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by Esteban
30 Oct 2025 04:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: Injury watch 2025/26
Replies: 154
Views: 45500

Re: Injury watch 2025/26

Anyone heard any updates on the progress of John Clarke? Always liked what I have seen (albeit not that much) Would love to see him play that left back role this season but he does appear to be made of bubbles. I spoke to him at one of the Unders games. He said he's hopeful of being back at Christm...
by Esteban
28 Oct 2025 18:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager
Replies: 277
Views: 19055

Re: The inevitable poll for the next Reading manager

Just out of interest what has he done right.? Not trying to be contrary, but in his first 6 months what’s he done right?. And I get all the steadying the ship financially, I’m not interested in all that, that’s a given and something any new owner would have done. I’m on about the day to day operati...
by Esteban
27 Oct 2025 13:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunts gone
Replies: 140
Views: 11788

Re: Hunts gone

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2l0m355k3o Dellor's take on things - has a real problem with the new owners and the last paragraph is childish. In one breath he's bemoaning the lack of quality transfer activities and in the next, saying he's been unlucky with injuries. Both statemen...
by Esteban
27 Oct 2025 06:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunts gone
Replies: 140
Views: 11788

Re: Hunts gone

It shouldn't be forgotten that Couhig isn't the only person with skin in the game. He's the chairman, but he has other investors who may be more impatient than him. It won't have been Couhig’s decision alone.
by Esteban
15 Oct 2025 11:55
Forum: International Football
Topic: England - the future....
Replies: 3951
Views: 1071471

Re: England - the future....

Given how solid Elliott Anderson looks alongside Declan Rice, it's easy to imagine a situation where Adam Wharton reaches 25 years old without playing 20 times for England. Question for me though is why Tuchel might take Jordan Henderson to the World Cup, and not Wharton, as backup. Hope the Novemb...
by Esteban
13 Oct 2025 15:27
Forum: The Team
Topic: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?
Replies: 123
Views: 18860

Re: Poll: Should Noel Hunt be sacked?

I doubt we'll pay compensation for a manager, so I'd stick with Hunt until a manager becomes available that we feel might improve us and evaluate then. If ultimately we think Hunt is the right man for the job, then we carry on. In the meantime, results might start to improve, in which case, he's lik...
by Esteban
08 Oct 2025 12:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)
Replies: 106
Views: 13639

Re: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)

Snowflake Royal Yes. We've gone back in our shell.


Great way to describe it succinctly.
by Esteban
08 Oct 2025 09:34
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)
Replies: 106
Views: 13639

Re: MATCHWATCH : MK Dons (h)

It wasn’t a great watch really. As I said above it’s all very coach book. I don’t see a lot of individual thought, flair or bravery. Everyone goes into the positions they are meant to be and do what the book tells them to do. Which also makes it very easy to counter against Kyeweera added something...
by Esteban
06 Oct 2025 08:59
Forum: The Team
Topic: Club culture - are problems deeper than management?
Replies: 21
Views: 4109

Re: Club culture - are problems deeper than management?

It's the old turning round an oil tanker analogy, isn't it? The club's been a shambles for 12 years and there seems to be an expectation that Redwood will turn it around in 5 minutes. Staffing has been stripped to the bone, infrastructure has been left to rot, we have to rebuild trust with supplier...
by Esteban
30 Sep 2025 22:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : West Ham United U21
Replies: 111
Views: 12711

Re: MATCHWATCH : West Ham United U21

Not a bad performance overall, but lacking a cutting edge, as expected without Marriott in the squad. Never really looked like scoring first half, sending off obviously helped, but we took advantage fairly well. Terrible penalty by Kelvin, followed by a belter of a penalty from MOM. Hopefully gives ...
by Esteban
27 Sep 2025 17:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Stockport County (a)
Replies: 134
Views: 17276

Re: MATCHWATCH : Stockport County (a)

Hopefully we can start seeing this unnecessary and unwarranted negativity start to evaporate. One defeat in 6. 9 points from the last 6. 9 from 6 isn’t exactly amazing but definitely feels we’re getting into games more because we’re able to score regularly now Had and still have doubts and Marriott...
by Esteban
21 Sep 2025 00:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players at Reading who you had completely forgotten about
Replies: 94
Views: 14194

Re: Players at Reading who you had completely forgotten about

Former Arsenal defender Steve Morrow. Probably most well known for being dropped by Tony Adams whilst celebrating winning the league Cup, breaking his arm and causing him to miss the FA Cup final a few weeks later.
by Esteban
20 Sep 2025 19:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (h)
Replies: 140
Views: 24974

Re: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (h)

WestYorksRoyal We looked better after the subs, and I also think Savage has looked lost this season. I think we should start 4-2-3-1 at Stockport with Wing and Fraser, with Elliott or Doyle ahead.


Could not agree more!
by Esteban
20 Sep 2025 15:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (h)
Replies: 140
Views: 24974

Re: MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (h)

Uke
Sutekh Williams has lost an L.


What’s the recovery time from that?


He's back out on the grass.
by Esteban
15 Sep 2025 18:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt in
Replies: 120
Views: 20003

Re: Hunt in

He changed his tactical approach while maintaining his philosophical approach. He created a more compact team by playing a higher line with three forwards to harry the opposition when they were in possession. Pressing in this way not only increases the opportunity to win the ball back high, but als...
by Esteban
13 Sep 2025 22:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Barnsley (a)
Replies: 147
Views: 20581

Re: MATCHWATCH : Barnsley (a)

The squad is better than 21st in the league. Anybody can play fantasy football based on data. Real life is very different. Everybody else was able to do their transfer business earlier. Building a team from what's left. Was always going to require a degree of luck. No preseason to gel either. Excus...
by Esteban
13 Sep 2025 21:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hunt in
Replies: 120
Views: 20003

Re: Hunt in

A lot of our problems seems to be mental and morale related. We've played well in spells this season. Last 20 minutes at Bolton, most of Wycombe, spells today. But we also look poor in spells. First 30 today could have cost us the game; instead 10 minutes in the second half did. We haven't yet put ...
by Esteban
13 Sep 2025 20:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Barnsley (a)
Replies: 147
Views: 20581

Re: MATCHWATCH : Barnsley (a)

If we'd been unlucky in games, created loads of chances, had lots of long term injuries to key players, not conceded many goals or chances, etc, maybe you could understand. But that’s not the case here. We aren't creating great chances, nearly all of our goals have been from outside the box, we aren...
by Esteban
05 Sep 2025 22:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 483
Views: 231642

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Cheers Clyde. Did he happen to mention anything about contract renewals? Specifically for those players in the first team that are out of contract next summer?
by Esteban
04 Sep 2025 13:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 483
Views: 231642

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Interesting that we have had radio silence from Barnum & Bailey since the transfer window shut. No doubt recharging for the half season ticket sales in December. Roll up Roll up What do you want hear from them? It's an international window, the club released a video about the transfer window fe...
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