[olegunnar]

With all due respect to Darlington lets get this thread rolling. If someone wants to start a Carling Cup thread have at it.

Well I suppose from the armchair quarterbacking perspective the Arsenal victory today was worst case scenario. I'd rather see Man Utd rolling, having a more likely chance to stumble in our match. Now they will be focused on getting back on a winning track again. Don't want to overlook little old Reading.

I just want to see us play some good attacking football in this match and not do the sit back and let them come at us for 90 min thing. If we look dangerous at times in this match I will be happy, a point or three and I will be very happy.

[Pablo Chicago]

Originally Posted by olegunnar

Well I suppose from the armchair quarterbacking perspective the Arsenal victory today was worst case scenario.

Agreed. I thanked my Gooner friend for pissing ManU off before they face the Royals. Would have much rather seen ManU's streak continue.

Might not have made much of a difference anyway. I heard SAF was at Mad Stad.

[mschofield]

Originally Posted by Pablo Chicago

Agreed. I thanked my Gooner friend for pissing ManU off before they face the Royals. Would have much rather seen ManU's streak continue.

Might not have made much of a difference anyway. I heard SAF was at Mad Stad.

Reading do have a couple things if their favor: 1. heavy manu injury list, 2. Manu will be looking to the Benfica CL game (toughest first rounder for them), 3. We're played really well in the first half v ShUtd, 4, we're at home. 5. ManU will feel we're overmatched.

For that, three points out of this one would be huge. I too wish they'd trounced arse.

[ScottyB10]

The game is on Fox Soccer Channel for all of us Americans, BIIIIG match, I hope we pull this one out!

My prediction:
Reading-2 (Lita, Convey)
MAN U-1 (Ole)

[mschofield]

Originally Posted by ScottyB10

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My prediction:
Reading-2 (Lita, Convey)
MAN U-1 (Ole)

Having just read that Doyle is fighting a dead leg (says he'll be ready, but still) I'm getting a little nervous here about being four deep at striker.
If Doyle isn't fully fit, I wonder if we see seol up top, with little appearing about ready to return on the right?

[rms5555]

I really didn't think Kitson would be fit in time anyway, but I guess this confirms it. Take a quick read, he is really miserable not playing.

http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk...900373,00.html

[mschofield]

Convey's been playing hurt, is now fully fit:
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html

Marcus says this is what we play for (oops, wrong piece, in this one he talks about the debt owed to van der sar):
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html
Here's the one I meant:
http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/re...anns_hard_work

Seol almost quotes FDR:
http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html

And coppell on the the approach to the game:
http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/re...game_to_united

[T_Rock]

Big match....should be exciting! This is what being in the top flight is all about. I can't wait.

[olegunnar]

reflecting on Kitson. Did anyone else think that was an absolutely hideous challenge? I remember the color commentator on FSC saying something like "back in my day that wasn't even a foul, let alone a yellow card." I thought wtf!? I know the ball was in the vicinity but he just went in there with both legs so recklessly I was personally surprised it wasn't a red. Maybe I am biased, but it angered me that the challenge was just shrugged off by the media. I didn't think the poor guy would be out for this long though, that just angers me even more.

[mschofield]

Originally Posted by olegunnar

reflecting on Kitson. Did anyone else think that was an absolutely hideous challenge? I remember the color commentator on FSC saying something like "back in my day that wasn't even a foul, let alone a yellow card." I thought wtf!? I know the ball was in the vicinity but he just went in there with both legs so recklessly I was personally surprised it wasn't a red. Maybe I am biased, but it angered me that the challenge was just shrugged off by the media. I didn't think the poor guy would be out for this long though, that just angers me even more.

Wasn't a yellow? Was he talking about back in the day that they ball was actually a human head in a sack?
It was a crap challenge, viscious and late.
At first, i wasn't angered by it, because I figured he'd miss one game at most with the international break. but it was a cheap, crap challenge. i agree.