Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I told you I'd be quiet if we lost Wolves 0 - 3 Reading!

…and it’s super Reading, super Reading FC…Oh Yes, the boys did it again, we took top of the table Wolves apart in their own back yard! Now they can take a comprehensive 3-0 victory back to the Mad stad for the Sir Stevie Coppellfirst time this season. Such an emphatic win will send a clear message to the rest of the league that Reading are the team to beat. Though I'm not sure that will help our cause.

Other than a 15 minute period towards the end of the first half Reading dominated throughout, great movement, and a total team effort. It's hard to single anyone out, but after Wolves front line have been scoring so freely this season, and as the brilliant Bikey put away his fourth of the season, I have to give a special nod to our back four: Liam Rosenior, Andre Bikey, Ivar Ingimarsson and Chris Armstrong.

Here's what Coppell had this to say...

"Their three-pronged attack which has been very effective gave us a little bit more freedom to go forward and score more goals.

"We had to try and have a go at Wolves. If you sit back they can maul you. It was a very conscious point of ours to 'have a go' as much as possible. But you don't just win games by running around - you have to try to be composed in possession when you can. It was a solid performance all around....psychologically I think a good performance was important. If you come to places like this, play a team who are playing ever so well, and don't perform, then it's a reflection on what you are about. So it was important that we played and I felt as if we were always trying to play. It wasn't just a backs to the wall rear-guard...it was important that we had a go at them."
'Have a go' Yes Sir Stevie! Let's be doing that a bit more often.

It's so good to see my team, a team that are more than capable of walking this league, start to perform to their ability. Tonight's result was a major step for us, and it'll help shake off the Andre Bikeyremnants of that horribly depressing relegation last season. Results like this, will get our players enjoying their football again, and if that happens, Reading will be back in the premiership next summer.

The victory is all the sweeter when you start reading what the Wolves fans are saying about it. Here are a couple of reactions from Wolves fans on the BBC's 606 boards.

superFlameWolf (U10874375) says...
"well went to the game expecting a good performance but afraid the same problems occurred, and we was totally outclassed by a superior team. it could of been like 6 or 7 if we are all honest."

while Buddhawolf (U8757790) concludes...
"...My view is that Reading will prove to be head and shoulders above this league and we will be left with a clutch of other clubs to fight for second spot. We got done by a sharper side and a more tactically astute manager."

and jackiegallagher (U13171373) reckons...
"We will not play another team with the quality of Reading with the exception of Birmingham maybe. Let's not get carried away here, we are still a good side.
Half that Reading team could hold their own in the Premier league, so to lose to them is no disgrace.
Let's keep things in perspective here boys."
We have another important game at the Mad stad on Saturday, we play Burnley the team just below us in the league. Our boys love playing at home, and if they keep up their level of performance, and play like they have for the last couple of games, they'll be too much for the team placed fourth. Now that would really send a message to the league.

C'mon URZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

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