These ideas are all absolutely shit - there's only one choice.

Based on Slayer's classic death metal album closer, Raining Blood - the Paddy Lane song:

Paddy Lane
From a lacerated sky
Bleeding its horror
Creating his structure
Paddy Lane, Paddy Lane

repeat ad nauseum

Why is the CF always so deep and behind the wingers? That’s one I’d like to know. And it’s not MOM as Marriott was there as well But 4 games unbeaten is fair enough despite some ropey performances It's not like Smith was a big scorer for us and we've been relying on the striker for goals. The winge...

I think Hunt is still setting up as if Smith was here, who could do that role asked as well as anyone in this division Otherwise I think Wareham actually did the role pretty well. Better suited to it than the 3 we have now Completely agree. I think Hunt basically took last season's system and dropp...

+1 Ahmed looked ok. Always positive. Lots of energy. Strong and tenacious. Made some mistakes but always tried to rectify them. I liked what I saw. I feel sorry for the boy up front he’s a kid and looks absolutely shell shocked. We’re asking him to do a role he plainly can’t. Sooner Marriot can lead...

Orion1871 Could be worse, you could be Rangers.

Its been an excellent night of cup football so far.

Snowflake Royal The good was great, the not so good was incredibly mediocre, and the bad was terrible.

A win, and it upset leon. Fabulous.

You really are a twat Ian. I’m just happy we all got through that.

Two attacking chances end up going backwards for the keeper to give immediate possession away. Horrendous stuff.

Are we trying very hard not to tackle or pass the ball to each other? Its a very bizarre approach

sigh. not what we need, 3 years? really? should have just kept wareham. 3 years prob pushing it but he's a mark up on Wareham 100%. And for those saying we need a big lump up top to hold the ball up, he's the same height as Kelman & Barrie..... depends how we are planning on playing really. Win...

It’s worth remembering the pressure managers are under to hit the ground running each season. You can forgive the temptation to call the tactical element “job done” and crack on with fitting the players into the system, especially when you are under the impression that the new players were acquired...

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Orion1871
+1

Gotta be winning these 6 pointers.

We`ve played 5 games and you`re talking relegation battles? god help us.

It's because your team is not very good! hth

Go away Brobby

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Sutekh Game over.

How`s it going Suts?

I would imagine he's feeling a bit better

Sutekh Actually think it’s deserved. So much better getting at the opposition so far, even MOM has had a shot on target. Let’s hope they can hold on.

great start lads

For every formation there’s a counter formation(s).

That’s why there’s no one formation that football has arrived at that supersedes all others.

Although I do say it myself my post from September 2023 was pretty accurate. The shame is we are now pretty much back to where we were 2 years ago with yet another new squad, having seen the young players like Bindon and Mbengue develop and then move on. I would say on balance, on the money rather ...

I really liked Hunt as a player and think he is a fantastic guy who obviously holds Reading close in his heart, but he is not the right manager for me. I felt when he took over that it was a cheap short term solution and that he probably wouldn't have the managerial nous to take us forward and it s...

At 30, Jack Marriott really wouldn’t be a great piece of business for £500k and whatever wages he’d be on. What’s happened to us signing younger League One standard players with potential to develop? At the very least a Sam Smith-style signing where he still have three or so years at their peak lef...

This is the thing I'm amazed all these people calling for Wing to be further forward don't get. Deeper he gets time and space. He scored today, because he was our deep midfielder, ghosting in to a danger area unnoticed. If he was playing further forward, he wouldn't have been free and in space that...

I agree with all of this BUT I think Noel has to change as well. Playing Wing as as a DMF like a quarterback is insane with Wings talent. Wing has a 10 on his back....play him as a 10..not in a position where he is toothless. When he was advanced and got a bit of space we looked better and he even ...