Burnley win pushes Royals into 6th

Burnley dented Sheffield United's automatic promotion hopes with a well-deserved 1-0 win at Turf Moor last night. The result takes them above the Royals in the table, but Reading go to Derby County this evening looking to get the win that will cement their play-off place. A point is enough to see us return to 5th due to our far superior goal difference. Come on, we need something to cheer about right now!

Derby done by Donny...

So the new Cokey Coley Championship season finally got under way on a damp autumnal afternoon in August...and the big shock came at Pride Park. I don't suppose it's entirely surprising that Derby County lost again, but 33,000 fans might have been expecting a swift upturn in their fortunes after relegation, and what could be better for the confidence than a home game against newly promoted opposition? They went down 1-0. Jewell had a lot of new faces in the starting eleven, but but as mitigating circumstances go that will hardly appease the Derby faithful. Other new boys Swansea lost, Bongo FC sneaked it against the Blades and the other Sheffield lot spanked Burnley. Other stuff happened too. 

All of that is all very well but the real action starts tomorrow lunchtime, and I'm dead excited - and nervously optimistic. Bring it on!