Reading v Barnsley match thoughts

[animallittle3]

To tell the truth I can hardly sum up any enthusiasm to start a match thread these days .

Whether there's any improvement to tomorrow I don't know .

Of course I hope we can go down there and get something that's my heart but my head says nowt much will change .

I've gone for a 2-1 win for us in the Predictions League but it's more hope than belief .

Sibbick back in defence , Styles LWB and Gomes and Benson in CM would help enormously .

[Romared]

We don't normally do well there , exceptions being the Promotion season to PL and Matty Done scoring in a win there , had some heavy beatings in boring Berkshire on and off the field !! Mainly at Railway station with cocky Chealseaites. 2-0 hobnobs !

[Acido]

That was at the old Elm Park ground wasn't it, where we won a couple of times in the 90s.

Alan Clarke often talked about finishing his playing career there in about 1979, when they hammered us 7-0. And he realised then that it was time to hang up the boots and concentrate on management after that.

[pass_and_move]

How can tha possibly get enthusiastic abart watching Reds under this pilchard. Personally a dunt see weer next wins coming from. Looad o shyte and it meks mi miserable to see how he's brought these players of ours darn.

[Arblasterfromthepast]

To tell the truth I can hardly sum up any enthusiasm to start a match thread these days .

Whether there's any improvement to tomorrow I don't know .

Of course I hope we can go down there and get something that's my heart but my head says nowt much will change .

I've gone for a 2-1 win for us in the Predictions League but it's more hope than belief .

Sibbick back in defence , Styles LWB and Gomes and Benson in CM would help enormously .

I think Schopp said in his pre match is interview on website that Benson's not available tomorrow. He'll be back for Boro game I think.

[pass_and_move]

I think Schopp said in his pre match is interview on website that Benson's not available tomorrow. He'll be back for Boro game I think.

Not to worry Arbs, Schopp will stick Jack Walton in CM

[animallittle3]

That was at the old Elm Park ground wasn't it, where we won a couple of times in the 90s.

Alan Clarke often talked about finishing his playing career there in about 1979, when they hammered us 7-0. And he realised then that it was time to hang up the boots and concentrate on management after that.

I was there Acido and it was a very grim cold winter's afternoon on the Elm Park terraces I can tell you .

What we didn't know was that was a pivotal result and turned out to be a very good one .

That 7-0 hiding was to be the end of the road for the team who had won promotion to from the old fourth division .

In the new year in came Parker , Evans , Aylott , Neil Cooper , Bobby Downes , Mike Lester and Joe Joyce and Ian Banks from the youth team were given their chance .

Didn't turn out too shabby .

[Acido]

I was there Acido and it was a very grim cold winter's afternoon on the Elm Park terraces I can tell you .
What we didn't know was that was a pivotal result and turned out to be a very good one .
That 7-0 hiding was to be the end of the road for the team who had won promotion to from the old fourth division .
In the new year in came Parker , Evans , Aylott , Neil Cooper , Bobby Downes , Mike Lester and Joe Joyce and Ian Banks from the youth team were given their chance . Didn't turn out too shabby .

That must be a hard transition to make, from being one of the players to being the manager all of a sudden, and some difficult decisions then have to be made. I think John Hendrie found that out the hard way and he never did take to management after that!.
It must be annoying for a player as well when they have played a big part in promotion, only to be told that they were going to be released the following season (basically that means they weren't good enough for the higher League).
Im sure Clarkie would never have known his playing career would end there at the old Elm Park ground.

[Romared]

How can tha possibly get enthusiastic abart watching Reds under this pilchard. Personally a dunt see weer next wins coming from. Looad o shyte and it meks mi miserable to see how he's brought these players of ours darn.

got to agree with Pass , av seen some shocking teams ovva year's , and some worse than this lot believe me , I dunt think it's players so much , Moor like bad decisions on player recruitment and an HC who would struggle to Motivate Park rooard club's Sunday teeum ?, the highs of last season to the lows of this season says a lot, "slack play " Khaled will soortit !!!

[Arblasterfromthepast]

Not to worry Arbs, Schopp will stick Jack Walton in CM

Funny, I've been wondering what these new ideas are that schopp's been trying out Pass. I can see Helik being promoted to centre forward an all 😂