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

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    KiwiValley said:
    what is the score and how long to go

    2-0 Addicks, 10 mins 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    JRC having a torrid time 
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,288
    Midfield has become slow and lethargic
  • DDOUBLEE
    DDOUBLEE Posts: 2,306
    Sword65pf said:
    Midfield has become slow and lethargic
    It really doesn't look great when a trialist who's apparently injured all the time and a youth team player seem to be levels above in a pre-season friendly
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 39,197
    killerandflash said:
    Godden would have scored from that TC cross.
    TC would get more assists if we had a few more better midfielders/wingers/strikers.
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,570
    Neither Carey or Leaburn doing themselves any favours with this showing
  • wolfgang
    wolfgang Posts: 983
    Sword65pf said:
    Midfield has become slow and lethargic

    That is surprising with the quicksilver JRC, Coventry, and Carey on the field.
  • 21cws
    21cws Posts: 240
    fenaddick said:
    JRC having a torrid time 
    Thought he was really gonna make a claim to start this season. Not a bad player but just not clicking 
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,242
    DDOUBLEE said:
    Sword65pf said:
    Midfield has become slow and lethargic
    It really doesn't look great when a trialist who's apparently injured all the time and a youth team player seem to be levels above in a pre-season friendly
    At least Docherty has a slight excuse that he’s coming back from injury. Coventry and Costello have no excuses 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,272
    Sword65pf said:
    Midfield has become slow and lethargic
    See the way their midfield just ghosted past Coventry then? 

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  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 15,025
    DDOUBLEE said:
    Sword65pf said:
    Midfield has become slow and lethargic
    It really doesn't look great when a trialist who's apparently injured all the time and a youth team player seem to be levels above in a pre-season friendly
    It's very possible that those who came on in the second half today did a session this morning/afternoon, or did one (or even two) sessions yesterday. I don't think a midfield holding two of JRC and Cov is the most mobile, but I would base that off of last season and not tonight. In pre-season, you just never know what they've done prior to a match.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    Think that post season Ireland camp hasn’t helped Coventry at all
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,809
    DDOUBLEE said:
    Garrymanilow said:
    Crispywood said:
    fenaddick said:
     fenaddick said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Would expect Danny Cowley is desperate for Gough or Mwamba off of this. Doubt he'll get them but I suspect one of the 21s will end up there 
    Let him have Enslin, he could thrive in this system 
    Or Josh Laq thinking of it 
    Enslin and Laq were playing 6th tier football last year Colchester won’t take them 
    Alfie Doughty went from playing National League to Championship in the space of a week and didn't look out of place. Young players can often impress if given the chance
    Precisely why I want Mwamba to stay around. Yes, I know it's pre-season and the championship is a completely different playing field, but I really have a good feeling about him
    He is not ready yet, but he is still better in that position than Docherty or JRC aready 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,847
    Good header by Leaburn, making the keeper make a save...
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    Braziliance said:
    Blimey. I'd be on life support if we lost to Grimsby 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. 


    With one of the Matt Smith’s on trial too, miserable 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 39,197
    Braziliance said:
    Blimey. I'd be on life support if we lost to Grimsby 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. 


    WHERE ARE YOUR EXOTIC MULTI MILLION POUND SIGNINGS NOW LINCOLN, EH?!
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,242
    Braziliance said:
    Blimey. I'd be on life support if we lost to Grimsby 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. 


    Lincoln and Blackburn I am quite confident will be worse than us. Just need to find another, maybe Bolton 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    This game has really fizzled out 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 10,563
    NabySarr said:
    Braziliance said:
    Blimey. I'd be on life support if we lost to Grimsby 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. 


    Lincoln and Blackburn I am quite confident will be worse than us. Just need to find another, maybe Bolton 
    Haven't been that wowed by Bolton's business. 

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,554
    FT 0-2, good first half, but slowly faded in the second, much better all round than Wimbledon, two well taken goals to boot from  Grant and Godden...on to  Reading
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,242
    MarcusH26 said:
    NabySarr said:
    Braziliance said:
    Blimey. I'd be on life support if we lost to Grimsby 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. 


    Lincoln and Blackburn I am quite confident will be worse than us. Just need to find another, maybe Bolton 
    Haven't been that wowed by Bolton's business. 
    Yeah I’d have them in my 3 at the moment. Think it’s always tough being the play off winner 
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,751
    NabySarr said:
    Braziliance said:
    Blimey. I'd be on life support if we lost to Grimsby 5-1 in a pre-season friendly. 


    Lincoln and Blackburn I am quite confident will be worse than us. Just need to find another, maybe Bolton 
    Cardiff are a maybe, not sure if they've actually signed anyone yet
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 5,424
    FT 0-2 Carey Campbell and Leaburn …. Not a patch on Grant Knibbs and Godden … second half with all the changes  our play never hit the heights and the flowing football of the first half .. that something that NJ might be concerned about
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 14,821
    eastterrace6168 said:
    FT 0-2, good first half, but slowly faded in the second, much better all round than Wimbledon, two well taken goals to boot from  Grant and Godden...on to  Reading
    That is usually the way

  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    Garrymanilow said:
    eastterrace6168 said:
    FT 0-2, good first half, but slowly faded in the second, much better all round than Wimbledon, two well taken goals to boot from  Grant and Godden...on to  Reading
    That is usually the way

    Sometimes they're to head
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 6,570
    RonnieMoore said:
    FT 0-2 Carey Campbell and Leaburn …. Not a patch on Grant Knibbs and Godden … second half with all the changes  our play never hit the heights and the flowing football of the first half .. that something that NJ might be concerned about
    I thought TC did ok tbh as he has all pre season. Agree on Carey & Leaburn though both disappointing. The difference with Grant, Knibbs & Godden is they mobility of them as a group they were consistently switching positions and linking up very encouraging imo
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 392
    Is Lloyd sick/injured or is he about to get sold? Him and Kanu are the only outfield players that didn’t get minutes and we know what Kanu’s situation is currently. 
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,288
    Another game though where what is missing is highlighted, Chalobah and mwamba who the general consensus is he isn’t ready, completely outshone Coventry and JRC. Carey wasn’t great but at least he shows for the ball and looks forward. Leaburn isn’t doing great, wouldn’t be surprised to see him on loan with Fullah, Kanu and Asimwe probably get sold, Tanto didn’t really impress but worked hard, is he worth working on? But if nothing else Chalobah proved we really need midfielders like most of us have been saying. I think we may see quite a few going out on loan or sold if we have any takers. 
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,554
    I don't know, Lloyd sits out one pre-season friendly and all of a sudden he's orf...he's going nowhere I tell ya...chill everybody he's CAFC through and through...

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