Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Whore Jackie » 27 Mar 2009 22:13

Winchester Royal Sunderland, because we had to go to Newcastle, and then get the metro down to The Stadium of Light.


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Similarly flown to Newcastle and then got the train down to Middlesbrough. Furthest day-trip probably Blackburn.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by dellwoodboy » 27 Mar 2009 22:48

NEWCASTLE for me.
It was the third round of the F.A.Cup in 1969 and Itravelled up overnight from London arriving before dawn.
On the same train were Fulham supporters going to Sunderland and they won easily Malcom McDonald getting a hat-trick I think.
This caused huge cheers over the tannoy at St.James Park at the end of the game.
We lost 3-0 if I remember correctly but did not deserve to do so.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Stevie G » 27 Mar 2009 22:56

Osnabruck, Germany, just to see us lose at Cardiff with the whole family, and return prompto against our plans.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by madreadingfan » 27 Mar 2009 22:59

newcastle,middelsborough or sunderland

newcastle is probably the furthest away tho lol

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Row V » 27 Mar 2009 23:48

3 veesinarow Lightweights.

Seen glorified training sessions/practice matches deep in a Swedish forest...

otherwise Newcastle, of course, for serious matches.


Quite, I've travelled from Newark, NJ, USA.


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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by North Somerset Royal » 28 Mar 2009 00:09

Over 10,000 miles this season altogether home & away.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Russell Street » 28 Mar 2009 00:14

Got to be Scumampton to Newcastle.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Jackson Corner » 28 Mar 2009 01:57

Carlisle mid week for a 0-0. I think that's the furthest north we can go out of the current football league clubs?

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Millsy » 28 Mar 2009 04:31

Once I was visiting Ayre's Rock in Australia wen Reading got a replay against Barnet in the Coca-Cola Cup.

I travelled on foot to the nearest airport and flew to England to get to Reading just in time for the last ten minutes of the game and I went back again.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by percy_freeman » 28 Mar 2009 07:51

I travelled quite often from my home in Benalmadena to home and away games, approx 1200 mile round trrip.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Deathy » 29 Mar 2009 09:31

Magnus What's the furtherest distance you've travelled to watch your beloved team play?

Probably Sheffield for me.


I drove to all but 2 home games whilst living in Leeds. 445 mile round trip sometimes twice a week.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by royalroo » 29 Mar 2009 10:43

Brisbane to Reading to watch Reading loose to Portsmouth on New Years Day 2008. Oh well, at least i saw my family.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Whistle » 29 Mar 2009 14:42

Blyth in the Cup - furthest Reading have ever travelled to play a match in England - north of Newcastle for the newbs.


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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by LUX » 29 Mar 2009 15:45

I've done Lux to Newcastle, Sunderland, Wigan and Leeds. Two wins, two defeats.

Based in Reading, the furthest I ever travelled was the FA Cup train special to Hereford in about 1977.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Deathy » 29 Mar 2009 16:06

royalroo Brisbane to Reading to watch Reading loose to Portsmouth on New Years Day 2008. Oh well, at least i saw my family.


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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Ark Royal » 29 Mar 2009 16:08

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Ark Royal The Rosaleda in Malaga and I did not watch. I played.


Feck off! I watched and didn't play. Remind me of one thing; what was the best goal Mick Gooding ever scored?


The equalizer at Stockport, you cnut! No Burnley header came even close.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Ark Royal » 29 Mar 2009 16:09

Whistle Blyth in the Cup - furthest Reading have ever travelled to play a match in England - north of Newcastle for the newbs.


Respect! That's the winner for me. Could not make that one, but my Mum let me ponce off school for the replay.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Whistle » 29 Mar 2009 20:08

Ark Royal
Whistle Blyth in the Cup - furthest Reading have ever travelled to play a match in England - north of Newcastle for the newbs.


Respect! That's the winner for me. Could not make that one, but my Mum let me ponce off school for the replay.


Must have taken 8 hours there and 8 hours back on a 1970s British Rail football special :shock: . I'm surprised that the state of the toilets at the end wasn't seared into my mind forever.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by Dick Habbin's hairdo » 30 Mar 2009 18:12

Ark - I didn't bunk off school for the Blyth replay with my Mum's approval - I just went anyway as school was on the Tilehurst Rd

I do 5 or 6 matches home or away each season - and each one is a c. 7,000 mile roundtrip..... but I used to be a STH when living in Leeds/Keighley/Bradford.... full marks for Deathy.

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Re: Furthest you've travelled to watch RFC

by AndyRFC » 30 Mar 2009 23:10

probably newcastle. although Portsmouth to Sheffield cant be to far shoter than terms of distance

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