At Griffin Park on Saturday, the visitors Reading were on the verge of picking up three invaluable and hugely unexpected points, before Yoann Barbet picked up a late equaliser for the ten men hosts, who looked the more likely to go on and win the game despite their numerical disadvantage.

Manager Paul Clement has had a tough start to his tenure at the Madejski Stadium helm, with a win ratio of just 25%.

Against Brentford however despite the disappointing manner of the result, the Royals for the first time this season did look like a team who were willing to get a result by any means necessary.

Battling hard for every ball, employing small little tricks to disrupt the Bees rhythm and attempting to rile their opposite numbers up to get them off their game, which as we saw arguably worked given the dismissal of Said Benrahma.

Often for those not in attendance, social media reaction provides a helpful indication of games nature. Understandably the majority of the initial reaction from Royals supporters was one of disappointment which progressively changed into the old cliche of "we'd of taken a point before the game."

Bees fans however although relieved were scathing at the refereeing performance, with Geoff Eltringham letting some of the Reading aggression go.

Now, this is not something we have seen too often this season.

The games against Norwich, Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton at home specifically, Reading fans bemoaned the lack of passion within the side and the seeming acceptance of another defeat.

This weekend's game felt different however.

It felt as if the players had a clear game plan and refused to roll over at Griffin Park and simply opt for damage limitation, especially after going one down early doors.

They were willing to roll their sleeves up and get a result in whatever way they could.

Now this may not please the footballing purists admittedly, but it does provide a welcome and positive change for Royals supporters who especially during Jaap Stam's reign became disillusioned with the side's weak mental nature and emphasis on possession football over the right result.

Could this be a change in fortune for the Berkshire outfit? It's too early to say at the moment but should they pick up a positive result against QPR mid-week, we may finally see light at the end of the tunnel for Royals supporters.