Back from the game as soon as SWFC

[Gordons Cumming]

What was most lacking in that performance was guts!

[Gordons Cumming]

Losing is one thing but listening to Adkins on Radio Berks waffling on about nothing is an insult.

Agreed

All he should have said was.....................

Apologies to everyone who went. (He even criticized the away attendance! )

No excuses.

Poor performance all around.

Can't have too many of them if we're to achieve our aims.

We'll do better next time.

Sorry again.

That's what he should have said.

[windermere_royal]

Losing is one thing but listening to Adkins on Radio Berks waffling on about nothing is an insult.

Agreed

All he should have said was.....................

Apologies to everyone who went. (He even criticized the away attendance! )

No excuses.

Poor performance all around.

Can't have too many of them if we're to achieve our aims.

We'll do better next time.

Sorry again.

That's what he should have said.

some of us would like to know what he actually did say

[Lacoste]

Playing shit football, signing duds and getting average results is one thing but if he starts on the fans it will only end one way for Adkins.

Unless that is what he wants.

What did he actually say?

[LoyalRoyal22]

Left after the 5th goal, so just got home.

Going forward we actually looked good. Adkins needs to persist with 4231/433 and not panic back to 442, i actually think the team shape today with Bridge & Drenthe coming in for Kelly & Obita would be the best line up. Would be nice for some of our signings to actually be fit. Quite clear that Bridge is oxf*rd and is in the last year of his career. We need cover at Left back. Kelly was awful today, but hes a right back. Also dont think Morrison should be club captain, not a leader.

POG & Gunter our best players. No goals came from down the right and Gunter should have 2 assists if Robson-Kanu had not have missed a sitter at 3-1.

The squad quite clearly needed more investment. Where the oxf*rd is Anton.

ratings

McCarthy- 6
Gunter- 8
Kelly- 3
Pearce- 5
Morrison- 5
Baird- 5
Guthrie- 6
McCleary- 6
Obita- 6
Robson Kanu- 7
Pog- 9

[Einstein agogo]

He said " Reading Fans are total cnunts" and "he will happily take each and everyone of them ON 1 on 1 in a fisty cuffs extravaganza until the death "

Read into that what you will

[yuuichi]

I managed to record the first 1/3 of the interview:

TD: OK, Nigel, was that a nightmare?

NA: erm, you know what, the annoying thing is i actually think we did alright in the first half. I think we passed the ball, and it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here, and to those who did come, we appreciate that. In the first half of the game, we started the game really well, and i think that the front 4 looked a threat. From 20 mins, the first goal lead gives the game a different complexion, and then we're back on the front foot, causing them problems. For me, we're passing the ball, and creating a lot of opportunities. As for Antonio, everyone will remember the period he'd had at reading, umm...you know, he gets too much freedom to get a long range shot off and from 2 nil, we think hmm there we go, but again i think we were in good possession of the football, we moved the ball out, we looked a threat. Pav scores a good goal, he looked a threat, i thought Pav worked really hard all day today and in the first half especially, there was good link-up play, we were strong...

i then pressed the 'stop' button on my radio by accident and lost the recording, but you kind of get that he doesn't really say much.

[LoyalRoyal22]

I managed to record the first 1/3 of the interview:

TD: OK, Nigel, was that a nightmare?

NA: erm, you know what, the annoying thing is i actually think we did alright in the first half. I think we passed the ball, and it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here, and to those who did come, we appreciate that. In the first half of the game, we started the game really well, and i think that the front 4 looked a threat. From 20 mins, the first goal lead gives the game a different complexion, and then we're back on the front foot, causing them problems. For me, we're passing the ball, and creating a lot of opportunities. As for Antonio, everyone will remember the period he'd had at reading, umm...you know, he gets too much freedom to get a long range shot off and from 2 nil, we think hmm there we go, but again i think we were in good possession of the football, we moved the ball out, we looked a threat. Pav scores a good goal, he looked a threat, i thought Pav worked really hard all day today and in the first half especially, there was good link-up play, we were strong...

i then pressed the 'stop' button on my radio by accident and lost the recording, but you kind of get that he doesn't really say much.

Agree with what he is saying.

[Ian Herring]

I managed to record the first 1/3 of the interview:

TD: OK, Nigel, was that a nightmare?

NA: erm, you know what, the annoying thing is i actually think we did alright in the first half. I think we passed the ball, and it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here, and to those who did come, we appreciate that. In the first half of the game, we started the game really well, and i think that the front 4 looked a threat. From 20 mins, the first goal lead gives the game a different complexion, and then we're back on the front foot, causing them problems. For me, we're passing the ball, and creating a lot of opportunities. As for Antonio, everyone will remember the period he'd had at reading, umm...you know, he gets too much freedom to get a long range shot off and from 2 nil, we think hmm there we go, but again i think we were in good possession of the football, we moved the ball out, we looked a threat. Pav scores a good goal, he looked a threat, i thought Pav worked really hard all day today and in the first half especially, there was good link-up play, we were strong...

i then pressed the 'stop' button on my radio by accident and lost the recording, but you kind of get that he doesn't really say much.

Reminds me somewhat of Brendan during his short spell in the same job...

[P!ssed Off]

He's a teacher's worst nightmare.
Writes a 10,000 word:
"This happened, and then that happened. And then that happened , and then this happened".

Besides not bothering to analyse/explain why so and so happened, his descriptions of what happened aren't even that accurate.

[Silver Fox]

Are we down yet?

[Man Friday]

He's a teacher's worst nightmare.
Writes a 10,000 word:
"This happened, and then that happened. And then that happened , and then this happened".

Besides not bothering to analyse/explain why so and so happened, his descriptions of what happened aren't even that accurate.

Spot on.

[southbank1871]

Did he really make a comment about there not being many Reading fans at the game, as if that some how contributed to us getting dicked by a previously winless team?

[Kebe's apprentice]

Did he really make a comment about there not being many Reading fans at the game, as if that some how contributed to us getting dicked by a previously winless team?

"Listen, a 5-2 scoreline is not good for anyone and I'm not hiding behind anything. It's unfortunate for the supporters who travelled up, there weren't many of our fans here but we appreciate all of them."

[southbank1871]

It was more the "it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here" bit.

[floyd__streete]

It was more the "it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here" bit.

Yep

What a peculiar and desperate comment. Dead man walking tbh.

[Muskrat]

It was more the "it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here" bit.

Yep

What a peculiar and desperate comment. Dead man walking tbh.

Agreed Floyd. Reading fans are no different to any others, once a Manager starts dissing them and deflecting the blame for his own mistakes onto them he might as well walk as he'll never ever regain any respect he might previously have had from them.

[Toon Toon Blue army]

I'm firmly behind NA and believe we'll come good this season. But the supporters comment is a bit odd. I mean would he honestly give up his Saturday, travel hours and pay a sizeable amount of money to watch that shit if it wasn't his job?

[NewCorkSeth]

It was more the "it's hard when, you know there's not many of our supporters here" bit.

Yep

What a peculiar and desperate comment. Dead man walking tbh.

yeah lets fire him because we are only 5th.. I suppose Watford should fire their manager too? Why not Forrest while were at it..

[loyalroyal4life]

Gunter is a tool, the quicker NA realises it should be kelly at rb and bridge at lb the better.