Reading Preview

[DP]

Will be there. A quick drink in the town centre and then over to the ground early as I'll be buying a ticket on the day.

Looking forward to it, just hope it's better than my trip to West Ham the other week.

[Jimmy Jupiter]

A cult hero amongst the Reading fans is Robin Friday, winner of the clubs "Player of the Millennium" award. Friday was a very skillful center-forward who scored 55 goals in 135 appearances. He became legendary for his excesses both on and off the pitch, once on rounding a goalie, he stopped , turned flicked the v's at the keeper, before rolling the ball into the unguarded net.

Picture of said incident, it's number 3 in the gallery.

[Presty On Tour]

Picture of said incident, it's number 3 in the gallery.

Anyone else browse at the miss wales compo gallery, i got a friend who's entered

[cn174]

Thanks for that! Quality read! I'd never heard of this guy, but the more I read about him, the more I like him!

When he signed for Cardiff the manager asked why they wanted such a small fee for him - and his response was - "You'll See!"

His biography - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Greatest-Footballe...0011&sr=8-1

[colin]

Robin Friday

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The Syd Barrett of football. Wow!

[Mr. E]

It's gonna be a big fight tomorrow I feel.

[Mc Love]

Roque is out for the rest of the season!

You have just totally woken me up this morning........how cruel!!

Does anyone know whether if he will be starting? As long as he scores thats all i need, oh and us to win!!

[budha]

Blackburn Rovers (unconfirmed): Friedel; Ooijer, Warnock, Nelsen, Khizanishvili; Dunn, Reid, Bentley, Gamst Pedersen, McCarthy, Roberts.

Subs: Brown, Emerton, Tugay, Vogel, Derbyshire.

Suggests the Reading website..

[Mc Love]

feck it anyway, no points for cruz this week!

[ally]

i suppose the only blessing that the axe isnt starting either

Ooops, just seen the reading site and it says emerton isnt on the bench and mokoena is instead!

Apparently Santa Cruz is fit and starts up front with Jason Roberts so it is:

Blackburn Rovers (unconfirmed): Friedel; Ooijer, Warnock, Nelsen, Khizanishvili; Dunn, Reid, Bentley, Gamst Pedersen, Santa Cruz, Roberts.

Subs: Brown, The axe, Tugay, Vogel and Derbyshire

No place for McCarthy in the 16!!

[joey_big_nose]

Blackburn Rovers (unconfirmed): Friedel; Ooijer, Warnock, Nelsen, Khizanishvili; Dunn, Reid, Bentley, Gamst Pedersen, McCarthy, Roberts.

Subs: Brown, Emerton, Tugay, Vogel, Derbyshire.

Suggests the Reading website..

Interesting lineup. Great to see Nelsen back, hope he is fully fit. I would like to see Emerton and Vogel get a run out.

[Craigman]

Only 1 change.

Nelsen in for Samba

Vogel on bench

From Rovers Text

[hollowsr]

They got it wrong first time- Santa cruz is fit no Benni in the 16!!

Friedel, ooijer, nelsen, zurab, warnock, bentley, dunn, reid, gamst, santa cruz and roberts.

bench- brown, mokoena, vogel, tugay, derbyshire

[Craigman]

McCarthy is on bench.

Tugay is not

[ally]

Haha, the reading website doesnt know whats going on!!

It says tugay and not McCarthy. Must be:

Blackburn Rovers (confirmed): Friedel; Ooijer, Warnock, Nelsen, Khizanishvili; Dunn, Reid, Bentley, Gamst Pedersen, Santa Cruz, Roberts.

Subs: Brown, The Axe, McCarthy, Vogel, Derbyshire

[krislu]

I reckon it's too early for Nelsen, might bite us in the arse this one..

[McClarky]

Great to see Nelsen back and also great to see Zurab keeping his place because he's been superb since he came in the side. I hope Nelsen is back to his best because if he isn't I would play Oojer and Zurab together on current form. Presume Emerton is still injured. Confident of a win today.

[1864roverite]

Interesting choice of NO Tugay.

Reading are pretty rapid with Harper in midfield, hope someone keeps up with him.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Big day today for Rovers as they need the win, and a big day for Nelsen.

Will be interesting to see Vogel coming on sometime in the second half.

[Mr. E]

can't we somehow play all Benni, Roberts and Santa? Maybe put Benni behind the strikers in place of MGP? Because I don't know how long he'll be willing to stay if we keep him on the bench...

[Rovers in America]

Wow, Clattenburg has given Rovers a PK in each of his last 5 times to man our matches.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Wow, Clattenburg has given Rovers a PK in each of his last 5 times to man our matches.

[AggyBlue]

Ref is Clattenburg. He's given us a penalty in each of the last five games he's reffed us.

[AggyBlue]

Wow, Clattenburg has given Rovers a PK in each of his last 5 times to man our matches.

You must be watching the same stream as me

[Exiled_Rover]

You must be watching the same stream as me

I imagine there's only the one. Football First will use it too.