Pre-season games 2021/2022

[Hound]

yep, especially they were still damp from the week before.

no surprise to see the U23 lot being given the bibs

+1 then there was always the faff of having to put them away.

No surprise indeed.

REAL MEN play skins v vests

lots of real men here for you then Snowball

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2021/j ... y-the-sea/

[Franchise FC]

I remember playing skins once and blocked a shot which left a mark for days.

But then I am a lightweight, apparently

[Hendo]

Shirts > bibs > skins.

[Franchise FC]

I remember playing skins once and blocked a shot which left a mark for days.

But then I am a lightweight, apparently

Er, then not now, which is more overweight

[Snowflake Royal]

Always hated being bibs in training when I played football.

yep, especially they were still damp from the week before.

no surprise to see the U23 lot being given the bibs

+1 then there was always the faff of having to put them away.

No surprise indeed.

We run with the rule washed them doesn't wear them. So you just try to always wangle being on the team of the last person to. wash them, or wash them yourself.

[Snowball]

+1 then there was always the faff of having to put them away.

No surprise indeed.

REAL MEN play skins v vests

lots of real men here for you then Snowball

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2021/j ... y-the-sea/

Lots of great bods there... puts players from thirty years ago to shame



PS my skins thing WAS a joke.

[Royalwaster]

+1 then there was always the faff of having to put them away.

No surprise indeed.

REAL MEN play skins v vests

lots of real men here for you then Snowball

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2021/j ... y-the-sea/

Gone are the days when I could name every single player on such photos ... don't recognise half of them. Or is that because it includes U23s?

[Hound]

Yep struggled to recognise a lot of them as well to be honest

[retro royal]

West Ham are streaming today's game for free https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/202 ... g-whufccom

[Snowflake Royal]

Yep struggled to recognise a lot of them as well to be honest

Same, and I can no longer blame my eyesight because the photos are quite clear and I've watched them on tele for a year

[Hound]

anyone going tonight? I'm quite looking forward to it

[Pepe the Horseman]

anyone going tonight? I'm quite looking forward to it

Yeh. Taking my 7yo, so not sure I'll make the full 90.

[Bigtimmeh]

anyone going tonight? I'm quite looking forward to it

Should be fun! Not expecting much from the atmosphere or the game but looking forward to it

[Hound]

Hmm JLow reckons swift false 9 tonight

No Joao and Puscas? Reckon Puscas maybe the Covid positive if that’s the case

Two trialists involved as well

[URZZZZ]

Hmm JLow reckons swift false 9 tonight

No Joao and Puscas? Reckon Puscas maybe the Covid positive if that’s the case

Two trialists involved as well

Assuming it’s Lazaar and Edwards who are the trialists
Believe Holmes and McIntyre have recently been in isolation, hence the exclusion from the squad

Still no Araruna anywhere and if anyone was debating the return of McNulty, then there’s your answer

[andrew1957]

Hmm JLow reckons swift false 9 tonight

No Joao and Puscas? Reckon Puscas maybe the Covid positive if that’s the case

Two trialists involved as well

Assuming it’s Lazaar and Edwards who are the trialists
Believe Holmes and McIntyre have recently been in isolation, hence the exclusion from the squad

Still no Araruna anywhere and if anyone was debating the return of McNulty, then there’s your answer

Wow - we really do have a thin squad. Even including Tetek as one of our 17 remaining "senior" players only 9 make the squad tonight. The other 8 all missing for one reason or another.

[windermereROYAL]

Strong West ham side, that could get painful tonight.

[tidus_mi2]

Decent 5 minutes for Reading so far to be fair.

[tidus_mi2]

Can watch it on West Ham's Twitter account by the way

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vAGRwkveOVJl

[super darren caskey]

Edwards looks shite...or is it just me?