Fulham away

[CountryRoyal]

Not sure of your point here !
In what way is my availability for random games related to whether taking 2500 to Fulham is worth some kind of FIFA award ?

Well that's just it, they aren't random. They are rather unglamorous matches against teams a hell of a long way away. Listen, I detest the concept of and have no intention of getting into that "I'm a better fan than you" bollocks, I just feel that you're in no position to really criticise Reading's away following - if you don't even go.

I don't even know why you find it necessary to make a point out of it anyway? Rightly or wrongly we don't often sell out our allocation so I'm not begrudging anyone for being excited at taking 2.5k +, which (local/"glamour" game or not) is at least two fold our average away following.

And fwiw comparing us to Leeds is just silly.

[Nameless]

I've seen Reading play at over 80 grounds, many of the watching us being crap in the 3rd and 4th divisions. If you think Hull is unglamorous try Mansfield, Chesterfield or Bury. I don't think you are in a position to criticise anyone when you know absolutely nothing about them !
If you thought about it my original point was that it was a bit daft for posters on here to get all excited about an away following that would be unremarkable at the Madejski. That's not a criticism of the people who are going, just pointing out that not for the first time people can get a little bit carried away bigging up anything RFC related.
It should be a good day out, Fulham games usually are. If we take 4,000 then that will be great but if we take the same as anyone else would then let's not get too full of ourselves.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Nameless, please can you stop putting spaces between the word and the exclamation mark? It's really upsetting me !

[bobby1413]

I've seen Reading play at over 80 grounds, many of the watching us being crap in the 3rd and 4th divisions. If you think Hull is unglamorous try Mansfield, Chesterfield or Bury. I don't think you are in a position to criticise anyone when you know absolutely nothing about them !
If you thought about it my original point was that it was a bit daft for posters on here to get all excited about an away following that would be unremarkable at the Madejski. That's not a criticism of the people who are going, just pointing out that not for the first time people can get a little bit carried away bigging up anything RFC related.
It should be a good day out, Fulham games usually are. If we take 4,000 then that will be great but if we take the same as anyone else would then let's not get too full of ourselves.

Thanks for spoiling my away day... I hope you're happy with yourself

[Nameless]

Blimey Bobby, you must struggle to get any enjoyment in life if a couple of mild posts on a message board is enough to drop you into depression !

[Nameless]

Nameless, please can you stop putting spaces between the word and the exclamation mark? It's really upsetting me !

I look on it as being the equivalent of a standup comic pausing slightly before delivering the punchline.

Obviously they tend to be dealing in well thought out and funny quips......

[MoorgateRoyal]

I've seen Reading play at over 80 grounds, many of the watching us being crap in the 3rd and 4th divisions. If you think Hull is unglamorous try Mansfield, Chesterfield or Bury. I don't think you are in a position to criticise anyone when you know absolutely nothing about them !
If you thought about it my original point was that it was a bit daft for posters on here to get all excited about an away following that would be unremarkable at the Madejski. That's not a criticism of the people who are going, just pointing out that not for the first time people can get a little bit carried away bigging up anything RFC related.
It should be a good day out, Fulham games usually are. If we take 4,000 then that will be great but if we take the same as anyone else would then let's not get too full of ourselves.

I think that goes some way to explaining why we have a small fan base compared to teams like Leeds who were massive at that time.

[CountryRoyal]

I've seen Reading play at over 80 grounds, many of the watching us being crap in the 3rd and 4th divisions. If you think Hull is unglamorous try Mansfield, Chesterfield or Bury. I don't think you are in a position to criticise anyone when you know absolutely nothing about them !
If you thought about it my original point was that it was a bit daft for posters on here to get all excited about an away following that would be unremarkable at the Madejski. That's not a criticism of the people who are going, just pointing out that not for the first time people can get a little bit carried away bigging up anything RFC related.
It should be a good day out, Fulham games usually are. If we take 4,000 then that will be great but if we take the same as anyone else would then let's not get too full of ourselves.

But that's just it, we're NOT everyone else. I've already reiterated once or twice that we have, now and before, a relatively small away following. Equally though I'm not sure anyone is getting full of themselves. It's or two people being excited at the prospect of taking 3/4K away. No one, of sane mind at least, would then turn around and say "yes m8, sold out Fullham, we got the best support".

I agree with you that it's not, in my opinion, worth getting that worked up over - but it's hardly cause to disparage those that want to.

[Nameless]

I agree with you that it's not, in my opinion, worth getting that worked up over - but it's hardly cause to disparage those that want to.

Yay ! Welcome to a HNA that consists of people making bland one line statements followed by a series of 'I agree' responses
A message board lives by the fact that one person says something and then someone else disagrees / questions / takes the piss.

Having a new regime of 'oooo, you can't say that' seems daft.....

[CountryRoyal]

I agree with you that it's not, in my opinion, worth getting that worked up over - but it's hardly cause to disparage those that want to.

Yay ! Welcome to a HNA that consists of people making bland one line statements followed by a series of 'I agree' responses
A message board lives by the fact that one person says something and then someone else disagrees / questions / takes the piss.

Having a new regime of 'oooo, you can't say that' seems daft.....

Not as daft as getting worked up because we're not Leeds.

[Green]

Not sure of your point here !
In what way is my availability for random games related to whether taking 2500 to Fulham is worth some kind of FIFA award ?

Well that's just it, they aren't random. They are rather unglamorous matches against teams a hell of a long way away. Listen, I detest the concept of and have no intention of getting into that "I'm a better fan than you" bollocks, I just feel that you're in no position to really criticise Reading's away following - if you don't even go.

I don't even know why you find it necessary to make a point out of it anyway? Rightly or wrongly we don't often sell out our allocation so I'm not begrudging anyone for being excited at taking 2.5k +, which (local/"glamour" game or not) is at least two fold our average away following.

And fwiw comparing us to Leeds is just silly.

One of the way that tribalism in football manifests itself, feeling proud about large away attendances.

Agree with you Country, it's pretty pathetic.

[boycey]

2500 ?
That's a pretty poor turnout. Are we impressed if a team fills one side of the South Stand ?
For probably the best away game of the season, easy to get to and us flying I think that's a disappointing number. 2 weeks still to go though so perhaps we'll get 4000, anything less would be sad.

What are you on about you goon?
we were given 2.5k and we've sold out 2 weeks before the match.
If we're given more we'll sell them.
There will be hundreds, if not thousands in the neutral end.

No need to be sad petal.

[genome]

Bradford Arms aside, what's the best away fans pub?

[floyd__streete]

I am bowled over by the immense levels of support and can only join my fellow Club Policies contributors in bowing down to acknowledge the efforts being made by thousands to make the long and difficult journey (involving at least one change of train) to watch our glorious team play in the far distant reaches of West London. I hear some people are having their breakfast slightly early in order to get there on time. May you be blessed with a goal or two to reward you.

Christ, get a grip. The bed-wetting one-upmanship prissiness of Reading fans in glorious technicolour on this thread.

[bobby1413]

How did a few comments about a decent number of away fans, combined with comments about how it's going to be a really decent trip turn into this?

[Silver Fox]

Bloody hell bob, you're not even new here!

[Nameless]

How did a few comments about a decent number of away fans, combined with comments about how it's going to be a really decent trip turn into this?

Countryboy decided to get all shirty and take things out of context !! Again....

[bobby1413]

Bloody hell bob, you're not even new here!

Haha, I know and I felt I knew the answer before even asking.

[WoodleyRoyal]

allocation increased to 4000 http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article ... 40085.aspx?

[Pepe the Horseman]

Pah. Leeds would've got 40,000.