Ref was dire and we should have had a pen at 1-0 down but shocking performance.

The biggest issue tonight was massive gaps between defence- midfield-attack.

for all the wide players we have, we need a Bowler type of player who has pace and can run past people. Big two weeks for us now.

Give me 10th now and i would take it. We haven’t got the squad to last 46 games.

Reading have been everything we haven’t 

Reading deserve to be 2-0 up, we have been so so poor

Take off Buckley and bring on Morten. He has been awful tonight 

Pickering gets the ball close to the Reading corner, he passes it back into our half!

Best five mins we have seen from Reading in the last few seasons- commentators 

Everything is slow and lethargic and those pointless passes in the left corner on our side

Pickering Is dire today. That side is getting torn apart

Hedges needs to come on

55 minutes ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

Entitled to your opinion of course - but I think disgusting is OTT.

The only thing that the lad can do in this situation to pay us back for what we have done for him is reject Spurs' offer and back himself to get another one further down the line. I don't care how talented you are, how much self belief you have, that is a big gamble when you've made a couple of professional appearances and you're an injury away from disaster. 

I used the word ‘disgusting’ because as someone who loves club, I feel this would be a betrayal- am I right in thinking he is a fan too? I am rarely annoyed but this story has vexed me so perhaps this explains the hyperbole in my language!
 

if what lanc live is correct then he has done what I think anyone in his position should do, sign a deal, negotiate playing time and then by the time you get to 21 you will be in an ideal position to get a big club to sign you and more importantly play you. I also think with Ayala and Wharton plus another two centre halfs, he is 5th choice but will still play 10-15 games this season.

My two pennies…

I am disappointed in Phillips, people saying that you don’t blame him…we have nurtured and developed him for how many years? We have given him a first team shot, we have taken care of him and for him not to show us any loyalty aged 17 is frankly disgusting on his part.

Sign a three year deal, if you back yourself then you will be in the first 11 with us and a pl team will sign you up. Realistically what happens now? He signs for Spurs and what plays for the first team? No he will play reserve football or get loaned out, is it not better to do that with us?

If we can get a few million and a healthy sell on, get rid now. I do have a feeling that he will sign for Spurs and then stay with us for the season. Unlike a few on here I would keep him, why cut off your nose to spite your face?

10 million bid from Nice for BBD.

Romano on twitter- as reliable as they come.

19 minutes ago, CoconutGrove said:

Agreed. Although the lure of “playing” for a side with ambitions at the top end of the Premier League might be too much, he’s definitely going to get more first team football here.

He might get some senior game time for Spurs, but it will be limited to the odd Carabao Cup appearance and representing the U23’s in the Checkatrade/Auto Windscreen/Johnstone’s Paint or whatever it is now. 

The one thing for sure is the more he plays for us now (before Wharton comes back at least), the more we can expect from a tribunal if he does decide to leave.

The tribunal fees tend to be a lot higher than they used to be - certainly better than when Bostock went from Palace to Spurs (eerily similar if Phillips goes to them) and Simon Jordan was livid.

Harvey Elliott went for around £7m/£8m after 3 first team games, aged just over 16.

Ampadu went for around £2.5m after 13 senior games at League 2 level, aged just shy of 17.

Hopefully if he stays in the side and churns out the sort of performances he did yesterday, if the worst comes to the worst it will at least improve the fee we get.

I may be wrong, but didn’t the players you mention sign professional contracts? Phillips hasn’t so we won’t get much, I’d think a few hundred thousand?

We are top of the league!!!

17 year old playing CB, CM playing RB.

we desperately need some help

Lovely pass from Morten to Diaz to start the move too.

Who is injured on the ground for us??

Gallagher assist! Brittan playing very well

Pickering is struggling.

All the attacks are on his side- they isolate him and then cross. 

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

They may get itchy but even if they do they will know that we are between a rock and a hard place.

This is Venkys.

The same ones who sold Arna for 20 million with the same length as BB. The same ones who refused to sell Rothwell for 3 million and let him leave on a free.

either we get the amount we want (I don’t know how much that is but will guess at 15 mill) or BB stays in my opinion.

Who is this number 7, looks a player lol

I would rather get the right player in than just any player.

the logic behind the three signings so far has been clear. Just fingers crossed nothing happens to Ayala or Wharton before we sign a new CB.

any update on Barnes? Someone mentioned he did his ACL?

3 minutes ago, roversinmyblood said:

An alternative system is going to be needed as a plan B because TM tried a high pressing game with great success. However, after a few games, especially when playing twice a week and picking up knocks, the tempo dropped and it became ineffective and we didn’t dominate teams like we did and consequently we stopped getting the results we had been enjoying. 
Plan B is where Dack will come into his own. When there are fewer chances you need someone who is ruthless when the opportunity arises. Don’t write Dack off he will be needed. 

I would argue that the players were never fit enough to last two games a week playing that high press. It will be interesting to see if Rosen has an impact with our fitness levels this year.

agree about Dack being a second option from the bench.

9 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Maybe, but for me hes a very lucky boy to be playing at the level he is.

7 goals and 5 assists at this level for a 20 year old is enough to suggest he is capable at this level. Granted he is no Messi but then again I’m sure you will say his right foot is not good enough for the championship 👍