the right footed denilson
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Some people are so full of shit on here. Arrogant tossers.
Lot of Albion fans talking claptrap on here about Reading. Sure they haven`t always had a nice ground with decent attendances but they have grown over the years and spent a fair few years in the top flight. They look to have been a well run club that have invested a lot into attracting young support. That makes them a noddy club does it ?
Times change....... thats what we`ve been saying isn`t it ?
It's been mentioned several times on here by both home and away fans. Personally I don't have a problem I have a great view from row Q, agree with the Madjeski rake comment though!
This was my fravourite comment and what the Amex is all about for me.
''ice ground where the needs of the fan has been put first (well, apart from the travel). Lots of nice touches like the decent beer and train times displayed after the game, and fans are encouraged to mingle. Friendly home fans and excellent stewards, it's as if they see you as humans rather than animals. Stadium blends in well with the surroundings and has a surprisingly good atmosphere for a new ground.''
They seem to like the pies too If your a Reading fan and liked the pies Vote for us on FB nearly overtaking Arsenal now.
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Some people are so full of shit on here. Arrogant tossers.
Some people are so full of shit on here. Arrogant tossers.
Facts are not correct there either, friend.
Worst ever season for RFC was 1971/72 when we finished 16th in old 4th Division. Second/third worst ever were two 8th place finishes in 4th division. The only other five finishes in bottom tier in our entire history have been: 7th, 6th, 7th, 3rd, 1st and 3rd. Hardly a bottom tier club. And since the re-structuring we've never been in 'League Two'.
So 'still' is proved to be totally incorrect!!
You mean two years in the top light I agree it's not a crime to grow as a club and they,ve done well.Our history and attendances are far superior and with our ground expanding I don't ever see them competing with us.Reading usually start getting crowds of 16k+ for the first 5/6 months of the season and then upto 24k if in the promotion race,very fickle support,they do get big away followings coming to the mad like 4k's and 3k's which helps.My mate just brought a season ticket for £380 which is awesome as they will be in the prem,our cheapest in the championship is more than that.
You are absolutely spot on in your posts on this thread. Historically, we are only a slightly bigger club than Reading - [MENTION=119]The Laughing Bluebird[/MENTION] came on here with attendances stats for the past 50 years to prove the point and our away support has been complete wank at times (prior to the mid 90s). And Reading's away support really isn't as terrible as some on here are making out.Only during the good times-like every club in the land.
Elm Park was a dump, as was The Goldstone for its last 20 years-attendences reflect that. People don't go to dumps of grounds unless the product is there. Our away support reasonable? It hasn't always been that way has it?
There are only a few clubs who have always had ongoing good support over the years, regardless of which division they were in. The rest all seem to struggle to maintain paid support when not doing well. Football fans everywhere are fickle-we're no different.
London Pride seems a very odd choice.
Azure should have gone to The West Berkshire Brewery ( Berkshire's largest independent Brewer ) here............
http://www.wbbrew.com/home.html
Still it might have been worse, could have been Courage.
On the whole the Royals fans I spoke to after the game were very honest about how well we had played and while the result meant they were close to automatic promotion seemed realistic about their chances in the Premiership. They have put together the sort of promotion run that we enjoyed last year and in IMHO are deserving of an automatic spot. Inspite of this the Royals fans weren't bigging themselves up. With that in mind I hope they stuff those arrogant Saints.
You don't read incessant posts from Reading fans banging on about their divine right to hold down a Premiership or any other place - unlike Pompey fans who think they are too good to get relegated let alone ejected from the Football League. Seems like institutional arrogance is a Hampshire thing.
I recall Reading grubbing around in the lower Divisions for many years in the 60's and 70's (along with the Albion) and making do with a ropey old ground at Elm Park. Their Chairman and new stadium gave them a springboard to better things but without going on a spending spree. It is good to see such clubs rise to the top tier. They are not my favourite other Club and probably will never be in the true footballing elite but their recent success along with the likes of Norwich and other similar clubs gives hope to Clubs like us. Interesting to note the contrast with Southampton who might have such regard if they were less arrogant.