Last minute change of mind, have booked a ticket. So despite having a freedom pass, decided to book the valley away coach. Just in case of transport problems station to stadium & return.
What’s the betting this game is interrupted like the last one? Huge game and can see them stopping it if they are losing.
Hope not they recompensed the visiting Port Vale fans with a donation towards a statue of their legendary manager John Rudge. Knowing our luck they’ll pay for a sculpture of Michael Appleton to be sited next to our Sam 😩.
Doesn’t look like an abundance of places to drink. Where’s everyone going pre-match?
Spoons 5 minutes from station.
That’s ropey even by Spoons standards! 3 Guineas at station is ok but likely to be home only. Depends what you’re after. Usual suspects (O’neills etc). I quite like The Greyfriar just down from the station but it is a bit ‘craft’. I won’t be joining you as we’ll be drinking in Basingstoke before popping up to Green Park
Reading forum already has the pre match preview up. Taken from it...
"Squad wise the main threat is posed by Alfie May (16 in 27 league games), midfielder Corey Taylor is the next to watch with 8 goals, then there's the ex-Reading threats posed by Terrell Thomas, Michael Hector and Tennai Watson. Also Ben Watson is at Charlton now and though he hasn't been involved this season he will certainly be someone to watch if the new management decide to go for "all change". The Addicks brought in 6 players in January; Freddie Ladapo, Conor McGrandles, Macaulay Gillesphey, Conor Coventry, Ramarni Edmonds-Green, Lewis Ward & Kayne Ramsay while former Reading keeper, Sam Walker, moved onto Bradford so it will be interesting to see what happens to them now Michael Appleton's moved on."
after all the build up this week with the new managers, interviews etc, this has 3-0 Reading written all over it.
hope im wrong
I don’t know that we’ll win, but I’d be pretty surprised if we get thrashed. Despite us being awful for large portions of it, we haven’t really been battered much this season.
Reading forum already has the pre match preview up. Taken from it...
"Squad wise the main threat is posed by Alfie May (16 in 27 league games), midfielder Corey Taylor is the next to watch with 8 goals, then there's the ex-Reading threats posed by Terrell Thomas, Michael Hector and Tennai Watson. Also Ben Watson is at Charlton now and though he hasn't been involved this season he will certainly be someone to watch if the new management decide to go for "all change". The Addicks brought in 6 players in January; Freddie Ladapo, Conor McGrandles, Macaulay Gillesphey, Conor Coventry, Ramarni Edmonds-Green, Lewis Ward & Kayne Ramsay while former Reading keeper, Sam Walker, moved onto Bradford so it will be interesting to see what happens to them now Michael Appleton's moved on."
Hopefully Ben Watson and Darren Pratley can mark John Swift and Garath McCleary out of the game. We have a good chance if so.
after all the build up this week with the new managers, interviews etc, this has 3-0 Reading written all over it.
hope im wrong
I don’t know that we’ll win, but I’d be pretty surprised if we get thrashed. Despite us being awful for large portions of it, we haven’t really been battered much this season.
Agree about the last bit and despite a paucity of clean sheets, our goal difference is the best of those around us and worth a point in itself.
after all the build up this week with the new managers, interviews etc, this has 3-0 Reading written all over it.
hope im wrong
I don’t know that we’ll win, but I’d be pretty surprised if we get thrashed. Despite us being awful for large portions of it, we haven’t really been battered much this season.
Only lost by more than one goal on three occasions, each time was by two: Lincoln (A) 1-3, Bolton (H) 0-2, Burton (A) 0-2.
-16 GD from our defeats vs. +13 GD from our victories means that our goal difference overall is actually very good for a teams that’s lost almost double the games it’s won…
Doesn’t look like an abundance of places to drink. Where’s everyone going pre-match?
Spoons 5 minutes from station.
I am going to be in the Nags Head in Russell Street. They run a bus to the ground and back for a few quid (last time i went it was £2) the 2-0 win for us game. Its a 5 minutes walk from Reading West Station. Best selection of real ales and cider around.
Reading forum already has the pre match preview up. Taken from it...
"Squad wise the main threat is posed by Alfie May (16 in 27 league games), midfielder Corey Taylor is the next to watch with 8 goals, then there's the ex-Reading threats posed by Terrell Thomas, Michael Hector and Tennai Watson. Also Ben Watson is at Charlton now and though he hasn't been involved this season he will certainly be someone to watch if the new management decide to go for "all change". The Addicks brought in 6 players in January; Freddie Ladapo, Conor McGrandles, Macaulay Gillesphey, Conor Coventry, Ramarni Edmonds-Green, Lewis Ward & Kayne Ramsay while former Reading keeper, Sam Walker, moved onto Bradford so it will be interesting to see what happens to them now Michael Appleton's moved on."
Let's hope the Reading gaffer sees this preview and uses it as the basis for his preparation.
Currently at work which is 10 miles from Reading and all their fans here are worried about us despite their decent run and great result last night. They have nothing to worry about new manager or not.
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"Squad wise the main threat is posed by Alfie May (16 in 27 league games), midfielder Corey Taylor is the next to watch with 8 goals, then there's the ex-Reading threats posed by Terrell Thomas, Michael Hector and Tennai Watson. Also Ben Watson is at Charlton now and though he hasn't been involved this season he will certainly be someone to watch if the new management decide to go for "all change". The Addicks brought in 6 players in January; Freddie Ladapo, Conor McGrandles, Macaulay Gillesphey, Conor Coventry, Ramarni Edmonds-Green, Lewis Ward & Kayne Ramsay while former Reading keeper, Sam Walker, moved onto Bradford so it will be interesting to see what happens to them now Michael Appleton's moved on."
-16 GD from our defeats vs. +13 GD from our victories means that our goal difference overall is actually very good for a teams that’s lost almost double the games it’s won…