Hard to see any progress for the forseeable future

[The 17 Bus]

Cardiff at home was rather dull and tedious tho

[Sun Tzu]

Cardiff at home was rather dull and tedious tho

Not once the final whistle went it wasn't .....

[CMRoyal]

Without wishing to be inflammatory, IMHO, the last home game that wasn't both dull and uninspiring was Derby 2 months ago.

Anyone disagree?

I certainly don't.

However, as you have rightly said throughout this thread, the time to judge is at the end of the season. But so far, generally speaking things have been anything but dull and uninspiring - we're in the midst of a promotion race, we've got a good blend of youthful zest and hard-headed experience, the goals have flowed reasonably freely, and some decent youngsters are being blooded. Even the recent comparatively dull games have brought a nervy edge that can only serve to keep the adrenaline pumping. As one of those who agreed with the thrust of your original post, I say let's make the most of the rest what has been a surprisingly engaging campaign.

[brendywendy]

there have been some truly dull and uninspiring single performances, or even the odd couple in a row

but the rest you refer to are just dull and uninspiring when compared to our form earlier in the season when we were flying at home

and this has coincided with comments to coppell about trying to become less fragileso in effect i think its a concious decision by the whole club to become a little harder to beat, at the expense of a little creativity

and fair play too, cos its meant we havent lost a game in ages

[Sun Tzu]

and fair play too, cos its meant we havent lost a game in ages

If you pick your terms of reference carefully enough we are on the worst run in the country.....

[RobRoyal]

and fair play too, cos its meant we havent lost a game in ages

If you pick your terms of reference carefully enough we are on the worst run in the country.....

Er... how's that then? Worst PPG record vs Cardiff of any team that begins with an 'R'? You'd have to define your terms of reference very carefully indeed, I'd say.

[Baines]

No other league team ending in the letter 'g' has performed as badly as we have this season.

[Old Biscuitman]

I will make a totally confident prediction that, if the two following assumptions are true, we will gain automatic promotion:
1. Doyle is not sold in the January window
2. We take at least 8 points from the next 4 games

[Old Biscuitman]

No other league team ending in the letter 'g' has performed as badly as we have this season.

Aye, but Cambuslang are struggling in Scottish Central First Division.

[Sun Tzu]

and fair play too, cos its meant we havent lost a game in ages

If you pick your terms of reference carefully enough we are on the worst run in the country.....

Er... how's that then? Worst PPG record vs Cardiff of any team that begins with an 'R'? You'd have to define your terms of reference very carefully indeed, I'd say.

No, just only look at the last game played...

It's the sort of trick Schards would use in backing an argument.....

[Ian Royal]

Despite not great performances I'd say the fact we're unbeaten in 8 in the League and we beat our biggest rival for 2nd 3-1 on their patch is pretty inspiring and not very dull.

So yes, I completely disagree with that.

In fact, I wouldn't have described either of the Cardiff games as dull or uninspiring given the ends to them, the Sheff Utd result was also suppposed to be pretty darn good to, so I'd say that was total rubbish Schards.

Without wanting to cause offence.

Probably a good idea to read the post you are replying to in full before replying. Which was.......

Without wishing to be inflammatory, IMHO, the last home game that wasn't both dull and uninspiring was Derby 2 months ago.

Anyone disagree?

Wow you were really stretching to the tenuous limits there weren't you.

I believe at least one of the games I mentioned was at home.

And I'd rather look at the big picture than get drawn into trying to find games that are dull and uninspiring.

I find it rather inspiring, that despite not having played very well in the majority of games recently, we've only been beaten twice, only once in the league and that's in about 10 games. And in that time moved up the table into 2nd place, an automatic promotion slot, which is very far from midtable.

The club has made progress in the short term and is continuing to do well in terms of progressing in the longterm, and by that I mean in terms of decades.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Despite not great performances I'd say the fact we're unbeaten in 8 in the League and we beat our biggest rival for 2nd 3-1 on their patch is pretty inspiring and not very dull.

So yes, I completely disagree with that.

In fact, I wouldn't have described either of the Cardiff games as dull or uninspiring given the ends to them, the Sheff Utd result was also suppposed to be pretty darn good to, so I'd say that was total rubbish Schards.

Without wanting to cause offence.

Probably a good idea to read the post you are replying to in full before replying. Which was.......

Without wishing to be inflammatory, IMHO, the last home game that wasn't both dull and uninspiring was Derby 2 months ago.

Anyone disagree?

Coventry wasn't bad. It wasn't brilliant, but it certainly wasn't "dull and uninspiring".

If you are trying to claim a few less than scintillating games indicates you weren't hopelessly wrong with your prediction then you are really clutching at straws.

And no, we don't have to wait until the end of the season to know. Even if we play at relegation form for the rest of the season, we'd finish just one point shy of 70 points. It would take an utter collapse for us to finish mid-table.

[seahawk10]

I think schards is now just doing it to wind people up. He has become a wum.

[Quagmire]

When we were doing well at home but bad away, Schards#2 said it was the away form which mattered. Now we have done better away, all of a sudden Schards#2 feels (current) home form is in fact the be all

2nd in the table is all that matters at the moment. All teams have good/bad periods. If you can't cope with that, go and support a top four Premiership team.

[SLAMMED]

4-0

[readingbedding]

Most goals in English and Scottish League football this season so far.

On point for dull.
On point for uninspiring.
Hard to see progress.

Of course...

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Most goals in English and Scottish League football this season so far.

On point for dull.
On point for uninspiring.
Hard to see progress.

Of course...

to use Ian Branfoot's perpetual programme notes, "people say we aren't playing well, but we have ..54.. points and have scored ..57.. goals. If we can do that when, in our own admission, we aren't playing well, I look forward to seeing what we can do when we are!"

[readingbedding]

Yeah, we'll always had, have and will have spoilt fans, who cannot accept the fact that their team cannot play their tip-top best every game.
Reading the first comment on this glorious thread is a fantastic example of that!

Mind you, I'd guess all teams suffer from these fantastic fans too!!!

[Arch]

Yeah, we'll always had, have and will have spoilt fans, who cannot accept the fact that their team cannot play their tip-top best every game.

I can't see why not. They're bloody professionals after all. In the old days, Reading players used to play their tip top best every game, two or three times a week, and there were no pussy substitutions then either.

[readingbedding]

Only two teams in the English League set up has ever gone undefeated in a season.
Preston is the only team to do the Double undefeated.
But no team has ever won every match in a season.

Football, I'm afraid, is a game of mistakes.