by floyd__streete » 14 Feb 2010 20:14
by Terminal Boardom » 14 Feb 2010 20:22
by andrew1957 » 14 Feb 2010 20:29
floyd__streete Well, a funny thing happened to me yesterday - for the first time in a couple of seasons I thoroughly enjoyed a match at the Madejski.
Playing against a side who are absolute certs to be promoted from our division this season, a side who beat us comfortably a matter of months ago, Reading played with plenty of b*llocks.....rather than playing absolute b*llocks as has so often been the case in recent times. Down to 10 men against a very decent team we all feared the worst especially as they had out-passed us to death after their first equaliser. But Reading lifted it again, Bryn drove us forward and West Brom capitulated in having their own man sent off and then we bossed them; this was a chance to make history and our players just weren't going to allow the opposition to put us out on our home turf. Great stuff.
And the crowd weren't going to be over-awed by 4,000 travelling supporters as boisterous as those Baggies fans always are. Our drones raised their game too, as we always tend to do against a big away support, and there wasn't even a god-awful chorus of how sh*t must you be to be heard. The Albion fans were giving it the billy big-b*llocks outside the ground, but only because they had been out-shouted inside when it mattered. Some good old fashioned abuse being chanted back and forth betwee East and South stand as we all streamed away from the ground; no-one got hurt, so happy days.
Some truly memorable moments yesterday. Kebe - rather aptly for someone who moves like sh*t off a shovel - now has the honour of scoring our fastest goal ever, which was bonkers in absolutely every way. Then the Church goal; everyone rose, waited, agonised as Carson raised a hand, and went potty as the scraps were swept home. Memorable.
Of course, Reading being Reading rarely does the big ocassion have a truly happy ending but the intial disappointment at narrowly failing to get the job done yesterday is tempered by the realisaton that we get another go at it and we have the incentive of today's brilliant home draw. Of course, we have no chance in the replay.....just like we had no chance at Anfield.
83 years. Several generations of RFC fans have never seen their team get to the last 8 of the cup. You can imagine that legendary supporters such as Roy Tranter and Frank Orton would have given that a huge thumbs up yesterday. I know I certainly did.
by Big Foot » 14 Feb 2010 20:32
by Far Canal » 14 Feb 2010 21:46
by Pseud O'Nym » 14 Feb 2010 21:51
floyd__streete Bryn drove us forward and West Brom capitulated in having their own man sent off and then we bossed them
by Rawlie19 » 14 Feb 2010 22:43
by leww_rfc » 14 Feb 2010 22:57
by AthleticoSpizz » 14 Feb 2010 22:58
by seahawk10 » 15 Feb 2010 04:32
Far Canal An excellent summary Floyd; a pleasure to read.
by Comfortably Numb » 15 Feb 2010 08:05
floyd__streete Well, a funny thing happened to me yesterday - for the first time in a couple of seasons I thoroughly enjoyed a match at the Madejski.
Playing against a side who are absolute certs to be promoted from our division this season, a side who beat us comfortably a matter of months ago, Reading played with plenty of b*llocks.....rather than playing absolute b*llocks as has so often been the case in recent times. Down to 10 men against a very decent team we all feared the worst especially as they had out-passed us to death after their first equaliser. But Reading lifted it again, Bryn drove us forward and West Brom capitulated in having their own man sent off and then we bossed them; this was a chance to make history and our players just weren't going to allow the opposition to put us out on our home turf. Great stuff.
And the crowd weren't going to be over-awed by 4,000 travelling supporters as boisterous as those Baggies fans always are. Our drones raised their game too, as we always tend to do against a big away support, and there wasn't even a god-awful chorus of how sh*t must you be to be heard. The Albion fans were giving it the billy big-b*llocks outside the ground, but only because they had been out-shouted inside when it mattered. Some good old fashioned abuse being chanted back and forth betwee East and South stand as we all streamed away from the ground; no-one got hurt, so happy days.
Some truly memorable moments yesterday. Kebe - rather aptly for someone who moves like sh*t off a shovel - now has the honour of scoring our fastest goal ever, which was bonkers in absolutely every way. Then the Church goal; everyone rose, waited, agonised as Carson raised a hand, and went potty as the scraps were swept home. Memorable.
Of course, Reading being Reading rarely does the big ocassion have a truly happy ending but the intial disappointment at narrowly failing to get the job done yesterday is tempered by the realisaton that we get another go at it and we have the incentive of today's brilliant home draw. Of course, we have no chance in the replay.....just like we had no chance at Anfield.
83 years. Several generations of RFC fans have never seen their team get to the last 8 of the cup. You can imagine that legendary supporters such as Roy Tranter and Frank Orton would have given that a huge thumbs up yesterday. I know I certainly did.
by glenroyal » 15 Feb 2010 09:21
by The Surgeon of Crowthorne » 15 Feb 2010 09:25
by LUX » 15 Feb 2010 09:39
by Tony Le Mesmer » 15 Feb 2010 09:41
by Stolp » 15 Feb 2010 09:49
by Hoop Blah » 15 Feb 2010 10:21
by Barry the bird boggler » 15 Feb 2010 17:21
by Rawlie19 » 15 Feb 2010 18:36
Barry the bird boggler Shame we didn't get Portsmouth in the QFs then if we beat WBA and Portsmouth go bust we could have had a bye to the semis...
by Franchise FC » 15 Feb 2010 18:39
Rawlie19Barry the bird boggler Shame we didn't get Portsmouth in the QFs then if we beat WBA and Portsmouth go bust we could have had a bye to the semis...
First person I've heard say that...
I'd rather not get to another round via a bye, so pleased that if we overcome WBA then we get to face either Aston Villa or Crystal Palace. Both are very beatable if we can continue to have good days in the cup, whereas Chelsea would have been probably the worst team to come up against. Man City are a team I'd think we'd struggle against, but then if Stoke can contain them then I'm sure we could.
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