Great game and great day out. Had restricted view tickets and had to wonder what view was being restricted - the only time i couldnt see the ball was following a Pearcey hoof that went skywards. Game of the season so far and loved every minute of it. Hard to criticise any players - no lack of closing down or effort throughout and some pretty good possession football to boot. Brilliant goal from McCleary - I couldnt quite believe it even after it hit the net. Even the (harsh) sending off added some last minute nail biting.

And fans stayed right till the end, reminiscent of promotion seasons. Pearcey gees the crowd up brilliantly - this is what we want to see from players after a game. What a legend, if ony he was a little quicker and a little more skilful. More please.
bcubed

There were a number of occasions where MacAnuff kept hold of the ball too long in the first half and ended up losing possession. That is not criticism but an observation. ironically, by losing the ball when he did, it allowed Williams to feed ALF and then follow up with a free header for the first goal.

I have read with interest about the love in that exists for Chris Gunter. I felt that in the first half, he was too slow in trying to prevent an opponent from getting in a cross. Second half, he was better but there were still too many occasions where crosses came in from both flanks. Now that is a criticism which is caveated by the thought that Adkins had given that instruction as he may have felt that Pearce, Gorkss and McCarthy would be able to deal with anything coming into the box from out wide.

Very, very impressed by Williams. Is he starting to get used to the pace and requirements of the game in England? He linked up well with Akpan in central midfield and was always on hand to receive a pass.

Absolutely loved McLearey's goal. How far did he run? Shocking defending by the bloke who looked like he had a micro-fibre duster on his head. At least none of our defenders defended like that.

The last 25 minutes was as good as I have seen from any side for a long time. Defensively very solid and extremely dangerous on the break. On top of that, a very enjoyable and entertaining game fo football - far better than the home games against Brighton and QPR that I also saw on tv.
Terminal Boardom

Given their status as pre-season title favourites, QPR have become accustomed to teams arriving intent on defending in numbers and scoring from quick breaks or set-pieces, but Reading always had greater ambition than that. This, after all, is a team who arrived having scored three against Millwall, five against Blackpool and seven against Bolton, all within the last month.

As they threw men forward at every opportunity it was easy to see how they have overwhelmed lesser defences – a classification that suddenly must include Rangers – and there was a period early in the second half when they reduced the home side to a rabble.

Reading's three goals were each humiliating in their own way, showing a terror of tackling, markers going missing and a clear disregard for closing down.

It took just 10 minutes for the rot to set in. First Jobi McAnuff, Reading's right-footed, left-sided midfielder, found it far too easy to cut infield, then Adam Le Fondre found loads of space on the left, and finally Danny Williams was totally ignored as he ran on to the cross to score with a free header.

The second, in the 56th minute, was considerably simpler, McAnuff sending a corner to the far post where Alex Pearce headed in from close range. Two minutes later Garath McCleary collected the ball inside his own half and trotted forward, while in front of him the QPR left-back Benoît Assou-Ekotto backtracked wildly, before he spotted Niko Kranjcar making a belated attempt to close him down and shot brilliantly into the top corner from 30 yards.

The Guardian