Old Man Smithers
227 posts


It ends in defeat at the Select Car Leasing Stadium
Congratulations to our opponents @LincolnCity_FC who secure promotion to the Sky Bet Championship.
90' | 👑1-2🔴

English

@TheTilehurstEnd midfield of Wing and Savage doesn't work, defenders too slow in passing the ball.out, not enough quality in the forward line. I'm amazed we are so high up the table to be honest.
English

@TheTilehurstEnd don't have quality up front and too many players lacking quality, Dorset, Savage, Ehibatiawotsit, Lane, even OConnor I don't think it above div 1 standard. That together with the negative tactics.
English

The thing that really gets to me isn't the idea of #ReadingFC not finishing in the top six - that's a tough achievement at the best of times
It's just how complacent we seem - at a time when we need to be raising our game
Not enough going forwards, careless at the end to concede late goals... it's so frustrating
English

@U2ez_Mercmatt @ReadingFC @LincolnCity_FC calm down mate, you'll end up in hospital with that rant. Did you not spot that Lincoln play long ball???
English

@ReadingFC @LincolnCity_FC I'm done I'm fucking done reading fc you're a dead club and losing so many fans it's pathetic to watch every Saturday EVERY Saturday
Every other team play actual football meanwhile we are the only team who play long ball crap every day it's done boyzz retire the club
English

Halftime, 0-1
#ReadingFC trail from an early set piece
Not the worst 45 we've had, but well off a very good Lincoln side who've managed their lead effectively. Need to find a way of raising our game a lot after the break
English

@richard_kaputt from a dodgy free kick. Savage foot wasn't above shoulder height.
English

@TheTilehurstEnd They play long ball very well. Wasn't a free kick for the goal in my view, and Lincoln seem to play at twice the speed we do. Savage crap as always, no composure, can't pass, but runs around alot.
English

@Reading106 @TalkReading agree, football is dire but we are obviously difficult to play against.
English

@TalkReading We are absolutely Shithouse FC. The football is dire, and you really have to be beyond help to disagree with that.
What can't be argued is that is some haul of points! Incredible!
Will I moan about the boring football - yes. Will I be happy if we win football games - also yes.
English

Since Leam Richardson was appointed, only the top two have picked up more points than Reading (43) 👏
Incredible. #readingfc

English

@ReadingFC absolute crap as always. Savage has not one bit of composure and it's just kick and run rubbish. God knows how we are top half of the table, most of our players are donkeys.
English

@GoughieJr @ReadingFC it's rotation due to number of games
English

@ReadingFC Derrick Williams makes me happy, but Dorsett over Ward is absolutely criminal
English

@TheTilehurstEnd @mrblthomas totally agree. I don't know what our gameplan is, you look at Bolton and it was clearly get the ball wide and cross at every opportunity. We just don't have any sort of plan from what I can see, and the frustration is the lack of composure across the pitch.
English

"We got what we deserved."
@mrblthomas reacts to tonight's game, as #ReadingFC concede late on to draw 1-1 at home to Bolton.
English

@Oscar_rfc1871 Not sure there is any hate for him. He’s a decent player buy quite one dimensional in that he only plays in one way. Prefer more dynamic midfielders myself who can tackle and pass, but also are more mobile.
English

I will never understand the Lewis Wing hate.
Yes hes dropped recent stinkers and been poor professionally and deserves some stick for it,
But look at what he has done for the club during their darkest times while not being used correctly Without him where would we be? #readingfc

English

@TheTilehurstEnd So slow and negative, turgid non football
English

And that's half time, 0-0
Overall a naff 45 mins from #readingfc, with a decent 10 mins or so later in the half
Generally a really low quality game of League One football all round. Goalless draw sums it up

English

@TheTilehurstEnd that was rubbish. many of the big names haven't performed this season, Wing, OConnor, Pereira, Savage, all been invariably poor. Style of football is awful, kick and rush.
English

Just an absolute mess today.
One thing for #ReadingFC to concede, to make mistakes, to have poor periods, but there was no quality as a reaction. Barely any sense that we knew how to get back into the game late on.
Dons wanted it more than us.
English

@TheTilehurstEnd poor again. Can't remember the last time I saw a Reading side dominate from start to finish.
English

Really shoddy performance that almost yielded a win, but #ReadingFC again punished for slack defending, this time right at the end
Had the two moments of quality - goals from Keane and O'Connor - but Royals otherwise so lethargic
Should have seen it out, but that would have only masked our shortcomings tonight
Four points dropped this week at home
English

@TalkReading just poor overall, again. Never look really dominant, and always look like conceding. Wing needs dropping midfield doesn't work and he doesn't work hard enough.
English

2 points dropped tonight. A game of little quality bar our two well-worked goals. Both of Exeter’s goals pretty lucky but not good enough from Reading overall. Not sure the need to change the whole system once we go ahead as Exeter weren’t offering much before that. #readingfc
English

@JRGingyFraud @ReadingFC have you spotted Will Keane on the bench mate??
English

@ReadingFC Just need a striker now as a backup to Marriott and we’ll get play offs
English





