Richardson out

[AthleticoSpizz]

…and I’ve watching since 1971 whoopie-fukkin-doo

We as a team have nothing to gain by pulling the trigger this season (and possibly not before this time next season)….but hey-ho, if you just don’t like the guy, why not just come-out and say it

Jeez

[leon]

It would never happen, but I believe that if he left tomorrow, we would make the playoffs. With him, I have no doubt we’ll miss out.

Then football fans in the lower leagues cannot comprehend why tinpot clubs have passed then by. What a surprise. The manager has been in situ for some numbver of years. Had an opportunity to impose their philosphy on the entire club by developing a playing style. That feeds players up into the first team. While having the benefit of several transfer windows to recruit and find the right players. Tell people that Sir Alex was close to getting the sack At Man Utd in the early days. You'll receive a blank look . Yet they'll harp on about returning to those days.

Might not be the perfect manager. Has to be given the chance to see how far he can take the club. You'd be upset a few months into a new job to be endlessly slated as utterly useless. By people outside the organisation. Who haven't a clue as to what you are even doing.

Arne Slot won the league in his first season, spent a fortune, and now his team look considerably worse.

Chris Wilder got Sheffield United promoted in his first season, then struggled badly and was sacked. He came back in after Selles, and now they are doing well again.

Nigel Adkins won back-to-back promotions in his first two seasons with Southampton.

Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho both won trophies in their first seasons.

So there are many different examples of short-term success followed by long-term mediocrity.

I have been watching Reading since 1978, and in my opinion, this guy is a lucky, snake-oil salesman who will be found out quite quickly.

Not sure many of your examples are particularly applicable for short term success and long term mediocrity.

Slot has won championships in 2 countries and there’s no suggestion his career is over.

Guardiola and Mourinho? Are you serious? Wilder is an example of durability not mediocrity…

Anyway why do you think he’s a fraud? He’s got a team promoted in the past?

[AthleticoSpizz]

Yes

[MR. CYNICAL]

This could well be the sliding doors moment in the Richardson regime, we have been playing between average and downright shite but he's been excused by the majority, myself included, because he was getting results.

But the performances have taken an even further swing downwards and now, definitely more noticeable in the last 3 games and Port Vale today is the first result that can be called absolutely unacceptable.

Feels like if we get more of the same, it will turn toxic fast.

His overall form is played 19 won 9 drawn 6 lost 4, win rate just shy of 50%, 1.74 ppg. Even recent form holds up given we’ve played some of the better teams around us (11pts last 6, 1.87 ppg).

We’ve gone from ‘basically in the relegation spots’ to play off contenders. Even if our form slumps to 1ppg, we get 60 odd points. We’re on track for low 70s but need a small bit of luck or ruthlessness to get a couple of extra wins and make play offs.

It could be better but there’s a massive gap between perceptions and the actual state of play.

He’s had one transfer window to make changes to the squad, plus make the most of the one transfer window we gave Hunt.

How quickly it’s going toxic (and you’ll find a post about this from October) is nothing about him and everything to do with our fanbase.

To be fair mate, if your posts on here are anything to go by, you are watching games through beer goggles.
Try turning up a few times without a drink like I have to, you might think differently.

[MR. CYNICAL]

…and I’ve watching since 1971 whoopie-fukkin-doo

We as a team have nothing to gain by pulling the trigger this season (and possibly not before this time next season)….but hey-ho, if you just don’t like the guy, why not just come-out and say it

Jeez

So have I and longer and I'm Richardson out.

[AthleticoSpizz]

…and I’ve watching since 1971 whoopie-fukkin-doo

We as a team have nothing to gain by pulling the trigger this season (and possibly not before this time next season)….but hey-ho, if you just don’t like the guy, why not just come-out and say it

Jeez

So have I and longer and I'm Richardson out.

so, what would we gain then……. right now?

And do defer to my first line…..

[stealthpapes]

This could well be the sliding doors moment in the Richardson regime, we have been playing between average and downright shite but he's been excused by the majority, myself included, because he was getting results.

But the performances have taken an even further swing downwards and now, definitely more noticeable in the last 3 games and Port Vale today is the first result that can be called absolutely unacceptable.

Feels like if we get more of the same, it will turn toxic fast.

His overall form is played 19 won 9 drawn 6 lost 4, win rate just shy of 50%, 1.74 ppg. Even recent form holds up given we’ve played some of the better teams around us (11pts last 6, 1.87 ppg).

We’ve gone from ‘basically in the relegation spots’ to play off contenders. Even if our form slumps to 1ppg, we get 60 odd points. We’re on track for low 70s but need a small bit of luck or ruthlessness to get a couple of extra wins and make play offs.

It could be better but there’s a massive gap between perceptions and the actual state of play.

He’s had one transfer window to make changes to the squad, plus make the most of the one transfer window we gave Hunt.

How quickly it’s going toxic (and you’ll find a post about this from October) is nothing about him and everything to do with our fanbase.

To be fair mate, if your posts on here are anything to go by, you are watching games through beer goggles.
Try turning up a few times without a drink like I have to, you might think differently.

Wigan (a) was sober. Happy for you to check back and see what I said.

The one thing I will accept is that I don’t go to home games often. That’s a fair comment.

[MR. CYNICAL]

His overall form is played 19 won 9 drawn 6 lost 4, win rate just shy of 50%, 1.74 ppg. Even recent form holds up given we’ve played some of the better teams around us (11pts last 6, 1.87 ppg).

We’ve gone from ‘basically in the relegation spots’ to play off contenders. Even if our form slumps to 1ppg, we get 60 odd points. We’re on track for low 70s but need a small bit of luck or ruthlessness to get a couple of extra wins and make play offs.

It could be better but there’s a massive gap between perceptions and the actual state of play.

He’s had one transfer window to make changes to the squad, plus make the most of the one transfer window we gave Hunt.

How quickly it’s going toxic (and you’ll find a post about this from October) is nothing about him and everything to do with our fanbase.

To be fair mate, if your posts on here are anything to go by, you are watching games through beer goggles.
Try turning up a few times without a drink like I have to, you might think differently.

Wigan (a) was sober. Happy for you to check back and see what I said.

The one thing I will accept is that I don’t go to home games often. That’s a fair comment.

Good to see your sober visit was rewarded with a win at least.
Think it's the home games where most of the gripes are coming from, negative tactics, hanging on to one goal leads, especially second half since Richardson came in.

[MR. CYNICAL]

…and I’ve watching since 1971 whoopie-fukkin-doo

We as a team have nothing to gain by pulling the trigger this season (and possibly not before this time next season)….but hey-ho, if you just don’t like the guy, why not just come-out and say it

Jeez

So have I and longer and I'm Richardson out.

so, what would we gain then……. right now?

And do defer to my first line…..

Not having to put up with his turgid style of football and post match interviews for starters.

[tidus_mi2]

Eh, not happy with the performances, but a manager doesn't get sacked for poor performances unless you're like a Barca, Real or United.

After all this discourse, bet we go and smash Bradford now.

[AthleticoSpizz]

So have I and longer and I'm Richardson out.

so, what would we gain then……. right now?

And do defer to my first line…..

Not having to put up with his turgid style of football and post match interviews for starters.

Ok

next please

[Hound]

Eh, not happy with the performances, but a manager doesn't get sacked for poor performances unless you're like a Barca, Real or United.

After all this discourse, bet we go and smash Bradford now.

Haha bet we don’t

[morganb]

From mid-December to now I've picked 8 matches (from 14 played, over 50%) to show a repeating pattern of Reading leading (sometimes by 2 goals) then opposition equalise (or almost in Plymouth's case) then occasionally Reading manage to go on and win:

Luton; 2-0 to Reading, Luton equalise, Reading winner minutes later
Plymouth (a): 3-0 to Reading, Plymouth pull one back then miss a penalty - who knows what would have happened if that went in
Peterborough (a): 1-0 to Reading, Peterborough equalise
Exeter: Reading come from behind to lead 2-1, Exeter late equaliser
Wigan: 1-0 to Reading, Wigan equalise, late Reading winner
Wycombe: 2-0 to Reading, Wycombe equalise, Reading winner minutes later
Bolton: 1-0 to Reading, Bolton late equaliser
Port Vale (a): 1-0 to Reading, Vale late equaliser

Turn a few of these into wins and we're in the play-offs

There is a identifiable issue here that surely it is down to the manager to fix