Match Day Thread Reading FC v Sunderland AFC – Wednesday 14th September 2022 – KO 20:00

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I wonder if Sims was carrying that injury and just gave it a go, the lads that were interviewed said they had been training with no main striker all week. If they have and TM had them as well drilled as that then its even more impressive
 
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LBW said:
I wonder if Sims was carrying that injury and just gave it a go, the lads that were interviewed said they had been training with no main striker all week. If they have and TM had them as well drilled as that then its even more impressive
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I heard they had played a couple of bounce games in training so one of the teams at least would have been without a recognised striker.
 
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Nads said:
I’ve had multiple messages from pals who support other teams saying ‘wow, that 3rd’ and such.

Says it all. It’s on every footy site going it’s a thing of absolute beauty.
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Got a message from a French mate of mine, watches quite a bit football, and keeps an eye on us since I took him and a couple of others to a home game vs arsenal (yep a while back now). He said he has us and Norwich marked for getting promoted <cool>

I want to believe him, but want a bit of realism in my hopes and expectations
 
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clockstander said:
The commentator pointed out that Reading had won all their previous 4 home games with similar stats to the first 20+ mins last night, when they had had one touch in our penalty area, compared to our 8 and 4 corners? in theirs, this is how they play evidently. Looking forward already to the Watford game to see what their tactics are, they have won or drawn games I have watched by sitting on one goal leads, they cant do this with us imo so they will have to attack they have the players to do it mind, and we have the players to counter, it makes this league a real pleasure to watch compared to L1, and I expect our attendances at home will hit the roof soon if we keep playing the way we are.
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Those tactics are too flimsy because you won't always grab a goal and the other team will score occasionally. If you go behind your tactic of surrendering possession immediately bites you on the arse.
 
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Nads said:
I’ve had multiple messages from pals who support other teams saying ‘wow, that 3rd’ and such.

Says it all. It’s on every footy site going it’s a thing of absolute beauty.
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I have had the same. One message said simply - 'you lot are playing top half premier league football'.

Lots of my in laws are Norwich and they are saying we are the best team they have seen so far this season, by a fair bit as well.

Hard not to get carried away sometimes, and sod it I am all in with this lot. We are a proper team now, even with 3 absolutely key men out in Cirkin, Stewart and Ballard.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
Those tactics are too flimsy because you won't always grab a goal and the other team will score occasionally. If you go behind your tactic of surrendering possession immediately bites you on the arse.
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I agree. Reading probably dont have the squad for much else though. Against some teams in this division it will be effective I suspect because there are teams without the sort of attacking players we have. Hard to see them top 10 after last night, but I reckon they will be safe enough points wise. I think as much as anything our width killes them, as they got dragged to places they didnt want to be and the spaces then were massive.
 
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Southern A said:
Pretty mental how good a start all 3 promoted clubs have had.

Indeed despite our good start we are behind both Rotherham and Wigan on a points per game basis - as they're 1 point behind with a game in hand.

They've both only lost once each.

Shows how good a league that was last year.
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I'd say our games have been much harder tbh ...

... I have no idea who's played who, and no evidence to back it up, just saying it.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
I'd say our games have been much harder tbh ...

... I have no idea who's played who, and no evidence to back it up, just saying it.
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yeh we are only a fifth of the season in so comparisons are futile. My point was more that they've had equally impressive starts and we should all be pleased. Especially considering the narrative for so long was that the jump to championship was this huge chasm. it clearly, clearly isn't
 
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