A much better performance today. Elliott miles better than anyone else, it's imperative we get him signed to a new contract before Christmas, losing him in a free next summer would be criminal. Fair play to MoM, he was much better today. Some decent performances all round. Lewis Wing's goal :shock: ...

Have we started the same defence in consecutive matches at all this season? I know injuries played a part, but still.

At least Elliott is starting.

Don't rate Camara, personally. Still think we need another wide option, with Garcia to support.

I think Wrexham played it a lot last season maybe? Certainly did in League 2 and the National league.

I guess football has moved on from it, but the best I've ever seen Reading play is using that formation. I'd have no issue if Noel gave it a try as a plan B now and then.

Hunt has again today spoken of signing 3 more players in forward positions. So reading between the lines these are my guesses of what is going on. If I was to hazard a guess they are. Yakou Meite he has still not signed anywhere but I think he is the player who has held off for a better offer. I th...

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morganb Who was the last decent striker the Academy produced?

Danny Loader?

I was going to say Loader, but is he an out and out striker?

Who was the last decent striker the Academy produced? I suppose you could say Kelvin E, given how many games he's started up front for us. Not much competition though. Uche Ikpeazu would probably be next in line, I think? Nearly 300 games as a professional. We've produced some quality forwards in o...

Maybe we should have offered Wareham more than 1 year. He'd have started every game so far. At the time, I thought that amongst all the fanfare of a spectacular transfer window and exciting signings, it made sense. In retrospect, the facts are that we couldn’t match what he was offered at Excreter....

Agree with the above. There's been a lot of disorganisation across the pitch too. Williams helped to sort out the defence last night, but the rest needs time on the training ground.

My radical team: ..................Pereira Abrefa, Burns, Williams, Dorsett ...................Wing ...........Elliott.....Fraser Kyerewaa........................Camara ................Savage My more realistic side. Drop Fraser for MOM and put Savage back in midfield. Out of interest, why did you g...

We deserved nothing from that game, but got a stroke of luck at the end. Bolton must be spewing. The midfield is a mess, you can see the frustration. Elliott has to start on Saturday instead of Fraser. Doyle offered very little out wide. Is O'Mahony actually a striker? Defence was better. Not great,...

WestYorksRoyal New owners, same luck with injuries. The only break in the past 5 years was when we had an ex physio in Selles as manager.

Can the new AI guy find ways to stop our players getting injuries?

This probably is an area where AI can provide some useful insight.

We’re committing far too many forward. I thought we’d be being compact and keeping it tight. We’re so open and they are just playing round our press with ease Can’t see us getting anything at the moment We're trying to press and doing it badly, so they're just picking us off. Better to stop trying ...

Ah Noel, you were so close. Maybe it'll work this time.

Absolutely nothing. Totally quiet. Which is weird. Something is either about to happen, like us pulling rabbit from the hat and we sign some great striker that they’ve been keeping under wraps. Or we’re fcuked and have nothing lined up :lol: . I usually get some sort of update. The silence is deafe...

The first choice midfield 3 has to be Wing, Elliott and Savage. I think Fraser will get a fair few starts though even with everyone fit, depending on how we want to play and who we are playing, but he needs to always be playing as a defensive midfielder surely. Further forward, Doyle can play as ei...

my contact hasn’t heard anything on this at all. I suspect it’s bullshit. But who knows. Anything new coming out at all or all quiet on the western front? Absolutely nothing. Totally quiet. Which is weird. Something is either about to happen, like us pulling rabbit from the hat and we sign some gre...

The really worrying thing is after 4 games, there is zero idea what our team identity is. That and Hunt's seeming inability to adjust to the actual game, as opposed to what he expects to happen. Criminal that no subs were made before 60 odd minutes, and his justifiaction for not using Elliot is lau...

If on a free as some are bumping your gums about, and on his brief showing today…a decent acquisition Completely agree. Question is would you start him in the next game though and would you drop Jacob and play him at Left Back, or Stickers and play him at Centre Back? I'd drop Ahmed, Stickers and J...

I reckon we had as many in our 18 from last season as most teams in this division tbh. He chose not to include Dorsett and Rushesha who played last year as well Not discounting that Mbengue, Bindon and Knibbs were huge losses though The worrying thing is just how disjointed we look coming forward. ...

My first visit Saturday any advice on where to park , official car parks are full Some of the businesses in the industrial estate outside the ground offer up their car parks on match days. Think it's £5-£10 to park and is probably first come, first served, but I don't know for sure. Walk is less th...