MATCHWATCH : Stoke City (h) sponsored by Dylan Kerr

[Zip]

In the case of Meite, because he offers us something no one else does, and can be a match winner. Ejaria similar but less effective. We've just gone from winning 7 in 8 to losing 2 in 2 and have some substantial depth issues.

The point is though why risk them if they are not fully fit with 2 games a week until January coming up?

The point being we were told their issues weren't serious and they were expected back prior to this and we've had no real update.

Plus if we lose this, and then go into two very tough games we could be on 5 defeats in a row and plummeting. I don't think that will happen, but we do need to put a stop to this before it becomes an extended bad run.

Yep.

[Bristol Paul]

Anyone take a point out of this one if it was offered? Think I would.

Yep. Bookies have Stoke as favourites. Take a point, stop the defeats, get injured players back after the International break, move on.

Top of the table at home to a mid table side and the away side are favourites, are you kidding me?

Yes, current form Stoke definately favs

[Royal Ginger]

Stoke looked very tall walking out of the tunnel

[Ascotexgunner]

Need Meite and Ejari back for this. Moore too if possible - What's his prognosis?

Both out according to BBCRB

Hope he starts Puscas and João up top.....I know he won't though. The squad just looks so thin at the minute.

Happy?

Yep

[Snowflake Royal]

Reading have spent big, but don't have big money.

Er... the owner is a billionaire.

[tidus_mi2]

Oh great, more shit about our conversion rate being unsustainable.

[CountryRoyal]

oxf*rd off Don Goodman.

[Sutekh]

Reading have spent big, but don't have big money.

Er... the owner is a billionaire.

Observation is technically correct, the money is the same size as at other clubs.

[Sutekh]

Have I missed the first 30 minutes, only Reading have had 2 on target shots in 5 minutes.

[CountryRoyal]

Have I missed the first 30 minutes, only Reading have had 2 on target shots in 5 minutes.

We’ve started well, Don Goodman has still managed to criticise us several times.

[Snowflake Royal]

Much stronger start than normal.

Havent worked out the shape yet though. Esteves seems to be RW? Semedo LW? so 4-4-2?

[Hound]

Reading have spent big, but don't have big money.

Er... the owner is a billionaire.

Spent bit but 9 of the 11 starters didn’t cost a fee

Can’t tarnish us with the gourlay brush for ever

[Zip]

Much stronger start than normal.

Havent worked out the shape yet though. Esteves seems to be RW? Semedo LW? so 4-4-2?

Semedo isn’t playing left wing.

[Snowflake Royal]

Reading have spent big, but don't have big money.

Er... the owner is a billionaire.

Spent bit but 9 of the 11 starters didn’t cost a fee

Can’t tarnish us with the gourlay brush for ever

Yep. Wage bill still enormous though.

Rinomhota's passing has been a bit off.

[Hound]

Much stronger start than normal.

Havent worked out the shape yet though. Esteves seems to be RW? Semedo LW? so 4-4-2?

Semedo isn’t playing left wing.

3-5-2 I think

[Sutekh]

Stoke looked very tall walking out of the tunnel

Now you just know which game Reading will put a lot of crosses up in the air then.

[Snowflake Royal]

Much stronger start than normal.

Havent worked out the shape yet though. Esteves seems to be RW? Semedo LW? so 4-4-2?

Semedo isn’t playing left wing.

Yeah, I can't work it out. It looks sort of uneven

[RichTea94]

Yeah 3412 with Semedo ahead of Laurent/Rinomhota as per

[CountryRoyal]

“Was 3-0 after 18 minutes wasn’t it, can relax, job done”

- Don Goodman on Blackburn away.

No Don, it wasn’t, you cockend.

[Snowflake Royal]

Yeah, I guess, Yiadom has just looked a bit more RB than CB though. And Esteves more RW than WB, whilst Richards is definitely WB