Rovers vs Reading at Virtual Ewood

[Guest]

1 minute ago, johnradfordsubbuteo said:

SK? How long did they give him?

Not four years like TM’s had

[Exiled in Toronto]

Three dreadful goals. A man with 300 league appearances turns his back on the ball heading toward his own goal is something a 7-yr-old would know not to do. The next two should be patented by us: Lenihan diving in upfield and not getting the ball, then shooter at the D not closed down.

If Armstrong could head, we’d still be in this.

[Fraserkirky]

Lenihan is completely MIA for their second goal.

[47er]

1 minute ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Olivia would get in that team. 

at centre-back.

[Lancs Rover]

Same as Watford.

No-one on the bench who can make a difference.

 

[simongarnerisgod]

nobody has mentioned brereton yet!!!!!!!!!

[Tom]

Surely soon we will see Nyambe on and then Dolan or Buckley in for evans and drop Holtby deeper

[Miker]

I don't know what happened to Lenihan. He has been one of my favourite players of the past few years, but he has a string of poor performances at the back now and absolutely must be dropped.

Him and JRC both equally culpable for the 2nd and 3rd goals for me. 

You can see why Reading are hard to breakdown... the team is full of pace, so they get back in numbers very quickly.

If we got a 2nd goal before half time I think we could have turned it around, but not so sure now.

[Giant]

We’d have been better with Apples in the nets than Pears by the look of the latter tonight.

[Hasta]

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

nobody has mentioned brereton yet!!!!!!!!!

Quite tidy. His first touch has improved a lot.  

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

nobody has mentioned brereton yet!!!!!!!!!

He looked decent for me. Couple of cracking touches, a million miles away from the player he was 

[davefarnworth]

Need a new manager but will never happen. Feel like most on here that we potentially have the squad to challenge. Pity about the sloppiness in the club

[47er]

The one remit we regarded as vital for TM in the summer was to sort out the defence!

[Mercer]

Reading look a very good unit - better than I expected.

Think we are a shambles.

Pears - unconvincing, IMO, looks like an expensive four year mistake

Nyambe - MUST come on, far better defender than RC

Lenihan - think he's gone

Douglas - flattered to deceive

Evans - IMO, sh!te, again

Trybull - not offering anything

Elliott - our one shining light

Bottom line - Mowbray, IMO, still tinkering where he shouldn't and after almost 4 years, we still have not got a defence.

Very, very disappointing so far tonight.

 

 

[Miker]

Just now, Exiled in Toronto said:

Three dreadful goals. A man with 300 league appearances turns his back on the ball heading toward his own goal is something a 7-yr-old would know not to do. The next two should be patented by us: Lenihan diving in upfield and not getting the ball, then shooter at the D not closed down.

If Armstrong could head, we’d still be in this.

JRC was the one who dived in. Lenihan was just way too far up the pitch for some reason.

[CD_93]

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

nobody has mentioned brereton yet!!!!!!!!!

Still one of our better looking players

[davulsukur]

5 minutes ago, ben_the_beast said:

I missed the first goal. 

But that second goal. What the actual fuck were Lenihan and Rankin Costello both doing there. It's probably the worst goal I've ever seen us conceed. You can excuse a player scuffing a pass, having a poor touch, giving the ball away. Horrendous goals to conceed. But the decision making, especially Lenihan charging into that tackle in no-mans land in the middle of the pitch is the worst peice of decision making i've ever seen from a centre back. Reportedly as he left the pitch against Watford he said to Kaminski that loss was on him. Done it again. He is the weak link and needs dropping when Ayala is back. 

He's never matured as a player. I think he'd have better positional sense if he was high. At least he wouldn't have these crazy rushes of blood to the head. Idiot

You absolutely do not want to see the first. 

[unleaded]

Pears has signed on a 4 year deal ! Let that sink in ... 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Just now, CD_93 said:

Still one of our better looking players

Dreamboat. 

[Angry_Pirate]

4-2-3-1 for the second half. Gallagher as the 1, some form of Armstrong, Brereton and Elliott as the 3, Evans and JRC as the 2.... left in the changing rooms.

Douglas probay deserves to stay there too... that mistake is pathetic for the first. You don't see goals this bad in Sunday League.

Miles off them.

[bluebruce]

That first goal is the worst I've seen us ship in a long time. Dire all round.

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Just now, unleaded said:

Pears has signed on a 4 year deal ! Let that sink in ... 

I've seen better Pear halves. 

[Torgeir]

Just now, Miker said:

I don't know what happened to Lenihan. He has been one of my favourite players of the past few years, but he has a string of poor performances at the back now and absolutely must be dropped.

Him and JRC both equally culpable for the 2nd and 3rd goals for me. 

You can see why Reading are hard to breakdown... the team is full of pace, so they get back in numbers very quickly.

If we got a 2nd goal before half time I think we could have turned it around, but not so sure now.

I agree, they have both left each other exposed and have been way too erratic against a good attacking side when they have no one covering them. Holtbys yellow card is the work of JRC.

 

I'm sure Mowbray won't make any changes for a while yet.

[superniko]

Just now, unleaded said:

Pears has signed on a 4 year deal ! Let that sink in ... 

Wow, was it a 4 year deal? Jesus, who’s his agent? Makes no sense given he was signed as a reserve and isn’t even proven. 

[Butty]

Just now, unleaded said:

Pears has signed on a 4 year deal ! Let that sink in ... 

Don’t think he could have done any better for any of the goals. Feel for the lad having to make his debut when that half has just gone the way it has ? Kaminski be back in for Saturday hopefully anyway but I wouldn’t be to critical of Pears.