FWIW, in the context of the heated debate on the rumours board, I was in the hotel on Friday afternoon on a conference, and the lad was in with his parents in the bar with Nick Hammond having sealed the deal, so some of the "ITK" posts about conversations and deals being done in public ar...

Screw the cup games, the 2-0 at Eastlands on 3rd Feb 2007 was the one. I was in hospitality with 8 Reading fans and 1 City fan (who was the "stag" on the stag do we were on). Lita was on fire and got both goals, the 2nd an absolute peach following a Bobby Moore style tackle by Shorey to st...

In a counter-game to this, a friend of mine went to Coventry away dressed as Adolf Hitler a couple of years back and DIDN'T get a slap. Accompanied by Superman with accompanying wheelchair et al I'd have thought that would have been a good bet.

Gotta be close to the youngest first team plus subs for both sides combined in any game at this level? Stattos?

Um.... I expect he's a little "loaded" to want to rent in Dawlish Road, shirley? http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=dawlish+road,+reading&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=14.275465,39.331055&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Dawlish+Rd,+Reading+RG...

LOL @ this thread.

BMcD = Coppell with same hair but more words.

When Portsmouth were last promoted from this division (when Leicester were second and Wolves beat us in the playoff semis), they were full of "free transfer journeymen" and loans. At the time they were unstoppable and I hated the fact that they were so strong. They went on to secure Premie...

Am I the only one who thinks Bundesliga >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Championship in terms of showcasing your talents on the global football arena?

Walsall for me.

The second of three 3-1 defeats in a row in 1980/1981 season. Bucks Fizz won Eurovision that night.

That team and squad should be easily good enough to be very competitive in this division.

If he hadn't have been injured against Wolves, could have got us promoted on his own. Absolute legend and one of my favourite players in the last 10 years, if not possibly no.1.

While I like the sentiment associated with the "way football used to be" and the points that Ian H makes, there is of course both a limit and a middle-ground. Yes I want my club to see success, but I want grass-roots success not Chelsea/Man City style "buy what you want". Then I ...

Its a hard balance. 5-1 against Croatia - albeit under their prime, is no mean feat. We are seriously strong and with Capello we have a strategy to die for. You've got to feel competitive under the strategy that we deliver on. We are not beautiful, but if you can beat teams by such a margin then you...

Really tough this one. Our first team squad of about 19 is superb. (4-1-3-2) Federici Cummings Mills O'Dea Bertrand (Armstrong when fit) Gunnarsson (or Karacan) Matejovsky Howard Tabb Hunt Rasiak Subs: Hamer Kebe Sigurdsson McAnuff Pearce Long Karacan/Gunnarsson No place (yet!) for HRK, Davies, Chur...

Michael Thomas

Rasiak? Tieing up loose ends?

Alternatively there are some good sales on a West Quay, and the new Ikea is rather spot on.

Exactly the sort of player we needed today against Newcastle.

3-0 - end game