Worst away team to play at the riverside?

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Redlips

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Reading were dreadful on of the worst teams I can ever remember.

Yeovil were dreadful in a 5-1 reverse.
 
Even though the final scoreline was only 3-0, the Charlton side we beat during our 2015/16 promotion season made todays Reading outfit look like Barcelona circa 2011. Literally the most one-sided game of football I've ever been to.
 
since1970 said:
Even though the final scoreline was only 3-0, the Charlton side we beat during our 2015/16 promotion season made todays Reading outfit look like Barcelona circa 2011. Literally the most one-sided game of football I've ever been to.
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The same Charlton team then rolled us over at the Valley after Karanka walked out.

Yeovil were abysmal.
 
Long time since I've seen a team that poor to be fair. Zero plan, no commitment, looked lost from the first whistle. The manager is a complete idiot mind so not sure what more you could expect.
 
EuropeTwice said:
Special mention to Man City in 2008 who literally downed tools when Richard Dunne got sent off
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Some of the goals were special mind you. Drowning’s and Rochemback’s were dream goals while there were others which were well conceived and not necessarily mistakes by Citeh.
 
For a premier League team spurs last year were pretty poor. They came to a team a division below them with the game plan of sitting back and hitting us on the break. I don't think I've ever seen that before. Compare that to Brighton this year.
 
EuropeTwice said:
Special mention to Man City in 2008 who literally downed tools when Richard Dunne got sent off
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Man City under Joe Royal at the Riverside. Think it was Steve Vickers got sent off for retaliation, but I think their team talk must have been Kick them and then kick them again.
 
Reading yesterday had to be one of the worst from the same level.

I'm not sure what the game plan was? Play one of the most in form and flying sides and play wide open. If they needed 'help' maybe watch how WBA set up against us.
 
RedAsABeetroot said:
Man City under Joe Royal at the Riverside. Think it was Steve Vickers got sent off for retaliation, but I think their team talk must have been Kick them and then kick them again.
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Man City under Alan Ball were pretty awful too. They went a goal up and then we hammered them 4-1. Stamp and Juninho first Boro goals I think?
 
Subbuteo_171 said:
In 2002/3 we beat Spurs 5-1 in our last home league game. They had Chris Perry sent off, a midfielder called Bunjevcevic who didn’t move out of the centre circle who clearly couldn’t have cared and no chasing back or closing down at all.

Think we scored 3 in 10 minutes and they gave up, they were absolutely woeful.
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I remember that very well even though I was 12 or 13, Bunjevcevic sadly died about 5 years ago.
 
Alzi said:
Bit of context though - they were actively playing to avoid yellows to qualify for Europe via fair play.
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Didn't realise that. I think the players were also unhappy that it was Sven's last game as manager, so their hearts weren't in it anyway. Especially when they went down to 10 men early.
 
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