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He went off injured against Wycombe.

The overall quality of the league has definitely taken a hit this season. Ironically, it might have worked in our favour.

Suicide. Absolutely nothing out wide, we'd get utterly destroyed.

Shipley had one of his better games v Millwall & we won the match. Dropping him then could equally be seen as poor man management. If we went 2 up front, bearing in mind the 2 would be Baka & Biamou, & "had a go" & lost 5 or 6-0 what would that do for the players confidence?

That's fair enough but having comprehensively outplayed Millwall last time out I can see why largely same again (minus Godden & Sheaf) was his thinking although personally I'd have kept Sheaf in too. What Shipley offered in that role last season was genuine support for the striker, including...

Their midfield was much weaker that night too in fairness, no Ejaria, no Swift etc. The team they put out last night was about their strongest XI except for Liam Moore. I don't agree that going 2 up top solves our problems, especially with the lack of quality currently available in that position.

We had Godden then though & he was superb that night. Shipley also played 88 minutes & was very good.

Some do sure but it is very uncommon actually (around 2%) & with such a gulf in class we'd have to throw the kitchen sink at them & hope to get lucky whilst leaving ourselves even wider open at the back, was never going to happen. You said it yourself

Not really, he's always been pretty forthright & honest. Knowing that we lack a cutting edge & are consistently making awful errors defensively it's not unreasonable when you go 2-0 down to a top 6 side away from home to think that's probably that. That's why conceding so soon as we did was...

Probably yes, and I said so at the time. Gyokeres did look knackered though so it would have meant bringing Baka on who you would also complain was a waste of a shirt so damned if he does, damned if he doesn't with some.

Shipley was decent last time out against Millwall & we won the game so I can see why he kept him in. His performance last night was poor though & he definitely should have been substituted much earlier. Hyam has looked a liability most of the season but who else do you put in? An untried kid...

Second half was really, really poor all round. Yes, they're a very good side but you can't keep giving away utter gifts like we do.

Even Reading commentarors just said "Off comes Shipley, he's not done much"

Architects of our own downfall again but great strike

Brilliant

He's been really poor in the final third tonight

Game over

Because they know he should have been red carded. Even the biased Reading commentary admitted it.

But that's the problem, due to injury we don't have it. Biamou & Baka aren't at the required standard.