Reading v Liverpool - Match Thread

[redkenny]

The Reds team in full: Reina, Arbeloa, Riise, Hobbs, Carragher, Gerrard, Mascherano, Sissoko, Voronin, Torres, Crouch.

Subs: Itandje, Hyypia, Kewell, Kuyt, Babel

Glad Torres is playing. Hopefully he can bag a few and then get rested.

Big game for Hobbs, hopefully he can get a good game under his belt. I'm a little surprised it's Hyypia on the bench instead of Carragher.

Come on you reds!!

[king kenny]

Come on Hobbs this is your chance take it with both hands!  Rk I am very surprised that its cara not hyypia hope he doesn't give him too much of a headache. 

[JD]

Three pronged attack? Hobbs and Sissoko?

A bit of rotation then? Come on red men.

[JD]

98% of forum users have gone for the win.  2% for the draw.

Loving the positivity.

[chrislfc22]

Hyypia on the bench dont agree with that, and 3 strikers??? Kuyt will go in january I think

[JD]

Annoyed we didn't play our game in hand (like Arsenal did) in the midweek.  Best we can hope for is that we will still be 4th at the end of the day.  Frustrating.  Let's get the win and close the gap on Arsenal to 4 points with the same number of games (until they play tomorrow and beat Boro)

[EddieC]

A little knee jerk to say Kuyt will be going because he's not starting this one, this is a game where you'd expect players to be rested after all.
 
Hope Hobbs can do himself proud, he's certainly capable it'll just be psychological for him.
 
Got my vodka & red bull in my hand, all ready for kick off!
 
COME ON YOU RED MEN!

[EddieC]

I see Sissoko's passing is as good as ever

[EddieC]

Sh*t, penalty.
 
Definitely a foul but outside the box.

[chats]

WHAT A JOKE!!!! OUTSIDE THE BOX!!!!!

BLOODY REF!!

[EddieC]

Am I the only one who doesn't feel worried even though we're a goal down?

[Reepicheep]

Think my da is losing it. He says it was inside the box.

Said before the game this our potential banana skin. I hope I'm wrong.

Carra didn't get booked for the foul did he?

[chats]

Am I the only one who doesn't feel worried even though we're a goal down?

Probably.

[hijjawi]

0-1 Hunt (Min 16) [Goal + Challenge led to the Penalty] Click Here for Video

[srslfc]

Not too worried yet Eddie.

[SuperJon]

Am I the only one who doesn't feel worried even though we're a goal down?

I knew Reading would score sometime, just didn't know when.  Now it's time to score the typical three goals a game.

[RED1028]

Am I the only one who doesn't feel worried even though we're a goal down?

No! A bad decision all told and JC fortunate not to get a yellow making him illegible for the Manure match.

We've given them a head start but that's all they'll get. We have the class and pace to do a job on them, no doubt. Looking a bit suspect defensivley at present but Reds to win 3-1.

[andylfcynwa]

sissoko doing my fckin head in does he know his team mates are in red he couldnt pass piss

[Cy]

Am I the only one who doesn't feel worried even though we're a goal down?

no you are not the only one..3-1 to the Reds was my score...we wil win, as soon as we play with pace we open them wide, its only a question of time for Torres to score

[andylfcynwa]

come on stevie yes

[EddieC]

Stevie G!
 
Told you there was nothing to worry about!

[RED1028]

See... No worries! Stevie G and were back on track!

[SuperJon]

And there's number one.  Two more now.

[chats]

THANK GOD FOR THAT!!!!!

[EddieC]

Is it just me or are the Reading fans singing 'there's only one Steve McLaren'

[stellaakasugar]

Well done Stevie, always there to pull us back
Bless his lil cotton socks

[RED1028]

Is it just me or are the Reading fans singing 'there's only one Steve McLaren'

Fortunately they're right!

Fancy Crouch to make a guest appearance before half time...

[solodee]

That was a penalty

[EddieC]

FFS this ref's a joke. Blatant penalty for us

[hijjawi]

1-1 Gerrard (Min 27) Click Here for Video