Millsy Without the deduction we'd be 5 points above the relegation zone.
But is that acceptable
1) with this squad
2) when you get yourself into a great position early on, and then produce consistently disastrous form for months
3) when you know there may well be another 6 points coming
4) when you decide to talk about dodging relegation when you're in the playoff spots and play accordingly
5) when you have absolutely no gameplan other than balls up the centre to Carroll
6) when there has been no improvement in our performances all season
7) when you are totally incapable of reading the game and making required changes in a timely manner?
I like the father and son team and appreciate them keeping us up last season and trying so hard this season.
But the answer to all of the above is no. No none of it is acceptable. To have any chance of staying up I agree we can't do worse than Bowen/Hunt/whomever.
I hope Ince has done enough to earn himself a job elsewhere but he's not the right man for Reading right now.
No other club and their owner(s) will be insane enough to give the perennial failure Ince another job in management/coaching, particularly when they see what he's done to us and our players. Most of our fans would struggle to perform as badly as he has.