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If you're going to make this trade-off (and Warne definitely is, that's not going to change) then your extra forward player has to absolutely make that difference. For us it all too often doesn't.

Does our website admin know something we don't? Because the way this headline is worded suggests we're going to lose on Saturday as well.

I feel your pain.

Reading 2 - 3 Rams FRGS Mendez-Laing

We are round the corner.

Where are you staying tonight?

Yep, we've been here about an hour. Grey, windy and drizzly. Perfect footy weather!

Ah, but I'll know how he's played by then, I'll be there!

Why? We're probably their most lucrative fixture of the season. As we are for most clubs.

Welcome to Corey Blackett-Taylor. I'm looking for a thread about whether he's a good signing in relation to his playing ability. Can anyone point me in the right direction, please?

This is from the protest group that led the previous pitch invasion. Hopefully they have the ear of the Reading supporters.

I'm not sure why Sibley doesn't take some of the free kicks and corners when he's on the pitch - mix it up a bit with Hourihane. That way the ones that Hourihane takes later in the game when Sibley's gone off might be better, too.

Really interesting article and background on Ryan. Thank you for sharing.

At least you had some! No ladies toilets, just 3 non-flushing portaloos for us. For 1800 supporters, probably about 400 females. I called over the head steward and threatened legal action, was promptly escorted over to the clean, well-lit facilities in the main stand, which were empty, of course. Sorry for the aside, Ellafella.

Lincoln 1 - 2 Rams FRGS Sibley

There will be a lot more detail in the Derby County (Rams) accounts, which aren't due for some time, as I presume they will follow the usual football year end of 30th June. Clowes developments accounts follow a more traditional 31st March year end, hence the nine months turnover for the "new" subsidiary.

Here is a bit more detail from Richard Cusack.

I think positive, given we had transfer debts to pay off. I would have to look at the full accounts to form a proper view, but I can't be bothered to search for them. I am sure some will, though.

Clowes Devevelopments' accounts have now been published. Here is Maguire's interpretation.

Sorry, back to the match. Does anyone else think the latest update is a little less positive than the earlier one?

No, not really. But I think the way they were with Bury, us, Wigan are the main reasons that the Government recognised that change is needed. At least we survived, and are flourishing.

Apologies for the link with all the adverts, but it basically sounds like Max is waiting to see where we are at the end of the season before he decides what he's going to do next.

Maybe they are learning? I don't think it has helped Reading, tbh, because it has let their owner wriggle off the hook repeatedly.

I must admit that I think Derby's approach was much more positive in garnering support, those lads who organised the march were tremendous. And it would be easier for Derby fans to support a demonstration at Reading pre or post match rather than another pitch invasion. I will be at the match and will be very disgruntled if that happens! But an out of match protest would get little or no coverage in the mainstream media and they are in a very different situation to us. The worst had already happened to us, whereas they are trying to get their owner to do something about the dreadful situation he has put the club in. The EFL won't currently help this situation whatever they do because the way things are set up they are part of the problem. Their range of sanctions only hits the club and more importantly their supporters harder, as we find out to our cost only too recently. Change is needed at the very top.