The Voice - Match preview #19: Bradford City vs Reading Saturday 13th December 2025 3:00pm

All that talk of Championship teams chasing him was probably nonsense put out by his agent. He made a bad choice going to Reading.

 

Any team news? Injuries, suspensions, returning players?

 

And the year after they scrapped replays and went to ET. If that had been the case we would have been going to Wembley against Arsenal. Only 1 side tried to win that game and looked like a winner was coming. We just ran out of time...

That game is probably by biggest regret in 35 years following City. What a missed opportunity after beating Chelsea and Sunderland so convincingly.

 

hope swan gets a full game.

 

I hope you do too Will ....

 

Paudie is as good as any centre half in this league. Another tight game ahead

 

Is he? On what basis?

 

Can you give me an example of a fixture you'd consider to be 'easy'?

 

There is no basis. Purely on Park rating him from his time with us in L2 4 years ago.

Teams of the season, opta stats, tackles, interceptions, speculation....he nowhere to be seen. He is at a failing Reading for a reason. Bang average.

 

Does anyone listen to Graham’s full press conferences? I listen every week - this week’s is such a great listen. I don’t see how any player wouldn’t be influenced by him. He’s such a great thinker about the game - some of the stuff he says is inspirational. My favourite manager for a long long time. Take the chance to listen to the full press conference if you can.

 

There isn’t one

 

Really Park based on what?

 

From what I saw here his record at Lincoln and now reading
https://www.whoscored.com/teams/94/show/england-reading

 

Beatable. If we turn up.

But a long slog like Plymouth but we'll lose this time.

 

Paudie was not very good for us in league 2.
He jumped ship and took his mate Charles Vernham with him who is also not very good.
Elliot watt also left us that season and is equally shite.
Not any of those 3 would get into our current team.

 

You’re joking Paudie would walk into this team. And I dispute what you say about his time with us

 

Nah sorry, if you told me Paudie was coming back in Jsn I’d be livid. He’s a donkey

 

Neil Byrne has 12 appearances this season. Of course Paudie would get in.

 

So you're basing your view on him at Lincoln by his 8 appearances this season for Reading.

Usual park logic.