After Saturdays surrender, got to get back up for this one. Won't be easy, none are, but we will win 2-1.

Sordell and Eagles.

I still think that we need another season down yet. We'll get mullered in the PL.

Totally irrelevant. Point is we get the money and can build even if we have to be relegated again first!

Highlight for me was Dave Higson's voice reverberating round the Reebok.

No, because if we win and Leicester win, then that puts us on 60pts, Leicester on 62pts and Brighton on 61pts leaving all of us with 5 to play - now we could catch Leicester by beating them, but we couldn't catch Brighton if they won all their remaining games

 

We need to step back and take an objective view,

This starts by asking ourselves one simple question...

 

 

...where were Reading this time last year?

how many fixtures remain that see two of the teams above us playing each other?

how many fixtures remain that see two of the teams above us playing each other?

how many fixtures remain that see two of the teams above us playing each other?

 

Leicester play Brighton, Forest & Palace away + Watford home

Forest play Cardiff & Boro away, Leicester home

Brighton play Leicester home & Boro + Leeds away in toughest games on paper

No problems for getting to my seat!

 

I did have a voucher for an ale though I'd bought tother week, they wouldn't exchange it the fookers!

If Vaughan had any sort of decent first touch then he'd have bagged a hat trick first half. Chuck in the Knight 'attempt' (top save from Lonergan by the way), the crossbar and a couple that flashed wide and we could have been 5-0 down at half time, or at least 5-1 if N'Gog hadn't missed that sitter.

 

The fact we come against forwards who do not have such good touches is a result of being in a lower division.

 

the save went out for a corner from which they hit the bar, they also have 2 long range shots that missed.

 

the stand out chance in the half was Ngogs miss, to say we could have been 5 down is stretching a point.

how many fixtures remain that see two of the teams above us playing each other?

 

Sat 6th April

Bummers v Leicester

Watford v Cardiff

 

Sat 13th April

Cardiff v Forest

 

Sat 20th April

Palace v Leicester

 

Fri 26th April

Leicester v Watford

 

Sat 4th May

Forest v Leicester

 

 

 

 

Leicester look to be a bit fucked!

talking to my mate who is a Leicester fan they are going tits up apparently...talk of mutuny in the dressing room.....manager in shite state not knowing when he is getting sacked....all happening at the right time....for us anyway

:-)

talking to my mate who is a Leicester fan they are going tits up apparently...talk of mutuny in the dressing room.....manager in shite state not knowing when he is getting sacked....all happening at the right time....for us anyway

:-)

 

Is he a season ticket holder?

lives in manchester...from leicester..travels down when he can....dont know if any of it is true...but have heard mutterings on talkshite as well so there might be summat in it......then again could be bollox....who gives a shite as long as we beat them at their hole then it wont matte r

Is he a season ticket holder?

I don't know why, but whenever I've seen Pearson being interviewed on the telly, I've always had a suspicion that away from the cameras he's a very unreasonable man.

Leicester play Brighton, Forest & Palace away + Watford home

Forest play Cardiff & Boro away, Leicester home

Brighton play Leicester home & Boro + Leeds away in toughest games on paper

 

There is certainly a case to be made that for Brighton the Peterborough away might be the toughest.

not that i know

That's where I'm at.

 

I don't get all this "We're not ready yet".

 

Let's get up there asap and get the money in. If we're not good enough to stay up then we're not good enough. We just need to ensure things are done correctly off the pitch in terms of building the right kind of squad and ensuring we don't panic, sack the manager and bring in the wrong man as a short-term fix.

 

If this means going up, coming back down and then going back up again then so be it.

 

I don't subscribe to it either

 

the longer we spend in the championship, the harder it will be to replace our better players who will no doubt move on the longer we spend in the Championship

 

I don't think the team fat sam took up was anywhere near ready to stay up, clearly he was though - whenever we get there, if we do, it'll be up to DF to see to it that we're ready

 

 

Sat 6th April

Bummers v Leicester

Watford v Cardiff

 

Sat 13th April

Cardiff v Forest

 

Sat 20th April

Palace v Leicester

 

Fri 26th April

Leicester v Watford

 

Sat 4th May

Forest v Leicester

 

 

 

 

Leicester look to be a bit fucked!

 

Our fixtures not great Boro,Wolves will be tough and Blackpool have a good record at the Reebok, Leicester/Bristol and cardiff away not plain sailing either if we get a play off spot we will have fully deserved it.

Our fixtures not great Boro,Wolves will be tough and Blackpool have a good record at the Reebok, Leicester/Bristol and cardiff away not plain sailing either if we get a play off spot we will have fully deserved it.

 

I agree Mounts, I think our remaining fixtures look very difficult - but as we found out last season, there isn't really such a thing as an "easy run in" anyway - the division is that tight, that any team seems to be able to beat any other team at the moment.

 

I'm not convinced we'll make the play offs, but it would begood to push it all the way and then at least we can enter next season with a bit of positivity about the place

Our fixtures not great Boro,Wolves will be tough and Blackpool have a good record at the Reebok, Leicester/Bristol and cardiff away not plain sailing either if we get a play off spot we will have fully deserved it.

 

I think we've seen enough this season to know that you can't just look at anyone and their forthcoming fixtures and be confident they'll go to form.

 

Peterbrough have done the double over Cardiff this season, Birmingham dicked Crystal Place at Selhurst Park a few days ago. It's a nuts league. The only thing, sadly, that is consistent and predictable, is our away form ... and it's safe to say it really must change if we're to get into the top 6.

I think we've seen enough this season to know that you can't just look at anyone and their forthcoming fixtures and be confident they'll go to form.

 

I think we learned that last season.

Three of the chances didn't actually end up in shots though - Vaughan was twice on the shoulder of Knight and would have been clean through if he hadn't fucked up his first touch, and the third was the one that went right across goal - I was in NSL so can't really judge how close Vaughan was to it in comparison to someone in ESL/WSL, but it didn't seem far away from his head. Would have thought the one Pratley headed off the line would have counted as an effort on target though?

If my Auntie had balls....etc

If my Auntie had balls....etc

Oh aye, no grumbles of course, about time we had a bit of luck.

I don't know why, but whenever I've seen Pearson being interviewed on the telly, I've always had a suspicion that away from the cameras he's a very unreasonable man.

 

I get that same feeling about Lee Clark

I get that same feeling about Lee Clark

 

I always think he looks like he spends a fair chunk of his wage down seedy massage parlours

 

 

I always think he looks like he spends a fair chunk of his wage down seedy massage parlours

 

He should stop looking so sorry for himself then!