No need for loan players now . . .

[riverroyal]

Now Reading are safe from relegation, will they play some on the youngsters that started the season instead of the loan players?

Can't really see the point of playing loan players now over our own up and coming players, the majority of who haven't had a look in since Clarke took over . . .

[melonhead]

depends how likely it is they will stay
and how much money we must pay Chelsea if they don't play

[Nameless]

Would agree it will be disappointing if Stacey, Kuhl, Keown, Fossu and others are overlooked in favour of Ferdinand, Yak, the Palace chap etc.
Chalobah deserves his place if only so we can recognise his contribution to Saturday.

[LoyalRoyal22]

Would like to see Cooper, Keown & Kuhl given some game time now

[Snowball]

If we could get 9/10/12 points from our last 4 games, how much extra do we earn?

Would it be better (if we can do it) to finish with 5 great performances, a lift
to morale, making it easier to get better players in, etc, keep Chelsea etc
sweet?

The alternative might be three draws and a defeat and our worst finish by a long way.


The kids will get their chance in pre-season and be on the bench next year.

Maybe they can get a bit of time off the bench in these four games, but I'd
like to (prefer to) see a strong finish to the season, built on the feel-good
after Wembley and playing a near-to-strongest side (which for me would mean
NOT playing Pog.)

[Sutekh]

If we could get 9/10/12 points from our last 4 games, how much extra do we earn?

Nothing whatsoever.

Would it be better (if we can do it) to finish with 5 great performances, a lift
to morale, making it easier to get better players in, etc, keep Chelsea etc
sweet?

Might be tricky as we only have 4 games left

[K.URZ13]

Would like to see Cooper, Keown & Kuhl given some game time now

Agreed. Kuhl and Cooper have certainly played well enough to deserve more game time.

[Royalwaster]

If we could get 9/10/12 points from our last 4 games, how much extra do we earn?

Would it be better (if we can do it) to finish with 5 great performances, a lift
to morale, making it easier to get better players in, etc, keep Chelsea etc
sweet?

The alternative might be three draws and a defeat and our worst finish by a long way.


The kids will get their chance in pre-season and be on the bench next year.

Maybe they can get a bit of time off the bench in these four games, but I'd
like to (prefer to) see a strong finish to the season, built on the feel-good
after Wembley and playing a near-to-strongest side (which for me would mean
NOT playing Pog.)

Agree that it's not worth playing the youngster to lose those matches - as ending the season on a high would be good for morale for next season. But there's no guarantee we'll do better with them in the team or not - after all we've not won a game with Ake, etc. in the team since they joined have we?

[retro royal]

Think the club will feel it's more important to get the u21s promoted to the first division of the u21 league

[maffff]

If we play Knight

[Snowball]

If we could get 9/10/12 points from our last 4 games, how much extra do we earn?

Nothing whatsoever.

Would it be better (if we can do it) to finish with 5 great performances, a lift
to morale, making it easier to get better players in, etc, keep Chelsea etc
sweet?

Might be tricky as we only have 4 games left

We've just had one (Saturday) 1+4 = 5

[Ian Royal]

If we could get 9/10/12 points from our last 4 games, how much extra do we earn?

Would it be better (if we can do it) to finish with 5 great performances, a lift
to morale, making it easier to get better players in, etc, keep Chelsea etc
sweet?

The alternative might be three draws and a defeat and our worst finish by a long way.


The kids will get their chance in pre-season and be on the bench next year.

Maybe they can get a bit of time off the bench in these four games, but I'd
like to (prefer to) see a strong finish to the season, built on the feel-good
after Wembley and playing a near-to-strongest side (which for me would mean
NOT playing Pog.)

real experience for players of the futue >>>>>>>>>> a couple of hundred k for finishing 17th instead of 19th.