Back after the game (in da jazz bar)

[Royals-lad14]

Feds 6 could have been alot worse if it wasn`t for him.

How? He didn't make anything other than regulation saves and got beaten by a weak free kick (it was the walls side of the goal but didn't look good enough to have beaten him).

if u think that was a weak free kick id like to see u try to save that one

[FiNeRaIn]

Team in "selling it's best players and being shit" shock

Yep.

Worst performance since plymouth 09. Absolutely dire. No plan B, two of the most defensive centre mids in the division without a creative bone between them. Two strikers unproven at this level, all our senior players in woeful form. Future looks dim. I listened to them talk about the 106 team on the way home and I thought to myself what a great team that was and a joy to watch. These days we are left with a bunch of imposters in Reading shirts playing truly boring, woeful ineffective football under a very likeable and respectable manager but we're going nowhere. How does a club fall from grace? ....just ask Reading FC.

[leicsRoyal]

Like watching a Sunday league pub team, with most players having a hangover.

We made a poor Watford team look like Brazil. Relegation form.

We are only 3 points off Peterborough who are 11th and Leeds who are 12th!! It's early days...the team needs time to rebuild!!! and gel....we need to support the team...the home support is dire...I know it's frustrating but we need to be patient!!

Trouble is that while supposedly rebuilding we have had/having a run of games of;

Portsmouth
Barnsley
Hull
Watford
Doncaster
Coventry
Bristol City. And we have precisely zero points from them.

Looking forward to our rebuilt side taking n a run of 8 games at the end of the season;

Blackpool
West Ham
Leeds
Brighton
Southampton
Forest
Palace
Birmingham

[cmonurz]

Like watching a Sunday league pub team, with most players having a hangover.

We made a poor Watford team look like Brazil. Relegation form.

We are only 3 points off Peterborough who are 11th and Leeds who are 12th!! It's early days...the team needs time to rebuild!!! and gel....we need to support the team...the home support is dire...I know it's frustrating but we need to be patient!!

Trouble is that while supposedly rebuilding we have had/having a run of games of;

Portsmouth
Barnsley
Hull
Watford
Doncaster
Coventry
Bristol City. And we have precisely zero points from them.

Looking forward to our rebuilt side taking n a run of 8 games at the end of the season;

Blackpool
West Ham
Leeds
Brighton
Southampton
Forest
Palace
Birmingham

I posted this on the previous page. We are not rebuilding. 9 of the team that started today, and all of the subs, were here last season. We chose not to rebuild. This is the same team.

[URZZ]

It's not the fact we're losing, it's the fact we're playing so miserably.

[Ferris]

That was pretty depressing.

Karacan was the only player who looked up for it and was actually trying to make stuff happen. Ledge was poor again.

Jobi wasn't great, but at least tried to take players on. Kebe was awful, slowed everything down when he got the ball. Either massively lacking in confidence, or simply doesn't want to be here.

[Schards#2]

Team in "selling it's best players and being shit" shock

Yep.

Worst performance since plymouth 09. Absolutely dire. No plan B, two of the most defensive centre mids in the division without a creative bone between them. Two strikers unproven at this level, all our senior players in woeful form. Future looks dim. I listened to them talk about the 106 team on the way home and I thought to myself what a great team that was and a joy to watch. These days we are left with a bunch of imposters in Reading shirts playing truly boring, woeful ineffective football under a very likeable and respectable manager but we're going nowhere. How does a club fall from grace? ....just ask Reading FC.

Bank account's looking gr8 though m8

[leicsRoyal]

I posted this on the previous page. We are not rebuilding. 9 of the team that started today, and all of the subs, were here last season. We chose not to rebuild. This is the same team.

That's why I put supposedly, there should be no excuse for these type of performances but you can guarantee that someone will try to find one.

[grey_squirrel]

That was THE worst most insipid, crap, appalling, gutless, clueless, talentless excuse for a performance I have seen for decades.

They are either just not good enough - Mills, 3rd choice Soton player for a reason, Karacan; no idea of where to look for and command space and doesn't close down, Leighetwood; has got his contract now so is not bothered and obviously doesn't give a shlt; Manset the worst first touch of a ball since Church; ALF clearly a Div 2 player for a reason (although I accept he had NO service); Pearce. A liability

OR

They just weren't interested (or are not playing for McD): cue Kebe, Mcanuff, Griff.

Nobody came out of that with any credit and they should be ashamed to command their thousands of pounds of wages.

Gorkks looked like a fish up a tree trying to preserve some creditability to an otherwise catastrophic display.

And why McD did what he did with the RB position when we needed something creative in Centre Mid defies belief.

Going down.

[Schards#2]

Excellent call on BBCRB by, I believe, The Goat Was Fed.

[chilipepper91]

Federici - 6 - nothing wrong really, one unneccesarily flamboyant save, tried to distribute short
Griffin - 4 - looked slow and constantly beaten by their winger
Pearce - 4 - cumbersome
Gorkss - 5 - at least tried to play the ball around
Mills - 6 - decent passing range, tried to support McAnuff, keep him in
Kebe - 4 - did absolutely nothing
Karacan - 4 - the new Harper? just played it sideways or in the air the whole time. looked a lot better at right-back.
Leigertwood - 3 - tried running through/into players (innovative) and caught on the ball too many times to count
McAnuff - 4 - ineffectual out wide and in the middle
Manset - 6 - came deep to get the ball, spread it well, set up our best chance, caused them problems
Le Fondre - 5 - some decent touches but no service

Robson-Kanu - 6 - the only player who looked remotely confident on the ball
Church - 5 - nothing of note
Cummings - 5 - looked scared of the ball

Observations:
Why did we bring off our best player in Manset and replace him with someone utterly bereft of confidence? Karacan was having a far better game at right-back than Griffin, no idea why he got subbed either.
We play two holding midfielders who are scared to run past the half way line. This means our four attackers must somehow find a way through 8 of their players. Please, some creativity rather than the aimless hoof forward to Curo II - never going to work.
Drop Kebe, drop McAnuff, drop Leigertwood - but who the hell do we put in then?

[grey_squirrel]

not a shot to talk of..not a clue!!!

Feds 6 could have been alot worse if it wasn`t for him
Griffin 2 useless
Mills 4 give him a little time i guess
Pearce 3 crap
Latvian guy 6 he showed enough for me to show he could be an assett
super skip 4 I mean, WTF?..captain?..your having a faff
Karacan 5 plays with his heart on his sleeve, but he can`t do it alone!!!
Ledge 3, can we put him back on a loan contract please?..he hasn`t turned up this season yet.
Kebe.4 back to the old Kebe of old Im afraid
Manset 7, best Reading player IMO, little or no service but tried his hardest.
Alf , 4 almost unoticable, but willing to give him time because of the Nil service provided.

Bollox.

NIL the lot of them.

[The Prisoner]

If you'd have told me a month or so ago that we'd only get one point from home games against Millwall, Barnsley and Watford I'd have sent you on your way as a looney!

[Chaney]

If you'd have told me a month or so ago that we'd only get one point from home games against Millwall, Barnsley and Watford I'd have sent you on your way as a looney!

and 2-0 down in each of them..now where is that thread again about conceding goals early in the 2nd haif of games?..it happens just too often to be a coincidence!!!

[JS28ZoD]

The lack of fight and movement was unacceptable today, the lads were hardly giving each other any options.

Feds 7 Did nothing wrong and looked to give it short
Griffin 4 not close enough to his winger and lost every header, gave away a senseless foul which resulted in their first goal.
Pearce 5 did not win enough of his headers, didn't show for the ball and his lack of pace was very noticeable throughout the game
Gorkks 9 won everything in the air, organised the line well, took responsibility and constantly showed for the ball including bringing the ball into midfield
Mills 6 started well, looked to pass and move with good effect, a couple of poor set pieces and tired towards the end
Kebe 3 not interested at all, didn't show for the ball or go beyond the strikers. Din nothing and didn't seem to care, bottled a couple of 50-50's and when on the ball took too long to pass and move off
Karacan 6 was not brave enough on the ball, but he covered ground well without any attacking threat. Did not get tight enough to his man in CM
Leigertwood 5 as with Karacan above but got caught on the ball too much. He needed an option to pass to but the team didn't show for him.
McAnuff 7 looked our main threat, but was often isolated 2/3 vs 1 but still caused them problems. Put some good crosses in and showed for the ball. Faded when he went into CM
Le Fondre 5 didn't get any service but didn't work the channels. Decent touches but didn't threaten at all
Manset 6 looked tired throughout and didn't work the channels. Caused the Watford defence some problems and had the beating of the CB in the second half but didn't get close enough to the penalty area to threaten

HRK 6 no service but looked fairly lively
Church 6 as above
Cummings 6 not long enough to do anything but no mistakes

[Ferris]

If you'd have told me a month or so ago that we'd only get one point from home games against Millwall, Barnsley and Watford I'd have sent you on your way as a looney!

and 2-0 down in each of them..now where is that thread again about conceding goals early in the 2nd haif of games?..it happens just too often to be a coincidence!!!

lol, literally just bumped it before i read this

[Royal Lady]

I knew it was going to be bad as soon as we kicked off - the fans hadn't even turned up today - no chanting, clapping, getting behind the team - that was disgraceful.

The players were playing as if it were the last game of the season in a match that would mean nothing whether we won or lost.

There was absolutely NO leadership, NO passion, NO end product.,

Feds made a couple of good saves, leaping like a salmon to collect the ball - 7
Griffin - what has happened to him over the last six months? He has suddenly appeared to age (body wise). 3
McAnuff - a couple of good passes - but he's no leader and I don't care what he might be like with the players OFF the pitch - it's ON the pitch I'm bothered about and he has zero leadership - I NEVER see him shout at or organise the players and his own end product can be woeful. 4
Pearce - thought he wasn't too bad to be honest - it's not his fault he isn't very fast - 6
Gorkss - my MOTM though it wasn't hard to choose from the rest of the dross - looks like he could be very good for us, but on today's showing, must be wondering what the hell he is doing here.8
Joe Mills - looked a bit shaky at times - but he did seem to be trying - free kicks appalling though 5
Kebe - FFS - looked as though he wasn't in the slightest bit interested - hung back for stupid short corners - which never work - instead of getting in the box - pains me to say it but - 3
Leigertwood - has been pretty meh since signing a contract - hardly put in a tackle - 3
Manset - just doesn't look like a striker - didn't get much service - 4
Le Fondre - again, didn't get much service but not too clever on the trying to shoot front - 4
Karacan - does run around a lot and does try but he's never going to get anywhere if the rest of the team continue to "play" like they did today.6

Subs - Cummings - meh - 3
Church - did he touch the ball more than once? 3

All in all - it was shite - and, for me, the main reason is that we as a club haven't shown ambition this season with our signings - and with letting Khizanishvili, Long and Mills go. Gorkss may prove to be a fitting centre half replacement for one of Zurab or Mills - but we're still lacking a proper replacement for the other. Today we started with a strike force comprising a striker from Hereford and one from Rotherham. You reap what you sow. I don't agree with booing at the end of the game - but I hope those boos were not against the team as such, but more against what has put us in the position we are today. I do, however, think the players need to look at themselves - anything but a win next Saturday is unacceptable and should be easily attainable.

[Hoop Blah]

Feds 6 could have been alot worse if it wasn`t for him.

How? He didn't make anything other than regulation saves and got beaten by a weak free kick (it was the walls side of the goal but didn't look good enough to have beaten him).

The wall parted completely he set them up correctly it's not his fault they didn't want to put their bollocks in the way.

I'll wait to see it from behind the goal but from side on it looked like it went clear over the wall and without too much pace.

Not a clanger by Federici, but one of those that I think a keeper on his game would've got a hand to. May be a bit harsh but wasn't the greatest free kick.

[Far Canal]

On the Nags Head Bus today someone said that was the worst performance since the start of the Coppell era. Not sure it's that bad but today was the first time I've considered leaving a game three quarters of the way through because anything else would be better.

I would say it was the worst performance since the pants era, when Pardue took over from Tommy Burns.

[M-U-R-T-Y]

I'm on the train and am not sure whether I was at a football match or a lesbian porn film: no one seemed to have any balls, and there was a complete lack of penetration.