Ryan Manning must think that this footballing malarkey is easy, three games three wins. Well played sir![]()
Good player and takes good corners from both sides. Sublime assist for the goal.
Ryan Manning must think that this footballing malarkey is easy, three games three wins. Well played sir![]()
Good player and takes good corners from both sides. Sublime assist for the goal.
These sides also met on a Thursday last season at the Madejski - Nedum Onouha scored a 90th minute winner for the Hoops. Reading haven't won a league match on a Thursday since December 1991, drawing three and losing five since.

No commentator's curse whatsoever! Well done kiwi![]()
Was out all evening and had to watch the game back when I got in.
Ollie is often accused by some on here of having no tactical nous, well I don't want to hear that again after that performance.
Playing Hall as an old fashioned sweeper, dropping back out of possession and moving forward in possession was a master stroke.
Manning was superb, with great dead ball delivery too.
Pawel was awesome and linked brilliantly with Furlong who was excellent and is a better right back than Perch will ever be.
Mackie ran and ran, whilst the whole team played for the shirt and the gaffer.
Good riddance to the bad eggs who were unsettling things and well done to Ollie for shipping them out.
Lastly, what a pathetic showing from the Reading fans. All those empty seats when third in the league!
What a joke!
I was extremely impressed by our tactics. Firstly that we has a clear plan, secondly that we carried it out well, and finally that we were consistent for 90+5 minutes. At times, I thought I was watching Borussia Dortmund under the Klopp era and was rubbing my eyes. I admit that I often had to remind myself that we are NOT the team in blue and white hoops. What an unexpected transformation!
I have posted a few non optimistic opinions of late and eat my words. There is a Polish proverb, as said by George Peppard in the TV series Banacek, which says "One swallow does not make a Spring". Golden words and we need to keep a reality check. Such a formation and tactics are great for away games, but it will be interesting to see how we play at home, when we will need top press much more. Fulham on Saturday week will be very interesting and I am already looking forward to it.
Anyway, well done lads and let's enjoy the moment. COYR's!![]()
Agreed. Just imagine how many we could have scored last night had there been a natural goalscorer among that lot. The Rs could've had 4 or 5 were it not for that little bit of Jenny Say Quoits.
Sometimes you just find the right combination and then CLICK everything starts falling into place.I was in no fit state to post after the game last night. Very happy and very proud, what a great performance. I don't think anyone let us down.
I do have one question, has Pawel and Darnell been playing together all their lives but nobody knew?
Last time we did that (for Gregs birthday) we stayed out all day and got home late. My Mrs wouldn't talk to me for a week!Ten tequila slammers before the 12:30 kick off v Fulham?

I am one of those and I will stick by what I have said. I have watched Ollie over the years and on many occasions he doesn't have a plan B, looks lost or makes the same stupid mistakes.Ollie is often accused by some on here of having no tactical nous, well I don't want to hear that again after that performance.
To be fair, even though the results were going the wrong way I felt almost certain things would turn around and I genuinely didn't fear relegation.I am one of those and I will stick by what I have said. I have watched Ollie over the years and on many occasions he doesn't have a plan B, looks lost or makes the same stupid mistakes.
Last night the tactics were right and the team gave 100%. However there is still a lot of work to do and before I start getting on my knees like some of the cavemen I will wait until the end of the season to make my judgment. Remember it was only last month that we lost 6 games in a row and everyone was thinking relegation?
Funny last week Luongo was cr2p last night a hero. That's how quickly things change.
good result I am happy.![]()
Thought young furlong looked composed, first time I've seen manning & looked confident & been waiting a while to see when he breaks into 1st team as there was a lot of hype about him, one for the future, pawel was outstanding as was rest of them, great performance & first one I haven't off tv