Still comfortably above Fulham so imagine what Hawkeye and I have to suffer
Championship and below 2015/16
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Still comfortably above Fulham so imagine what Hawkeye and I have to suffer
richart
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You two are more used to it than me.:ears:
Not sure. When did you start supporting Reading nil
Norrin Radd
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And the run continues, still unbeaten ,we were unlucky today conceding a penalty so late in the game .never mind the rest of the league apart from Hull could only draw anyway.so not a lot of change at the top .
According to Soccer Saturday the ref the only one that saw anything wrong. Good result away to a rival and that's some run your boys are on
Doon frae Troon
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Martin Ling doing the magic with Swindon, 4 wins out of 5 since his return.
richart
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Ok 1969 through to about 1994 were not great
, but since my daughter was born in 94 we have a lot of sucess and probably been in the bottom half of the table in about five of the 20 odd years. Top half of the Championship is good for me, better than bottom of the premiership.
Ok 1969 through to about 1994 were not great
See I was spoilt. Started in 73 so had a cup final experience early on, crying all the way home, and then it went all went downhill form there. We hit some real low points and were a game from going out of the league. Got to the heady heights of a European final, something I'll not see in my lifetime again. To be honest, it's always been tough being a Fulham fan and they always find fresh ways to break my heart but I'd not have it any other way. On the plus side I was so nearly a Wimbledon fan
richart
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When you have years of under achieving you appreciate the good times more. 2005 and 2006 seasons was worth the wait.:thup: Of course you could just pick a team at the top of premiership, live hundreds of miles away from where they play, and say they are your team. I have much more time for people that support their local team, than plastics.
Couldn't have put it better. Easy to support United, Liverpool etc over the last twenty years from the armchair in the suburbia
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Ok 1969 through to about 1994 were not great
Was it 94 when you got to the playoff final against Bolton ?
When I was in the RAF - Ben Thatchers dad was a chef in the RAF and he used to organise the stewarding at Wembley
For 3 years from 94-97 all the guys at the base did all the stewarding and I remember the playoff finals that year and j got the one on Monday the Bolton reading - you looked like you were on your way to going up until they sub scored a couple late on
richart
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Yes we lost 4-3 to Bolton.
It was the most depressed I have ever been after a game. Thought it would be the only chance in my lifetime of seeing us in the top division. I should have known it wasn't going to be our day when I missed the coach up to Wembley.
2-0 up and then missed a penalty. We were playing superbly up to that point. Had that sinking feeling when Lovell missed that Bolton would come back. They scored twice in the last twelve minutes to take in into extra time, and we were never going to win from there.
I think we were the first/only team to finish second in the league not to go up automatically ? It was when the league was reduced from 22 teams. The other downside of missing promtion was that we sold our best players. Following season we only just stayed up, and were relegated the next season.
Now I know why we lost, it was you being there.:angry:
Hence why the 106 team of 2005/6 were so special. Pieman's brother was a huge part of that team.:thup:
richart
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Good result, but seems like a very dodgy home team penalty. Doesn't look like any team is going to run away with the league.
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Yes we lost 4-3 to Bolton.
It was the most depressed I have ever been after a game. Thought it would be the only chance in my lifetime of seeing us in the top division. I should have known it wasn't going to be our day when I missed the coach up to Wembley.
2-0 up and then missed a penalty. We were playing superbly up to that point. Had that sinking feeling when Lovell missed that Bolton would come back. They scored twice in the last twelve minutes to take in into extra time, and we were never going to win from there.
I think we were the first/only team to finish second in the league not to go up automatically ? It was when the league was reduced from 22 teams. The other downside of missing promtion was that we sold our best players. Following season we only just stayed up, and were relegated the next season.
Now I know why we lost, it was you being there.:angry:
Hence why the 106 team of 2005/6 were so special. Pieman's brother was a huge part of that team.:thup:
Glen Little is Piemans brother ?!
I worked with a massive Reading fan and he was distraught that day - had to take a week of work
Spoke to him after you got promoted years later and he also took a week off work after
Varying reasons for each holiday
Norrin Radd
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even with our unbeaten run we arent putting any distance between us and the rest ,too many draws.
richart
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He is.:thup: Reading legend, and voted into our best ever team. He also got goal of the season. Blakey as the fans like to call him.
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He is.:thup: Reading legend, and voted into our best ever team. He also got goal of the season. Blakey as the fans like to call him.
Blimey - that's something new learned today :thup:
Good honest solid player from what I can remember
richart
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Really tricky right winger, despite being well over six foot. Best crosser of a ball I have seen at Reading. He could chip the ball up from the goal liine like one of Phil Mickleson's flop shots.
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Was he on the opposite wing to Hunt ?
richart
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Convey played left wing, and Hunt was back up left wing. Took the position when we got promoted, and Convey lost his form
