Top 6 play each other this weekend

[BensGrandad]

I wonder what will happen if Staam gets poached away by a Premier club, possibly in January.

 

[Postman Pat]

I think we do in the midfield and defence - still lacking something up front.

I'm not buying the false position talk as we've near enough played everyone once - we deserve to be 3rd right now. Come the end of the season, who knows. Most Reading fans would've been happy with the top 10 this season so are pretty relaxed about the situation at the moment. Much more pressure on the other teams in the top 6.

I agree, we got the same last season, but if you are up there at this point of the season then it's deserved.

A tough run of games coming up, but if you come out of those ok, then you have to be genuine challengers.

 

[Triggaaar]

I think Reading have got a lot of tough games coming up.

Happy for them to have beaten Wednesday today.

Indeed. Despite Reading's win yesterday, odds of Shefwedlol finishing top two are 11:1, odds of Reading finishing top two are 14:1.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Take the five we scored away from the Norwich game and we are average goalscorers at best...

 

[Finchley Seagull]

I think we do in the midfield and defence - still lacking something up front.

I'm not buying the false position talk as we've near enough played everyone once - we deserve to be 3rd right now. Come the end of the season, who knows. Most Reading fans would've been happy with the top 10 this season so are pretty relaxed about the situation at the moment. Much more pressure on the other teams in the top 6.

I agree with this. Obviously I've only seen Reading once this season but after 20 games you aren't in a false position (and you are 4 points clear of fourth too). We were in a false position according to many this time last season and ended up only goal difference away from promotion.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

Take the five we scored away from the Norwich game and we are average goalscorers at best...

I don't know why you are obsessed with that. To do a fair test, you need to take away the highest amount scored by all teams. It is an irrelevant stat.

The facts are we are second and have comfortably the best defensive record in the league. We have also scored sixth most in the league (as luckily the football league don't take away your highest score). It is looking pretty good to me.

 

[Triggaaar]

Derby 1 up

 

[Triggaaar]

Take the five we scored away from the Norwich game and we are average goalscorers at best...

So what are you proposing?

 

[larus]

I don't know why you are obsessed with that. To do a fair test, you need to take away the highest amount scored by all teams. It is an irrelevant stat.

The facts are we are second and have comfortably the best defensive record in the league. We have also scored sixth most in the league (as luckily the football league don't take away your highest score). It is looking pretty good to me.

Why not the top 2 scores from a team? Newcastle have won 6-0 and 4-0. So take those 2 games away and it's only +15 for them.

 

[spence]

Derby 2-0

Lovely goal by Ince

 

[Postman Pat]

Derby 2-0.

 

[Paris]

Great goal from Ince. 2 zip.

 

[spence]

Derby are much more of a team than Villa

 

[London Irish]

Reading, Derby and Villa are looking threats to us. But not as big a threat as Burnley and Boro so we should enjoy our Christmas

 

[Triggaaar]

So that's our biggest rivals for 2nd confirmed.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I see Vydra on bench, must hate it.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Derby have an 'easy' away win at QPR on Wednesday to look forward to.

Reckon we really need to beat Blackburn on Tuesday now.

Reading do still 'worry' me though.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Bloody albino 3-0

 

[chaileyjem]

We beat Forest 3-0 at home.

So what.

 

[martin tyler]

Derby looking good today. Defo a threat. I would say they are on a great run at the moment but still 10 points behind even after 6 wins in a row. If we stay consistent as we currently they will need to average 2.58 points a game to catch us by the season end which is almost impossible in this league.