Yep, the same fans who invaded the pitch to celebrate securing their place in the playoffs on the last day of the season, despite the fact that they failed by finishing 7th.
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[Albion] Sam Baldock moves to Reading {CONFIRMED}
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Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Let's be honest, it could so easily have been our fans invading the Amex pitch, had the situation been reversed. You can't blame them for that.
Richy_Seagull
Well-known member
We had scored long before that Reading match had finished though? Which made it all the more bizarre/hilarious.
Eh? You wait until the other game is over. Of course I'll blame them for that.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
& every Albion fan would have been as 'sensible' as you would they? I very much doubt it.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I dunno. Pretty stupid to invade and celebrate before they were sure. I think they deserve all the flak they get. And crucially, they are Reading.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Oh well if they are Reading fans then they are bound to be idiots . . . derrrrrr.
I'm sorry to say this, but stop being boring.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
This has reminded me of the fantastic Wilkins goal when we qualified for the play-offs in the 90's. My mate is a Barnsley fan and he was with thousands of others busy celebrating their 'qualification' whilst the chairman popped champagne corks up in the stands with the players. That didn't go well lol!
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
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I was trying to remember which team that was whilst reading about Reading’s early celebrations. I was at that game and boy what a free kick it was to make the Barnsley champagne go flat in an instant
Our fans invaded the pitch before the Derby vs Huddersfield match had even kicked off in 2017. We might have been virtually there but we weren't mathematically until after that result.
Be honest though, if ever there was a team who would somehow have managed it...
nwgull
Well-known member
Correct. Their game was still being played when we scored - in fact they almost scored a winner from a free kick about 30 seconds after Ulloa's header had hit the net!
Apperently what happened was that Birmingham City had scored an injury time equaliser in their game at Bolton to save them from relegation, and in the confusion that comes with last day excitement the 5Live summariser had mis-reported that Brighton had conceded an equaliser to make it 2-2 not Bolton. Sounds plausible.
nwgull
Well-known member
nwgull
Well-known member
Good point, well made.
macbeth
Dismembered
If you can stomach watching it from the Burnley away end, you can relive this moment of despair for Reading here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i49-WpW1Ey0
Go to 1;52 for the moment of realisation...
symyjym
Banned
If it wasn't for Baldocks injury issues he would probably do well in the Prem.