| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD 09:59 - Apr 16 with 20481 views | NotLoyal |
The Reading isn’t a library, it isn’t even a bookshop, they are on form, Swansea could be, what will we learn ? Are Swansea still tired ? Are you ? Is it the same but faster or then slower ?
This game is not on the red button of SKY 🔴
The officials
KEVIN FRIEND
Scott Ledger and Matthew Wilkes
Fourth Official : Declan Bourne
Having had a dose of the Andy Woolmer’s on Friday, it’s the friendly Kevin’s for this game.
Reading fans are hard as flex. They blocked a bus once. All of them.
Reading fans voted ‘on the buses’ their favourite sit com of the ever times.
A draw ?
 Swansea City will have to be ready for a real scrap on Bank Holiday Monday 17th Apr 2022 12:32Swansea City’s opponents on Bank Holiday Monday are Reading. The side that for the first time in seventeen league and cup games earned a victory against the swans in late November. That victory exposed a swans defence that was vulnerable and lacked concentration. And tomorrow there will no doubt be further tests for Martin’s back three and defensive strategy.  0
 Factual Reading : The next opposition for Swansea City 17th Apr 2022 19:08It’s going to be a tough afternoon for Swansea City if they turn up for the game as they did against Barnsley on Good Friday. Reading are a win away from really making any chance of relegation a very distant threat. They will most certainly go looking for that win on Bank Holiday Monday. 0
 It’s Bank Holiday Monday ! Reading v Swansea City LATEST NEWS 18th Apr 2022 08:00There is no better feeling for a football fan than the tingle of excitement as they prepare for a bank holiday trip, and today is no different. An increased and full capacity away end at the select cars stadium awaits the home supporters for this crucial encounter. For Reading at least. 0
Reading: Orjan Nyland, Michael Morrison (captain), Tom McIntyre, Tom Ince, Danny Drinkwater, Andy Yiadom, Lucas Joao, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Baba Rahman, Junior Hoilett, Josh Laurent.
Substitutes: Luke Southwood, Alen Halilovic, Yakou Meite, Terrell Thomas, Femi Azeez, Brandon Baker, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
Swansea City: Andy Fisher; Ben Cabango, Kyle Naughton, Joel Latibeaudiere; Cyrus Christie, Flynn Downes, Matt Grimes (captain), Hannes Wolf; Joel Piroe, Jamie Paterson, Michael Obafemi.
Substitutes: Ben Hamer, Ryan Manning, Jay Fulton, Korey Smith, Olivier Ntcham, Kyle Joseph, Cameron Congreve.
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:02 - Apr 18 with 1263 views | union_jack |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 16:57 - Apr 18 by A_Fans_Dad |
That is what you get for poncing about in the corners instead of going for goal.
Pathetic. |
Not usually it’s not but the upper body strength of our places is sadly woeful! They get shoved off far too easily.
We had something to play for today. At one stage if we won our game in hand and beat Mboro we could have been a point off the POs. Instead of that we play stupid balls under pressure, don’t clear our lines, make the wrong choices in passing, under hit the ball, over hit the ball and generally out wit ourselves. That was taken as an end of season dead rubber which it really wasn’t.
Martin has to take some flak for this because our strategy when winning has to be different to suicide ball. |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:03 - Apr 18 with 1266 views | KeithHaynes |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:02 - Apr 18 by onehunglow |
4-1 ahead away should be a win win .
Whyndam talking about 5/6 . |
He’s nuts. |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 with 1243 views | onehunglow |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:03 - Apr 18 by KeithHaynes |
He’s nuts. |
He was serious
It’s attitude and our players clearly felt it was job done |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 with 1236 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:00 - Apr 18 by Brynmill_Jack |
Serious questions have to be asked of the entire defence. Fisher hasn’t showed to be anywhere near superior to Hamer. A waste of money. |
Benda is a far superior keeper. Put him on an intensive training course in the summer to teach him how to pass five yards like fisher does and we might get somewhere. | | | |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 with 1231 views | felixstowe_jack |
Sums up our entire season, brilliant sometimes then our defence collapses AGAIN. | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:07 - Apr 18 with 1184 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 by onehunglow |
He was serious
It’s attitude and our players clearly felt it was job done |
Yep. Same as Barnsley where all they thought they had to do was turn up to win. That’s four points thrown away. | | | |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:08 - Apr 18 with 1172 views | Thrasher6 |
That goal has probably cost me a fortune....can't describe how I feel tbh...sickening. [Post edited 18 Apr 2022 17:08]
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:08 - Apr 18 with 1162 views | magicdaps10 |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 by felixstowe_jack |
Sums up our entire season, brilliant sometimes then our defence collapses AGAIN. |
Couldn't disagree with that, defensively that was shocking. Can go on and blame certain things but those players need a right pulling up on that.
Out muscled for sure in the 2nd half. |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:08 - Apr 18 with 1157 views | onehunglow |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 by Flynnidine_Zidownes |
Benda is a far superior keeper. Put him on an intensive training course in the summer to teach him how to pass five yards like fisher does and we might get somewhere. |
We simply need to find Fisher a job ,cleaning the latrines would suit him better because a goalkeeper he is not.
Still,he is selected which indicates just how bad Hamer is …to the coach.
I feel truly gutted for Ben Hamer | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:09 - Apr 18 with 1150 views | STID2017 |
Reading fighting for their lives and didn't give up, but we shouldn't have let them back in |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:09 - Apr 18 with 1153 views | union_jack |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:08 - Apr 18 by Thrasher6 |
That goal has probably cost me a fortune....can't describe how I feel tbh...sickening. [Post edited 18 Apr 2022 17:08]
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I’ve taken our games and results this season with a pinch of salt.
But today, I’m seething! | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:10 - Apr 18 with 1122 views | onehunglow |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:09 - Apr 18 by STID2017 |
Reading fighting for their lives and didn't give up, but we shouldn't have let them back in |
And why do we do that ?
Who is responsible
Hwe were miles better on quality But ,as with Barnsley totally insult the opposition ,the type who have pride | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:11 - Apr 18 with 1121 views | JJJack |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:02 - Apr 18 by union_jack |
Not usually it’s not but the upper body strength of our places is sadly woeful! They get shoved off far too easily.
We had something to play for today. At one stage if we won our game in hand and beat Mboro we could have been a point off the POs. Instead of that we play stupid balls under pressure, don’t clear our lines, make the wrong choices in passing, under hit the ball, over hit the ball and generally out wit ourselves. That was taken as an end of season dead rubber which it really wasn’t.
Martin has to take some flak for this because our strategy when winning has to be different to suicide ball. |
Nope, the closest we could have been was 4pts off the p/offs. We were never gonna make it, realistically. |  | | |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:11 - Apr 18 with 1121 views | raynor94 |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:09 - Apr 18 by STID2017 |
Reading fighting for their lives and didn't give up, but we shouldn't have let them back in |
Which is the correct answer |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:11 - Apr 18 with 1108 views | 1462jack |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 16:57 - Apr 18 by A_Fans_Dad |
That is what you get for poncing about in the corners instead of going for goal.
Pathetic. |
Exactly my thoughts |  | | |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:11 - Apr 18 with 1106 views | PatchesOHoulihan |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 by Flynnidine_Zidownes |
Benda is a far superior keeper. Put him on an intensive training course in the summer to teach him how to pass five yards like fisher does and we might get somewhere. |
He would have dealt with those long crosses far better - probably would have caught them both |  |
| This is Patches O'Houlihan saying "Take care of your balls, and they'll take care of you." |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:12 - Apr 18 with 1102 views | sw02sea |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:03 - Apr 18 by KeithHaynes |
He’s nuts. |
Only saw the 2nd half. Great goal from Obafemi but after that absolute schoolboy defending to give up a 1-4 lead.
There has to be a limit to passing in your own penalty area when under pressure. No brain football. | | | |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:14 - Apr 18 with 1071 views | raynor94 |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:04 - Apr 18 by onehunglow |
He was serious
It’s attitude and our players clearly felt it was job done |
You're back, no wonder we conceded 3 Second half  | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:15 - Apr 18 with 1061 views | STID2017 |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:07 - Apr 18 by Flynnidine_Zidownes |
Yep. Same as Barnsley where all they thought they had to do was turn up to win. That’s four points thrown away. |
Hardly "Same as Barnsley where all they thought they had to do was turn up to win "
We scored four goals and did do the job up front.
Defensively we let ourselves down, although have to give credit to Reading who never stop going.
Agree 4 points we should have had in the bag | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:15 - Apr 18 with 1060 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 16:57 - Apr 18 by A_Fans_Dad |
That is what you get for poncing about in the corners instead of going for goal.
Pathetic. |
Agreed. Complacency FC today. We have no ruthless streak at all. So many attacking moves stymied. I’m puzzled as to why but we eased off at 4-1 and nobody on our side though Reading would come back into it. As professionals the last two games should make them hang their heads in shame. |  |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:18 - Apr 18 with 1041 views | cadleigh |
No doubt about the quality of individuals in this squad but half the time they play like strangers - or like they aren't certain what their roles are. Second half in particular Reading were far more entertaining. | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:20 - Apr 18 with 1018 views | Thrasher6 |
If I was Piroe, Obe or Pato...I'd be tamping...the defence/keeping was a disgrace. | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:20 - Apr 18 with 1012 views | union_jack |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:11 - Apr 18 by JJJack |
Nope, the closest we could have been was 4pts off the p/offs. We were never gonna make it, realistically. |
You’re absolutely right, my mistake.
Still seething though😄 | |
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| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:22 - Apr 18 with 997 views | jasper_T |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:20 - Apr 18 by Thrasher6 |
If I was Piroe, Obe or Pato...I'd be tamping...the defence/keeping was a disgrace. |
Piroe gave away their penalty. Pretty sure Paterson missed a tackle in the box for one of theirs as well. Plenty of blame to go around. | | | |
| Reading v Swansea City : Sky Bet Championship 21/22 MATCHDAY THREAD on 17:27 - Apr 18 with 937 views | max936 |
Need someone to get into Downes's head to stop him earning yellow cards, our midfield balance changed when he went off, Christie again looked tired, if Obafemi scores that goal instead of missing, the post mortem of the game wouldn't be so disheartening, I'mad absolutely deflated after that. FME's  |  | | |
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