Reading v Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

[not3bad]

£8 to park, £8 farkin quid.

on the bright side I got a drink, a pie and crisps all for £5.

A mere £6 to park next week when I do the half marathon

Hey me too!  The half marathon that is, not the parking.

[Irish villain]

Lichaj isn't a Premier League footballer. I think he's likeable but (very) limited. I wouldn't like to see him back. I think the back four that started today is our best bet.

[PeterWithesShin]

Ian Harte falling over for no reason. Splendid.

[peter w]

Lowton needs to be dropped. But it shows our relative weakness trying to cover right-back. But, I think our best option would be Herd and when he has a poor games in 2or 3 games time, hopefully Lowton can come back in refreshed because he has been one of our better, more consistent performers until recently.

[Irish villain]

Actually, why has Herd not been anywhere near the team?

[peter w]

Injured/not very good.

[Hoppo]

Herd has been injured.

[atticus snood]

Lowton's doing okay. He'll be a revelation next season.

[villan from luton]

Lowton may have made some mistakes, but I have to say by and large I have been quite impressed with him this season. Only player who has played in every game in think and maybe need a rest

[Percy McCarthy]

£8 to park, £8 farkin quid.

on the bright side I got a drink, a pie and crisps all for £5.

A mere £6 to park next week when I do the half marathon

I'm not sponsoring you if you're driving.

[mattjpa]

Lichaj gets a bad rap, he's not half as bad as some make out and would look a much better player next to a couple of decent centre halves and a more solid mf. It's hard to judge alot of these players as the majority would look the part in a better collective team

[N'Zimidy]

Couple of Reading perspectives from today:

Libertine wrote:
I was very impressed the way Barcelona passed and moved the ball around today...very impressive.

What? It wasn't them? It sure looked like them...

Has anyone seen Le Fondre or is he still in Clark's pocket?

Villa were absolutely dire sh!t - but still better than us and so we couldn't beat them. What else is there to say?

Ha.

[Lastfootstamper]

Lowton may have made some mistakes, but I have to say by and large I have been quite impressed with him this season. Only player who has played in every game in think and maybe need a rest

Given the step-up he made in coming here, and the relentless assault he's found himself under these last few months, a drop-off in performance was perhaps overdue. Hopefully he can recover in time to help see us successfully over the line

[Monty]

Lowton was beyond shaky today/yesterday, but was very good against City. Stick with him, I'd say, we certainly don't have any better options out there!

[seanthevillan]

Bizarrely the match reports I've read (BBC, Guardian, Independent) have all said the offside decision was marginal/controversial - did they not see the multiple replays showing that Hunt was actually definitely offside?