Reading Vs QPR

God I feel so optimistic about Saturday now
But you made some interesting points and realistic ones too

We just have to tell the truth

Too many players out of form, disinterested, slow play... a receipe for disaster.

The hope is that QPR are almost impossible to predict this season... when we play well we fall off a cliff the next game, when we play badly we suddenly turn up in the next game. Maybe Saturday can be one of those occasions.

Hopefully Lumley will be on hand to do us a favour or two!

I'd love to think that Johansen and JCS would be in the starting line up but I think that Critchley will only introduce them late from the bench.

Dieng
Laird, Dickie, Dunne, Paal
Field, Chair, Tim
Lowe, Willock
Dykes

Do agree it has been a cruel life at times for him. Amos is certainly one of those who can come on and make an impact in the right game.

Laird, Ireogbunam and Roberts return to the starting 11.

Lowe is on the bench.

No idea how Roberts coming back in can be justified, he was shocking last week when he came on. Needs to start showing us what he can do.

We line up:

Dieng
Laird Dickie Dunne Paal
Ireogbunam Field
Roberts Willock Chair
Dykes

After an even start to the game Jeff Hendrick of all people scores a screamer from 25 yards. Dieng no chance.

We don't really deserve to be behind, but as usual our final ball is lacking.

Update:

Hendrick adds a second, Dieng does a David Marshall special and doesn't have strong enough hands, the ball goes through him, looping up and is going in anyway but Hendrick taps in from a yard.

2-0 at half time. We don't really look like scoring as usual.

He needs to get JCS on to go 3 at the back and get Lowe on to support Dykes.