Wigan Athletic boss Leam Richardson had his say on Reading's delaying tactics at the DW Stadium.
Tom Ince's second half free-kick was all to separate the two sides in Lancashire, although both teams missed guilt-edged opportunities.
Going ahead just past the hour mark, the Royals managed the game well and saw out the clean sheet to rise to third in the Championship.
Not popular among the home support, assistant manager Alex Rae recieved a yellow card for kicking the ball away and keeper Joe Lumley was spoken to regarding the time taken for getting the match restarted, something he has been in the headlines for already since joining over the summer.
89' Alex Rae booked for nutmegging the Wigan midfielder as it went out for a throw #readingfc
— James Earnshaw (@james_e1871) September 17, 2022
Speaking after his team's home defeat, Richardson said: "Things like that, it happens...the ball rolls to their dug-out and they're kicking it away, obviously they (Reading assistant manager Alex Rae) get booked.
"You just want the game to keep going.
"You just want the ball to be in-play as much as you can, rather than off it, with players keeping going down.
"There's ways to win a game...but Reading won the game and full respect to that."
Reading boss Paul Ince was posed the question last week, ahead of what should have been a trip to Watford.
Reading keeper Joe Lumley time wasting against Stoke over the weekend. Top class 😂pic.twitter.com/Wkwj5X3z8W
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) September 5, 2022
Speaking on this topic, more specifically on Lumley in this instance, he confirmed it's something they're getting wary of.
"Last week I was watching Stoke again, doing so analysis stuff for the meeting, and I didn’t realise he has been booked twice already because he’s been time wasting. I get it when it’s 2-1 but the one against Blackburn, he was booked in the 87th minute when we’re 3-0 up.
"It’s madness. We need to be careful obviously, especially when you’re 3-0 up you don’t want to be getting booked for that."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here