Ahh my avatar reminding someone of their childhood dog makes me very happy! Yes, both still going strong but you’re right, the puppy is no longer a pup - they are 9 and 7 now!
Well we have a window seat with a perfect view of the pitch and a stone’s throw from the bar so seriously considering staying where we are to watch the match, rather than venturing outside.
I do fear that midfield will struggle to get enough of a foothold. We won’t be able to trouble Reading’s defensive shape with sustained pressure. Going to have to hit the front 2 early and hope they can do something with it!
I’ve always been a fan of Bilic but choudhery at RB and bacuna CM !! I thought cleverley was gonna be in the squad at least #riversifposs COYH
Agreed...we have 8 HG in that squad: Bachmann, Cathcart, Choudhury, Davis, Hamer, Assombalonga, Morris, Adeyemo.
Except that would require strikers that are good in the air and can receive & retain the ball under pressure....
Likelihood is Asprilla is injured. And the squad today are potentially injured. Who will get hamstrung today? I'll go with... Bacuna and Davis.
When, not if , one of our midfielders gets a hamstring, then Morris on at LB, Kamara to RB and Gaspar into midfield .
Lots and lots of empty seats - but not in the away end. Has already prompted the “your ground’s too big for you” song.
It was never a pen, Long just ran in to him. Cathcart must hope he never has to play Long ever again.
Will feel like a defeat . Probably lucky to escape with a point in the end. Exactly why we won’t go up or be in the play offs .
We didn't really though. We deserved to win, and would have done had the ref not gifted them a penalty. Reading were completely dead and buried up until that point, and it was only the pen which gave them some belief and momentum.
Real missed opportunity with the run of games we have to come, Blackburn and West Brom are looking like must-win games now
Screaming out for a 3 man midfield, Choudhury and Bacuna were not existent defensively or offensively. Yes we were 2-0 up but I didn’t think there was much between the teams, both were very poor. I like Bilic, but I think the last couple of games have been his fault through poor squad selection and formations.
