7 February 2004: LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
ROTHERHAM UNITED 5 READING 1
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goals
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Reading: Goater
(20 mins pen). Rotherham: Proctor (24 mins pen, 79 mins), Monkhouse (36 mins), Butler (47 mins), Barker (90 mins). |
Half Time: 2-1 Attendance: 6,405
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teams
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Reading: Hahnemann, Murty,
Brown, Williams, Shorey, Hughes, Sidwell, Watson, Salako, Goater, Owusu.
Subs: Murray, Kitson, Harper, Newman, Young. Rotherham: Pollitt, Hurst, Shaun Barker, Swailes, Minto, Sedgwick, Mullin, Garner, Monkhouse, Butler, Proctor. Subs: Montgomery, Talbot, Warne, Baudet. |
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bookings
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Reading: Rotherham: Referee: Richard Beeby (Northampton) |
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report
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Reading took the lead at Millmoor with a Goater penalty after twenty minutes only to end up on the wrong end of a 1-5 thrashing. Rotherham, who had gone six games without a win and were struggling in the bottom half of the table were convincing winners in the end over a Reading side that had won the last two games. There was no sign of Nicky Forster as the game got underway but again the duo of Owusu and Goater looked like it might just do the job. After a slow start it was Reading that looked the more likely side early on with Owusu providing a cross to Salako that required a decent save. The Royals then took the lead when Owusu was clearly taken down inside the area, allowing his strike partner Shaun Goater to step up to make it 1-0. The lead was short lived when a suspect penalty down the other end signalled the start of the home side's comeback. Ex-Reading striker Martin Butler went down in the area as he chased the ball away from goal with Martin Williams and the resulting penalty kick beat was put past Hahnemann. Monkhouse volleyed home to give Rotherham a half time lead and the game was over after the break when Butler scored from close range against his old team mates after a defensive mistake by Nicky Shorey. Reading pushed forward to try and get back into the game but became stretched at the back and were caught out by a free-kick that was chipped over Hahnemann with eleven minutes left to play. In the last minute a big defeat became a thrashing as Rotherham poured forward to add a fifth and end a miserable afternoon. |
FANS' POST MATCH OPINION
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Been
on holiday, while away two victories. Yippee. Back to earth with a bump
today. Listened to game on radio, all I can say is Forest and Derby must
be really crap. What a thrashing, looks like mid table doldrums for us
this season, definitely missing Forster. Oh well two week break for the
players to dwell on yet another embarrassing whopping by a so called lower
team. No doubt Coppell will protect his players and wrap them in cotton
wool defending them from any criticism, get them in for training first
thing tomorrow morning I say. It won't happen! When
will Mr Madejeski finally wake up to the fact he has employed a manager
who has never achieved anything and not likely to.Sorry Mr Coppell you
have lot to learn about being a motivator and both player and fans responsive.If
you get down from the stands and really get amongst it and stop this constance
patrionising of the management of the opposition and roll your own sleeves
up we just might achieve something. Here
we go again! I can't put my finger on what the problem is,or so Mr.Coppell
will say.We`re stale,that`s what I think.We don`t appear to have a leader
within the club.Just look at the side when we are playing,who is directing,encouraging
or motivating the players? Nobody. As for the Manager,he ought to take
a deckchair and a drink with him to save him standing all of the second
half. After all,he spends the first half sat on his backside,so why should
we expect him to be any different in the second half? He seems to have
the personality of a plastic duck and as much enthusiasm as a manic depressive.
Look around at a lot of the other sides in this division who are near
the top. Their manager's show some passion and look as if they want to
win, ours looks like he is on his fourth spliff, hey man peace and love,
this game is groovy, what day is it? |
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