Memories of Elm Park!

[y26 royal]

Had a dream about Elm Park the other night, made me think about how much i miss the old ground! As out dated as it was, would love to experience a match on the southbank again (sadly will never happen) anyone else think watching games these days is just 'too nice and comfortable'??

[West Stand Man]

anyone else think watching games these days is just 'too nice and comfortable'??

Not me.

[Royal With Cheese]

I often dream of Elm Park. I can recall every facet, every smell. The walk down to the southbank before the Rendezvous, the club shop when it was a mere portacabin and the unique smell of the SouthBank tiolets.

I love our success but would have enjoyed it far, far more at Elm Park. If only to have the top 4 complain about the facilities.

[Deathy]

... anyone else think watching games these days is just 'too nice and comfortable'??

Yup.

Miss the terraces, the standing side by side, a little squashed, the madness of scoring a goal and surging forward then finding your feet again and all those you were with.
It took one game in the Southbank for me to fall in love with Reading FC and football. I wouldn't get anywhere near the same feeling again if I was a kid being brought into a nice 'theatre' to watch a football match.

Why is this in rumours?

[AlexY25]

My first game was at elm park.

Home to Tranmere in 1994. We lost 3-1

I remember Tom Jones scoring after Jimmy Quinn missed a header.

Good days

[kirkrich]

Come on somebody, post some pictures, you know you want to

[The 17 Bus]

Come on somebody, post some pictures, you know you want to

good idea, be right back

[SCIAG]

I often dream of Elm Park. I can recall every facet, every smell. The walk down to the southbank before the Rendezvous, the club shop when it was a mere portacabin and the unique smell of the SouthBank tiolets.

I love our success but would have enjoyed it far, far more at Elm Park. If only to have the top 4 complain about the facilities.

We would be bankrupt if that happened. We'd have to put seats in around the whole thing, and our ticket sales would be tiny. We wouldn't be able to afford the wages. Moving to the Madejski was the only way we'd've had that success.

Favourite memory: anything to do with Gilksey.

[The 17 Bus]

Just three from a long way back, one for OKIB and one for Athletico as well



Martin Hicks famous hoof, and yes that is PAul Reaney!! ex leeds and England

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Ollie Kearns is all ready to head it in, shame the keeper got there first

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Rather well known incident, caught by the EP at the time.

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All photo's nicked from The Evening Post, ty for the use.

[Uke]

The famous Mr Spigott.

He's got a lovely right leg. I've got nothing against his right leg. The trouble is — neither has he. He falls down on his left.

[y26 royal]

great pics!!!

[kirkrich]

thanks 17

[Focher]

is it an unfounded rumour that we used to play at Elm Park?