MATCHWATCH : Bristol City (a) sponsored by hopeless causes

[Hound]

Stoke winning now

[tidus_mi2]

Into the bottom 3 we go.

Only on goal difference as Huddersfield are beating Hull (another poor side that beat Reading) 3-0

Goals scored even.

[ayjaydee]

Wow. What an effort from Boye.

Matched by the save unfortunately

[CountryRoyal]

God we're so frustrating.

[Sutekh]

Stoke winning now

Shows how brilliant the one point Reading have managed since August really was...

[WestYorksRoyal]

We are now in the relegation zone

Yep Hudders have made the change and seems to be working out for them

Record £££s spent, bottom 3 at second international break. I suspect his time is up.

[NewCorkSeth]

Why does Yiadom think he's Messi?

oxf*rd hell, Barrett's actually crossing the ball. Must start then.

Shame he followed it up with a pass to a Bristol playing in our box.

[Notts Royal]

Stoke now winning...we are in deep danger

[Barney]

We are now in the relegation zone

Yep Hudders have made the change and seems to be working out for them

Record £££s spent, bottom 3 at second international break. I suspect his time is up.

Agreed. Can he take Puscas with him ?

[Aeroguide]

"Struggling Reading"(Quote the Press)...yet another season of struggling...

[Hound]

FT

In deep trouble. Time for a change imo

[URZZZZ]

Embarrassed to have wasted money on that. Gomes Out

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Bring back McDermott

[Aeroguide]

Back to the relegation zone

[Zip]

Once again we concede early through shocking defending, Once again we miss too many chances.Once again we fail to come back from behind.

We got lucky over the past two seasons. If we go down this season there can be no complaints.

[Thou Voice]

Another glorious day for Reading FC !

It's about time I returned to support this board through the dark times and give you all hope.... ....oh yes.

Do You See ?

[NewCorkSeth]

Well. That's curtains for Gomes. I don't want him gone in particular but I cant see how the owners will keep him on. Hes oxf*rd it.

[Thou Voice]

Back to the relegation zone

Have faith...

Do You See ?

[Sutekh]

We are now in the relegation zone

Yep Hudders have made the change and seems to be working out for them

Record £££s spent, bottom 3 at second international break. I suspect his time is up.

Bet it isn’t. Can the club afford his dismissal?

Suspect he’ll see us through the next few games (all extremely difficult) so bottom 3 is likely to be assured for a little while yet I reckon. Next up is a rampant Preston and based on current form can’t see anything to suggest that it won’t be the standard dismal home performance we’ve all come to love these past two and bit seasons.

[NewCorkSeth]

Might sound silly here but I dont think we are going to start getting anything from games until our closing down tactics change.

Currently we have 1 player close down the ball while the others close down space. We need to either start having the other players close down the passing routes a la Pep or have 2 players close down the ball a la Jurgen. Currently we are half assing it and Rinomhota is the only player we have capable of: intercepting, passing, dribbling and holding it up.

At least that's my big takeaway from the first half. We allow teams so much space on the ball because half the team are busy marking the space thise players "could" move into. Fundamental flaw in Jose's defensive plan.

I'd assumed it was incompetence rather than deliberate, but that makes sense.

Would explain why Rino's been a shadow of himself from last season too. And why Pele still looks clueless.

We're absolutely in this game, and are a little unlucky not to be back even. But I see nothing better from Gomes.

Bet Swift comes straight back in for Pele or Rino.

I'm positive it is instructed. In fact in the second half they started closing down in pairs in midfield. Start the oxf*rd game like that Jose. Christ.