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[philM]

STAR rep basically getting bummed. Why oh why not prepare a little better.

Did seem a little nervous, but fair to him for standing up for RFC.

You could nit-pick for hours and get nowhere with Holt.

It's really about a whole different level. Take the manager thing..

All of the other premiership managers are jekyll/hyde cartoon combinations. The press turns them into that. The sports journalists needs the "Soap" to go on otherwise they haven't got jobs. They HAVE to make Coppell into Mr Nice/Mr Nasty, and build all the other RFC "characters", otherwise they ain't got any copy on Reading apart from the facts, which doesn't sell their papers.

The idea that Reading could achieve what we have in "their" world without playing their games might be starting to niggle a few of them. Honesty, hard work and team spirit aren't the usual credentials.

[Yorkshire Royal]

Holt doesn't like Reading. He's not alone. I know a lot of people that don't like our club and what they stand for. The only difference is that this particular chap writes a column for a third rate newspaper.

I don't think there is any "not in our world" conspiracy..

[bigmike]

I was expecting a good phone in and what did we get? A oxf*rd joke interview with a oxf*rd joke tabLOLid journalist.

Thanks for nothing

How did you want it then?

More that 1 phone call from someone who sounded like he was a white mouse in a tampax factory.

Fair play to john I know you were nervous.

[Rhys The Royal]

Holt doesn't like Reading. He's not alone. I know a lot of people that don't like our club and what they stand for. The only difference is that this particular chap writes a column for a third rate newspaper.

And what would you say we do stand for?

Fantastic football and fair play? Yes, easy to dislike that.

[Diddyroyal]

to be honest i am totally bored of this now, who really cares what he thinks?

time to get over it me thinks!

[weybridgewanderer]

well thats another load of ammo for holt to hit us with

he was well prepared, open to be challenged and "we" appeared unprepared, made a lot of noise but had no ubstance

[Yorkshire Royal]

And what would you say we do stand for?

Fantastic football and fair play? Yes, easy to dislike that.

Hold on, hold on, before you lot start laying into me.. That's not what I think. That is actually my stock response to when people say they hate our club and what they stand for...

[Rhys The Royal]

well thats another load of ammo for holt to hit us with

he was well prepared, open to be challenged and "we" appeared unprepared, made a lot of noise but had no ubstance

It wasn't 'we', it was a man called John's opinions. Holt could hit 'John' with that, but I don't think he's really going to use that against the club....

I hope.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

Holt doesn't like Reading. He's not alone. I know a lot of people that don't like our club and what they stand for. The only difference is that this particular chap writes a column for a third rate newspaper.

And what would you say we do stand for?

Fantastic football and fair play? Yes, easy to dislike that.

and I'd say other than the whinging fans of teams we've beaten, hardly anyone has a bad word for us.


I have to say though, Oliver Holt sounded about 20 years older than he looks.

I thought he was going to be on there for an hour, and thought that at least when the nervous guy goes there'll be a few other people able to have a go.

[weybridgewanderer]

well thats another load of ammo for holt to hit us with

he was well prepared, open to be challenged and "we" appeared unprepared, made a lot of noise but had no substance

It wasn't 'we', it was a man called John's opinions. Holt could hit 'John' with that, but I don't think he's really going to use that against the club....

I hope.

john was represtening Reading fans

[bigmike]

Holt doesn't like Reading. He's not alone. I know a lot of people that don't like our club and what they stand for. The only difference is that this particular chap writes a column for a third rate newspaper.

And what would you say we do stand for?

Fantastic football and fair play? Yes, easy to dislike that.

Holt is a sad little man who cant admit what team he actually supports..

As he said Man city or Utd might be closer to the team he suports... Smoke screen me thinks ...

If he is a Man u fan hes the only one that I have met that does not respect Reading... Even Alex Ferguson said reading are the team of the year and coppell is the manager of the year ..... But hey Holt knows more about football than Sir Alex

[Gav]

LOL, that was diabolical!

I know he was nervous, but all this 'I can answer every single point, and want a right to reply in the Mirror with the same prominence as your original article' business was just cack.

Holt's reply? 'what did you want to reply to that warrants one?'

Star man, 'eeeerm, I don't know, I'm sh*tting bricks and havent prepared even one solid backup argument to it'

[TFF]

LOL, that was diabolical!

I know he was nervous, but all this 'I can answer every single point, and want a right to reply in the Mirror with the same prominence as your original article' business was just cack.

Holt's reply? 'what did you want to reply to that warrants one?'

Star man, 'eeeerm, I don't know, I'm sh*tting bricks and havent prepared even one solid backup argument to it'

All Mr Keen did wrong was get drawn into an on-air argument with the odious Mr Holt. He should have just stuck to asking for the right to reply via the paper.

To be fair Tim could have stepped in and defended him a little better.

[Alan Partridge]

Dirk GentLOLy

[Gav]

He should have just stuck to asking for the right to reply via the paper.

'I have read the press complaints commission blah blah blah'

'So what specifically do you deserve the right to reply for?'

'I don't have an answer to that, the most obvious of comeback responses'

He didn't get drawn away from the right to reply comment, he couldn't back it up.

All mouth and no substance. Holt showed no fear in his preparedness and gave him every opportunity to challenge him properly. A real opening to take him to task, and it's a shame that what should have been the best possible representative of the supporters was nervous and unprepared.

[Coppelled Streets]

Drik GentLOLy

Drik? Maybe you meant Drink Gently?

[Alan Partridge]

Drik GentLOLy

Drik? Maybe you meant Drink Gently?

my speLOLOLing today.

[Royal Lady]

Holt doesn't like Reading. He's not alone. I know a lot of people that don't like our club and what they stand for. The only difference is that this particular chap writes a column for a third rate newspaper.

I don't think there is any "not in our world" conspiracy..

They used what you said as if you'd texted it in just now!

[weybridgewanderer]

All mouth and no substance. Holt showed no fear in his preparedness and gave him every opportunity to challenge him properly. A real opening to take him to task, and it's a shame that what should have been the best possible representative of the supporters was nervous and unprepared.

absolutely

wasn't the best advert for STAR membership

I hope Jon is more prepared when he is "our" spokesperson when meeting with the club otherwise the club will walk all over him

[Gav]

I hope Jon is more prepared when he is "our" spokesperson when meeting with the club otherwise the club will walk all over him

Exactly why this interview scared the living crap out of me. These guys are supposed to be our representatives, and were supposed to have chosen the best man to take on Holt.

Holt put him under literally ZERO pressure, and he buckled!