MATCHWATCH : Derby County (h)

[Royal Rother]

Huge and in my mind ridiculous call.

Missed sitters = inevitable for any striker =/= playing poorly generally. His play has been fine otherwise.

Desperate to be wrong, and might just prove to be against a nobody side like Derby, but without Joao their defence can relax.

It really hasn’t.

He has been dreadful in every single aspect of the game for far too long.

[Sutekh]

Standard low tempo snoozefest from Reading so far.

[Snowflake Royal]

Derby packing the centre of the pitch and mostly letting us pass at the back.

Need either more accurate long balls or someone to change the tempo and beat a player. All a bit too safe so far, but Derby making it hard.

[Ascotexgunner]

We are doing alright......being patient.

[Winston Biscuit]

oh my word

[tidus_mi2]

Jesus Derby broke well there and almost scored.

[CountryRoyal]

Lol how are we not behind

[Ascotexgunner]

Jesus ....got away with that.....good save Rafael.

[Snowflake Royal]

What a defensive cluster oxf*rd.

Warning shot. Can't get complacent. Need a goal.

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Christ that should be 0-1

[tidus_mi2]

Before that series of chances Derby hadn't looked like doing anything attacking wise, got to keep concentrating.

[Winston Biscuit]

That save with the legs from Raphael was top class!

[Sutekh]

I detest this style of play. Give me a McDermott or Coppell team.

[Snowflake Royal]

Christ that should be 0-1

The most upsetting thing is we held up the counter and got back well, then they still had a man unmarked able to head onto the post unopposed. Get that on target and it's an easy goal.

[Winston Biscuit]

**realisation moment**

modern day football is pretty boring isn't it

[Jinx]

the pretending to be injured and screaming is good though

[Winston Biscuit]

the pretending to be injured and screaming is good though

I like it when players repeatedly slap the ground to emphasise how fake-injured they are in modern day football

[windermereROYAL]

Barnsley winning.

[Ascotexgunner]

Barnsley are 1 up

[Jinx]

the pretending to be injured and screaming is good though

I like it when players repeatedly slap the ground to emphasise how fake-injured they are in modern day football

very true