Opposition & boring Reading

[madstadblues]

I hear lots of stuff about Reading being boring which I totally disagree with (this season). Anybody who understands football will see it is totally down to how the opposition set themselves up to counter our tactics that makes us look boring. We did exactly the same in the PL against Manchester United in 2007 in when Kitson got sent off.

In my opinion we are on a journey to better things although it can be a bit painful sometimes - to better things. The problem is the most vocal fans have no idea and are a victim of FIFA, ''I want it now success' and not experiencing where we have actually come from in the last 20 years ( and can't be arsed to get behind the team).

[genome]

Opposition fans only think it's boring because their team doesn't have the ball.

[TiagoIlori]

We really do miss a prime McCleary in my opinion. Barrow and Aluko are good but their end product has made the threat provided nearly non existent, but no one ever doubted McCleary’s end product. Just think we’ve never been the same since he fizzled out in December, ever since then we just looked predictable but got away with it as managers didn’t take us seriously all season

[AthleticoSpizz]

I hear lots of stuff about Reading being boring which I totally disagree with (this season). Anybody who understands football will see it is totally down to how the opposition set themselves up to counter our tactics that makes us look boring. We did exactly the same in the PL against Manchester United in 2007 in when Kitson got sent off.

In my opinion we are on a journey to better things although it can be a bit painful sometimes - to better things. The problem is the most vocal fans have no idea and are a victim of FIFA, ''I want it now success' and not experiencing where we have actually come from in the last 20 years ( and can't be arsed to get behind the team).

it is true that fans of the previous twenty years have been ( by and largely) spoilt, compared to (us) fans of the twenty years previous to those.

Like you, I have no liking of the Premier League take-it-all “business plan”

.......but the game has evolved....and this is what we’ve got.......it’s sh1t I know....but this is what we’ve bought into.

Make the best of it when you can

[Hound]

Maybe some truth in that re: McCleary.

He did carry us a bit in an attacking sense first half of last year and scored plenty

[Snowflake Royal]

Maybe some truth in that re: McCleary.

He did carry us a bit in an attacking sense first half of last year and scored plenty

Half of his goals were pen rebounds weren't they?

I think there's a good reason we're not scoring many first half goals, and it's because we're not really showing any intent to do so. I think it's two games in a row we've passed ourselves back to the keeper and into trouble almost from the off.

[robig106]

It is not just down to the opposition parking the bus our style of play is too slow and predictable and we never look to play the ball forward quickly. It is becoming frustrating to watch us pass the ball around with no urgency which makes for dull games and allows for the opposition to recover and get back into shape.
Too many throw ins and free kicks are played sideways or backwards which loses any attacking momentum we could have.
It is mostly down to Stams tactics why most games our lacking in entertainment it was the same last season but we were getting wins then.

[leon]

It’s because we’re pretty shit

[CountryRoyal]

Making friends again in league one

Such a boring, pointless club. State of them.

Well I've just watched Millwall vs reading cup game, and I've got to say Millwall's defending was as comical as vales against Barnsley

[tidus_mi2]

Making friends again in league one

Such a boring, pointless club. State of them.

Well I've just watched Millwall vs reading cup game, and I've got to say Millwall's defending was as comical as vales against Barnsley

Imagine supporting Port Vale and calling us a boring, pointless club.

[Snowflake Royal]

Making friends again in league one

Such a boring, pointless club. State of them.

Well I've just watched Millwall vs reading cup game, and I've got to say Millwall's defending was as comical as vales against Barnsley

Imagine supporting Port Vale and calling us a boring, pointless club.

In fairness, Port Vale may be the absolute highlight of interest locally.

[From Despair To Where?]

Making friends again in league one

Imagine supporting Port Vale and calling us a boring, pointless club.

In fairness, Port Vale may be the absolute highlight of interest locally.

You do Burlsem a massive dis-service. It's less than 20 miles from Alton Towers

[JedMaxwell]

Their most famous fan is Robbie Williams and he doesn't even support them anymore!

[Snowflake Royal]

Imagine supporting Port Vale and calling us a boring, pointless club.

In fairness, Port Vale may be the absolute highlight of interest locally.

You do Burlsem a massive dis-service. It's less than 20 miles from Alton Towers

TBF i doubt I could point to within 50 miles of them on a map.

[Royal_jimmy]

Opposition fans who say these things support boring clubs themselves

[Orion1871]

They obviously haven't been paying attention if they think Reading are boring after this summer.

[From Despair To Where?]

Opposition fans who say these things support boring clubs themselves

Lol.

Says the poster who described his own fanbase as a passionless bunch of prawn sandwich eaters.

[St Pauli]

Opposition fans who say these things support boring clubs themselves

Lol.

Says the poster who described his own fanbase as a passionless bunch of prawn sandwich eaters.

Royal_Jimmy has a fan base?!?!?

What do they do? Turn up on a Saturday afternoon to watch him post inane posts on a desktop PC in his spare bedroom?

‘Go on Jimmy! Go on give it to Ian……YES!!!!!!’

[Royal_jimmy]

Opposition fans who say these things support boring clubs themselves

Lol.

Says the poster who described his own fanbase as a passionless bunch of prawn sandwich eaters.

Royal_Jimmy has a fan base?!?!?

What do they do? Turn up on a Saturday afternoon to watch him post inane posts on a desktop PC in his spare bedroom?

‘Go on Jimmy! Go on give it to Ian……YES!!!!!!’