starliaison I was asked at the senior management meeting today to pass on a message to all fans of Reading, the East stand and Y26 in particular, that the club will not condone persistant standing and will certainly not allow abuse of the stewards who are doing the job they are employed for.
This is not a discussion of what the rules should be and whether we agree with them but a warnng that the rules that currently exist will be enforced and if it is necessary large numbers may find themselves banned from the Madejski.
The club is particularly aware that Reading fans are bottom of the fans fair play league and possibly working towards reduced away allocations if they continue this way. Although our fans are witty and knowledgeable in some songs, their song on Saturday abusing their own stewards is a step too far for the club.
1. The sooner standing areas are re-introduced the better, there never was a need for all seater stadiums just better stewarding of what there was already. However as things are currently, people should sit down full stop.
2. What is this idiot fans fair play league exactly? What earns 'points' and what doesn't? Surely any fans league should be rated on behaviour and friendliness etc.. and I haven't seen anything to suggest we're a bunch of violent halfwits or Jade Goody types.