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2026 Pre-Season Thread - fixture list (1st post) - Reading MATCH THREAD Sat 2:15pm (p56)

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,554
    We really are not very good, Reading are and deserve the scoreline, but we need to sharpen up all across the field, it's just terrible to watch, I know it's a friendly and all that, but ffs come on Charlton wake up...
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,594
    Talal said:
    The two central midfielders look much better already 
    Am I missing something, what have they done? Couple of overhit balls from the trialist is all I can think of.
    Covering the ground better and at least looking to play the ball forward, even if not always successfully.
  • Remember everyone ‘it’s only pre season’ we aren’t allowed to be worried  
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    That's half cleared but ends up with another corner.
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 1,333
    Remember everyone ‘it’s only pre season’ we aren’t allowed to be worried  
    and we are away!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,413
    NabySarr said:
    One annoyance from this game is so many times we’ve got the ball wide in a good area and just not had enough players in the box. If we’re going to play with wingers they need more than 1 target in the box 
    That's why 442 was a thing back in the day. 
  • StanTheMan
    StanTheMan Posts: 330
    I know its only a friendly, but wow how poor is Kaminski, can't catch, fumbles the basics. Should have made way at half time!
  • Two well taken goals. Reading on top though and looking more clinical. Same old story..midfield not creating much. 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    We clear eventually, and win a throw over on the left
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,671
    Beckboy said:
    Bookies are not wrong often ,be relegated playing like this
    I'm still expecting 2 new midfielders to come in and we won't be playing like this. 

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,554
    Beckboy said:
    Bookies are not wrong often ,be relegated playing like this
    Said that last year also...
  • NorthStandUltra
    NorthStandUltra Posts: 2,604
    I know, I know, it’s only pre-season & it’s all about fitness but this is properly shit! Only saving grace is that it’s behind closed doors & I’m not witnessing it at The Valley 
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,567
    can some one remind me which team is the league 1 side.
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,968
    Left our powder dry ?,i think its bloody wet 
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,627
    Good play just there 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Nice passing move from us there, great cross from MacNamara, Reading player has to put it over his own bar.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,846
    Good cross by Danny Spanner 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,113
    That was a really nice cross from McNamara
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,413
    Their defender has come closest to us scoring  
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Corner taken short, MacNamara shoots over from distance.

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  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,958
    Talal said:
    The two central midfielders look much better already 
    Am I missing something, what have they done? Couple of overhit balls from the trialist is all I can think of.
    Covering the ground better and at least looking to play the ball forward, even if not always successfully.
    Much better just seems a bit of a stretch atm. 
  • 801912601
    801912601 Posts: 671
    We look very sloppy with lots of individual mistakes. Reading look the better side for most of the game so far 
  • Blimey, we did some football

  • To1SCP
    To1SCP Posts: 58
    TCs finishing is awful
    TC is awful, full stop. Couldn’t look less interested if he tried
  • Lovely cross from Mac. I think we will see more of him than we think this season 
  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,175
    It’s total cack…☹️
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,113
    At times we're playing nice football. It's just inconsistent 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Reading come down the middle, MacNamara does well to intercept
  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 844
    Dare I say even McNanamara is looking like he's technically a class above a lot of our team
  • alburyaddick
    alburyaddick Posts: 588
    If it cheers anyone up - I’m at Dorking where the u21/18 are winning 2-1 at half time 
    Dorking on top but still !