One of the 1,500 Reading fans heading up to Ipswich tomorrow. First visit for me, early train up from Portsmouth - what is the town centre like? Any good pubs off the beaten track? (would rather not go to some away fans pub with a load of shirters)
Great winner from Oliveira last night, he could make a big difference from now until the end of the season.
On their day, the likes of Aluko, Barrow, Swift and McCleary can provide excellent service, we just need a clinical striker to put the chances away - Oliveira might be the man!
If Richard Keogh is so good and all why has he a) never played in the top-flight, and b) is still playing for Derby, a team who have bottled promotion year on year for pretty much the past decade.
£12 tickets for our trip to Ipswich next month, might plan on making my first ever visit to Portman Road.
Excellent value from Ipswich, they deserve a pat on the back for that. More clubs should follow suit.
We've signed Nelson Oliveira from Norwich. Having a Portuguese manager might help him rediscover some form. Him and Loader up top could be a fantastic partnership.
Also signed Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal on loan. Seem to remember him shipping 5 against us when we lost 7-5 to Arsenal in 2012.
I was at Derby yesterday for our game. Thought we played quite well, apart from an awful 20 minute opening period. Second half we were on top and it was a shame that we couldn't nick a point at the end. Another positive performance and if we carry on playing like we did in the second half...
Well, our new manager isn't hanging around culling the squad.
Vito Mannone, Marc McNulty, David Meyler and Paul McShane have all been sent to train with the reserves. Dave Edwards has been sold to Shrewsbury, Josh Sims has been sent back to Southampton and several youth team players have been...
Tyler Blackett is genuinely one of the worst players I've ever seen pull on the Reading shirt. That's definitely not me being facetious either, he's wank.
The team is all over the place at the moment. Most of the more 'senior' players are just not performing at all and seemingly don't care; Sone Aluko, Mo Barrow, John Swift, Tiago Ilori etc.
It did at Elm Park back in the day, but every man and their dog was out for West Ham in 2004 - we used to drink bang next to the station and it went off down the side streets nearby, but didn't see head nor tail off them two years later when we beat them 6-0 :cool1:
No real opinion on Spurs either way.
Quite a few of our lot used to mix with Chelsea and vice versa, and they used to take hundreds away in Europe, including a load of ours as well. Only once went to the Old Den, or Bandit Country as they used to call it and that was an experience.
West Ham...