What are we here for?

[boy1985]

Southampton a facked now so give it a couple of days and we can safely say we are bigger than them. Then we can all relax.

[Carlin20]

Southampton a facked now so give it a couple of days and we can safely say we are bigger than them. Then we can all relax.

They'll be fine.

[Thaumagurist*]

Pompey chav keyboard warrior. Enough said.

'greed, I've put him on the ignore list.

[West Stand Man]

I've heard Reading fans say they're as big and bigger than Pompey and Southampton.

Pompey - 4 major trophies, many finals and lower league titles

Southampton - top flight 27 years

Reading are a joke. No history at all

One of 10 oldest clubs in the country = long history. Reading's history may not be top flight - but it is a long history and one that we are proud of thank you very much.

Anyway, we are based in a forward thinking and developing town/city not a cess pit just north of the naval dockyard or a dead port that hankers after the days of the Raj.

[Carlin20]

Haha.

Calling me a keyboard warrior?

I cannot see why i've acted in such a way. Just trying to make you see sense with some good reasoning.

[boy1985]

Who's bigger Newcastle or Sunderland?

[Carlin20]

Who's bigger Newcastle or Sunderland?

Newcastle. More trophies. More european ties. Longer in top flight.

[boy1985]

Who's bigger Newcastle or Sunderland?

Newcastle. More trophies. More european ties. Longer in top flight.

Have they though?
I thought Sunderland have won the league more times than Newcastle....

[Carlin20]

Who's bigger Newcastle or Sunderland?

Newcastle. More trophies. More european ties. Longer in top flight.

Have they though?
I thought Sunderland have won the league more times than Newcastle....

Yes, pre 1930, but granted still won them. But Newcastle have 2 more major trophies.

Not only that mind, Newcastle have played over 200 european ties, Sunderland have played 3.

[Thaumagurist*]

Who's bigger Newcastle or Sunderland?

Newcastle. More trophies. More european ties. Longer in top flight.

Have they though?
I thought Sunderland have won the league more times than Newcastle....

Sunderland are currently in the Premiership, Newcastle are not...

[Carlin20]

Sunderland are currently in the Premiership, Newcastle are not...[/quote]

So what. Only a mug would think Sunderland are as big as Newcastle.

[papereyes]

Even back in teh 1980s Robert Maxwell said that a succesful club in teh Thames Valley could be a licence to print money - the catchment area for Reading potentially strecthes from just outside West London virtually to Bristol, and from North Hampshire arguably up to Banbury/Warwick - with good communications links in all four directions. That also takes in some of the most affluent areas in the UK., with numerous technology indutries in the area ensuring prosperity.

And yes, while Portsmouth and Southampton are big conurbations with a tradition of good support, they both have the disadvantage that their catchment area to the South entends only as far as the coastline, and they are so close to each that the other team imposes a "border" on their catchment area in that direction. Also, each location only has one good transport link it - to/from the NE in both cases. Plus, in both locations the traditional industries are in decline and largely have yet to be replaced.

However, having the potential and being able to exploit it are two different things - but if we're just talking about potential from a marketing and demographic point of view then Reading is ideally placed.

I totally disagree. You didn't even sellout for the playoff semi v Burnley. 5k empty seats.

Sorry but the comment that Reading have potential really cannot be disagreed with - they do. Its a matter of the facts of geography and other clubs.

And Dirk, correctly, states that having that potential and explouting it are two different things - so you actually agree with him on that!
Because, yes, we haven't exploited it yet. Hence having the potential yet not selling out the stadium etc.

Is it so hard to follow a total of three paragraphs of argument?

[boy1985]

Sunderland are currently in the Premiership, Newcastle are not...

So what. Only a mug would think Sunderland are as big as Newcastle.[/quote]

It seems to me m8 that you talk as much shite as you claim the Reading fans you have met do.

[Carlin20]

Sunderland are currently in the Premiership, Newcastle are not...

So what. Only a mug would think Sunderland are as big as Newcastle.

It seems to me m8 that you talk as much shite as you claim the Reading fans you have met do.[/quote]


Not nice, no need for that, and I wasn't going to post anything but..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf1-Gf_N_pI

I hope you win a trophy like this in a few years

[Hoop Blah]

Not only that mind, Newcastle have played over 200 european ties, Sunderland have played 3.

...odd, I could've sworn it was all about trophies not number of games played!

I couldn't care less who is bigger, better, more potential or which club has the hairiest bollocks, Reading is my club and I love it (most of the time anyway!) and I wouldn't want to swap it for any other, especially one as jumped up and hung up on non-existence size and importance as Pompey.

There is always a bigger and better club just round the corner, so I don't see why you're that interested in it. If it was the be all and end all you certainly woudn't be a Pompey fan Carlin.

[boy1985]

Watching Reading lose >>> Winning the FA cup but having to share the moment with a spastic cnut ringing a bell.

[Thaumagurist*]

Yeah, HB. And they couldn't even beat a shit Fulham team.

[papereyes]

Watching Reading lose >>> Winning the FA cup but having to share the moment with a spastic cnut ringing a bell.

A bell-ringing numpty who has changed his name to include Portsmouth Football Club

PS yes, HB, exactly. We might be a bit rubbish but that don't change a thing.

[Carlin20]

Not only that mind, Newcastle have played over 200 european ties, Sunderland have played 3.

...odd, I could've sworn it was all about trophies not number of games played!

I couldn't care less who is bigger, better, more potential or which club has the hairiest bollocks, Reading is my club and I love it (most of the time anyway!) and I wouldn't want to swap it for any other, especially one as jumped up and hung up on non-existence size and importance as Pompey.

There is always a bigger and better club just round the corner, so I don't see why you're that interested in it. If it was the be all and end all you certainly woudn't be a Pompey fan Carlin.

Non existance size? Oh the irony. As I said, you can't give us sh*t because you're not as good.

Bigger and better club?

Pompey - 4 majors
Saints - 1 major

Pompey record crowd - 52k
Saints - 32k

[wickedwhispers]

I would say Sunderland were bigger to be honest as they've won the major prize more times. They've won the top flight 6 times and Newcastle have won it 4.