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If we can tick along at a point a game for the bulk of the season we'll be in with a shout of staying up (I think the average points for 21st place is 47 based on some googling), so if we get 6 points from these 6 games I'll be satisfied.

Perhaps McFadz has a slight knock and that's why Rose is in? Given he's not far off being player of the season so far I can't see any other reason to drop him.

You've got to imagine that Max is there to hold the ball up and win a few in the air from the panicked hoofs we'll be doing. And I don't blame Robins for the hoofball, by the way, I just think it's fear from the players. A positive result or two and I think we'll find our rhythm, but until then...

I miss the days when teams would shove a centre half up top in the last ten minutes. That was proper football.

Not that football analytics really means much, but InfoGol have us as favourites to win (40% chance us, 32% Reading) and Betfair favour Reading (30% chance us, 39% Reading). Those conflicting stats suggest it'll be a tight affair.

The only players who come out of tonight with any credit are Big Kyle and Leo. The rest were somewhere between poor and awful. First time in a long time that I've lost a bit of faith - some of the players look lost and scared, and we're already nearly a fifth of the way through the season.

I think we're good enough to retain possession better than we do. It seems like we just get scared of the ball. That's what frustrates me. The first game or three of the season we at least competed and passes went to other players. Now we just hoof it. We're not world beaters, but we're better...

Game over.

The reason this is so annoying is that we're better than this. We just seem to have abandoned all of the principles that won us the division last season. Namely keeping the ball for more than 10 seconds.

Damn.

Giles seems to be struggling atm. Tempting to bring Dabo on and switch McCallum perhaps?

Pfffff. Off the bar from Boro

Shot on target! Whooo!

Christ, suicide pass.

Just what I was thinking. Interesting if so. Edit: No, Giles is back there now.

I guess if we were offered a 0-0 away from home against Middlesborough before the game, we'd have taken it. A clean sheet would do us the world of good mentally, too. It's just that it's soooooo boring to watch.

Well done Allen.

Have we had a touch in their 18 yard box yet?

Giles is usually an outlet in games like this, but he's barely had a touch. A set piece is probably our best / only chance.

I've stuck the home commentary on. It's still poor, but it's interesting to get a different take on the game.