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by Armadillo Roadkill
11 Oct 2025 17:13
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)
Replies: 132
Views: 6780

Re: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)

Obviously we got a bit better, but we could hardly have been worse than in the first half. Exeter look like a poor side to me. In the bottom four at this stage of the season is worrying. By this stage the table doesn't lie. We are in trouble. One or two more performances like that and I think there ...
by Armadillo Roadkill
11 Oct 2025 15:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)
Replies: 132
Views: 6780

Re: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)

Absolute sh1t.

We cannot connect passes, midfield barely exists, defending not even good enough to be called shambolic.

Ahmed looks OK. And that, in a actual fact, is about all.

Really can't see how we can be this bad.
by Armadillo Roadkill
08 Oct 2025 15:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 447
Views: 88169

Re: Hunt out.

Ritchie should be able to play 90 mins or else don’t think we should have signed him (though he is obvs doing a job as sub) Again he’s only 36. England have picked a 35 year old midfielder in their latest squad (alright he’s rubbish but still). 36 isn’t THAT old… Riche gives us something we don't h...
by Armadillo Roadkill
08 Oct 2025 14:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)
Replies: 132
Views: 6780

Re: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)

RG30 The match is definitely on TV. The 3pm blackout doesn’t apply on international weekends. Will be on red button.


Not listed on Sky's app yet - which they are usually pretty assiduous at updating. Hope you're right though.
by Armadillo Roadkill
08 Oct 2025 14:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 447
Views: 88169

Re: Hunt out.

The thing is, you can only start eleven players. So you can't start all the players you think have a role to play. So you may have to bring them on a substitutes. Ritchie is already worth his weight in gold to us. A super sub with his sort of impact is invaluable. But he probably can't play a full 9...
by Armadillo Roadkill
24 Sep 2025 09:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Wrexham (a)
Replies: 108
Views: 11349

Re: MATCHWATCH : Wrexham (a)

The Sky commentator got it right... Excellent in the first half, then Wrexham's extra quality eventually told. Commentator was actually well informed and pretty cliché free. OK game, the result we probably expected, opportunity to jokes about concentrating on the League, won't linger in the memory p...
by Armadillo Roadkill
23 Sep 2025 13:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players at Reading who you had completely forgotten about
Replies: 94
Views: 10152

Re: Players at Reading who you had completely forgotten about

I liked him. Called himself Pélé. Wasn't his real name.

It's almost like I can't quite believe he was ever real.

And someone I've never forgotten, but I reckon many will have done: Ulysses de la Cruz.
by Armadillo Roadkill
22 Sep 2025 10:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt in
Replies: 115
Views: 14805

Re: Hunt in

On Saturday, it wasn't going well, Hunt made changes, and it completely changed things. Changing a game through substitutions is perhaps the biggest match-day impact a manager can have, and Hunt got his 100% right against Orient. The commitment of the whole team was absolutely undeniable. Two good t...
by Armadillo Roadkill
18 Sep 2025 09:27
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Car park 6 for Orient game
Replies: 4
Views: 1966

Re: Car park 6 for Orient game

Car Park 6 is now back on sale for Saturday, it will be available up until Stevenage at the moment and then hopefully we will be able to continue with it through the season That's great it's fixed for now, and thanks for the update. In the longer term, parking and transport generally is obviously g...
by Armadillo Roadkill
16 Sep 2025 09:48
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Car park 6 for Orient game
Replies: 4
Views: 1966

Car park 6 for Orient game

This is showing as not available for the Orient game. Is it because it's already sold out, or is it simply not in operation? If it's the latter, that's a lot of capacity removed with no mention that I've seen, putting extra strain on the already crowded buses, and making life difficult for non-bus u...
by Armadillo Roadkill
15 Sep 2025 16:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 447
Views: 88169

Re: Hunt out.

Indeed, I think he will be kept. not so sure - get to mid October and we're still in trouble there will be serious questions getting asked. The owners aren't interested in sentimentality and a trip to L2 is not part of the plan. Relying on one player coming back and fixing everything is hardly a st...
by Armadillo Roadkill
15 Sep 2025 16:30
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Stadium Matchday Upgrade
Replies: 101
Views: 54055

Re: Stadium Matchday Upgrade

I said in the survey I might stay around, but only if there's a viable bus service to Tilehurst available. TVP would take a dim view of me driving, as I'm not going to hang around without a few more pints.
by Armadillo Roadkill
13 Sep 2025 16:59
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Barnsley (a)
Replies: 147
Views: 16269

Re: MATCHWATCH : Barnsley (a)

Brogue 5 points from 21. Unacceptable.


It is starting to look that way. Next game is very important for Hunt's future.
by Armadillo Roadkill
26 Aug 2025 21:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : AFC Wimbledon (h)
Replies: 141
Views: 24200

Re: MATCHWATCH : AFC Wimbledon (h)

Thoroughly entertaining evening out for £12. Wimbledon's second string were pretty good and created quite a few chances. And they absolutely should have had a penalty. Made for an even game. We scored two fantastic goals - a wonder strike and a beautiful, flowing team effort. A lot of effort and som...
by Armadillo Roadkill
26 Aug 2025 15:34
Forum: The Team
Topic: 4-4-2
Replies: 24
Views: 4877

Re: 4-4-2

4-4-2 is almost always 4-4-1-1 anyway. 4-2-3-1 is what we usually play, I think. It's a matter of interpretation anyway. Because 4-3-3 easily morphs into 4-3-2-1 or 4-2-3-1. No simple sequence of numbers can really sum up the tactical sophistication teams need to use today anyway. It changes in diff...
by Armadillo Roadkill
22 Aug 2025 15:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 447
Views: 88169

Re: Hunt out.

I find this suggestion that he doesn't know what he's doing tactically laughable. He's got a UEFA Pro license. Whilst it's no guarantee of success, it does mean that his tactical awareness will be better than 99% of us on here. Of course, we're fans, and we're entitled to our opinions and interpreta...
by Armadillo Roadkill
21 Aug 2025 15:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)
Replies: 360
Views: 48382

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)

morganb Who was the last decent striker the Academy produced?


Wareham.
by Armadillo Roadkill
21 Aug 2025 13:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)
Replies: 360
Views: 48382

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)

At one point in the first half our pass completion was under 50%. That is the first thing that needs to be addressed. Presumably the professional footballers haven't lost the ability to kick a football with a reasonable degree of accuracy; it's more that they're too far apart, or the intended recipi...
by Armadillo Roadkill
21 Aug 2025 13:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt out.
Replies: 447
Views: 88169

Re: Hunt out.

You lose the players that contributed to two thirds of your goals the previous season. You manage a club that has been hollowed out of resources for years until it's only just operating. You lose two of the best centre halves to play in League 1 for many seasons - one to a Premier League club, the o...
by Armadillo Roadkill
20 Aug 2025 22:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)
Replies: 360
Views: 48382

Re: MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)

I hope I'm not one to over react, but that really was one of the worst Reading performances I've seen in 25 years. Rarely have I seen us so outclassed - maybe once at Old Trafford, once for 20 minutes at Pride Park in the FA Cup (when we went on to win). It was truly abysmal. Then we started to atta...
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