Lots of positives
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Lots of positives
Think the second half is the best we’ve looked with the ball against a good team. Albeit Reading sat back after their goal and let us have it.
We didn’t panic in possession or smash it long and without creating many amazing chances we looked a threat. They defended well and on another day one of Scarlett’s and Aaron’s go in.
We didn’t panic in possession or smash it long and without creating many amazing chances we looked a threat. They defended well and on another day one of Scarlett’s and Aaron’s go in.
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Re: Lots of positives
23 shots 8 on target to Readings
9 shots with 2 on target.
We'll play worse & win
9 shots with 2 on target.
We'll play worse & win
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Re: Lots of positives
Not convinced - loads of possession without converting it to at least one goal against a bang average Reading is hardly threatening.
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Re: Lots of positives
I'm not convinced with your bang average comment either.LeytonOstone wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:01 pm Not convinced - loads of possession without converting it to at least one goal against a bang average Reading is hardly threatening.
Look at the stats ffs, how is that bang average, also Reading are hardly bang average either their near the top.
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Re: Lots of positives
The stats are a result of Reading sitting back and letting us have the ball.North Stand Dave wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:08 pmI'm not convinced with your bang average comment either.LeytonOstone wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:01 pm Not convinced - loads of possession without converting it to at least one goal against a bang average Reading is hardly threatening.
Look at the stats ffs, how is that bang average, also Reading are hardly bang average either their near the top.
Before they scored, we didn't have many clear cut chances and Reading were comfortably on top.
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Re: Lots of positives
I'm not convinced with your sub par argument. Look at the most important stat FFS GOALS SCOREDNorth Stand Dave wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:08 pmI'm not convinced with your bang average comment either.LeytonOstone wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:01 pm Not convinced - loads of possession without converting it to at least one goal against a bang average Reading is hardly threatening.
Look at the stats ffs, how is that bang average, also Reading are hardly bang average either their near the top.
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Re: Lots of positives
Wouldn't call it overly positive, we only created one clear-cut chance (Scarlett) but neither is it overly negative. On another day it's a 1-1 or 0-1 game, Richie is probably going to refer back to "moments" again today to sum it up.
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Re: Lots of positives
LeytonOstone wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:01 pm Not convinced - loads of possession without converting it to at least one goal against a bang average Reading is hardly threatening.
You actually wrote that down ?
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Re: Lots of positives
Nobody in the Top 15 is at the MomentStowaway wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:11 pm Reading were 3 places and 1 point ahead of us at 8pm. Hardly setting the table alight.
Its 11 games into a 46 game season
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Re: Lots of positives
Yup down on their average !LeytonOstone wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:22 pmI'm not convinced with your sub par argument. Look at the most important stat FFS GOALS SCOREDNorth Stand Dave wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:08 pmI'm not convinced with your bang average comment either.LeytonOstone wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:01 pm Not convinced - loads of possession without converting it to at least one goal against a bang average Reading is hardly threatening.
Look at the stats ffs, how is that bang average, also Reading are hardly bang average either their near the top.![]()
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Re: Lots of positives
I couldn't see lots of positives
We have no ooomph going forward, its all side passing and inaccurate passing.
We haven't got a winger, that's prepared to take on the full back
Overall we look slow and cumbersome
Four games now since we scored a in game goal, that wasn't a set piece, I could go on all night
There were no positives just bandys propaganda
We have no ooomph going forward, its all side passing and inaccurate passing.
We haven't got a winger, that's prepared to take on the full back
Overall we look slow and cumbersome
Four games now since we scored a in game goal, that wasn't a set piece, I could go on all night
There were no positives just bandys propaganda
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Re: Lots of positives
You usually do & 9 times out of 10 its just you moaning !Qin wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2026 10:56 pm I couldn't see lots of positives
We have no ooomph going forward, its all side passing and inaccurate passing.
We haven't got a winger, that's prepared to take on the full back
Overall we look slow and cumbersome
Four games now since we scored a in game goal, that wasn't a set piece, I could go on all night
There were no positives just bandys propaganda
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Re: Lots of positives
Thought we played ok. On another day we win that or get a draw.
Disappointment for me is the last 10 minutes or so. We should be putting their goal under siege. This is where Wellens frustrates me, get the ball in the box and put pressure on their defenders!
At 0-1 most teams will do this to us and cause us issues. But with the clock ticking, we revert to the same old build up play, waste a minute passing it around and sideways - before we’re then snuffed out again. And then repeat- it drives me mad. Reading would’ve been surprised how easily they saw out that last 10 minutes.
Disappointment for me is the last 10 minutes or so. We should be putting their goal under siege. This is where Wellens frustrates me, get the ball in the box and put pressure on their defenders!
At 0-1 most teams will do this to us and cause us issues. But with the clock ticking, we revert to the same old build up play, waste a minute passing it around and sideways - before we’re then snuffed out again. And then repeat- it drives me mad. Reading would’ve been surprised how easily they saw out that last 10 minutes.
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Re: Lots of positives
We weren't awful, missed two sitters after all, but hard to shake the feeling that with the players we have, we should be much more capable of creating chances and exerting more control over games.
The 3-5-2 set up has us treading water a bit. We probably would be safe from relegation playing like that but there'll be a hard ceiling to how well we can do using a formation that basically gives up the midfield and blunts our attack so much.
The 3-5-2 set up has us treading water a bit. We probably would be safe from relegation playing like that but there'll be a hard ceiling to how well we can do using a formation that basically gives up the midfield and blunts our attack so much.