The Ballad of a Reading Goal. Wild expectations. (H) 29/Jan/19

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Will we take control of our destiny? Will the youth factor be factored in? Should Bruce Lee be our manager? Will we win?

Battle of the squeaky bottoms! All we have to do is win 5-0 and we'll be out of the demotion zone (for a week or two).

[Lost Leopard Spot]

...maybe, as we are doomed to the inevitable administration process (according to some), we could get BWFC bundled in with Patisserie Valerie. We could have our cake and eat it.

[TANGODANCER]

Going in hospital Wednesday early for a hernia op. I'd like to take a win in to read about as I'll probably have pain enough already...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Going in hospital Wednesday early for a hernia op. I'd like to take a win in to read about as I'll probably have pain enough already...

Oh dear. Make sure you have a tied around the crown jewels with the words "Do Not Remove" prominent...

[DJBlu]

*[Whinge]This game is going to highlight our inefficiencies as a team to compete in this league[/whinge]

*[positivity]We might get a draw[/positivity]

Delete as appropriate*

[Harry Genshaw]

I said last week I can't see us getting more than another 10 points before the end of the season. This is one of the games I'd expect us to win, however current form suggests we won't.

1-1 draw

[TANGODANCER]

Luck has to favour us sometime nothing lasts forever, not even losing runs. Three points here in the bitter midwinter chill of the hill and those below us losing means a positive jump. We'll do it.

[The_Gun]

*[Whinge]This game is going to highlight our inefficiencies as a team to compete in this league[/whinge]

*[positivity]We might get a draw[/positivity]

Delete as appropriate*

10-0 Bolton win for me.

[jonnybwfc]

I think we'll win, purely because we're due a win. 2-1

Is this on Sky Red Button ?

[Prufrock]

I think we'll win because if we lose we look pretty cooked and the football gods aren't kind enough not to tease is with hope.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

*[Whinge]This game is going to highlight our inefficiencies as a team to compete in this league[/whinge]

*[positivity]We might get a draw[/positivity]

Delete as appropriate*

10-0 Bolton win for me.

F*cking pessimist.

[officer_dibble]

‘Reading are a top team fighting to be in the premiership, in fact they are one of about 23 teams in this league who I expect to go up automatically so it’s no surprise they played us off the park’.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Parky: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/1 ... jury-woes/

“Ben [Alnwick] has a problem with his back, Wheater has jarred his knee, Beevers has a problem with his Achilles which he’s having a scan on and Marc Wilson has a problem with his thigh. After being OK for defensive options we’re down to bare bones for this one. But [presumably picking his head up off the table and remembering to be positive] we’ll pick a team to get a result.”

Connell and Pritchard stay in the squad, because they might as well.

[Bruce Rioja]

One nil and the proverbial six points to us. Pritchard to score. West Ham to table a bid for him first thing in the morning.

[TANGODANCER]

What's the odds on Connell not starting and only coming on if we're two down? Oh, and in our present financial crisis, will the undersoil heating be available, or will snow stop play?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

What's the odds on Connell not starting and only coming on if we're two down? Oh, and in our present financial crisis, will the undersoil heating be available, or will snow stop play?

God knows what the weather in Lancashire is but it ain't snow here. It's pissing down wet watery rain. Cold wet liquid watery fxcking rain. The worst weather to do anything in...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

At six o'clock we cleaned our cells
At eight all was still,
but the sough and swing of a snowy wind,
the stadium seemed to fill
for the Lord of Death with icy breath
Had entered in to kill

[Jugs]

Just spent the afternoon in the snooker club on Manchester road. Used to come here all the time before games at Burnden. Proper takes me back!

Anyway, I can see tonight being a horrible game lol. 1-1.

[TANGODANCER]

Just spent the afternoon in the snooker club on Manchester road. Used to come here all the time before games at Burnden. Proper takes me back!

Anyway, I can see tonight being a horrible game lol. 1-1.

Might not be exactly Brazil weather out there Jugs. Plenty snoods and gloves on show. I just hope the Royals fasten their seat belts cos we're putting the hammer down tonights...COME ON YOU WHITES......

[nicholaldo]

Matthews, Olkowski, Wheater, Hobbs, Taylor, Lowe, O'Neill, Connell, Noone, Ameobi, Donaldson

Subs: Williams, Little, Buckley, Murphy, Magennis, Grounds, Pritchard