Reading v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[manic-road]

2-0 Reading.

[tomd2103]

He won't play 2 up front again, he said himself in his pant browning interview afterwards that we aren't ready to play two up front yet...whatever that means.

I can see him going to a 4-5-1, which considering how open we were at the weekend might not be a bad move away from home to be honest. 

I can see something like (if fit):

                            Johnstone

Bree           Chester             Terry          Taylor

                             Whelan

Elmo          Lansbury           Onomah      Agbonlahor

                             Hogan

I would take Lansbury out and would also look at a different option up front if we are only going to have one up there as we have already seen Hogan is ineffective in that role.   

[Holte L2]

                  Johnstone

   Bree  Chester   Terry   Taylor

 Adomah Whelan  Hourihane Onomah

             Hogan  McCormack**

**Puts tin hat on and runs for cover.

[Risso]

I predict that Steve Bruce will switch to an utterly hopeless 5-3-2 formation, like he did last time things went wrong and he'd run out of ideas.

Bree Chester Terry Samba Taylor
Elmo Onomah Bjarnason
Hogan Agbonlahor

3-0 Reading

[Three Spires Villa]

Bruce will do his normal, throw shit at the wall, see what sticks and go from there, he doesn't do tactics you know!!! 2-0 Reading, jeez

[Drummond]

Bacuna. That's it.

[PeterWithesShin]

I reckon Bruce picking his lineups is like the LC draw. Pulls random names out and even if it's obvious it's going wrong try and blag it and hope no one notices.

[ChicagoLion]

A crazy amount of pressure to be on a game this early in the season.
How will Bruce react?
He will revert to form, rely on the old hands / characters to dig him out of jail.
Set up for Bacuna to have his one world beating performance in a Reading shirt.
If they score first calamity wil set in,.
Will a draw be enough to extend his tenure?

[levico]

Overwhelmed.

3-0

The meltdown gathers momentum.

[Toronto Villa]

If Reading win I'm predicting the end of Bruce. I'm done with him but never want us to lose. But I can see it happening. I don't see what he's going to suddenly change. I expected a slog to promotion not one to avoid relegation.

[adrenachrome]

We should bear in mind that this is the club that wanted to take Gabby on loan, and that when The Gabster said  "Oi don't fink so, moit",  Dr. X was driven to tweet comments about the player's manhood.

[ez]

2-0 defeat i'm afraid. It doesn't matter that Reading are not very good.

[Des Little]

I think the big decision is what to have at the pre match stop off. Gammon, burger or mixed grill? Can we have another poll please?

[adrenachrome]

To paraphrase the great man, would you bet on us?

[curiousorange]

I think the big decision is what to have at the pre match stop off. Gammon, burger or mixed grill? Can we have another poll please?

"Will it be chips or jacket spuds, will it be salad or frozen peas?..."