Games you can remember because they were so boring

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by handbags_harris » 07 Jan 2009 21:07

Think you may be confusing that Oldham game with one 2 seasons later. The one you allude to was the 1-1 draw in Sep/Oct 99, and John Polston scored in a ridiculous minute of injury time. Oldham took the lead with about 60-70 minutes played, at which point I got up and left, one of the only times I've ever done that. Caskey missed a first half penalty, and the rest was just sh*t.

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by Kitsondinho » 07 Jan 2009 21:29

Yeah thats the one....and I should have known it was Polston!! Was an awful game.

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by Royal With Cheese » 07 Jan 2009 22:14

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rabidbee For boring, what about that game at Elm Park in the mid-90s that was only relieved by the old duffer who fell asleep with his pipe in his pocket? The mass evacuation of the Main stand represented the only action on the pitch all afternoon. IIRC we lost 1-0 with a last minute goal. Notts County?


I thought we won that 2-0 - Lovell, Hartenberger?

Spot on.

What's more, Uwe's goal celebration lost its way completely and he ended up doing some sort of arm round the head thing that would have embarassed Depeche Mode's David Gahan.

Awesome, and not a boring game at all. Feck off.

Didn't Archie tear his hamstring that game as well?

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by The Prisoner » 07 Jan 2009 23:46

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The Prisoner At the end of the game Balbo Boskobobbins or whatever his name was (tiny serbian or somewhere like that striker?) came round the corporate bit and I thought he was a waiter and asked him to get me a pint of lager. He didn't.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

You corporate whore.


Pass the prawn sandwiches and please ask those rowdy fans to pipe down! oh. they have (it being a home game and all) :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by Rex » 08 Jan 2009 08:13

Any Watford game except this seasons away game (naturally!!).


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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by Thaumagurist* » 08 Jan 2009 10:34

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Berry The Last game at Elm Park springs to mind V Norwich, we were Relegated, it was 0-0 and Robert Fleck who was playing for us Recieved a Player of the Year award from Norwich Pre-Match, The whole game resembled a Funeral


That was truely dire. So bad, in fact, to this day my memory is convinced we lost 3-0.

So dire that the fans in the southbank decided to jump over the barrier and pick up pieces of the turf to toss at each other....

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by papereyes » 08 Jan 2009 10:35

Didn't Archie tear his hamstring that game as well?


That sounds about right.

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by papereyes » 08 Jan 2009 10:36

Berry The Last game at Elm Park springs to mind V Norwich, we were Relegated, it was 0-0 and Robert Fleck who was playing for us Recieved a Player of the Year award from Norwich Pre-Match, The whole game resembled a Funeral


1-0 Norwich. About 70 minutes in.

Absolutely pointless.

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by Franchise FC » 08 Jan 2009 14:43

Hereford 0 Stockport 0 - early 80's

One shot on goal, whistle had already gone for offside.

Highlight was the 10 header head tennis in midfield.


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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by strap » 09 Jan 2009 00:44

BarryWhiteRFC Stoke City 0 Reading 0. 13 January 2001.

I think there was only truely one, maybe 2 efforts on target in the entire match. I also took a neutral friend to this match who has not bothered to see Reading play since, it was the most boring game ever.

However, Reading 0 Luton Town 0 Boxing day in 95, maybe 96 deserves a mention, but we did hit the post in that game, but it was still a crap match.


Christ I remember that game. (Boxinbg Day 94). It was the one after we'd tonked Wolves 4-2 the first game after FSB left us. The WOlves game was live on TV and I watchd it with my 2 boys. They were so impressed they asked me to take them to the nexthome game. They were 5 and 3 at the time, so I got tickets at the front of the Norfolk Rd stand. The kids were bored senseless. The younger one was asleep mindway through the first half, whilst the elder managed to hold out until after half-time. Quite how they turned in RFC nuts is beyond me after that!

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by RoyalBird » 09 Jan 2009 16:19

Reading 1-0 Luton League Cup match, think it was 2005. Game was one of the worst matches in sport, let alone for Reading. An Oster free kick where he crossed it in, missed everyone, including the goalkeeper to trickle in, and Eric Obinna's debut which saw more offsides in one match than Nicky Forster accumulated in a season (which was a lot to be fair!).

Reading 0-0 Plymouth also comes to mind, where the highlight was watching a guy in a Bill Oddie mask dancing and 'the chant' which you all know. May be mistaken but I think Sonko had to deputise up front for the remainder of the match :shock: .

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Re: Games you can remember because they were so boring

by SLAMMED » 09 Jan 2009 18:08

RoyalBird 'the chant' which you all know.


What chant is that?

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