MATCHWATCH : Leyton Orient (a)

[Sutekh]

Away end sold out as is the next away trip into London.

[Sutekh]

Second disallowed goal from Ballard!

[MR. CYNICAL]

Away end sold out as is the next away trip into London.

At the end of the day, we've only added Keane this week, still got the same shambolic defence.
Desperate for a proper left back.

[Sutekh]

Reading have had 0 shots on target so far, 2 off target.

[Hound]

Usual issue of no out ball and it not sticking up front

[scumbag]

Orient have looked tidy as they seemingly always have under Wellens. Lacking a bit of balance at LB and they seem to be targeting Dorset.

Looking forward to see how we operate if Keane comes on.

[Orion1871]

Orient have looked tidy as they seemingly always have under Wellens. Lacking a bit of balance at LB and they seem to be targeting Dorset.

Looking forward to see how we operate if Keane comes on.

He said after the game there last season that they targeted our full backs because our wingers don't help out defensively. Sounds like he's using the same tactics again.

[retro royal]

Our right hand side is so slow, Yids legs have gone

[Snowflake Royal]

Well you can’t say it wasn’t coming. We can’t cope with the press. Any time we get through it we start looking a bit better but it's rare.

Feel Wing should have kept better pace with his man for the goal... don't think Burns did a huge amount wrong, Pereira maybe you'd hope he'll get a hand to it, but not a mistake.

Too many defenders and midfielders on a wobble, as shown by the number of cards.

Ritchie has done precisely nothing. Doesn't really help Yids, doesn't really offer anything going forward. Hoof ball to maybe somewhere within 10 yards of Marriott but usually closer to one of the four defenders surrounding him.

Need a much better second half... Lane or Kelvin have to come on quite quickly for Ritchie. I'd go Kelvin no later than 60, and put him left, Kyerewaa right... give the fullbacks different challenges.

[Hound]

I just really don’t like that as a front 4 at all

Would happily see changes to it very quickly unless we start this half a lot better. Ritchie would be an obvious change but I’d also swap Savage for Doyle

[South Coast Royal]

It was inevitable that Ballard would score wasn't it?
His 2nd disallowed was offside but not sure about the first.

I expect Keane to come on fairly soon for Ritchie and 2 to play up front with plenty of long balls and hoping for the best.

Leyton Orient looked better than us in this first half but their defence is normally on the generous side so let's hope they are consistent as the game progresses.

Based on that first half we look more likely to have a relegation fight going forward rather than the promotion push that many have been on about but of course the game is over 90 minutes so maybe the packed away end will have something to cheer , possibly with Keane being the new hero.

[Brogue]

Goal

[Sutekh]

[Orion1871]

Marriott again ole ole.

[Hound]

Another great finish from Marriott

[Brogue]

Goal

[biff]

Good grief.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Did we try and go for Ballard? An example where being willing to pay a bit of a fee makes sense - Orient have a great player but also valuable asset on their books.

[Orion1871]

Shitbag couldn't tap it in from a yard when he played for us

[Sutekh]

Essentially Ballard’s 4th of the afternoon, good to see Reading have done their homework on him