Clarets v Royals Match Preview.

[sinkov]

The midfield three of Brownhill, Cullen and Cork have been the basis of our exceptional early season form, take 2 from 3 and I think we have a problem mon ami.

No team has 100% availability of players throughout a season, players missing, key players missing, is something every team and manager has to cope with during a season. In fact a big part of a manager's job is problem solving, if it was a straightforward job, if it was easy, we'd all be doing it. If we cannot cope without Cork and Cullen, then we can probably forget promotion.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

No team has 100% availability of players throughout a season, players missing, key players missing, is something every team and manager has to cope with during a season. In fact a big part of a manager's job is problem solving, if it was a straightforward job, if it was easy, we'd all be doing it. If we cannot cope without Cork and Cullen, then we can probably forget promotion.

The tw@t formerly known as Paul Ince should have sent up a "Spoiler Alert"on Friday morning, then we would all have known he would kick us all over the park, get his players to fall down at any opportunity, get his goalkeeper to waste 20 minutes of the game and in general behave like an overpaid ponce.

Cullen and Cork were both missing, it is bloody obvious we can now cope without Cork and Cullen, and the rest need to worry about whose going up with us.

Bastien was really excellent from the first whistle, and it was truly puzzling why he got hooked.

Rodriguez was playing much too deep, and I am not exaggerating to say if he had been doing his job properly, two hat-tricks were there for the taking.

Best bit of irony for 2022 (I can't see anyone else beating it) the Reading goalkeeper Lumley took 60 seconds to wipe the ball, clean his gloves, wipe his arse and take each and every goal kick (until they were losing!). He MUST have wasted 20 minutes of the game (I kid you not!) Muric in the 96th minute dropped the ball on the ground to kick it long and the referee booked him for time wasting!

TBH, Maatsen, Beyer, Benson, Zaroury and Tella are all miles too good for the Championship, the League table does not lie.