Hasn't Forestieri got a reputation for being a self-centred PITA and happy to start an argument in an empty room?
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I see Reading are already suffering an injury crisis. They culled a raft of academy products this summer which I found quite intriguing. Jack Stacey, Niall Keown, Dominic Samuel, Jake Cooper sold, Sean Long, Tarique Fosu, Aaron Kuhl and Craig Tanner all released, all between 23-21 and with some first-team experience (mostly during a 19th place season in 2014-15 and then not much else). Based on the game time they were getting probably right to move them on, mind.
(note: Other youngsters were also released this summer, but they hadn't played for the first-team)
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https://www.s24su.com/forum/index.ph.../#post-1414674
Referring to the screen shot a few posts down - sorry for not posting the image directly onto here but I don't seem to have the technical skills to do it but I am interested in any opinions on this. This shot formed the basis of the analysis at the end of the coverage from The Riverside tonight. The opinion Sky pushed was that the goal was correctly given as offside (It would have been a 92nd minute equaliser) and the split screen picture clearly showed that it was offside. What is actually clear though from the split screen is that the 2 pictures are not synced. The picture that shows O'Connell as offside is an instant later than the shot showing the free kick being taken. You can see this from the position of various players but particularly the Boro defender at the back of the box. I'm not posting this as a hard luck story for the poor old Blades because on balance the better team won the match but I am intrigued as to why Sky would do this. Presumably, they knew the 2 pictures were not simultaneous, I genuinely can't believe it is just incompetence on their part so what is their motive in distorting the evidence to cover the mistake?
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Yeah, the split screen thing is bizarre. On the shot where you can actually see the free kick being taken, you can just about see O'Connell's yellow boot behind Friend in what looks like an offside position, but then the mind boggles as to why Sky haven't used a still from the other camera at the exact same point in time so we can tell for sure, rather than trying to make it look more clear-cut than it is.
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We should probably have won today (never thought I'd say that a couple weeks ago.) If Onouha doesn't make his weekly rick, or Lua Lua knew how to kick a ball we would have. Still, a point at Hillsborough is never to be sneezed at. The end of last season we'd have folded like a pair of old underpants after conceding the equaliser. Positive sign.
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Originally posted by longeared View PostDefinitely offside, though haven't looked at the picture yet.
No Forestieri for Wednesday today, he was subject to a "disciplinary issue" after a training ground kerfuffle. Get him sold.
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International breaks are normally football's coitus interruptus, but the next one brings a sigh of relief. It'll be no fun facing Warnock's Cardiff tomorrow with three first choice defenders out injured, another one fighting personal problems and fifth still learning everyone's name. Aside from our ever durable and much abused captain it's anyone's guess who Ian Holloway's going to pick, and in the end it probably won't make much difference. I expect it to get ugly early — numerically speaking. With luck we'll have a warm body or two back in a couple of weeks.
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Originally posted by JM Footzee View PostI see Reading are already suffering an injury crisis. They culled a raft of academy products this summer which I found quite intriguing. Jack Stacey, Niall Keown, Dominic Samuel, Jake Cooper sold, Sean Long, Tarique Fosu, Aaron Kuhl and Craig Tanner all released, all between 23-21 and with some first-team experience (mostly during a 19th place season in 2014-15 and then not much else). Based on the game time they were getting probably right to move them on, mind.
(note: Other youngsters were also released this summer, but they hadn't played for the first-team)
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