Bearing in mind it would appear most of the personnel at the club don't give two monkeys about the glorious FA Cup, this was probably the best result, a fighting one nil defeat and no trip for our second string to Old Trafford for what probably been a right tonking. God knows what was going on in the first half last night in defence, DLC was man marking Keene and it appeared nobody had a clue what was going on defensively, a complete shambles, as it had been in recent weeks. Wally Downs may be a top bloke but it would appear his position of Defensive Coach is under severe pressure based on our appalling recent performances.
As for last night, I thought the second half was a lot better than the first and Cox looked very sharp when he came on, the lad has developed well and should now be given a chance, can anybody tell me how he can't be better than Convey who continues to be a complete utter waste of space. Rosenior did well at right back and must be sadly now first choice over Murty and Cisse did well at centre back, finally Federici did great in goal with two wonder saves and again IMHO is better that USA. Long looked like he wasn't that bothered, though it didn't help being dragged back to full back half the game because of our tactics and Lita, though he battled was very selfish on a couple of occasions and should have set up Cox for a great chance.
First rule in football, don't let in goals, everybody knows our defence is becoming a laughing stock, there are two weeks left in the transfer window to do something about, something with the thirty odd million we'll get this year, time to do something or get dragged down into the depths of the relegation zone and we all know the nightmare scenario that comes with that. Still time to do something, please!
Nick Newbury

Tottenham made it through to the FA Cup fourth round with a greater degree of comfort than the scoreline suggested... From the start, Tottenham were more confident in possession and more threatening with it, particularly from the unlikely source of Kaboul, who caused Reading problems in the air from set-plays. It was his headed flick-on that gave Defoe a chance to open the scoring but the striker could only nod over the bar. But when Kaboul again rose above the Reading defence from Jermaine Jenas' corner, it proved decisive as the ball was pushed against the bar by Federici only for Keane to smash in the rebound. Apart from the pace offered by Leroy Lita, Reading appeared unable to make any impact on the Spurs defence. And in midfield, too, they were second-best as Jenas dictated the pattern of the match.
BBC Sport

Tottenham Hotspur have always enjoyed their reputation as a “cup side” ... They progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup with victory over Reading in their third-round replay at the Madejski Stadium last night. It was, though, a limp performance and that they had to hang on near the end — a frenzied period during which Stephen Hunt, the Reading winger, struck the crossbar — does not augur well for their next tie, against Manchester United... Although Tottenham struggled to dispatch a patchwork Reading side, Ramos’s line-up was a touch threadbare, too... The match rarely threatened to explode into the goal extravaganza that took place at White Hart Lane last month, when Reading lost 6-4 in the league, but it was Tottenham who again had most of the play. Defoe produced a stinging volley but Federici made a spectacular save. From then on, Ramos opted for security. Reading upped the ante, with Hunt almost snatching a late equaliser...
Russell Kempson, The Times