Match Day Thread: Reading(H) 26th Sept 2026

Their front three are pressing our centre backs forcing errors. Midfield covering off the simple passes into the middle and their back line have wareham to deal with, while he or woodrow drop to our defensive third.

The wingbacks need to get back quickly to help with the pass out of defence to move the Reading front line or midfielders around and then peg it down the line to provide width further up the pitch, other wise the midfield pass backwards.

Parker on for Woodrow.

Probably a better option than Fred to get up and down. But Casey is a worry.

I’m watching abroad. It’s 3CR commentary

The man from the future.

Asey switched sides.

Parker on for Woodrow

Fred moving up front

Well that was coming

oh. And yeah… STOP THE FUCKING CROSSES FROM COMING IN.

Basics.

Well ive just realised the TV is 90 seconds behind

Gonna get a pasting here.

Just appalling defending there.

Connor Taylor not covering himself there

We spent the whole half doing a terrible rondo exercise between the 3 centre backs and midfield

We look like we dragged 11 strangers in off the street.

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You can see the reading plan. They look well drilled, with a clear aim. We do not

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Casey, who was in front of the scorer, got the tiniest nudge and didn’t even jump. I take back all the praise I’ve given Casey recently. You can’t be that bloody soft in centre back.

So has TH “lost the dressing room”? Because this is worse than anything Duff served up, and we were assured that having a teddy bear head coach would get the most out of our persecuted players.

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Still looking for it?

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It’s worse than Doddsball.

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Well we are in the 3rd league game trying to implement a new formation. Not a surprise they look more settled.

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Not sure you’re looking for a serious answer but the obvious problem today is that we don’t have the players for 3-5-2 and TH is being out thought be a more experienced manager.