old_eastender

9 men, as Paterson generally doing sweet FA AGAIN

looked like a dive by Reading player, but ref checked with linesman who gave it. Harsh, but also if you have forward players making good runs into space and the ball delivered towards them you can get those breaks... we don't have that...

Reading on top, using the ball well and good movement up front...

Very surprised Paterson has kept his place, been seriously underwhelmed by his last 4 appearances. If we are to get anything out of this he has to get involved in the game, otherwise is like playing with 10 men.

Expecting a 2-0 home win, but hoping we can sneak it... Team/Formation will be interesting, hope Patterson is dropped he has been a virtual spectator in his last 4 appearances.

All over 1-0. First half we were very poor and lucky not to be a couple down. Second half, ironically, we had the better of it. Tammy just too isolated. For me LJ has to find a way of playing 2 up front that does not sacrifice width. Our corner kicks and dead ball free kicks from out wide were mainly very poor, surely that is something that could be improved with some dedicated practice. Paterson continued recent displays by offering nothing, he needs to be dropped. Other than that difficult to pick fault with any particular City players, it's just not joined up and feel really sorry for Tammy battling away on his own.

Sorry no, change of formation needed to play 2 up front AND keep some width.

for once we deliver a good corner... and Flint heads way over!

This one up from policy is just NOT working, just like Barnsley fans moaned about LJ doing until he switched to 4-4-2.

Corner, well delivered, by them and 1-0... sickener

Final sub for Brum, time we made one and took Paterson off who continues to do sweet FA

yep

great save from their keeper

free kick just outside the box and pretty central, come on LT

Good run from Tammy, if only we could give that guy some support up front...

another corner...

another awful free kick from promising position for us, why have we got nobody who seems capable from dead balls of putting decent crosses in?

another corner to us... if only we could deliver from them!

We have started a better, but Brum getting on top again now.... need Paterson off for anyone who wants to get involved

tame effort straight into goalies arms

Freek kick on edge of box for us

HT O-O, GON playing well (dead balls aside) which is good to see. Paterson might as well not bother to be on the pitch, just a spectator. Overall Brum could easily have been a couple of goals to the good. Still maybe 2nd half will bring an improvement.

Good covering by Flint... if we can get to HT 0-0 it will be a steal from us...

Bryan had chance but elected to pass instead of shoot...

header just over from them, feels like just a matter of time I'm afraid...