It all comes back to personnel. Looking at that the two teams today - I'd argue that at least 8 of the Wigan players are, on paper, better options than their Reading counterparts; and it might be more if a) I had heard of Beausejour, and b) rated Emerson Boyce. And the other one is Di Santo because...

Einstein agogo I might have a W**K to take my mind off it all.............

I've stupid already had a couple today meaning I'm all jaffa'd up for the next couple of hours.

I think we just need to think about goal difference and keep it at 3.

Heroes we are, but magicians we're not.

Taking Akpan - our best player He really wasn't.....he looked lost out there So lost that he won the ball several times out of nowhere and looked the only half decent player we had? If Akpan was lost Id rather a team of lost folk than these guys. You're saying Karacan is even in the game.. Let alon...

Taking Akpan - our best player - off leaving legs and the useless Karacan on is for me the worst move I've ever seen Brian make. Shocking decision from such a legend of a manager.

Embarrassing embarrassing embarrassing. Watching footy with rugby fan girlfriend and watching that wimpy black guy act like he was dying when, get Pavel sent off, then get up like he was fine was UTTERLY embarrassing for football fans everywhere. Utterly utterly embarrassed to be a football fan toda...

Ok heads up guys.

We're Reading.

The kings of coming back with 8 mins to go, let alone a whole half to go.

Alfie will come on, Kebe will turn into God again. A goal and were in it.

IBWT

Where the FUUUUCK was Harte? Do we even have a left back ????? FFS Brian. Can't blame Harte for that goal.......we had possession of the ball so he moved forward. Morrison then over-runs it and we're caught on the counter. Morro should have just played the ball in to the channel :roll: I do agree w...

TBM Take Akpan off

Take our best player by a mile off???

But I do agree it needs to be 442 now.

Where the FUUUUCK was Harte?

Do we even have a left back ?????

FFS Brian.

IBWT

Absolute absolute bloody legend.

Gunny Fishcake Robin Friday ,that goal v Tranmere , I was there

Keith Scott, that goal v Bradford, I was there

Must watch video for every Reading fan.

Sticky please !!!

Training camp?

Arab country?

Alarm bells.

It's not the training camp we think it is.

I'm not supporting a team who has a player called Finnbogason.

Off to Swindon.

Wimb Players with much more experience and much bigger transfer fees have struggled to make an impact at Stoke so I'm not overly concerned that Blackman didn't set the world on fire yesterday, give him time.

This.

Yep too soon for him it seems to me. I love Brian but this was an odd choice. Having said that we don't really know the reasons. Players knackered from internationals, needing physical presence etc etc. I think too many of us think real life is like a computer game. I'm sure Brian knows what's effec...

Are people forgetting earlier on results with the very open 4-4-2? Jesus christ imagine if McDermott didn't change the system (Wish he did it a lot sooner), I can tell you we will look a lot worse to QPR. 4-4-2 doesn't work from starting and people say 4-5-1 doesn't work but judging by results it d...

Lost by 1 goal away to a tough side.

Was always going to be tricky especially with crucial players involved in midweek.

A bit confused by 442 so early but that's cool.

Onwards and upwards

Only 1-0.

We're still in it.

Fat lady is happy at least and she hasn't started singing yet.