MATCHWATCH : Bolton Wanderers (a)

[West F]

Kelvin out for 3 weeks with a groin strain so MoM will be getting a few more minutes yet…

There will be even more pressure to sign a striker with him out. Do you know how far away Tuma is?

[Snowflake Royal]

This is very much a process and tonight will help with the confidence.

I have to say that I do enjoy reading the same old comments again and again over the years. It doesn't seem to matter how much football you've watched, or how many times you've seen the same scenario play out - fans always assume that we're playing badly because of either the manager or 'bad attitude' from the players. No one seems to accept the realities involved in rebuilding your team with limited resources.

+1

[Royal Rother]

MoM has touched the ball 53 times in 5 matches so far

And I honestly doubt a Reading player has received the ball after any of those 53 touches in the attacking half.

[Snowflake Royal]

MoM has touched the ball 53 times in 5 matches so far

And I doubt a Reading player has received the ball after any of those 53 touches.

Whoscored gives him 28 passes, 17 successful. Which isn't too bad a % for a striker.

[Royal Rother]

I did a quick edit there!

(He’s better in the defensive half than attack.)

[windermereROYAL]

I don`t give a flying one how bad a player is, the pelters a certain player is getting on X and here now is absolutely appalling, I thought some of the posters on here were above that.
He`s young, and he very probably reads it, that`ll do his confidence a world of good won`t it?

[windermereROYAL]

MoM has touched the ball 53 times in 5 matches so far

And I doubt a Reading player has received the ball after any of those 53 touches.

Whoscored gives him 28 passes, 17 successful. Which isn't too bad a % for a striker.

Over to you Brogue.

[traff]

I don`t give a flying one how bad a player is, the pelters a certain player is getting on X and here now is absolutely appalling, I thought some of the posters on here were above that.
He`s young, and he very probably reads it, that`ll do his confidence a world of good won`t it?

Can give him all the confidence in the world but if he can't play football to the required standard, it will make no difference whatsoever.
This isn't Saturday morning football where 9 year little Marky is protected by his Mum, so far he has looked beyond poor.
This is pro sport where we are paying good money. If he isn't good enough we are not here to accept crash dummy's from Brighton so they can sort the wheat from the chaff.

[Hound]

Done OK to restrict a decent side to zero shots on target so far

Disappointing offensively of course but let’s not forget this is still a side who have been playing together for no more than two weeks. Difficult to build patterns of play, relationships etc at this stage without a pre season

Would like to see more from Dorsett who is far too stand off ish and any form of composure from Wing + Savage wouldn’t go amiss but not playing as bad as being made out IMO - something in this for us

They’ve had a few preseason and 4 other games

It generally takes a lot longer than that! Also half the outfield XI out there tonight didn’t play much of a role in pre season for us. Williams, Fraser, Doyle, Kyerewaa and from memory Dorsett didn’t feature much

I’m sure Hunt will be disappointed with how toothless and disjointed we’ve looked but when you lose the spine of a team and replace them with players who most likely aren’t quite as good (two signings from relegated Crawley as an example) in the last week prior to the season starting, this was always going to be the most likely outcome

No one knows how it’s going to end up under Hunt but we had 11 points after 16 games under Selles and he’s doing OK for himself!

Every team in the league has a host of new players. And Hunt could be playing those that have been here all pre season or last season if that was the worry - ie Garcia, Rushesha, Camara etc

Tbf Selles is starting to look like not a great example either

[Hound]

I don`t give a flying one how bad a player is, the pelters a certain player is getting on X and here now is absolutely appalling, I thought some of the posters on here were above that.
He`s young, and he very probably reads it, that`ll do his confidence a world of good won`t it?

I actually through he did ok. He’s being completely hung out to dry but the system Hunt is playing. The amount of ground he’s being asked to cover is ridiculous and he seemed to be playing CM as much as he was CF.

Kelvin also looked woeful there on Saturday.

He needs to play as a CF not as some
Workhorse trying to press all over the pitch. And fair play he didn’t stop running or helping out with the defence right until the end