Today's game - Ipswich point of view

[ITFC_Keane]

First up, your MOTM was the dyed-blonde bloke in midfield.

Disappointing to see so few Reading fans at Portman Road. I know we kick you in the knackers with the price of an away ticket (£32.50?) but there barely looked a corner full today, and the few Royals I spoke to on the way back to the station seemed indifferent to their team's fate this season.

My take was: never a penalty first half (good challenge - was right behind it and we got the ball), Pogrebniak looked unfit, McCarthy was given the bum's rush second half and gave us a brief 'w*nker' sign after we jeered him when he went down after a nothing challenge with Murphy. But your left back was amiss for both goals and looked well off the pace.

Hunty and Tabb both gave interviews to the local rag stating how 'up for it' they were and I guess that passion provided the difference in the end. I love Hunty; always gives his all and we underuse him criminally. Tabb is not a favourite of the ITFC faithful; he appears to only put a shift in when he feels like it, and several groaned when we brought him on today.

Otherwise, I thought it was a poorish game in front of a measly crowd and in conditions which, second half, would've flooded Oxf*rd. You'll be back. I expect you to get promoted this season. We're a work in progress.

Good luck for the rest of the season

[WoodleyRoyal]

still got another week till payday for most people after Christmas expenditure - plus its one of the worst away ends in the football league and the most expensive. tbh I'm surprised anyone went

[SPARTA]

No Championship club, top end or middle of the run like Ipswich will ever get +£32 off of me, especially with a crap drive there and back on top.

Good luck for the rest of the season, and see you next season!

[handbags_harris]

Any Ipswich take on the Hunt challenge on McCarthy that was mentioned on the OS?

[P!ssed Off]

Any Ipswich take on the Hunt challenge on McCarthy that was mentioned on the OS?

He mentioned that but he said Murphy instead of Hunt.

[SPARTA]

My take was: never a penalty first half (good challenge - was right behind it and we got the ball)

@charles_watts (Reading Post)
Still can't work out why the penalty wasn't given in the first half. Ref even admitted to Jobi that he knew there was contact. #ReadingFC

Any Ipswich take on the Hunt challenge on McCarthy that was mentioned on the OS?

Nowhere near the ball and was never likely to get it. Very luck to only get a yellow!

[eddiegrundy]

First up, your MOTM was the dyed-blonde bloke in midfield.

Disappointing to see so few Reading fans at Portman Road. I know we kick you in the knackers with the price of an away ticket (£32.50?) but there barely looked a corner full today, and the few Royals I spoke to on the way back to the station seemed indifferent to their team's fate this season.

My take was: never a penalty first half (good challenge - was right behind it and we got the ball), Pogrebniak looked unfit, McCarthy was given the bum's rush second half and gave us a brief 'w*nker' sign after we jeered him when he went down after a nothing challenge with Murphy. But your left back was amiss for both goals and looked well off the pace.

Hunty and Tabb both gave interviews to the local rag stating how 'up for it' they were and I guess that passion provided the difference in the end. I love Hunty; always gives his all and we underuse him criminally. Tabb is not a favourite of the ITFC faithful; he appears to only put a shift in when he feels like it, and several groaned when we brought him on today.

Otherwise, I thought it was a poorish game in front of a measly crowd and in conditions which, second half, would've flooded Oxf*rd. You'll be back. I expect you to get promoted this season. We're a work in progress.

Good luck for the rest of the season

That would be Danny Williams.

Disappointing to see so few Ipswich fans at Portman Road.

[floyd__streete]

Disappointing to see so few Reading fans at Portman Road. I know we kick you in the knackers with the price of an away ticket (£32.50?) but there barely looked a corner full today, and the few Royals I spoke to on the way back to the station seemed indifferent to their team's fate this season.

£32.50 is an absolute disgrace for second rate football, I am not going anywhere near your ground while you charge such ludicrous admission prices. Especially as you have the worst stewards in the division, save possibly Forest.

[Victor Meldrew]

How much do away fans have to pay at our place?

[loyalroyal4life]

Disappointing to see so few Reading fans at Portman Road. I know we kick you in the knackers with the price of an away ticket (£32.50?) but there barely looked a corner full today, and the few Royals I spoke to on the way back to the station seemed indifferent to their team's fate this season.

£32.50 is an absolute disgrace for second rate football, I am not going anywhere near your ground while you charge such ludicrous admission prices. Especially as you have the worst stewards in the division, save possibly Forest.

Forest stewards were ok this season i thought

[Pepe the Horseman]

My take was: never a penalty first half (good challenge - was right behind it and we got the ball)

@charles_watts (Reading Post)
Still can't work out why the penalty wasn't given in the first half. Ref even admitted to Jobi that he knew there was contact. #ReadingFC

Any Ipswich take on the Hunt challenge on McCarthy that was mentioned on the OS?

Nowhere near the ball and was never likely to get it. Very luck to only get a yellow!

Mers was adamant it should've been a red

[Colin Cheeselog]

the few Royals I spoke to on the way back to the station seemed indifferent to their team's fate this season.

+1.

Personally the dire football and lack of entertainment of the last 18 months or so (last weeks fluke aside) mean that I've lost a lot of interest / grown out of caring.

If we fluke promotion this season surely we'll be the worst football team in the history of football to ever be promoted from any division ever.

[floyd__streete]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

[Colin Cheeselog]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

Nope. Couldn't give a cúnt.

[sandman]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

Cech caused that by putting his head there like a dozy c[u]nt tbf.

Tuck your head in Petr and learn how to spell your f[u]cking name properly.

[tmesis]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

I think most have seen enough of him to know he plays like a yappy Jack Russel terrier that's run onto a pitch chasing the ball, with no control or thought to the well-being of himself or others.

[Pepe the Horseman]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

Fans defending a decision when it happens in favour of them, and complaining when it goes agaist them, is definitely exclusive to ROFLeading fans

[RoyalBlue]

My take was: never a penalty first half (good challenge - was right behind it and we got the ball),

If that was the case, how come a corner wasn't awarded?

Apparently the ref also admitted at half-time that he might have got it wrong and that it should have been a penalty.

[Muskrat]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

Fans defending a decision when it happens in favour of them, and complaining when it goes agaist them, is definitely exclusive to ROFLeading fans

Not sure if SRS...

[Ian Royal]

So I suppose we're all going to have a little collective hissy fit about Hunt not being sent off after we indignantly defended him for the injury he caused to Petr Cech all those years ago.

ROFLeading fans

Think there's a little bit of difference between chasing a ball and having a keeper slide out in front of you, and going in knees first at a keeper who's dived on the ball. From the descriptions and photos I've seen of this latest incident.