Match Day Thread Reading

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KentGaz said:
I believe when we were promoted with NW we were not outside of the top 2 all season. So far this year we've matched that feat.
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We are ahead of Cardiff, which is my key objective for the season! If only because it will shut up the 'let's get Colin back' brigade. But also because they are Cardiff.
 
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Sooperhoop said:
A good start and we should have had more goals. Still worried with that central three at the back, if Caulker has his head together and Hall returns from injury we will be in better shape there. No point in getting carried away yet, some tough tests coming up in the next few weeks and the key will surely be whether we bring in any late signings...
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I agree Sooper. Defence will be vital to us this season. We need to have that solid base at the back; it sounds as though our midfield performed well yesterday and will have more license to be creative if we can get that defence into top form - however I don't see it being an easy task. Getting Hall fit will be possible as he has the right mindset, however someone like Caulker is highly fragile and could be very much a weak link (he also isn't deserving of a place and hasn't earned the right to be in the team yet). I wonder if the Hoban deal is off because of Caulker, or will he still be brought in?
 
Shawswood said:
Anyone know what the situation is with Manning?
Hope there wasn't a dressing room spat, I was quite surprised not to see him even on the bench
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Holloway was quoted as saying that he'd put Ariel on the bench instead as he'd been impressed with him in training / pre-season. Quite a turnaround from shipping him out on loan as he didn't rate him last season

The midfield was excellent yesterday, but it is good to have effective cover for when the inevitable injuries / suspensions etc happen
 
SW Ranger said:
I agree Sooper. Defence will be vital to us this season. We need to have that solid base at the back; it sounds as though our midfield performed well yesterday and will have more license to be creative if we can get that defence into top form - however I don't see it being an easy task. Getting Hall fit will be possible as he has the right mindset, however someone like Caulker is highly fragile and could be very much a weak link (he also isn't deserving of a place and hasn't earned the right to be in the team yet). I wonder if the Hoban deal is off because of Caulker, or will he still be brought in?
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We definitely need more cover at centre back. Not sure that Caulker will ever play for us again, and Hall has spent a fair proportion of his time with us out injured. We really need a strong centre back who can head the ball - a lot of headers lost yesterday, and with a more effective strike force yesterday Reading could've placed us under a lot more pressure from the long balls forward
 
SW Ranger said:
I agree Sooper. Defence will be vital to us this season. We need to have that solid base at the back; it sounds as though our midfield performed well yesterday and will have more license to be creative if we can get that defence into top form - however I don't see it being an easy task. Getting Hall fit will be possible as he has the right mindset, however someone like Caulker is highly fragile and could be very much a weak link (he also isn't deserving of a place and hasn't earned the right to be in the team yet). I wonder if the Hoban deal is off because of Caulker, or will he still be brought in?
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StortfordQPR said:
We definitely need more cover at centre back. Not sure that Caulker will ever play for us again, and Hall has spent a fair proportion of his time with us out injured. We really need a strong centre back who can head the ball - a lot of headers lost yesterday, and with a more effective strike force yesterday Reading could've placed us under a lot more pressure from the long balls forward
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The three that played at the back yesterday are not good enough as a unit. Hall will improve things greatly when he returns and so would Caulker if he could back to get anywhere near his best. I think we still need to get a CB in.
 
StortfordQPR said:
We definitely need more cover at centre back. Not sure that Caulker will ever play for us again, and Hall has spent a fair proportion of his time with us out injured. We really need a strong centre back who can head the ball - a lot of headers lost yesterday, and with a more effective strike force yesterday Reading could've placed us under a lot more pressure from the long balls forward
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We have quite a short team. I do fear a better team than Reading will muller us at set pieces.

Still, glass is about 3/4 full today.
 
Ciarrai_Abu said:
Really? Where did you see that? If true if I was Manning I would be seriously peed off.
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I don't see this as a problem. There's only so many places on the bench and if the guy has earned his place during pre-season then that's fair enough imo.
 
Ciarrai_Abu said:
Really? Where did you see that? If true if I was Manning I would be seriously peed off.
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Ollie said it. He also said Manning would feature in the Northampton game. I thought the back 3 did well enough yesterday apart from Ned's error which Smithies fixed. A clean sheet can't be bad.Thought Perch covered well behind Ned and Lynch when they were going into 50/50 ish challenges. Seems Hall could be out a while, and Caulker already has been, so think we need a new CB or 2 anyway.
 
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