I think sometimes, despite being unnecessary, I can't help but laugh at some of the criticism, for example at the Derby game, McCleary didn't have the greatest game and whenever he made a mistake some bloke near me kept yelling out things like "Too many Nando's McCleary!".

It's got to be lazy journalism, it's not the first time they've linked an academy product with Liverpool simply because of Brendan Rodger's past affiliation with the club, still waiting on that big move to Liverpool for Pearce.

I loved reading those tweets on the previous page, especially the one about not producing first team players when the list of former academy players currently in the top 2 tiers of English football is: Gylfi Sigurdsson Jem Karacan Alex Pearce Alex McCarthy HRK Simon Church Simon Cox Ben Hamer Jordan...

3-1 up U21's cup. Few questions: Do/can we field some over-aged players in this? Where will the semi (LOL) be played? Is there a final on a neutral ground? How come we're so good? I've not watched the U21s but it sounds like all focus is on the cup, semi-finals there but the U21s are 2nd from botto...

CavershamRoyal Is Gorkss suspended for 2 games because he was sent off vs Boro as well?

Typically, violent conduct is a 3 game suspension.

This, after all, is the 21st century in the UK, not 19th century (or Russia in the 21st century for that matter). Or Norwich in the 12th Century. Or Calto Signi in the 35th Century. Probably are many more places this is not at any other time. I look forward to Reading about them. But not on this th...

I guess Billy Sharp is turning out for Crewe U18s

Damn you Crewe!

Whose idea was it to separate these guys over the two halfs? Needs to get the sack.

hmmm rookie mistake from Hector there, bigging up Oxford.

Isn't this the same guy alongside them that does the bland passionless commentary over the Reading highlights?

Our academy lads can't spell diminish apparently.

I'd like to see how the FLS shove these highlights into 30 seconds.

I suppose it can never be that time Lita got an "injury", I can't remember what explanation the club gave for it but I remember it being pretty ridiculous.

So it could be some sort of personal grievance that is best kept private...orrrrrrrrrr some sort of conspiracy for everyone to get worried about.

He's not a Reading manager! no one likes him, nobody sings his name even when we are winning games and you can go on about his CV all you want but that doesn't mean he is going to be successful here. There is a style that fits this football club and a lot of those who criticise it don't even know w...

Was the booing aimed at the team or the officials?

Thinking he might have to take Drenthe off at half time, with the way this ref is going I can easily see him getting another yellow.

Too soon for the first team for Obita but I think it's definitely time he started making cameos from the bench.

I'd be up for it, he's a bit of a hot head but I would rather him here then having Gorkss as our back up defender.