notably the best penalty taken by a Reading player this season and against one of the best penalty savers in the Prem.. Reina guesses the other way and he saves Hunt's pen pretty easily. A penalty isn't a "good penalty" just because it goes in (although I'd settle for it). A good penalty ...

Ian Royal

Old Biscuitman

Wax Jacket wtf

An occasional player, more of a sub than regular starter. Possibly used in special situations, eg formation changes.

bloody yanks

yeah, ruining everything...

SpaceCruiser

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LongLaneYank spot play

Yeah, I wondered about that. Is that an Americanism for substitute?

No, for picking your spots. Gunn isn't proving effective week in, week out, but he was effective last year, when the matchup worked in his favor. So spot starts, not a regular starter.

Lets not expect too much of the team and Convey going into the next game. We were given space on the wings and time on the ball. Birmingham won't do us that sort of favour, but hopefully the team can use the confidence and boost in form they've got to battle through and get a victory. Just don't ex...

What's happened to Murts? Is it all just a loss of pace as he's aging?

Time to dust this one off the shelf again... The Sun says we are after him along with Derby for £2m. Cheap but is he what we need? Probably an agent inspired rumour. He's what we need if Doyle is full time on the right, which seems a bit of a waste. OTOH, haven't heard of him texting sex vids arou...

Are they just referring to him as 'the trialist' ? Is a bit bizarre if they are ! Not surprising though tbh, openly coming out with the name of a player we have on trial would just alert other clubs of the players availability and push up his wages if a bidding war was to ensue (presuming he breaks...

£7 mill + mullins would be fair enough if he really wants to go Meaning Golbourne starts at left back? With no cover? Yeah, great deal. More than fair. Aside from getting torched down the left all season, I can't see a downside. He's got two years left. Even if he really wants to go, no deal at th...

And finally, with Reading starting building work next summer to take the 24, 200 capacity of the Madejski Stadium to 38,000 – The football club have also requested plans be drawn up to ultimately fill in the corners (which will resemble Arsenal's Emirates Stadium when finished) taking the capacit...

I rarely read this board but please tell me nobody thinks we're better off without Sidwell or that Gunnarrsson is a better player? :shock: Not just Bryn, but Oster, Bikey and Cisse too. :roll: Cisse looks very good. He may take a while to settle, but he certainly has the frame, the game and looks t...

Looking promising! http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/readingfc/2012/2012990/shorey_edging_closer_to_new_deal Surprised his negotiations are more advanced than Lita's. This report is actually disturbing, isn't it? I mean, Hammo? Hammo? Sounds like a phrase for someone who prefers sex with pork produ...

G'La

Reading defender Nicky Shorey will sign a new contract with the Royals this week. (Daily Star)

So then he'll leave Reading after he signs a new deal? Odd.

... In the meantime Reading faff about trying to get players on the cheap. Look at Sunderland and Birmingham who are showing real ambition. ... Wouldn't mind seeing a couple signings (mostly because I'm bored and I want the club to entertain me and give me things to think about, you know, when the ...

READING F. C: IN: GK – Matt Murray from Wolves for 850k CB – John Mensah from Rennes for 4.6m LB/ CB – Dario Rodriguez from Schalke 04 on loan CM – Tom Soares from Crystal Palace for 4m AM – Ivan De La Pena from Espanyol for 2.4m RM – Lee Croft from Norwich for 2.5m ST – Bobby Zamora ...