Reading (H)

[W.cramp]

Changes -  erahon for sheehan,  half time tea lady for randall and derek Scott for cogley.

We,ll piss it,  I,m going 3-1 victory.

[Dr. Feelgood]

Are our midweek games now fixed for Wednesday's ?

[paulhanley]

This is one of those horrible situations where the opposition have lost three out of their first three and their next match is against .... Bolton. The cynical football fan in me fears the worst and you'd have to suspect Reading will prove much better than the start they've had. Making light work of grabbing three points on Wednesday night would be very encouraging.

[L/H White]

these are due a win and I'm still not convinced by our squad

Draw 

[Zico]

26 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Are our midweek games now fixed for Wednesday's ?

No just this one as it's the main featured game on Sky, as opposed to just being on the red button 

Rest of the league play Tuesday

[Johnnyrotten]

A bit annoying to have a Wednesday league game followed by a Saturday one.  Lincoln will be pleased.

I'm guessing we'll see a lot of changes that don't necessarily reflect our perceived best 11 (whatever that is).

I bet SS is desperate for Dalby to play some part because its hard to see Burstow playing 90 odd minutes twice in quick succession.

[gonzo]

1 Adult 1 Child available ESL

 

[Krimzon]

2 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

A bit annoying to have a Wednesday league game followed by a Saturday one.  Lincoln will be pleased.

I'm guessing we'll see a lot of changes that don't necessarily reflect our perceived best 11 (whatever that is).

I bet SS is desperate for Dalby to play some part because its hard to see Burstow playing 90 odd minutes twice in quick succession.

I thought Burstow was goosed after 75 against Barnsley. 

[MancWanderer]

First game of the season for this shitfan 😁

[tomski]

3-1

[Zico]

5-0 @ 40/1

ht/ft @ 20/1 

[Naytch]

2-1 to us.

Conway and McAtee on a sub again

[auckland_bwfc]

On 17/08/2025 at 10:32, W.cramp said:

Changes -  erahon for sheehan,  half time tea lady for randall and derek Scott for cogley.

We,ll piss it,  I,m going 3-1 victory.

Derek Scott looks 30 years younger than he sounds. 

[1969]

2-0 but the 2nd not scored till near the end making it a bit uncomfortable 

[desperado]

                       TSL

Tutu.       Toal.   Johnston.    Conway 

                    Erhahon

             Simons.      Morley.  
ACD.                                            Gale

                     Burstow. 
 

Just my personal preference to go with 3 in midfield. Think for SS it will be a toss up between Mcatee and Randall to play behind Burstow. 

I think Tutu will have another run-out at RB. Cissoko to come off the bench again. 

[Casino]

i think he will be picking the team with saturday in mind

games are thick n fast

 

fwiw, i see few, if any, changes from plymouth

but, i think erahon starts one of the next 2

[Dr. Feelgood]

7 minutes ago, desperado said:

                       TSL

Tutu.       Toal.   Johnston.    Conway 

                    Erhahon

             Simons.      Morley.  
ACD.                                            Gale

                     Burstow. 
 

Just my personal preference to go with 3 in midfield. Think for SS it will be a toss up between Mcatee and Randall to play behind Burstow. 

I think Tutu will have another run-out at RB. Cissoko to come off the bench again. 

Amazing isn't it. I'd literally not heard of 6 of these until a month or so ago. 7 if you include Cissoko. 

[L/H White]

Tutu should never be starting ahead of cogley, huge difference in their ability 

[barrycowdrill]

14 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Tutu should never be starting ahead of cogley, huge difference in their ability 

Shocked me that he see’s him more of a FB than a winger / wing back. I wouldn’t say his greatest asset is his defensive work. If anything I thought he would’ve been seen as a winger with someone in behind him doing the defensive work. 

[Cheese]

27 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Amazing isn't it. I'd literally not heard of 6 of these until a month or so ago. 7 if you include Cissoko. 

Same here, apart from Erhahon - and the only reason I knew him was because he got a second yellow straight after the half time whistle at our place last season.

[only1swanny]

[desperado]

50 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Tutu should never be starting ahead of cogley, huge difference in their ability 

I just have a sneaky feeling SS might think differently 

[desperado]

51 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

Amazing isn't it. I'd literally not heard of 6 of these until a month or so ago. 7 if you include Cissoko. 

I’m the same. 

It’s no surprise that it’s not all magically clicked into place yet. 

Plenty of good signs to be positive about. 

[bwfc6ix]

Cissoko and Erhahon to come in for Gale and Sheehan. Gale to make an impact off the bench. 1-0.

[Wanderlust]

On 17/08/2025 at 10:37, paulhanley said:

This is one of those horrible situations where the opposition have lost three out of their first three and their next match is against .... Bolton. The cynical football fan in me fears the worst and you'd have to suspect Reading will prove much better than the start they've had. Making light work of grabbing three points on Wednesday night would be very encouraging.

TBF we have a bit of a history of underestimating teams like this and getting punished. But equally SS needs a win so might not tinker too much. If we get the first goal (and don’t immediately concede ourselves) I reckon we’ll be fine, but we really don’t want to give them any encouragement and have to chase the game.