andrew1957 I am quite surprised by the negative tone on here in truth.
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Instant success only. No patience. Watching a club like Reading will always be disappointed.
by Lower West » 12 Dec 2017 21:32
andrew1957 I am quite surprised by the negative tone on here in truth.
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by Denver Royal » 12 Dec 2017 22:10
windermereROYALLUX as an aside I wonder how many on here have been to all our play-off finals, plus the Arsenal cup semi.
I was at Wembley for the Simod Cup too, but it's been all downhill since.
Went to them all. inc Simod cup. only one I missed was Walsall. bloody hard being a Reading fan, but many fans of teams lower down the ladder would give their right arm to play at Wembley has many times as we have..another win there would be nice though.
by marlowuk » 13 Dec 2017 00:14
RoyalBlue What was really disappointing was that having played the possession game so well, even when under pressure in our own area, during the first half, we then stopped doing that in the second when that was exactly what was needed.
Had we kept the ball like we did in the first half, Cardiff would have become frustrated and tired, which I am sure would have led to at least another goal for us. A key point of possession football is your opponents can't score if you don't let them have the ball!
by CountryRoyal » 13 Dec 2017 02:51
RoyalBlue What was really disappointing was that having played the possession game so well, even when under pressure in our own area, during the first half, we then stopped doing that in the second when that was exactly what was needed.
by FiNeRaIn » 13 Dec 2017 02:55
Denver RoyalwindermereROYALLUX as an aside I wonder how many on here have been to all our play-off finals, plus the Arsenal cup semi.
I was at Wembley for the Simod Cup too, but it's been all downhill since.
Went to them all. inc Simod cup. only one I missed was Walsall. bloody hard being a Reading fan, but many fans of teams lower down the ladder would give their right arm to play at Wembley has many times as we have..another win there would be nice though.
Flew over from US for 2 days for Walsall final in Cardiff...landed at Heathrow at 9am on day of game. Met up with 3 buddies and went on train to game. Was so mad we lost we got trashed in town afterwards...and we got so wrecked we missed the last train back...one of us made it on, 3 didn't, by a few feet as it pulled away. So, mad at that, we went back in to town and got trashed a whole lot more. Eventually we crawled in to a Cardiff taxi at about 3 in the morning...the only driver that would take us.... we had to arrange the fare and show him the cash beforehand...and took that cab all the way back to my parent's house in Maidenhead...my Mum was waiting for me at bottom of stairs as I kicked/smashed the milk bottles on the way in...and the one-way trip with tip in the cab was about 400 quid
by RoyalBlue » 13 Dec 2017 07:20
FiNeRaInRoyalBlue I can't respect someone who repeatedly and IMO (and that of many others, including those in the game) very deliberately gets his players to target skillful opposing players and injure them in order to put them out of the game. He also adopts unacceptably intimidating tactics to try to influence match officials in his favour.
A thoroughly nasty piece of work who pushes the boundaries beyond any degree of acceptability/decency. How many times has he been sent off at Reading now?
Warnock has always sent his teams out to play tough, wind up the opposition and get under their skin. He has never seriously suggested that his players break legs or deliberately take the other person out of the game, he just wants a reaction from his players and wants the opposing players to go into their shell and stop playing. .
by 10539.4 Miles Away » 13 Dec 2017 07:56
leonLUX as an aside I wonder how many on here have been to all our play-off finals, plus the Arsenal cup semi.
I was at Wembley for the Simod Cup too, but it's been all downhill since.
In - for the I've seen all of our Play Off Final disasters club. (Plus Arsenal semi, not Simod alas.)
Every time since Walsall I've said never again.
by Half Biscuit » 13 Dec 2017 08:26
RoyalBlue Even if that wasn't his intent, some footballers aren't overly blessed with brain cells and may well misunderstand what he is 'asking of them'.
Lower Westandrew1957 I am quite surprised by the negative tone on here in truth.
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Instant success only. No patience. Watching a club like Reading will always be disappointed.
by Silver Fox » 13 Dec 2017 11:40
10539.4 Miles Away Only one I have missed was Swansea as my foolish brother decided to get married that weekend without checking the fixture list. Flew back from working in Munich for Walsall and back from Oz for the semi and Huddersfield. Will doubtless do it again if the chance comes up this year.
by genome » 13 Dec 2017 12:05
by Snowball » 13 Dec 2017 12:11
genome Missed the Simod Cup on account of not existing at the time.
by BR2 » 13 Dec 2017 13:07
andrew1957 I have to say that I thought last night was a great game of football and I really enjoyed it. Best match I have seen for ages.
After the 3-0 bore fest against Barnsley last night was a breath of fresh air. If we had held on and won 2-1 then everyone would be saying it was a great performance but RFC fans (and all modern fans) seem result obsessed. If we win we played fantastically but if we lose or draw from a winning position we were awful.
I thought last night was a massive improvement from the Barnsley game because whereas Barnsley were absolutely atrocious and we should have won by far more, Cardiff are second for a reason. They are big, strong, fit and came at us for much of the game.
On the whole I thought we handled it well. If there is fault then it was in not getting a third goal - as we had a number of chances and then we would definitely have won the game.
Good to see you back to your enthusiastic self of old.
One thing-what price did you get for a top half finish?
At the start of the season I would guess that the odds would have been something like 1/3 for a team finishing last season in the play-offs or maybe nearer evens if it were a few weeks ago when we were around 18th in the table so I can't see you making your fortune with Paddy Power
But instead it was what they call 2-0 football. Cardiff had nothing to lose and so threw everything at us. More often than not I would have expected us to get a breakaway goal with the pace of Barrow/Aluko or JDB and win 3-1 but it was not our night in the end. But I would have been very happy with a point at the start of the game and thought that for 75 minutes or so that it was the best I had seen Reading play in quite a while.
I came away thinking that play offs are now well within our grasp - especially looking at the fixture list we have now until the start of February. If we can play as well in the next 9 or so games as we did last night I expect us to be just outside the play offs by early February. And then who knows - yet another Wembley disaster no doubt.
I am quite surprised by the negative tone on here in truth.
At least I now have some hope of winning my large bet that we end up top half! Paddy Power must be quaking in their boots.
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by RoyalBlue » 13 Dec 2017 13:30
genome Missed the Simod Cup on account of not existing at the time. I went to Bolton as a 6 year old and apparently cried all the way home.
by Tilehurstsouthbank » 13 Dec 2017 13:36
genome Missed the Simod Cup on account of not existing at the time. I went to Bolton as a 6 year old and apparently cried all the way home.
by genome » 13 Dec 2017 13:38
RoyalBluegenome Missed the Simod Cup on account of not existing at the time. I went to Bolton as a 6 year old and apparently cried all the way home.
Shouldn't feel bad about that. I woke up sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the night after that game. And I hadn't long become a parent in my early 30s! Thank God for the existence of my baby son, as he helped put things back into some perspective (eventually!).
My 22 year old daughter continued the family tradition by bursting into tears and being inconsolable in The Brewhouse Cafe in Atlanta when Schindler scored his penalty for Huddersfield. Meanwhile, this side of the pond, my own 'matured'/hardened/accustomed reaction at Wembley was slamming the back of my seat and swearing.
by If you still hate Futcher » 13 Dec 2017 14:28
FiNeRaInRoyalBlue I can't respect someone who repeatedly and IMO (and that of many others, including those in the game) very deliberately gets his players to target skillful opposing players and injure them in order to put them out of the game. He also adopts unacceptably intimidating tactics to try to influence match officials in his favour.
A thoroughly nasty piece of work who pushes the boundaries beyond any degree of acceptability/decency. How many times has he been sent off at Reading now?
Warnock has always sent his teams out to play tough, wind up the opposition and get under their skin. He has never seriously suggested that his players break legs or deliberately take the other person out of the game, he just wants a reaction from his players and wants the opposing players to go into their shell and stop playing. Even the Hunt incident was the same and he got his reaction.
by andrew1957 » 13 Dec 2017 15:01
BR2andrew1957 I have to say that I thought last night was a great game of football and I really enjoyed it. Best match I have seen for ages.
After the 3-0 bore fest against Barnsley last night was a breath of fresh air. If we had held on and won 2-1 then everyone would be saying it was a great performance but RFC fans (and all modern fans) seem result obsessed. If we win we played fantastically but if we lose or draw from a winning position we were awful.
I thought last night was a massive improvement from the Barnsley game because whereas Barnsley were absolutely atrocious and we should have won by far more, Cardiff are second for a reason. They are big, strong, fit and came at us for much of the game.
On the whole I thought we handled it well. If there is fault then it was in not getting a third goal - as we had a number of chances and then we would definitely have won the game.
Good to see you back to your enthusiastic self of old.
One thing-what price did you get for a top half finish?
At the start of the season I would guess that the odds would have been something like 1/3 for a team finishing last season in the play-offs or maybe nearer evens if it were a few weeks ago when we were around 18th in the table so I can't see you making your fortune with Paddy Power
But instead it was what they call 2-0 football. Cardiff had nothing to lose and so threw everything at us. More often than not I would have expected us to get a breakaway goal with the pace of Barrow/Aluko or JDB and win 3-1 but it was not our night in the end. But I would have been very happy with a point at the start of the game and thought that for 75 minutes or so that it was the best I had seen Reading play in quite a while.
I came away thinking that play offs are now well within our grasp - especially looking at the fixture list we have now until the start of February. If we can play as well in the next 9 or so games as we did last night I expect us to be just outside the play offs by early February. And then who knows - yet another Wembley disaster no doubt.
I am quite surprised by the negative tone on here in truth.
At least I now have some hope of winning my large bet that we end up top half! Paddy Power must be quaking in their boots.
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Good to see you back to your enthusiastic self of old.
One thing-what price did you get for a top half finish?
At the start of the season I would guess that the odds would have been something like 1/3 for a team finishing last season in the play-offs or maybe nearer evens if it were a few weeks ago when we were around 18th in the table.-either way I don't think Paddy Power will be over concerned unless you put thousands on.
by AthleticoSpizz » 13 Dec 2017 18:43
by bcubed » 13 Dec 2017 23:08
genomeRoyalBluegenome Missed the Simod Cup on account of not existing at the time. I went to Bolton as a 6 year old and apparently cried all the way home.
Shouldn't feel bad about that. I woke up sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the night after that game. And I hadn't long become a parent in my early 30s! Thank God for the existence of my baby son, as he helped put things back into some perspective (eventually!).
My 22 year old daughter continued the family tradition by bursting into tears and being inconsolable in The Brewhouse Cafe in Atlanta when Schindler scored his penalty for Huddersfield. Meanwhile, this side of the pond, my own 'matured'/hardened/accustomed reaction at Wembley was slamming the back of my seat and swearing.
Haha, when Schindler scored his penalty I just immediately grabbed my things and left.
I didn't even once look back to the pitch to see them celebrating.
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