I must say I think the location of the ref was important too. To him it must have looked much more like a clear goalscoring chance than those who had a side on view.

Top of the league. Thought we played like it and were class. Knew we'd get the result from the first minute - yes Barnsley were pressing well but they weren't creating much and were always going to tire whether the had the reds or not. We were just waiting for our chance to punish them. We barely h...

Didn't Blackpool win their first 5 games then get relegated? Hard to see how they weren't top 2 early on. Sunderland also won the league having lost their first 5 so that seems unlikely the top 2 finished second and won the POs. That season. Amazed he got 2 bites on this.. I'm old and don't underst...

So Richards actually got whoscored motm. Seems he passed both the eye test and the stat test. Best I’ve seen him play. Really pleased he won MoTM. Yeah, as I said on the match thread (as you did too) he looked like he was going to be our only player who came out of that game with any credit. He rea...

Great stat doing the rounds on twitter Since it was founded in 2004, 100% of teams who were top of the Championship after two games have gone on to be promoted #readingfc Certainly seems legit. Didn't Blackpool win their first 5 games then get relegated? Hard to see how they weren't top 2 early on....

So Richards actually got whoscored motm. Seems he passed both the eye test and the stat test.

Pepe the Horseman Great stat doing the rounds on twitter

Since it was founded in 2004, 100% of teams who were top of the Championship after two games have gone on to be promoted #readingfc

Certainly seems legit.

The source seems trustworthy.

CountryRoyal http://barnsleyfc.org.uk/threads/my-god-reading-are-bad.295371/

Jesus that is salty. I mean, I get it, they were the better team for most of it. By some distance.

Good win, somewhat gifted by the ref's cards. Fancy this side to score a high number of it's decent chances with Joao and Meite around, so as long as they can stay in games and create the odd chance with those two fit shouldn't do too badly. Cabral - 7 one very hairy moment but at least one good sa...

I am very happy for Olise. You can see how much that meant to him. The team were so happy for him too.

Holy shit.

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NewCorkSeth Richards might be the only one to come out of this game with any positives.

He’s been great. The only positive. This is as poor as it gets.

Im so happy in how he has stood up.

I love Yakou.

Richards might be the only one to come out of this game with any positives.

Yeah just googled it. Changed in 2016. A foul on a running striker committed by the last man of the defence will no longer result in a direct red card and suspension, unless the foul is violent or consists in a hand-ball in the box. As long as the foul is judged to be an honest attempt at taking th...

Not sure about that I would be raging at the player. Such a dumb thing to do. Ok, perhaps I saw it wrong. I didn’t think he’d pulled him back and that Joao threw himself into it. Willing to admit I may be wrong. He grabs his left arm and tugged it. Joao might have made the most of it but it was cer...

LOL, that's a tad harsh. Keeper's ball all day long. But it is the second foul like that from them. Can anyone explain the rule? Thought last defender fouling has to be a red even if keeper would get there first no? Last defender thing is punditry bullshit. It's got nothing to do with it. It's abou...

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Royal Ginger If a Reading player had got sent off for that I’d be absolutely raging.

Not sure about that

I would be raging at the player. Such a dumb thing to do.

Snowflake Royal LOL, that's a tad harsh. Keeper's ball all day long.

But it is the second foul like that from them.

Can anyone explain the rule? Thought last defender fouling has to be a red even if keeper would get there first no?

Luck be a lady tonight eh?