We've played better than today and still lost so this feels like progress. While a fortnight til the next league game might feel like a handy break we've been poor coming back from time off every other time so far this season, and we really need to keep this momentum up and get revenge on Port Vale ...

Still at a loss to explain how bad our defending can be and, given how long it's been and how obvious the issues are, how nothing successive coaching teams have tried has had the slightest positive effect.

Goodness me, the HNA Christmas drama is decidedly lacking in spice this year.

Abbey brain fart notwithstanding, that was probably one of our best performances so far this season. What I really liked was that we seemed hungrier and fighting more for second balls. Azeez was running at (and frequently past) his man, and Craig is really looking like he could be something very spe...

Was talking to a Rangers fan friend shortly after Ovie signed and he called his time with us pretty much to a tee. Frustrating, flashes of brilliance but everything totally on his own terms and with very little regard for the team or club as a whole. Thought he tended to stifle our momentum and slow...

Presumably Wareham suspended for this one? Or is he broken?

Tactics are bad/inappropriate for where we are, but individual decision making and execution was wretched last night. Time and time again players were looking for passes that weren't on, ignoring open passes forward (and even sideways) in favour of going backwards and, when they picked the 'right' p...

What a dreadful second half and even the atmosphere was rubbish. I thought Oxford looked in control without getting into a higher gear. Throughout my lifetime of supporting Reading, barring the last few years, we’ve always managed to build up a head of steam in home games and put sides under the co...

We are so, so SO bad on the ball. Haven't strung together more than three passes this half, and those were between GK and CBs.

No attempt to mark anyone. No attempt to press anyone. Saw that one coming a mile off. Pathetic.

Attack and defence, our set pieces this season have been utter dogsh*t.

What has happened/is happening with our defence? It feels like it's been getting worse for years in obvious ways and they're doing nothing whatsoever to fix the glaring errors that keep being repeated. The arrival of O'Shea w/ VP seemed to coincide with the total collapse of set piece defending, and...

Beggars belief that Mukairu was playing Champions League 12 months ago. That said, while i'm a big fan of Vickers, he totally failed to get into the game at all. Mola's best game yet by far. Replacing him with Mbengue was totally unnecessary. He wasn't even puffed. SeLLLLes is a classic tinkerman. H...

Sutekh Mbengue is thought likely to be available for this one.

I don't know if I like Mbengue and Azeez on the right. They were atrocious at Eastleigh, and seemed to encourage each other's worst impulses.

Was enjoying the Dorsett renaissance at LB so a bit worried to be going back to Mola, Carson, NGW or, worst of all, Yiadom w/ Bindon at RB. Would absolutely take a draw.

Moment that ball went out for the corner I was straight on B365. Unfortunately I was too late as they'd already suspended betting, but hit was only going one way. Left-sided corners in injury time against us are 100% guaranteed goals at this point. You'd think they'd try and do something about it, b...

Thought Mukairu looked good when he came on, hopefully his sub was just precautionary. Fingers crossed Ballard's injury isn't as bad as it looks, but I fear we may have seen the last of him. Presumably a straight swap w/ WiFi, otherwise bring Vickers straight into the starting xi.

Mick: "Dean to come on to shore up the defence."
*Dean comes on*
You know what happened next.

Listen to any other club's commentary team and you realise how terrible Tim'n'Mick are. A total embarrassment.

Really can't think of anything Selles could have done differently if he was actually trying to throw that game...

I've watched that chance 20+ times now and I still don't understand what Azeez was trying to do...?