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

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  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,288
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    Sword65pf said:
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
    We really don't need more square pegs in round holes
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,968
    Ali looks good lol
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    That was lovely control from Leaburn but no idea why he went for the big switch
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,288
    edited August 1
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
    We really don't need more square pegs in round holes
    But we don’t know if he is a square peg do we?, it was mentioned he had played in midfield before we signed him.
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,968
    Burke fantastic
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    Sword65pf said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
    We really don't need more square pegs in round holes
    But we don’t know if he is a square peg do we?
    He's only ever played CB so by definition he is
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 11,336
    Well Leaburn has looked incredible since he’s come on.

    Thats about the only positive.

    Getting played far more easier through our midfield since Coventry came off…
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 16,491
    Oh good, Burke and JRC coming on 🙄
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    sigh* that half time reboot took longer than expected. Who's down in the 6 yard box?

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  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,813
    Hahaha jesus christ!
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,617
    Why isn’t TC shooting there ? 
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,629
    Can definitely see us scoring more goals next season with this formation 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    That was a nice attacking move, no idea if TC was trying to cushion it to Knibbs, shoot or control it
  • Bostonaddick
    Bostonaddick Posts: 1,056
    TCs finishing is awful
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,288
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
    We really don't need more square pegs in round holes
    But we don’t know if he is a square peg do we?
    He's only ever played CB so by definition he is
    For us.
  • Treacey1969
    Treacey1969 Posts: 181
    CafcSteve said:
    Bell, Cov, Doc & Ramsay looking very poor.
    Thought it last year Bell is a worse option than Macca. Can't pass (very poor), can't stay with his man, no goal threat (ever) and only looks comfortable on the ball.
    Are you sure you're not mixing Bell up with some other player or two? Ok today not so hot, but your opinion seems harsh, and maybe mistaken? 
    No I don't rate him
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,968
    aliwibble said:
    sigh* that half time reboot took longer than expected. Who's down in the 6 yard box?
    Knibbs
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    Sword65pf said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
    We really don't need more square pegs in round holes
    But we don’t know if he is a square peg do we?
    He's only ever played CB so by definition he is
    For us.
    For anyone

    https://www.transfermarkt.com/collins-sichenje/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/872295/wettbewerb/ECLQ
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,617
    Why isn’t TC shooting there ? 
    I’ll answer my own question. 

    Because he’d struggle to hit a cows arse with a banjo. 

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  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Charlton corner, now Knibbs has been treated. 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Ramsay heads away rather than towards goal.
  • Decent delivery from Ali 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    Decent corner from Alli that
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,115
    edited August 1
    Doc, Ramsay, Koumetio, Knibbs off
    Mwamba, McNamara, Burke, JRC on
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Doc, Knibbs, Ramsay off
    JRC, Mwamba, Burke on?
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,554
    4 subs on, no idea who though...🤷‍♂️
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,645
    fenaddick said:
    Decent corner from Alli that
    No point trying to offer her compliments now, you've already done enough damage
  • Sword65pf
    Sword65pf Posts: 2,288
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    fenaddick said:
    Sword65pf said:
    AndyG said:
    fenaddick said:
    AndyG said:
    AndyG said:
    Southbank said:
     If that really is our first choice 11 God help us. Thankfully it won't be when the two new midfielders come in next week. Also Bell looks past it, Mesic instead 
    No I don’t think it is mate maybe our first choice up front but no way the midfield or defence
    Currently it more or less is? 

    Mesic starts over bell but apart from that? 
    I think Collins starts once fit 
    No chance, he's competing with Jones
    RB ? He can play there no problem I think 
    Shame he’s been injured because i wouldn’t have been adverse to seeing him instead of Coventry.
    We really don't need more square pegs in round holes
    But we don’t know if he is a square peg do we?
    He's only ever played CB so by definition he is
    For us.
    For anyone

    https://www.transfermarkt.com/collins-sichenje/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/872295/wettbewerb/ECLQ
    Still couldn’t be much worse than what we have playing 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    Reading down our left, headed away by Jones