Coppells parking space

[Whore Jackie]

That's a cracking post Vision.

[Baines]

I don't know how much difference the car park demo actually made but thats not really the point and it certainly can't have done any harm.

The fact that it happened at Reading at all sums us up perfectly. Despite the fact we now regularly get almost 20k more supporters on a match day than when i first started watching us and with all the overblown hyperbole of the Premiership its good to see at our core we're still supported by a fairly large group of what can best be described as eccentric gimps

Don't take this the wrong way as its meant as a compliment but what other set of supporters would be daft enough to organise a demo of internet geeks dancing in a car park for a man that has just masterminded a relegation. We can't even cry properly either can we? While there are always the moist eyed supporters on relegation day we actually have fans (apologies TGWF) who look like they are literally going to cry themselves to death and rather than illicit sympathy which would be the norm for everyone else they just illicit laughter and ridicule from the rest of us.

Its not just the support though, but the club as a whole.

Our manager is just about the only cerebral man in football and who could argue when it seems the worse he actually does the more popular he is.

Our Director Of Football, a rather grand title for a rather grand position you'd have thought. A position fit for a man who carries himself with great authority. Except that at Reading its filled by a man who sounds like he failed an audition for The Clangers and inspires all the confidence of.......well lets be honest a Clanger really.

Then theres the man at the very top. How fitting that we should be owned by a rather effete floppy haired gin drinking (probably) old soak who knows nothing at all about football and spends most of his chairmanship wittering on about a fanciful notion about football clubs in the 21st century actually making a profit!!. The fact that he's now taken to perfecting a comedy limp and just spent the best part of arguably the most crucial press conference in our History wittering on about a rugby player merely adds to it all.

Then theres HNA itself. There are plenty on here that would and frequently have made fun of all your loveable eccentricities but they need to remember they are members of a portal of "Dodds " "f*** off newbie", "ALOL", "ROFL" "inventing the wheel" "Con Air or The Rock" and other such idiosynchrocies. Whether they like it or not they are part and parcel of the whole ungodly shambles.

Some would describe all of the above as actually a bad thing. That we're a laughing stock amongst other supporters, even throwing in that old chestnut about being the most "plastic" club in the country. Well frankly thats bollox. In fact we're the least "plastic" because Reading FC follows its own path, however embarrassing and idiotic it might seem to others, and refuse to follow the sheeplike mentality of the modern football herd.

So strike up the band, give us a blast of Terry & June, and raise you glasses for Reading FC - English Football's Eccentric Gimps.

Shouldn't this have been posted in club policies?

[Ian Royal]

Good shout Vision!

Top job all. Regardless of how much impact it had, the right decision has been made and Coppell knows just how well thought of he is.

He says he wants to stay on so he isn't remembered for relegating us. Well I say he wouldn't have been remembered for that even if he left. He'd have been remembered for his record breaking Championship win and taking us to to the top half of the Premiership in style.

[CholseyRoyal]

Well said Vision.

I am your typical boring old fart who was at Elm Park as a regular throughout the 1950's introduced to the joys of following a Third Division South team by my father, the head of E P Collier Central School as it happens. We never had much to shout about in those days apart from the odd 7-0 thrashing of Colchester and one of the first teams to be televised live against some unknown Russian team.

I don't get to games now but listen every Saturday to Tim and Mick on Radio Berkshire. You youngsters don't really appreciate how far your beloved club has come and how lucky you are to have the top manager of English football in charge, yes he is the best, honourable and full of integrity. Look at what he has achieved with players of limited ability. Fergie et al have it easy, their players are truly World class, Steve has worked with hard working, but basically average players who will give their all for him because they respect him and want to do their best for him. Sadly he was let down by one or two this season who got carried away with the fact they were in the best league in the World and let it swell their heads and they knew if we got relegated they could still play in the Prem by changing clubs, that is to what Marcus was alluding. Well they can move to other Premier League Clubs and the rest can take us back up as they really owe it to their Manager and to us the fans.

Yes we are a small and individual club, however we have mixed it with the big boys and for one season at least showed we are capable of giving them a good game. With Steve at the helm there is a every chance we shall be back, sooner rather than later!

[Gav]

up the ROYALS 107 points anyone

Oh god, can you just imagine what Reading 107 would do if that happened?

[Thou Voice]

up the ROYALS 107 points anyone

Oh god, can you just imagine what Reading 107 would do if that happened?

They would probably spend the afternoon cleaning the studio with tissues after the final whistle on the final day.

[Ian Royal]

up the ROYALS 107 points anyone

Oh god, can you just imagine what Reading 107 would do if that happened?

Exactly! We mustn't settle for anything less than 110 points and 100+ goals. Preferably unbeaten all season as well.

[Royal With Cheese]

up the ROYALS 107 points anyone

Oh god, can you just imagine what Reading 107 would do if that happened?

Exactly! We mustn't settle for anything less than 110 points and 100+ goals. Preferably unbeaten all season as well.

Obviously we'll all be shouting "Coppell OUT" if we lose the first game as well.

[rhroyal]

Obviously we'll all be shouting "Coppell OUT" if we lose the first game as well.

I seem to remember that's what happened last time.

[The 17 Bus]

Having met Vision I can confirm the idea of our gimp fans, but he does talk some bloody good sense.

After PAP ( did Mr Madejski really turn up?), giving Pards my shirt, then him sodding off anyways after him telling me he wasn't, intrumental in the rally, though inadvertantly, I am looking towards my next claim to fame.

HNA has other success as well, the famed curry nights, HNA footy games, FFF, and also Shrimps v HNA annual cricket game, I wonder if ANY other fans site is such a bunch of gimps?

Feck it I LOVE YOU ALL, even you RL and family.

[anR]

up the ROYALS 107 points anyone

Oh god, can you just imagine what Reading 107 would do if that happened?

Obviously they'd donate £107 to the club...

[Maguire]

I don't know how much difference the car park demo actually made but thats not really the point and it certainly can't have done any harm.

The fact that it happened at Reading at all sums us up perfectly. Despite the fact we now regularly get almost 20k more supporters on a match day than when i first started watching us and with all the overblown hyperbole of the Premiership its good to see at our core we're still supported by a fairly large group of what can best be described as eccentric gimps

Don't take this the wrong way as its meant as a compliment but what other set of supporters would be daft enough to organise a demo of internet geeks dancing in a car park for a man that has just masterminded a relegation. We can't even cry properly either can we? While there are always the moist eyed supporters on relegation day we actually have fans (apologies TGWF) who look like they are literally going to cry themselves to death and rather than illicit sympathy which would be the norm for everyone else they just illicit laughter and ridicule from the rest of us.

Its not just the support though, but the club as a whole.

Our manager is just about the only cerebral man in football and who could argue when it seems the worse he actually does the more popular he is.

Our Director Of Football, a rather grand title for a rather grand position you'd have thought. A position fit for a man who carries himself with great authority. Except that at Reading its filled by a man who sounds like he failed an audition for The Clangers and inspires all the confidence of.......well lets be honest a Clanger really.

Then theres the man at the very top. How fitting that we should be owned by a rather effete floppy haired gin drinking (probably) old soak who knows nothing at all about football and spends most of his chairmanship wittering on about a fanciful notion about football clubs in the 21st century actually making a profit!!. The fact that he's now taken to perfecting a comedy limp and just spent the best part of arguably the most crucial press conference in our History wittering on about a rugby player merely adds to it all.

Then theres HNA itself. There are plenty on here that would and frequently have made fun of all your loveable eccentricities but they need to remember they are members of a portal of "Dodds " "f*** off newbie", "ALOL", "ROFL" "inventing the wheel" "Con Air or The Rock" and other such idiosynchrocies. Whether they like it or not they are part and parcel of the whole ungodly shambles.

Some would describe all of the above as actually a bad thing. That we're a laughing stock amongst other supporters, even throwing in that old chestnut about being the most "plastic" club in the country. Well frankly thats bollox. In fact we're the least "plastic" because Reading FC follows its own path, however embarrassing and idiotic it might seem to others, and refuse to follow the sheeplike mentality of the modern football herd.

So strike up the band, give us a blast of Terry & June, and raise you glasses for Reading FC - English Football's Eccentric Gimps.

lolz

[Forbury Lion]

I don't know how much difference the car park demo actually made but thats not really the point and it certainly can't have done any harm.

The fact that it happened at Reading at all sums us up perfectly. Despite the fact we now regularly get almost 20k more supporters on a match day than when i first started watching us and with all the overblown hyperbole of the Premiership its good to see at our core we're still supported by a fairly large group of what can best be described as eccentric gimps

Don't take this the wrong way as its meant as a compliment but what other set of supporters would be daft enough to organise a demo of internet geeks dancing in a car park for a man that has just masterminded a relegation. We can't even cry properly either can we? While there are always the moist eyed supporters on relegation day we actually have fans (apologies TGWF) who look like they are literally going to cry themselves to death and rather than illicit sympathy which would be the norm for everyone else they just illicit laughter and ridicule from the rest of us.

Its not just the support though, but the club as a whole.

Our manager is just about the only cerebral man in football and who could argue when it seems the worse he actually does the more popular he is.

Our Director Of Football, a rather grand title for a rather grand position you'd have thought. A position fit for a man who carries himself with great authority. Except that at Reading its filled by a man who sounds like he failed an audition for The Clangers and inspires all the confidence of.......well lets be honest a Clanger really.

Then theres the man at the very top. How fitting that we should be owned by a rather effete floppy haired gin drinking (probably) old soak who knows nothing at all about football and spends most of his chairmanship wittering on about a fanciful notion about football clubs in the 21st century actually making a profit!!. The fact that he's now taken to perfecting a comedy limp and just spent the best part of arguably the most crucial press conference in our History wittering on about a rugby player merely adds to it all.

Then theres HNA itself. There are plenty on here that would and frequently have made fun of all your loveable eccentricities but they need to remember they are members of a portal of "Dodds " "f*** off newbie", "ALOL", "ROFL" "inventing the wheel" "Con Air or The Rock" and other such idiosynchrocies. Whether they like it or not they are part and parcel of the whole ungodly shambles.

Some would describe all of the above as actually a bad thing. That we're a laughing stock amongst other supporters, even throwing in that old chestnut about being the most "plastic" club in the country. Well frankly thats bollox. In fact we're the least "plastic" because Reading FC follows its own path, however embarrassing and idiotic it might seem to others, and refuse to follow the sheeplike mentality of the modern football herd.

So strike up the band, give us a blast of Terry & June, and raise you glasses for Reading FC - English Football's Eccentric Gimps.

You've just about summed up everything I love about this club.

[Forbury Lion]

up the ROYALS 107 points anyone

Oh god, can you just imagine what Reading 107 would do if that happened?

Obviously they'd donate £107 to the club...

or get 107 fans to take part in a competition to win £107.

[Rawlie19]

[rabidbee]

Excellent post*, Vision, raiseda chuckle.

* Except for the missing apostrophe...

[Ian Royal]

Blue and White hoops rather than black and I'm sold!

[Rawlie19]

Blue and White hoops rather than black and I'm sold!

Well the whole point was it's supposed to look like Coppell's parking space... There is no option for blue and white hoops, but can do white print on blue...

[brendywendy]

stick "party at the parking space -08"
and "i was there" on it and ill have one!

[ElmParker]

Don't take this the wrong way as its meant as a compliment but what other set of supporters would be daft enough to organise a demo of internet geeks dancing in a car park for a man that has just masterminded a relegation.

Preach, brother, preach!

Wonderful post.