Abrefa is at the right age where he should and will only get better so would be my first choice. Yids is at the opposite end of his career and coming on as a sub and using his experience to see out games is key, however, age is tough on the body and he will now be in a slow decline towards the end o...

Our record against this lot is pretty dire, so time to take a leaf out of Rotherham's book and shut up shop and play on the break! Rinhomota has had three weeks now to get fit which should be more than enough for 60 mins so start him in DM in a 4-1-4-1 formation and see what happens. Would be a grea...

Slightly random choice for me, if Kelvin E is needed up top, probably Matt Ritchie; he has the intelligence to arrive at the right time, the range of passing and the close skills. Lane could get there in time, although his confidence (and fitness) looks shot. In terms of what then happens with the ...

Personally I'd stick Kyerewaa in that hole. When has he ever demonstrated the passing ability, movement, decision making or temperament to play a number 10 role? Movement and temperement, every time he's played. He's one of the consistently few players who show for the ball, run all game and try to...

Really surprised Rhino didn't get some game time, if you're on the bench then you must be fit enough to play? Would have thought with 30 mins to go and with us struggling to get anything going that would be an ideal time for him to sit deep and break up play allowing Wing and Savage to get forward. ...

I have a feeling we might win tonight! Leam and his team have had a week now to work with the guys and get into their heads, yes a week isn't long but enough to get a few basic ideas over to the players. All these injuries may well put us into our backs to the wall mentality which some how we've thr...

Certainly liked what I saw from Osho in preseason (obvs the caveat it was preseason). Pretty quick and pressed aggressively Would like to see some more of him but we’re running out of cup opportunities now Howdy Hound, regarding Osho, from what i remember he wasn't shy to try and take on his defend...

With our medical department getting busier by the week along with this insipid performance today i really don't fancy the gaffer on this one. Normally you would like to drop a few after such a performance, however, he really might not have much of a choice to choose from, so should be interesting. ...

With our medical department getting busier by the week along with this insipid performance today i really don't fancy the gaffer on this one. Normally you would like to drop a few after such a performance, however, he really might not have much of a choice to choose from, so should be interesting.

Pathetic and unprofessional would be my summary of that game. Done all the hard work to get a 2-0 lead and looked fairly comfortable and then you stop doing all the basics. Too many day dreamers not reacting to second balls. Standards quite frankly need to be higher.Too many passengers in the start...

It's embarrassing and we're all hurting however, this might just be the kick up the butt these players need and at the right time under a new managers first game in charge! Leam will be suitably embarrassed by this result and knows he'll coming under instant pressure from the fans. He now has the ex...

I’m not surprised no-one remembers him, 1882 was a helluva long time ago. Oops. Either he was a very early player or maybe it was 1982-83 1982-83 Brian Bason was a midfielder previously with Palace and Chelsea. Retired after leaving Reading and went off to run a Cornish pub I think. Maurice was man...

Next up - the 90s 1997-98 January (A) vs Cheltenham 1-1 then (H) 2-1 1991-92 November (A) vs Slough 3-3 then (H) 2-1 This would be quite the draw these days, the Gervais derby if you will. Wikipedia does not record Slough's goalscorers, leaving them unremarked, friendless balls bobbing in a digital...

Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone...

Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone...

Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone...

Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone ...

Some of the negativity on here is laughable, who do these fans expect us to hire as manager after the last decade of mismanagement!! !! It wasn't that long ago when our corrupt football agent (Forget his name) was throwing unknown foreign managers at us and all were losing your minds!! We need to hi...

2010s - yeah, nothing - always in at Round 3 and when you get United three times ... long 2000s - i.e. from 1998 2001-02 November (H) vs Welling 1-0 twenty year gap. NGL, don't remember this, and it sounds dreadful. 2000-01 November (H) vs Grays Athletic 4-0 efficiently done 1999-2000 November (H) ...

Quite a few Americans involved with the club now, i wonder if any of them have connections in the MLS? Couhig mentioned early on in his tenure that he had a shortlist of 3 managers waiting if everything goes pear shaped! We all pretty much agree Ainsworth would be one one them and possibly Bloomfiel...