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AS a Reading fan, whats happened to the Swine???

We're gonna miss the derbys  :(

What derby would that be then - from where I am its looking quite likely we'll be having a derby next year with the scum.

Gillingam are after some rivlas so why don't you try them out?

As a Swindon fan, got no idea what's happened to your pigs. And it's spelt "derbies". Peasant.

 :D

TVP are doing just fine, thanks for asking! Yeah I suppose I am a Peasant concidering I live in OOOO RRRR land!

those derby games with you guys dont actually mean as much to us as they do to you. Enjoy the premiershit while we slug it out in League Poo

Move back to Elm park.

Youve missed the boat on derbies. No one will ever hate you now.

I liked Elm Park, a bit like Boothferry Park.

Also Ayresome Park was cool, as was Roker Park.

All those old grounds consigned to history. :-))(

Why the edit?

and all end in Park! That was when grounds had identities, you could tell from looking at a picture straight away whose it was.

Quite right Bedford.

I never made it to the old County Ground at Northampton, but my mates tell me it was a really wierd ground.

People on deck chairs and stuff.

i was taking in the CG today and thinking to myself "it would be a shame to see it go"

I saw Swindon play there twice. In 84 just after Macari took over.

Alan Mayes missed a penalty in the 2nd minute and it all went downhill from there, we lost 4-0. There were some unfit players that day.

And 86 when we won 1-0 in the promotion season, Kenny Allen made a fabulous save to tip a shot over the bar, funny how you remember things like that.

There were lots of Swindon fans there that day, I was sat in some sort of temporary enclosure next to where they were stood on the terracing as my Dad had got tickets through his work as he worked for the local paper at that time. In 84 I sat in the old main stand which burnt down shortly after.

I suppose you'll have your derby with Poxford but it aint the same nowadays, not in the lower leagues.

do you remember the 'lower leagues' then?

Exciting grounds. Exciting games.

Beating Reading at the new one was OK. But it wasnt nearly as good as when Chrisy Hay scored down at Elm Park. Swaying about on the terrace in absolute delirium. Stuffing it right back in their faces, and to be fair you could feel the hate down there.

Madjeski feels like a fucking swimming pool. http://67.18.37.16/525/186/emo/jack.gif

What about not being the same? Its nearer the good old days down here than it is up there factafuckinmundo.

I admit, things are looking good for us. But i'm not getting too carried away. We've done this before, and dropped out of the top 6 at the end of the season. This season though, we've been looking top quality at times. Had a few boring games (like at Stoke today) but 3pts is 3 pts and thats all that matters at this Stage.

I can't actually believe the Madjeski passed safety tests really.

There are nowhere near enough exits there.

The Bernabau has a shit load of exits and the place is empty in minutes, it takes an age to get out of some grounds in this country, including the Madjeski.

dont get too carried away? how can say that when we are stuck in this pile of Shit! youv'e got it easy as a Reading fan at the mo!

Yep, because you have that great striker Leroy Lita who couldn't get past calamity Jerel for a whole season.

Seriously, you have bought your way to success and I hate any team that does that, especially Wigan who see themselves as an exapmle of how clubs can climb the leagues

WHEN GIVE A SHIT LOAD OF MONEY MAYBE!!!!

Couldnt really give a fuck bb0118. http://67.18.37.16/525/186/emo/blah-sleeping1.gif

But go on.............

It was better when we did it. http://67.18.37.16/525/186/emo/moon2.gif

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As far as new Stadiums go I think the Madjeski is alright.

considering our so called "board" are modelling our new stadium on it i suppose we have to like it

This board couldnt put together a subbuteo football stand, let alone a proper one.

At least you've been there - Top flight football that is.
We might do it and thats a big MIGHT!

i hope you don't

no hard feelings etc

Well fair play to ya. Make sure you enjoy it, because nothing ever lasts forever and things dont seem to last very long at all in football.

Whats your away support been like this year? Any good turnouts up north?

me too! i hope you dont! because our record of all our rivals not being in the premiership ever is one which im proud of! i dont want to see that go but it will one day

Not too bad, could do better but then can't all teams?! Took over 1000 to Stoke today (so Stuart Hall said, as sat in the car park getting out) Home gates better than the last few seasons. If I lived in Reading, I would make all home and aways but as I don't, I can only make all home games and about 50% aways a season. Which I suppose aint bad for an exiled supporter!

How far is it for you to a home game?

dont you get 18000 at home?

to be fair i don't see Reading as rivals and think what they have acheived after the 3.1 home defeat to us is presedent to what we could acheive if we get the support and surroundings.

1000 isnt very good to be honest.

I know you lot like comming to ours. So we'll get through to 3rd round and then you lot can come down to ours. We'll even get excited about it.

 :soapy tit wank:

150 mile round trip from Gloucester

especially only at Stoke too.
not a million miles away either.

being rock bottom of division 3 we took that to Brentford

So only 30 miles more than me and I've missed 1 home game, and 1 away.

You should be ashamed of yourself! :wink:

If we start putting up a fight Id expect us to start taking over 1000 north of Birmingham in the 2nd half of the season.

Shall we tell him we took 3100 to Stoke in 2001 when we stayed up? Nah.

it'd be interesting to compare how many we've taken away compared with other clubs. we'd be well up there i reckon.

Some of us have a life outside footy!  :wink:

  Because it doubled up as a cricket ground....it only had 3 permanentish stands and they were shit....the 4th side which went onto the cricket pitch,, once they'd finished, consisted of what looked like wooden pallets stacked on each other, with space for standing about 20 deep.

 BTW finding a Reading fan in here is like discovering dog shit on your shoe, and you've walked into the carpet.

Yeah, I've been to the cricket ground a few times, but never made it in time to see the two together.

I remember Reading fans did the "go on Swindon forums because Reading are doing well" last season and their bubble burst thus making them nowhere to be seen, until now.

I've hardly ever heard an anti-Reading song at Swindon... I must have at some point.

Oxford are the enemy fullstop.

Better than the likes of Port '4th in the league and 70 away supporters' Vale. Thats for sure.

I never came on here cos we're doing well... My opening post was about whats going on with you guys! Poxford are just shit anyway!

no no no. your on here to rub it in mate. we all know that and quite frankly we couldn't care less if your doing well anyway.

what happened to us, well we didnt manage to find some rich bastard to spend shed loads of cash unlike yourselves...

Exactly....

Nobody gets anywhere in footy without money these days.

Reading and Wigan are perfect examples of how rich bastards can spoil the lives of football fans across the country

and mr abramovich more so

Definitely