3-0

Collins, Paris and Killa Cam

 

1 hour ago, Cheese said:

 

Unless I missed it, he didn’t mention the latest on Santos (he said there are “1 or 2” who can step in to replace Forrester). I hope that’s intentional, to keep Barnsley guessing on who might play centre back.

5 hours ago, waffer cup 07 said:

Feeling strangely positive about this now. If we can play anything like Tuesday, law of averages, we will score at least two.They have nothing to play for, but for the fact they don't seem to like us. McAtee to be the annoying prick he's been against us in the past.

Reckon McAtee would be worth a little flutter on seeing red.

Maybe a double on scoring and taking an early bath.

Would be interested to see this tomorrow:

Baxter

Cogley, Forino, Santos, Johnston 

Dempsey, Morley, Thomason, Tutu

McAtee, Collins 

 

If Santos's head is in it then he can definitely do a 4 at the back, and those 2 units at CB would scare off most league 1 strikers. 

The midfield having 3 central players shouldn't be a problem as Tutu is more attacking and Collins likes to drift so maybe tell him to drift more on the right side to make it more of a 433 at times.

I just don't want to see us with 5 at the back where all attacking moves end up being out wide to put crosses in, and we're useless at attacking them

Edited April 11, 20251 yr by Stig

I’d love to feel confident about winning this game but having got 6 points from the last 18 available - for whatever reason - I just can’t convince myself.

I just hope we do the business this time out.

46 minutes ago, Stig said:

                Baxter

      Jones, Forino. Johnston 

Cogley, Morley, Sheehan , Tutu

     Thomason.  Dempsey

                  Collins 

That’s a better more balanced lineup and needed to boss midfield 

McAtee runs round like an headless chicken so Dempsey can add weight up front 

 

54 minutes ago, Stig said:

Would be interested to see this tomorrow:

Baxter

Cogley, Forino, Santos, Johnston 

Dempsey, Morley, Thomason, Tutu

McAtee, Collins 

 

If Santos's head is in it then he can definitely do a 4 at the back, and those 2 units at CB would scare off most league 1 strikers. 

The midfield having 3 central players shouldn't be a problem as Tutu is more attacking and Collins likes to drift so maybe tell him to drift more on the right side to make it more of a 433 at times.

I just don't want to see us with 5 at the back where all attacking players ends up being out wide to put crosses in, and we're useless at attacking them

I think we get the best out of Collins with him cutting in from the left, but the left is where we also get the best out of Tutu

There's no a cat in hells chance he won't start McAtee tomorrow.

He'll have a great game tomorrow and score 100%.

17 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

That’s a better more balanced lineup and needed to boss midfield 

McAtee runs round like an headless chicken so Dempsey can add weight up front 

 

Be tempted to play the same team as Tuesday, we looked balanced and really should have won and still sitting in sixth place

18 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think we get the best out of Collins with him cutting in from the left, but the left is where we also get the best out of Tutu

Agreed. It's a bit of a problem but you could definitely give Collins licence to roam and he is decent cutting in from the right

7 minutes ago, gonzo said:

There's no a cat in hells chance he won't start McAtee tomorrow.

He'll have a great game tomorrow and score 100%.

He will play. Just has to try and be our number 9 and go in for some challenges and stay in the box

On 10/04/2025 at 14:03, thebells said:

By the same definition, over the course of this season, Reading are about as weak as piss as we are. 

They say that teams going into the playoffs in form means more than points on the board, but Reading are in form and have taken 13 points in the last 6 games compared to our 6 points. Moreover we have a very tricky game against Wycombe to negotiate whereas it’s difficult to see where Reading might drop any points in their final five games - Lincoln and Barnsley are the highest ranked opposition they have left to play.

We’re already at the point where we can only hope that somebody does us a huge favour and at the same time find a ruthlessness and resilience that has been largely missing since the Birmingham game in order to win every game.

The playoffs are out of our hands now, we have to accept that - but I guess there’s no harm in hoping for a miracle. I for one will be hoping for just that.

12 minutes ago, Stig said:

He will play. Just has to try and be our number 9 and go in for some challenges and stay in the box

Seems a simple set of instructions doesn't it 🤣

26 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

They say that teams going into the playoffs in form means more than points on the board

I think that's a bit of a myth

27 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

They say that teams going into the playoffs in form means more than points on the board, but Reading are in form and have taken 13 points in the last 6 games compared to our 6 points. Moreover we have a very tricky game against Wycombe to negotiate whereas it’s difficult to see where Reading might drop any points in their final five games - Lincoln and Barnsley are the highest ranked opposition they have left to play.

We’re already at the point where we can only hope that somebody does us a huge favour and at the same time find a ruthlessness and resilience that has been largely missing since the Birmingham game in order to win every game.

The playoffs are out of our hands now, we have to accept that - but I guess there’s no harm in hoping for a miracle. I for one will be hoping for just that.

I think ‘miracle’ might be stretching it. On Tuesday at 7.45, the play offs were in our hands. They could be again this time tomorrow. Wycombe might be tough. But they will have to come out seeking 3 points. It may well play into our hands. 

Everything in football is a snapshot in time. Reading are the form team now. We might be in 3 weeks time. Where might they drop points? They average a point a game away from home. Every chance they’ll drop a good few points yet. 
 

 

3 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I think that's a bit of a myth

It’s a complete myth. 

The biggest marker of your chances in the play offs is the position you finish. 3rd place wins them just under 40% of time. Other positions are fairly evenly split. Form plays no part. 
 

1 hour ago, Wanderlust said:

The playoffs are out of our hands now, we have to accept that - but I guess there’s no harm in hoping for a miracle

We must have a different perspective of what a miracle is M. 

Winning at Hull 92? Needing to win at Chelsea (or least match Everton) in 98? Beat Stoke and hope City do the business in 2012? 

Best recent example was we win at Peterborough and Derby lose last year.  

I went to them all hoping for a miracle. It happened once.

Miracles are last or penultimate game turn arounds completely and utterly against the odds.

I mean we are nowhere near that category.

There’s 5 games left. Hoping we better Reading over 5 games is hardly miracle material 🤣

Unfortunately I can't see anything other than a defeat 

Dominate play and concede soft 

3 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Unfortunately I can't see anything other than a defeat 

Dominate play and concede soft 

You never know, we might see a miracle 🤣.

“Think most are just emotionally self protecting” 🤣

 

8 minutes ago, desperado said:

We must have a different perspective of what a miracle is M. 

Winning at Hull 92? Needing to win at Chelsea (or least match Everton) in 98? Beat Stoke and hope City do the business in 2012? 

Best recent example was we win at Peterborough and Derby lose last year.  

I went to them all hoping for a miracle. It happened once.

Miracles are last or penultimate game turn arounds completely and utterly against the odds.

I mean we are nowhere near that category.

There’s 5 games left. Hoping we better Reading over 5 games is hardly miracle material 🤣

Happy clapper 😉😂

To be honest Reading are nothing special, lucky to beat us but shouldn’t have and very lucky to beat Wycombe who should have won comfortably but like us threw it away with missed chances, daft defending and a penalty. No games easy at this stage and theirs tomorrow at Northampton certainly won’t be either so whilst we may have doubts we have to keep on believing starting with 3 points at Barnsley tomorrow.

1 hour ago, desperado said:

We must have a different perspective of what a miracle is M. 

Winning at Hull 92? Needing to win at Chelsea (or least match Everton) in 98? Beat Stoke and hope City do the business in 2012? 

Best recent example was we win at Peterborough and Derby lose last year.  

I went to them all hoping for a miracle. It happened once.

Miracles are last or penultimate game turn arounds completely and utterly against the odds.

I mean we are nowhere near that category.

There’s 5 games left. Hoping we better Reading over 5 games is hardly miracle material 🤣

You talk about odds mate. Reading dropping points against the lowly teams they have left to play seems unlikely but hardly a miracle if it happened.

Us winning 5 consecutive games against the teams we have to play - including Wycombe who are fighting for automatic promotion - seems more unlikely given our recent results but again, hardly a miracle. 

But the odds against BOTH sequences of results going our way must surely be getting into miracle territory No doubt somebody will be able to work it out but it’s the combined odds of us winning all 5 multiplied by the odds of Reading losing 1 or drawing 1 and us making up the -4 GD. 
And I mean the real odds not the 7/4 some bookies are offering the mugs when Reading are 10/11 not to blow it.

Edited April 11, 20251 yr by Wanderlust

1 hour ago, Wanderlust said:

You talk about odds mate. Reading dropping points against the lowly teams they have left to play seems unlikely but hardly a miracle if it happened.

Us winning 5 consecutive games against the teams we have to play - including Wycombe who are fighting for automatic promotion - seems more unlikely given our recent results but again, hardly a miracle. 

But the odds against BOTH sequences of results going our way must surely be getting into miracle territory No doubt somebody will be able to work it out but it’s the combined odds of us winning all 5 multiplied by the odds of Reading losing 1 or drawing 1 and us making up the -4 GD. 
And I mean the real odds not the 7/4 some bookies are offering the mugs when Reading are 10/11 not to blow it.

Apart from the goal difference the odds of someone winning or losing or drawing are 1 in 3 , after that its still 1 in 3 for the next game and for every game its 1 in 3 so the odds of both sequences happening are 2 in 6 . 

Law of averages is a myth . 

Edited April 11, 20251 yr by Krimzon

Biggest miracle was staying up v Forest.

Fuck me the stars aligned that day.

 

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Biggest miracle was staying up v Forest.

Fuck me the stars aligned that day.

 

Trump that in my opinion when Reading stepped up for that penalty at Wembley