Reading v Hard to Beat Aston Villa Post Match Thread.

[garyshawsknee]

That's a hell of a long list T.V, but you're right, they need to go. I just worry about the players still under contract, how attractive are they gonna be for buying clubs.

[Toronto Villa]

That's a hell of a long list T.V, but you're right, they need to go. I just worry about the players still under contract, how attractive are they gonna be for buying clubs.

For those out of contract they’ll be gone off course. But the others, there will be buyers and it’s only a few. BB for sure as a current international, same with Kodjia. Boro wanted Adomah in the summer. And if we sold Chester there would be loads of teams wanting him especially if he was fit but I reckon he’ll be with us and we will sign Mings to play next to him.

[garyshawsknee]

Yeah, I hope Mings can prove his fitness and stay with us, showed a lot of promise 2 or 3 years ago. Only thing about BB and Kodjia is that they're the wrong side of 30, there could be someone dumb enough to buy them, currently at the City ground and Hillsborough.

[achilles]

TV, you forgot about Axel and I think McGinn could get snapped up as well, a very different side next season.

[Toronto Villa]

I don’t think McGinn will go. And he’s not the type to demand a move. He’s a super player and Smith will make him a focus of the team. This board won’t need to sell anyone and made that clear last year and with all the salaries being shifted in the summer we will be financially in a really good spot. Yes I forgot AT but I wouldn’t totally discount him returning because Man U will go through a managerial/philosophy change again.

[SoccerHQ]

Most exciting thing is midfield will get total overhaul. Plodders like Whelan, Jedinak and Bjarni will all be gone. With way we're run you're talking not far off 100k a week for those three so tremendous opportunity for DS to shape the midfield into a more fast paced and cohesive unit than it is now.

I can see McGinn getting captain's armband tbh.

[Pat McMahon]

A very dull game yesterday and I couldn’t really see a pattern to our play. It was effing freezing too, though I bumped into Kevin Foley (Villa and Ireland fan) in the pub after the game and he was only wearing his customary short sleeved shirt.

Positives - Kalinin made 2 good first half saves, Mings was probably our best player and McGinn’s work rate was excellent. Elphick is also better than he has been in previous spells in the team and generally we were solid defensively.

Negatives- we just don’t create enough chances. I can only really recall their keeper making that save from Tammy’s Header. Our best chance would have been a though ball from McGinn to Tammy in the second half but the ref immediately stopped play for a blatant hack on McGinn. To be fair, he held his hands up at blowing too soon, which actually earned some respect from me ( he would have  obviously earned more if he hadn’t made the error in the first place).

Overall it feels like we are drifting. Reminds me of the 1973-74 season where after 3 years of momentum we just became directionless.

A good day out with the London Lions blemished by a dreary afternoon at the Madejski. I had a work dinner in Harrogate on Friday so had to be up at 6-30 to get the train to London, back to drop off my stuff then head to Reading. Next year I’ll just stay up there and go to Betty’s..

[Toronto Villa]

Most exciting thing is midfield will get total overhaul. Plodders like Whelan, Jedinak and Bjarni will all be gone. With way we're run you're talking not far off 100k a week for those three so tremendous opportunity for DS to shape the midfield into a more fast paced and cohesive unit than it is now.

I can see McGinn getting captain's armband tbh.

With Richards going, those three you mentioned and few others like Hutton and Elmo you have to think we will be close to £250k a week in savings. That allows you to do a lot in the Championship. We’ll be saving in wages what most teams won’t ever come close to spending.

[Ads]

First half Elphick and Tammy should have scored their headers to be fair.

[dorsetvillian]

Decent defensive display. Just lacked that bit of quality second half.  Jack would have done that for us. V. Cold!!

[Pat McMahon]

Decent defensive display. Just lacked that bit of quality second half.  Jack would have done that for us. V. Cold!!

DV was that your Dorset Villains flag at the back of the away end? If so, is yellow the county colour?

[Ads]

Was that the yellow and green one? I think it was those colours anyway

[Mister E]

A very dull game yesterday and I couldn’t really see a pattern to our play. It was effing freezing too, though I bumped into Kevin Foley (Villa and Ireland fan) in the pub after the game and he was only wearing his customary short sleeved shirt.

Positives - Kalinin made 2 good first half saves, Mings was probably our best player and McGinn’s work rate was excellent. Elphick is also better than he has been in previous spells in the team and generally we were solid defensively.

Negatives- we just don’t create enough chances. I can only really recall their keeper making that save from Tammy’s Header. Our best chance would have been a though ball from McGinn to Tammy in the second half but the ref immediately stopped play for a blatant hack on McGinn. To be fair, he held his hands up at blowing too soon, which actually earned some respect from me ( he would have  obviously earned more if he hadn’t made the error in the first place).

Overall it feels like we are drifting. Reminds me of the 1973-74 season where after 3 years of momentum we just became directionless.

A good day out with the London Lions blemished by a dreary afternoon at the Madejski. I had a work dinner in Harrogate on Friday so had to be up at 6-30 to get the train to London, back to drop off my stuff then head to Reading. Next year I’ll just stay up there and go to Betty’s..

Give me a shout when you’re next in ‘arrogate. That’s my adopted home.

[darren woolley]

I thought Mings did well on another day we could have come away with three points there keeper saved well from Tammy's header and Elphick hitting the woodwork great day out with the London Lions again.

[darren woolley]

A very dull game yesterday and I couldn’t really see a pattern to our play. It was effing freezing too, though I bumped into Kevin Foley (Villa and Ireland fan) in the pub after the game and he was only wearing his customary short sleeved shirt.

Positives - Kalinin made 2 good first half saves, Mings was probably our best player and McGinn’s work rate was excellent. Elphick is also better than he has been in previous spells in the team and generally we were solid defensively.

Negatives- we just don’t create enough chances. I can only really recall their keeper making that save from Tammy’s Header. Our best chance would have been a though ball from McGinn to Tammy in the second half but the ref immediately stopped play for a blatant hack on McGinn. To be fair, he held his hands up at blowing too soon, which actually earned some respect from me ( he would have  obviously earned more if he hadn’t made the error in the first place).

Overall it feels like we are drifting. Reminds me of the 1973-74 season where after 3 years of momentum we just became directionless.

A good day out with the London Lions blemished by a dreary afternoon at the Madejski. I had a work dinner in Harrogate on Friday so had to be up at 6-30 to get the train to London, back to drop off my stuff then head to Reading. Next year I’ll just stay up there and go to Betty’s..

Great to see you on Saturday Pat.