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Know Your Foe (Middlesbrough)
By: Prederick |There’s a interesting piece in The Guardian that I’d direct you all towards, taking on what is wrong at the Madjeski. A lot, obviously, and and as I stated previously, Coppell is pretty much justified in thinking that the only way he can stop the rot is to change all 11 players on the [...]
Well, That Sucked (Reading 1-2 Aston Villa)
By: Prederick |Obviously, it’s not quite time to hit the panic button, but I’d like to think the protective cover has been removed.
Reading were second-best for all of the 90 minutes, and would’ve lost 3-0 if not for Gareth Barry opting to gift the crowd with a game-used ball. Villa clearly were (are) a [...]
To Know Thine Foe (Aston Villa)
By: Prederick |It’s Saturday morning, and in a few hours time (by which I mean Sunday morning of course. Don’t write previews at 4:00 AM kids), a ball will be kicked at the Madjeski and Reading will take on Aston Villa. And while Kevin Doyle is bullish about the fixture, most others aren’t. No [...]
A Weekend Without Action
By: Prederick |Or much news, for that matter. Despite Dave Kitson’s very, shall we say, “opinionated” stance on participating in the FA Cup, watching Bristol and Barnsley advance does make a supporter wish that they were having the same experience. The loudmouths who make up TalkSport’s Saturday morning programming may not be good for much, [...]
New York, Berkshire and the Bottom Three
By: Prederick |Hello everyone, pleased to meet you all. I’m Jacob, and I’ll be your new host here at The Offside’s own Reading F.C. blog. I hope you’ll accompany me for the next few weeks as Steve Coppell’s men desperately try to avoid away games to Barnsley next year.
First, of course, a bit [...]







