Matchday Thread: Reading v Derby

[Andy_Faber]

I suppose its good when a point away feels like a fail, lets hope we can improve on tuesday

Me?

2-1 Derby

[Ramshank72]

4-0 Derby. Hopefully they don't start running onto the pitch if it's going that way

[SithHappens]

I think we will win 2 - 1, if the game completes that is.

[ramAnag]

Feels like a ‘biggy’. They seem to be able to score but have a suspect defence...so that’ll probably be 0-0 then...but actually I’ll join the 1-2 away win club and hope Savage Jnr doesn’t have a point to prove.

[Geoff Parkstone]

They all feel like biggies this month (as the actress said to the bishop) since we have a sequence of games against bottom half clubs and are on a good run.

Or should that be actor said to the bishop in these enlightened times?

[swaledale]

I'm thinking 0-0 unless Blackett-Taylor signed and is suddenly completely fit and scores a hat trick then it will be 3-0!!

[macstheman]

I reckon that in the 90th minute we'll be at game point 15-40 in our favour but with their serve. Will we get over the line or do they send down 3 aces?? Oops wrong sport!!
Does the dreaded new year slump begin?? Another bore draw, 1 - 1 with them equalising in the 99th minute.

[swaledale]

The traditional New Year slump is well under way, nae bother though we will pick up with an unbeaten run in the last 10 games and snatch 2nd spot!!

[macstheman]

There's slumps then there's our version. We don't just slump we fall off a cliff, did we have a shot on target?? Two games to show our autos potential and all we show is utter *******s. That was crap no other word for it, absolute crap!!

[MadAmster]

"Social" media appears to be unanimous in condemning the squad as crap and being poor in defence, midfield and attack. If that's the truth about the season thus far, what does it way about the rest of the division when we are 3rd in goals scored, 4th in goals conceded and 2nd in GD? We're as good as anyone and better than most. Blips happen. Pompey. Bolton and others have had one recently, we appear to be having one now. Anyone who understands football won't be surprised and it was almost always going to happen. The big question is, how long will it last? IMO the next long run needs to start Saturday. Onwards and upwards.