Reading v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

We go again.

Madejski Stadium, Tuesday 15th August 8pm KO.

Them 2-1 Us

[Des Little]

The fight back starts here. Reading 0 Villa 2

[Matt Collins]

I reckon he'll approach this in the same way he did last time we went there - pack the midfield, lots of energy players (maybe Bjarnason, onomah etc)

Bree for Hutton surely

A more winnable game than Cardiff but pretty hard to be confident!

Fucking villa

[PeterWithesShin]

5 at the back wouldn't surprise me for this one.

[QuintonVilla]

We'll make a bright start, Hogan will miss a great chance to put us 1 up.
Our bright start will soon be forgotten as we retreat and let Reading control the game.
They go 1-0 up after about half an hour, game over.
We huff and puff a bit second half but never look like scoring.
They score a second goal after 75 minutes.
We have to listen to Reading fans take the piss and ole for the last 15 minutes.
They play Don't Look Back In Anger at full time to rub salt in the wounds.

[Nelly]

Do we have to? Reading to win probably.

[AV5nobs]

1-3

It's a marathon not a sprint.

[aj2k77]

Johnstone
Shitton
Taylor
Chester
Terry
Bjarnasson
Adomah
Whelan
Lansbury
Onomah
Hogan

Slow, predictable, isolated. Routine defeat.

[eamonn]

Hopefully they'll be deflated after caving-in against ten men yesterday. A meh 0-0/1-1 as Bruce prioritise the shape of the team defensively.

[aj2k77]

Hopefully they'll be deflated after caving-in against ten men yesterday. A meh 0-0/1-1 as Bruce prioritise the shape of the team defensively.

Then we, as usual, are the perfect pick me up.

[Karlos96]

2-1 Reading

[CT]

0-0

SB to go for a 8-2-0 formation.

[Pete3206]

3-0 Reading

[LukeJames]

0-0, He's going to be petrified of conceeding.

[Malandro]

Caretaker manager Terry stops the rot.