View Full Version : Reading v. Birmingham [R]
rms5555
21 Mar 2008, 11:07 AM
Huge match tommorow against another squad caught in the relegation battle. We have to get these three.
lestat2x
22 Mar 2008, 10:54 AM
It'll be interesting to see the lineup Coppell picks, maybe he'll give Long a chance to throw his shirt before kickoff this time.
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 10:57 AM
Reading: Hahnemann; Rosenior, Shorey, Bikey, Ingimarsson (c); Harper, Matejovsky, Oster, Hunt; Doyle, Kitson
Subs: Federici, Sonko, Cisse, Kebe, Long
Birmingham City: Taylor; Kelly, Murphy, Ridgewell (c), Jaidi; Muamba, Nafti, Larsson, McSheffrey, Zarate, Forssell.
Subs: Doyle, Parnaby, Johnson, O'Connor, Jerome.
T_Rock
22 Mar 2008, 11:26 AM
Anyone find a feed?
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 11:39 AM
Bikey :D 1-0, headed in off a wide free kick.
http://www3.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=8590&part=sports
The YES feed works okay.
Derrida
22 Mar 2008, 11:39 AM
Bikey! Scores on a header off a free kick from Oster.
Bikey is quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite players. I think he's been a very solid addition.
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 11:40 AM
A little help from City and Villa would be nice..
T_Rock
22 Mar 2008, 11:41 AM
Bikey :D 1-0, headed in off a wide free kick.
http://www3.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=8590&part=sports
The YES feed works okay.
Sweet. I completely missed that page while I was looking at myp2p on my own. Thanks, and repped
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 11:50 AM
Halftime, 1-0. Pretty even game, it seems, but ahead where it counts.
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 12:12 PM
Oster..should have made it 2-0.
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 12:24 PM
Zarate...1-1. Damn.
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 12:39 PM
Andre F'ing Bikey, 2-1. Off another free kick.
prvev
22 Mar 2008, 12:53 PM
FT, 2-1. 3 huge points.
aguy2die4
22 Mar 2008, 02:00 PM
well done Reading, well done Bikey....both goals from set pieces.
couple of more wins and Reading be safe.
Pablo Chicago
22 Mar 2008, 05:56 PM
Thank-you, thank-you Bikey.
Derrida
22 Mar 2008, 07:51 PM
Huge win. Another one or two of these and I'll start to breathe at least a little easier. I only saw the highlights but at least from that they looked pretty good. A lot more dangerous on the attack and perhaps a bit more solid on the back line. It's always hard to tell without actually seeing the whole match of course, so I'd love to get a full report.
By all accounts Oster played pretty well, which I like to see. I know people have lots of complaints and I know he's got his issues, but I can't help but pull for the guy.
Convey Crew
22 Mar 2008, 08:12 PM
Anybody know what happened to Convey?
wooglin12
22 Mar 2008, 09:59 PM
Anybody know what happened to Convey?
Assuming he is healthy, I don't think Coppell wants to mess with a group that has taken 9 out of the last 12 points. I'm right there with you though.
Katsbox
22 Mar 2008, 10:18 PM
Anybody know what happened to Convey?
He (or any of the other Reserves) didn't impress Coppell in last Tuesday's loss. Look for him in Poland Wednesday - according to the Reading site he and MH got the call up from Bob Bradley.
mschofield
22 Mar 2008, 10:53 PM
god, they played like crap, didn't they? not to say bham was better. but more easy give aways than the red cross after a hurricane. It was painful, of course i was watching between my fingers and fighting the urge to run away and never look back.
It's been a long while since I've seen them look that out of sync. Bham were nothing if not thuggish, though. And marcus saved the season, quite possibly, with the save mid way through the second when what's his butt was free from six and had space to turn.
On convey, not sure if this is the type of game in which he makes a difference, because all that was going on was violence and crazy pointless long balls (not route one, more like route "oh my god i don't want to get relegated someone please score off this hopeless lob").
Oster put in some good balls, but he spent an equal amount of time being annoying. Actually, about 70, I was screaming "why the *(&^ is lita off on loan" more than anything, but long looked so much better when he came on. He really was a force.
I'm not at all convinced convey is healthy enough, in any case. If he's strong, I liked hunt and convey switching back and forth, gave us a nice midseason run of points. but you do have to stick with oster when we're saving the season and he's a part of that.
More on point, does murts get back in this team? Or is it adie part 2? And little? there are a lot of decent players who will not be making the game day bench, which might explain why we just might survive, we do have a bit of quality.