Those of us with longer memories tend to recall the bad old days of Frank Waller.......... By comparison the arrival of Mr Mad was for many of us like Moses fresh from godly communication at the summit of Mt Sinai. In recent years some of his business judgements may have been faulty, but he never al...

Having two daughters supporting RFC seems quite a rare thing as far as I can tell from the responses! My youngest was also part of the Reading Royal Ladies run by Doug (can't remember his surname) from Twyford in the late 1980's/ early 1990's. On occasions the team used to have half of the pitch at ...

That rings a bell.
I remember the walls were painted brown - a choice colour for a shit pub. The beer was good though - they served a surprisingly good 'skull attack' otherwise known as Brains SA. I assume it was demolished years ago............

I'm 4th generation. Great grandfather started going when we joined the football league in 1920. Grandpa (living in Caversham) started going pre-war, about 1930ish from memory. Dad's first game in 1950 My first game in October 1990 (a 2-1 defeat at home to Leyton Orient where I was mascot, coinciden...

Brilliant to see RFC has (almost) entered into the annuls of Ancestry.com. I seem to recall a few dedi's had their ashes scattered around the hallowed turf of EP, or was that one of these apocryphal stories that assume truth and magnitude after about 30 years? My grandson of 4yrs living in Yorkshire...

Hi Lux, Until the kids arrived I was always behind the goal at the Tilehurst end. When my two girls came along from about the age of 6 or so in the Stands nearest those choice loos. My eldest still talks about the first game she went to - Newport County, 2-1, Ollie Kearns scored one of them. Then th...

Ok, ok get the newbie crapology out of the way first if you must.............have read Hob Nob for probably too long for my own health and safety - but then, hell, it's all subjective, fun and an opportunity to shit over your own soapbox................. Idle speculation.........(Bury, in the rain, ...

Dazed and Confused / Trampled Underfoot : Led Zep. Tough Times Ahead : John Mayall At The Bottom : Rory Gallagher Flight of Icarus : Iron Maiden. There's far too many.................................but then sounding a note of insane optimism how about - Learning To Fly : Pink Floyd........... :D

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