I would class Stoke & Reading as similar size clubs now - they have largely been in the same league for the last 15 years - in fact this is probably the only time during that period they have been more successful & in a higher division. When they go back down (next 2 years a certainty) their...

I can see where BR is coming from and I find it depressing that most sides are promoted from this league playing route one. It is even more depressing that once promoted sides can survive playing the same way in the prem - I saw 10 mins of Stoke play on Football First the other week and straight fro...

Some good relevant posts here. I am not local any more but I notice a distinct lack of any criticism/questioning by the local press. Why don't the local press/radio ask challenging questions about what is going wrong? Or are they just not included in the on line versions? The evening post and chroni...

Remember the Chelsea away game - did Gordon Durie get a hat trick in the first 25 mins?

Remember Colin Gordon heading in a corner about 15 mins from the end which put us through - was behind the goal miles from the pitch

The only 2 times I can remember when we have changed manager well into a season when we have struggled we have been relagated Charlie Hurley 1977 - relagated end of season to div 4 Bullivant - 1998 - relagated to league 1 (or whatever it was then) Burns was sacked at the start of the season and inde...

What about gate money, sponsorship etc etc?

Don't feel confident about this - 0-4.

We've had some beatings there over the years - last time I went there we lost 0-4 - I think Mass Sarr was sent off??

Also remember another defeat when Ken Price was sent off which as good as sent us down to div 4.

Agree with most of this but I think whilst the top 6 of teh prem is prob stronger than 06/07 there are more mediocre sides now than 06/07

On the subject of GK, Sal Bibbo was pretty useless in the handful of games he played.

The season we went down under Bullivant it was his horrendous mistake Vs Tranmere which started teh slide - and they hadn't scored for about 100 hours prior to the game

It depends on who bought the club. I would not be in favour of a mega bucks overseas investor as we would lose our identity to some extent and clubs like Chelsea and now Man City do not appear to be well liked by other fans or the press in general - I used to rate Mark Hughes but he sounds like a ri...

It's got to be McGhee - his team gave us teh impetus to move grounds as fans were regularly locked out.

Malcolm Swain = good shout - in fact most of that season's squad come to think of it.

We finished 16th in Div 4 and were hammered 5-0 at Workington in front of 1100 fans.

Things are not that bad now !

1 -2.

We'll take the lead but they'll level before half time and score again before the hour and play out the game.

Both play off finals were bad because of the manner they were lost - missed pen for 3-0 V Bolton and joke own goal Vs Walsall when they were running on empty. The relegation to div 4 in 1983 was bad - we won our game and were celebrating but Exeter who only needed a point to finish above us (I think...

I read somewhere (was it Reading Chronicle?) he has signed permanant for £500K?

Agree 1969 - 1977 was best when we had the narrow hoops with white shorts/socks. I've got a genuine replica top from I think 1982/3 which is half white/half hoops with Osca the kit manufacturer. It's horrible sweaty material though and no wonder the team struggled - I think we went down in that kit ...

It would be nice to see some money spent soon - Cardiff have just spent nearly all the Johnson money on Chopra although don't think he's worth £4m

Top guy and done a great job over the last 4 years but all in all we've done well to get that sort of money for him quite honestly. He is unproven in the Prem to a large extent with just one good season and what is noticable about him (even in championship) is that he cannot do the business in a str...

Definately Town End - Tilehurst End terrace was much larger

Went to both games (age 45) The game at EP was one of those evening games with typical EP atmosphere & actually quite close until the Friday goal - although we were 2-0 up at the time they were having a decent spell just before the goal. I went with my grand-dad and he always insisted on going b...