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First of all I admit that I didn't get to see the whole game due to work commitments but I probably saw about 2/3 of it; most of the first half and most of the second.

I thought, despite being 3-1 down we still, overall, played some decent stuff and if it wasn't for some diabolical defending we would have been very comfortably level at least. We had some serious brain fart moments; Palmer giving the ball away and sinking to his knees rather than backtracking for their 2nd and Kal at fault for 1st and 3rd.

Second half, having survived an early scare, we took the game straight to them. Two quick fire goals by Palmer and the game then, from what I saw, appeared to peter out before we really went for the win rather than settle for the point or even collapse.

But;
what seemed different was that despite a few wobbles in the first half we tried to keep our composure. Our heads didn't drop when they might have done previously.

Did Wilshere give the team talk of the season or did we just get lucky? Well giving Reading a chance within a couple of minutes of the restart wasn't, I'm sure, in his team talk! Maybe we got a bit of luck there?

Superb double from Palmer being in the right place to fire home, and brilliant build up play from Richards, and Wells, to set him up for the second. At times we cut through them like a hot knife through butter. It was a joy to watch.

Kodua was unlucky hitting the bar from his shot, Richards fluffed his lines for Kodua to sidefoot into the corner. It was definitely coming in the last 15 minutes.

I would say that that come back is a bit of a statement against a team that will do well this season. Will they make the play offs? I'm not sure but there was so much to enjoy today which makes me even more confident that we are going up this season. The manner of the win; the grit and determination along with the skill and guile; the mixing it up of precise passing with longer passed.

This is going to be a great season!