Woyals

UTD!

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@RFCLatest Reading fans gush over Olise but he doesn’t care about this club

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

This is the year when the game of two halves became the game of four quarters. And the greatest sport and event was damaged for fistfuls of dollars. Hydration breaks ruin the game’s flow and frustrates fans and viewers. If hydration breaks were solely about player welfare then they would be linked to the temperature in the stadia. It’s a nonsense having a three-minute break in an air-conditioned arena.

Fifa should long ago have established a working party of coaches, sports scientists, national team doctors and Fifpro to agree a set temperature at kickoff, say 25C, which triggers the breaks. That would prove the breaks were for player welfare. At the moment, and to nobody’s surprise, it is widely accepted that these breaks are for US TV to accommodate commercials. Big bucks for the small screen.

Fifa should have thought more about the effect on games and to fan (and viewer) experience when negotiating. Coaches’ desire for a mid-half tactical time-out masquerading as a drinks stop should be resisted anyway. Games have been played for 150 years without needing such intervention. Coaches can shout instructions. And who says that 22 mins and 67 mins is when a coach needs to intervene anyway. It’s nonsense. It’s about money.

Respected and sane footballing voices from Virgil van Dijk to Mauricio Pochettino have spoken out against the breaks. Fifa should listen to them not appear only to listen to the rustle of dollar bills. It’s important that there is resistance to this from all over. Because if we tolerate this, our TV games could be next. BBC can’t do ads, ITV says it won’t follow its US counterparts. But it has been discussed by TV people. It’ll come one day. #FIFAWorldCup.

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

One of intangible things that makes football beautiful is the ebb and flow of momentum in a game, you could be under pressure and suddenly flick a switch before having 5-10 mins that see you score.

These “Hydration Breaks” directly alter that, all in the pursuit of money. Shite.

[Seb Stafford-Bloor @SebSB]

That Gianni Infantino unilaterally altered the structure of football matches is deserving of so much more anger.

[Lars Sivertsen @larssivertsen]

...aaaaand there it is. A "hydration break" in an indoor, climate-controlled stadium. You love to see it. This is what the sport is all about.

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@RFC_News_utd God I hope not. How do you get to almost 24 and have 28 career apps.

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@TalkReading The PPG for a manager is often a hard stat to compare because for so many managers their spell in charge ends with bad form and being sacked.

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@CScott____ @TheTilehurstEnd @ElmParkRoyals It’s just ignorance to assume that the fans on X are not a fair representation of the fan base.

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

LR saying the fans only see a “90m snapshot” when those are the only 90 minutes that matter every week. They could be playing a PlayStation and eating McDonald’s for all I care. People only ask questions when you aren’t performing in those 90. #readingfc

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

The excuse that only 5% of Reading fans are represented on X is an easy out. Unless you collect opinions from those not on here then it’s ignorant to assume this isn’t the average view of all fans. #readingfc

[Mazza816 @Mazza816242119]

@ReadingFC @RCouhig @TheTilehurstEnd @ElmParkRoyals @TimDellor

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

The issue with Marriott is I don’t see a scenario where he is ever fit for a whole season. #readingfc

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

Anyone got stats on results and games with pyrotechniques? Embarrassing when you mae a big spectacle then play like a Sunday league team. #readingfc

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@ReadingFC @STARReading How has a bloke who played about 20 games won player of the season. Everyone else was that bad. Thats how

[The Tilehurst End @TheTilehurstEnd]

Last season's attendance for the lap of honour Vs this season's...

#ReadingFC

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

Reading have ended the season with 120 minutes of football since their last shot on target. #readingfc

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@RustyGK86 @ReadingFC @citizen_watch Oops spoke too soon

[James Masson @jamesmasson1986]

One of the biggest culprits of the ball going backwards is wing #readingfc

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@Nozzzaaaa You wait till it’s safe standing and they still choose to sit.

[Woyals @RFCURZ]

@Dan_J_Reading26 @Wrexham_AFC @SkyBetChamp @ReadingFC @RCouhig @catania_rick15 On what planet would he leave Wrexham who are pushing to get to the prem to come to Reading?