Several players, the younger ones in particular, have regressed under Hunt. Kelvin, Lane, Abrefa, Savage this season, Elliott. I can't think of any except maybe Kyerewaa that have improved. I’m not sure Kelvin has particularly regressed. Savage might be form, Elliott is back from injury (and I stil...

I guess the counter to that is Hunt isn’t doing anything especially wrong now, so why would things get any better? Not like he is doing something obvs wrong that if he changed we’d improve Well, if it’s NOT Hunt then there is the potential the players will improve as they gel, get used to what is e...

Genuine question. What exactly is it that people are seeing that can be attributed to Hunt’s ineptitude? This could be my limitations as a spectator, but all I’m seeing that seems to contribute to the impression of a poor performance, are mistakes by players. We are capable of some nice build up pla...

Aside: I’m not entirely sure where the high regard for Kelvin really comes from. I’m not sure where or how we play him to get anything consistent out of him. His name might be on the team sheet but I have difficulty remembering anything he does.

Hm. I still don’t like Wing playing sweeper. Yes, he can quarterback fr there, but I think he could do even more further forward with a bit of freedom. Dorset, Burns, Jacob, Lane all poor. Doyle looked good first half, but faded. Kelvin had the impact of a cabbage when subbed on. People keep banging...

Doyle, Wing, Savage and Marriott working really well together. I just don’t think there is any real defensive cover in there, but maybe that’s not important when we have nothing to defend!

Lane is garbage.

Liking: Doyle, Savage, Kyerewaa.
Not liking: Burns, Lane, Dorset.

Ahmed is balancing greatness with shitness right now.

oxf*rd hell, whistle or not that’s a fine smash into the net from Jacob.

Cor, we are almost really good. Then immediately terrible. This is a pretty good description. It's about good choices isn't it. We piece together an attacking move of real class, that ultimately falls just short of creating an actual chance. And you think; well, never mind - that was promising. Per...

Cor, we are almost really good.

Then immediately terrible.

A really light cross beating far too many players, there.

Yeah, I get the idea of aping existing, recognisable designs but I think they really need to be Reading related. I’m not sure what Reading has to do with Oasis and London road signs and don’t quite get the crossover.

Not remotely arsed about the early cup games. I have little idea what half of these cups even are. Managers don’t care about them (why would they, when the league is life and death?) - so if they fling a bunch of third stringers at a Tuesday evening shite-o’clock kick-off to squeak through to the ne...

Feels like Reading have suffered from escalating injuries for ages, long before Hunt. Dunno if it just feels like a Reading problem, seeing as I don’t follow any other teams that closely. But yeah, sad we seem to be losing so many players at the moment. Especially when it feels like we need a bit of...

Are we improving? Results: LLLDDWLW Goals: 0,0,1,1,2,1,2,2 Pretty clearly yes. Results wise yes, performance wise no Somewhat counterintuitively, improving teams often start by getting better results, which in turn lift performances. “Ugly” wins, converting more chances, conceding less etc. don’t a...

Given he's only really had his preferred front three available for a couple of games, hasn't had his preferred CB available at all and hasn't quite found the right combination to work in midfield yet, I think it would be very early to consider changing tactics significantly. Sure. As I said, it’s t...

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...

My sweet Paddy Lane
When I see you again
Your servant am I
And will humbly remain
Just heed this plea my love
On bended knees my love
I pledge myself to Paddy Lane

Classic.

Seems like we have replaced what we have lost while improving our financial balance, which is a good thing. We’ have added on top of that, improving our depth. I think we have made some solid signings: Lane, Williams, Doyle and Marriott are good catches, while Fraser, Jacob and Kyerewaa feel like th...