Just over nine years ago, in January 2005, Derby County came away from a televised fixture at Reading with a 1-0 win thanks to a Tommy Smith goal.
At the time, the Rams were riding high in the play-off zone, a performance that constituted something of a surprise after a period of rebuilding following on from the financial excesses of the Lionel Pickering era. With Smith a darting …
Any rundown of Reading Football Club’s top ten most embarrassing performances would be sure to include some real horror shows – a 6-0 beating by Bristol Rovers at the Madejski Stadium in which all the goals were scored by future Royals Jamie Cureton and Jason Roberts, all in the second half; a 6-1 dynamiting by Crystal Palace, also at home and that ridiculous 7-5 defeat against Arsenal which had …
Sheffield Wednesday’s victory at Reading on Saturday was notable for some significant tactical thinking from newly appointed manager Stuart Gray.
Without question, the game hinged on the ninth minute incident which saw Alex Pearce adjudged to have upended former Royals loanee Benik Afobe in the area before the double jeopardy of the current rulings allowed Chris Maguire to put the Owls ahead from the spot.
With Nigel Adkins perhaps …
Although Blackpool almost suffered an equal fate to that of their fellow Lancastrians Bolton on visiting Reading on Tuesday night, the tone and manner of defeat was quite different.
Don’t misunderstand me, this was wretched from the Tangerines – an almost hopeless lack of quality exposed cruelly by the new directness Nigel Adkins has instilled recently – the team simply blown away by the home team’s marked superiority.
But …
One hundred and six, one hundred and six. We’ve got the record, one hundred and six - so Reading supporters are known to proclaim – to general bemusement from opposing fans, it must be said. After all, setting new bests in a league which isn’t actually the best is perhaps not all that much to shout about.
But that greatest ever Championship side from 2005-6, the individual components of …
Ben: Sounds like an interesting read - and a useful companion-piece to Tony...
sean smith: Brilliant article. Shared. COYS...
Steve: C.f. Phil Neville on MOTD2 talking about Rosicky's audacious blind pas...
Steve: Excellent article....
Winch: An enjoyable read. I'm not sure they bring back any good memories, but...
