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by royal.badger » 10 Aug 2007 17:09

Ticksts available until 6pm mr h&p...

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by Huntley & Palmer » 10 Aug 2007 17:10

I went last year and got shit faced so don't remember much of the game, apart from singing 12 Parkinsons over and over. Crate of beer and the TV at home is much more appealing

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by Rawlie19 » 10 Aug 2007 17:56

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Rawlie19 But then they'd be slated for not taking enough! FFS, never mind the saying you can only please half the folk half of the time, you can't please anybody!


But the club wouldn't lose any money, which is ultimately the point. Do you really think they care if there are 1500 or 3000 fans there?


They care about 1,500 reading fans phoning in and moaning about not being able to get a ticket I suspect. The calls they got last year after selling out (and that was 3,000 wasn't it?) would have made them think that they should take all they can get straight up. I thought they would sell all, and while I can understand why they haven't I'm sure lots of others are surprised that they haven't all gone.

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by EASTENDER MARKY » 10 Aug 2007 19:47

EP says we've sold out. :?

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by royal.badger » 13 Aug 2007 09:17

It turns out it was well worth the effort.


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by Royal Lady » 13 Aug 2007 09:19

EASTENDER MARKY EP says we've sold out. :?
Except they weren't and were still on sale on Saturday, together with Chelsea tickets. :roll:

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by Huntley & Palmer » 13 Aug 2007 09:40

royal.badger It turns out it was well worth the effort.


Really? As a game of football it was pretty dire. I certainly counted myself as thankful for watching it on TV

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by Royal Lady » 13 Aug 2007 09:51

If I'd been a neutral, watching that on tv, I'd have turned off and gone and watched some paint dry to be honest. But actually being there and with the crowd all around you in good form, it actually seemed at times as though we were at a cup final! :wink:

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by royal.badger » 13 Aug 2007 09:59

Royal Lady But actually being there and with the crowd all around you in good form, it actually seemed at times as though we were at a cup final! :wink:


Now thats a good point Mrs Lady.


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by AF1 » 13 Aug 2007 12:15

royal.badger It turns out it was well worth the effort.



Agreed, although I wasn't thinking that when the train from Euston sat on the platform for an hour and a half :evil:

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by Alan Partridge » 13 Aug 2007 15:21

Tickets for Chelsea and Everton on generaLOL saLOLe

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by Schards#2 » 13 Aug 2007 15:35

Alan Partridge Tickets for Chelsea and Everton on generaLOL saLOLe


So, basically, anyone in the world who wanted one could have one.

Any thoughts Woodcote?

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by EASTENDER MARKY » 13 Aug 2007 15:42

Alan Partridge Tickets for Chelsea and Everton on generaLOL saLOLe


Basically meaning there's gonna be loads of Chelsea fans in the home ends. :roll:


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by Huntley & Palmer » 13 Aug 2007 16:32

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Alan Partridge Tickets for Chelsea and Everton on generaLOL saLOLe


So, basically, anyone in the world who wanted one could have one.

Any thoughts Woodcote?

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Woodcote Royal It's still the holiday period

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by Woodcote Royal » 13 Aug 2007 17:41

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Alan Partridge Tickets for Chelsea and Everton on generaLOL saLOLe


So, basically, anyone in the world who wanted one could have one.

Any thoughts Woodcote?

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Well.

Everyone knows most seats belong to STH's or Corporate hospitality so, whilst it's impossible to end up with that may unsold, there will be lots of STH's taking their holiday at this time.

Being an evening game, many parents will not take young kids.

There are still 2 days to go to sell what few seats are still available as we enter the nations most popular weeks for a summer holiday, when our gates tend to take a dip but, let's see how many, if any, are not sold .

And, yes, any smug STH who uses such flimsy evidence for not expanding a stadium that has been all but full for the last season and half is indeed a selfish individual.

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by The 17 Bus » 13 Aug 2007 18:10

Look Mr Woody it is blindingly obvious we do not need a bigger stadium, what we need is to up the price of current ST to be able to compete, £650 in the cheap stands would help, £750 in lower west, and £900 in upper west

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by Royal Lady » 13 Aug 2007 18:40

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Alan Partridge Tickets for Chelsea and Everton on generaLOL saLOLe


So, basically, anyone in the world who wanted one could have one.

Any thoughts Woodcote?

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Well.

Everyone knows most seats belong to STH's or Corporate hospitality so, whilst it's impossible to end up with that may unsold, there will be lots of STH's taking their holiday at this time.

Being an evening game, many parents will not take young kids.

There are still 2 days to go to sell what few seats are still available as we enter the nations most popular weeks for a summer holiday, when our gates tend to take a dip but, let's see how many, if any, are not sold .

And, yes, any smug STH who uses such flimsy evidence for not expanding a stadium that has been all but full for the last season and half is indeed a selfish individual.
But you see, Woodcote, I thought that last season most tickets didn't get to general sale. That, surely, is the point. Like it or not, it appears that the paying public in Reading are not as keen to watch matches as they were last season.

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by GJ79 » 13 Aug 2007 18:42

cmonurz Agree with AP - a lot of cost, espcially since every home game I go to this season will cost me £40-50, for a game that we are going to lose.



Well said, do u have next saturdays winning lottery numbers?

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by T.R.O.L.I. » 13 Aug 2007 18:42

Royal Lady But you see, Woodcote, I thought that last season most tickets didn't get to general sale.


I thought the email from the club to someone on here (might have been kiwiroyal) said that the only game that didn't go on general sale last year was Liverpool? Could be wrong though...

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by Behindu » 13 Aug 2007 18:43

I think you need to wait a bit longer and get a bigger sample before you judge that - a midweek game in August is not really a great test.

And even if we 'only' sell out games after general sale it doesn't remove the obvious need to extend the stadium

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