Why Reading FC need at least two wins in three decisive games – Russell Kempson

Ok, that's it. The decisive period of three games of the Reading season.

There is no reason to think otherwise … and maybe not back if they submit to the challenge.

Royals coach Jose Gomes will have to wake up his strangely incoherent team over the next 15-day tension period to keep the championship safe.

Even in those three games only – against Rotherham United, Ipswich Town and Wigan Athletic, both struggling – I think a positive return could mark the start of the salute.

Even if, after this difficult treble out, there will still be 10 games to save yet another hot campaign at RG2.

Think, for example, six promising points out of the nine possibilities. Pray for seven hours. Fantastic on the maximum of nine – The Full Monty!

Any of these, especially the seven and nine races, would surely leave Gomes and Co plenty of time to breathe until early May, when the day of judgment will arrive.

Yet if the Royals can only accumulate five points or less, oh my God.

Time will be running out for them and you wonder if the Championship rookie, Gomes, will have the necessary experience to save a seemingly lost cause.

What awaits us … Call it what you want. The days of fate, the Titanic trilogy, the last chance show.

The Crunch and the days of despair also come to my mind.

So let's take the triple threat now on the Royals – cumulatively, point by point.

From the Doomsday scenario to dreamed back …

• 0 points: Finished, goodbye. Hello League One.

• 1 point: about the same. Gomes must leave.

• 2 points: What is the point? All hope is lost.

• 3 points: barely hung. Pathetic.

• 4 points: still not acceptable. The ruin is waiting.

• 5 points: The Royals still breathe but are alive.

• 6 points: D 'agreement, it is gone. Survival on the course.

• 7 points: coming out of the dark tunnel. Hope.

• 9 points: Safe. Perhaps. Get up, Monsieur José!

So let's look at the next three opponents …

Rotherham is 22nd, behind the Royals, unlike in goals and won only once in 17 games. But they drew their last four.

Ipswich is in 24th place and has a win over 11, two out of 21. The appointment of manager Paul Lambert in October failed miserably.

Wigan hovers in 20th place, five points ahead of the Royals and with only two wins out of 13. But they are undefeated on three.

Be honest, what does not like a trio of opponents to come who seem as seriously affected as the Royals?

This is the reason why Gomes must consider this spell as a mini-league, the winners of the "group" pursuing their profits in the tournament.

Rotherham will be the first to play for the Royals at Madejski Stadium this Saturday, then it will be a trip to Suffolk to face Ipswich on March 2nd.

Completing the trio of knee shakers, this is Wigan back at Mad Stad on March 9th.

After Millwall's surprise 1-0 win at Derby County on Wednesday night, the fall of relegation seems to be more and more involving four riders.

Add Bolton Wanderers (23rd) to the motley mix of the Reading-Rotherham-Ipswich equation.

And in this very poor quartet, there will be a winner and three losers.

The Royals can be this winner, at the balloting one after, the others treading water in the last stages.

But they must develop a healthy lead in the early stages – as in the next three games.

The occasion strikes. It should not be wasted, it must do not be wasted