Frozen Horse
Well-known member
They don't have the quality of say Norwich, Newcastle, Leeds promotions in recent seasons.
Leeds and Newcastle were strong pre-season favourites, so I take your point regarding them. Norwich I think are an interesting comparison: after 8 matches they were in 12th place, with half the points Reading have now and a negative goal difference. No one was talking about their quality at that point. Their quality became apparent over the season, and the same may happen with Reading. They've certainly made a better start than Norwich did.