doesn't contain him splitting that Ipswich player a new arsehole in front of the west stand with that nutmeg!!

[Royal91]

So who is now our fastest player?

Roy, McCleary or Jimmy!

And are they the three fastest in the league?

[Avon Royal]

I wasnt bloody having a pop, i was pulled up for not calling him my MOM (i gave him a 7, which was the joint 2nd highest score and praised him highly for the way he came out and bossed the game in the second, along with drenthe,) and this was blamed on my apparent h8red of the player.

Actually, someone innocently suggested that if McDermott managed the fallout with Guthrie better we could have seen more performances like this last season. That caused you to drag it all back up again in novel-length posts about apologies, office job comparisons, cheating spouse metaphors and needing to do more to prove his worth.

People reacted to that not your scoring or MOM-ing, which passed by without any reference at all.

if thats what happened, it appears that its "someone" who is to blame for bringing up the mcdermott fall out to start with then.the very start of this sorry mess.

tut.

Actually, if you follow that argument to the logical conclusion, the person that is ultimately to blame is McDermott himself for handling the situation so badly in the first place.

So you see Brendy, at the end of the day everything is Brian's fault.

[RoyallyFcuked]

Luv - Nigel
H8 - McDonut

Luv - Guthrie
H8 - McAnuff

then post your new and interesting topic for debate you mutha

[Royal Ginger]

So who is now our fastest player?

Roy, McCleary or Jimmy!

And are they the three fastest in the league?

Flat pace I'd back Jimmy, but I recon McCleary can change direction quicker. Not sure how Drenthe stacks up against them yet.

[WestRoyal]

All players make mistakes and no player was error-free on Saturday. If we have a dislike for a particular player we tend to remember those mistakes. If we like a player we tend to remember their good work and scrub out the mistakes against that.

I don't particularly like Guthrie's attitude over his time at Reading so far but he was MOM against Ipswich. He was the best of a bad bunch in the first half (which we were lucky to finish at 1-1) and he bossed the second half (along with Drenthe who looks a great buy). HRK was frustrated and nullified by the tall Mings (Ipswich were a tall team generally so our hoof-ball in the first half was easily dealt with by their defence). I was also very impressed with Williams who brought an urgency to the game when he came on and was very positive and comfortable on the ball.

Other observations ...
Gunter certainly got forward but was often caught out of position when they attacked and most of their good work came down their left side.
McCleary looked dangerous with some great interplay with Drenthe
I didn't hear the booing for McAnuff but that's a disgrace. Jobi has always worked hard for us and has been a good ambassador for the club. If he had dinked that ball over Liverpool's goalie, Cavalieri, in that 2010(?) FA cup replay (instead of steering it a few inches wide) he would rightly be acclaimed as a legend!!
Note to the back 4 + McCarthy - kicking the ball between yourselves several times before hoofing it upfield does not qualify as 'the passing game'! (Applies mainly to first half!)

I'm mainly positive about this season but (cliche-alert!!) there is work still to be done.

So very True!

[LWJ]

#teammelonhead

[TBM]

#anyonebutbrendy

[wally bassoon]

Took my 6 year old daughter and her friend on Saturday.

Saw there were about 5 people in the beer que, put them in a corner near the bookies and said dont move I will be 5 minutes. It took 15 bloody minutes to get my beer and returned to find stewards etc with my daughter.

Felt really bad, could blame the mentally slow service but it would turn around and expose my boarderline alcoholic tendencies.

Should maybe post this in the bad parenting thread

[TBM]

Took my 6 year old daughter and her friend on Saturday.

Saw there were about 5 people in the beer que, put them in a corner near the bookies and said dont move I will be 5 minutes. It took 15 bloody minutes to get my beer and returned to find stewards etc with my daughter.

Felt really bad, could blame the mentally slow service but it would turn around and expose my boarderline alcoholic tendencies.

Should maybe post this in the bad parenting thread

Why didn't they just stand in the queue with you?

[Extended-Phenotype]

Why didn't you queue with your daughter and her friend rather than hanging a 'free kids' sign on them and f/cking off on your own?

[wally bassoon]

With hindsight I should have, but I had secured them a good spot to read their moshi monsters magazine and thought I would be very quick.

I am trying to get her to enjoy the experience not by hanging around in a beer queue.

This nearly backfired spectaculaly!

[AirRaidSiren]

Took my 6 year old daughter and her friend on Saturday.

Saw there were about 5 people in the beer que, put them in a corner near the bookies and said dont move I will be 5 minutes. It took 15 bloody minutes to get my beer and returned to find stewards etc with my daughter.

Felt really bad, could blame the mentally slow service but it would turn around and expose my boarderline alcoholic tendencies.

Should maybe post this in the bad parenting thread

My daughter is 6. She's been with me to Mad stad and under no circumstances would she leave my side.

You're obviously a wind up.

[Extended-Phenotype]

I can almost imagine the 'appeal for information' press conference and thinking "I bet he did it".

[Pepe the Horseman]

Took my 6 year old daughter and her friend on Saturday.

Saw there were about 5 people in the beer que, put them in a corner near the bookies and said dont move I will be 5 minutes. It took 15 bloody minutes to get my beer and returned to find stewards etc with my daughter.

Felt really bad, could blame the mentally slow service but it would turn around and expose my boarderline alcoholic tendencies.

Should maybe post this in the bad parenting thread

My daughter is 6. She's been with me to Mad stad and under no circumstances would she leave my side.

You're obviously a wind up.

She was with a friend. Chill out.

[stickywhisky]

TBF that bar queue was a joke, main problem was large groups of 18/19 yr olds buying drinks individually rather than rounds.
What happened to the guys with the backpacks? I know the beer was disgusting but made it 100 times easier to get a beer!

[AirRaidSiren]

Took my 6 year old daughter and her friend on Saturday.

Saw there were about 5 people in the beer que, put them in a corner near the bookies and said dont move I will be 5 minutes. It took 15 bloody minutes to get my beer and returned to find stewards etc with my daughter.

Felt really bad, could blame the mentally slow service but it would turn around and expose my boarderline alcoholic tendencies.

Should maybe post this in the bad parenting thread

My daughter is 6. She's been with me to Mad stad and under no circumstances would she leave my side.

You're obviously a wind up.

She was with a friend. Chill out.

Who's stressing? Cucumber cool is my middle name.