Reading FC was a West Reading club

[handbags_harris]

Floyd, customarily you're a man of sound judgment...

[prostak]

I love the application of 'Ossie' and 'Wessie' to Redingensians.
Anyone who defends West Reading has never had to take a 38 (or whatever the current incarnation of that route may be) all the way to Purley.

[handbags_harris]

I love the application of 'Ossie' and 'Wessie' to Redingensians.
Anyone who defends West Reading has never had to take a 38 (or whatever the current incarnation of that route may be) all the way to Purley.

Why would you need to take the 28 (as the closest bus to the 38 is numbered now) when you have a car?

[Para Handy]

Indeed. The first game was played at King's Meadow making Reading a Caversham club. The West Reading mob are plastic johnny come latelys.

1st game was at Reading school.

Swing and a miss you safari suited twat.

[oldebiscuit]

VaLOLid. Seriously though, whenever I have to venture west of the Ramada I begin to feel unsafe and no little depressed. I genuinely feel for anyone who lives in the other half of the town, a genuinely gloomy place it is with your weird Oxford Road streetlighting and run-down sex shops. You all buy your dinner from the 555 fish bar too. It is like a different town, indeed a different world. West Reading = the DDR, East Reading = the BRD, they should build a brick wall along the IDR. And aren't your accents weird: "dayn tayn to pop in to the caynsil."

Oh Dear! what a shame, floyd has stooped to primary school mentality! And aren't your accents weird? 'Your' accents? I think that you will find that the accent you are referring to is the indigineous Reading/Berkshire accent, found occasionally in all areas of the Town and certainly no more in West reading than any where else, you Silly Boy!

[bigshaka'away']

i have to admit that the whole Town is a grey, un-inspiring and not very attractive, being the sort of place that you wouldn't visit unless you had some business here or a relative to visit. All the areas have a few nice spots, ( The Warren, Oak Tree Road, The University area etc.) but generally not one suburb is much better than another. There seems to be a lot of serious crime and 'No Go Areas' in CAVERSHAM, but nice restaurants. In TILEHURST there is a lot of, but less serious crime, but not a decent restaurant to be found (except Indian), and its where lots of Reading players used to live in the days when they earned ordinary money. SOUTHCOTE and COLEY just seem to be unattractive Council Estates. WOODLEY is full of 'Wannabee Gangsters'/Village Idiots' and no decent venues. WHITLEY, not even a pub now because the Locals can't behave. EARLEY, dull, soulless area with lots of 'Mr. Average' ugly 1960's housing, neatly cut front lawns and HP cars (check out 'Mr. Clean' by 'The Jam'), and full of students who just think that Reading is the nearest shopping convenience to their University. EAST READING/NEWTOWN, its where you go to buy your coke. Full of 'Dodgy Characters' that would chiv you up without a second thought. WEST READING (see east Reading) and its where you go for seedy late night entertainment after you've been kicked out of the pubs. The Oxford Road probably the most interesting road in Reading, although you wouldn't want to live there. But for reasons that i can't explain, i like living in Reading.

great post - i have updated wikipdia


I live in Caversham and would love to know which area is a 'no go areas', as they seemed to have passed me by. This has confused me. - also what serious crime, other than the odd mugging?????? Its no nivarna, but its nothing like you have suggested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire

[prostak]

VaLOLid. Seriously though, whenever I have to venture west of the Ramada I begin to feel unsafe and no little depressed. I genuinely feel for anyone who lives in the other half of the town, a genuinely gloomy place it is with your weird Oxford Road streetlighting and run-down sex shops. You all buy your dinner from the 555 fish bar too. It is like a different town, indeed a different world. West Reading = the DDR, East Reading = the BRD, they should build a brick wall along the IDR. And aren't your accents weird: "dayn tayn to pop in to the caynsil."

Oh Dear! what a twat, floyd has stooped to primary school mentality! And aren't your accents weird? 'Your' accents? I think that you will find that is the indigineous Reading/Berkshire accent, heard occasionally in all areas of the Town and certainly no more in West reading than any where else, you Silly Boy!

Sorry - that accent has but a trace of the true Berkshire accent, which seems to have died out during the 80s and 90s. When I was growing up, people from Earley had different accents to those from Purley or Tilehurst, but not any more.

[Arch]

Redingensians.

Only applicable to those educated within the bounds of Erleigh Rd, Craven Rd, Addington Rd and Alexandra Rd.

[prostak]

Well, we're the only ones from this town who matter, honey.

[Fox Talbot]

Indeed. The first game was played at King's Meadow making Reading a Caversham club. The West Reading mob are plastic johnny come latelys.

1st game was at Reading school.

Swing and a miss you safari suited twat.

No, first game was on King's Meadow.

No, in my day you'd just as easily hit a brighter-than-average urchin who had been forced into a lounge suit at the age of 11.

[floyd__streete]

Oh Dear! what a shame, floyd has stooped to primary school mentality! And aren't your accents weird? 'Your' accents? I think that you will find that the accent you are referring to is the indigineous Reading/Berkshire accent, found occasionally in all areas of the Town and certainly no more in West reading than any where else, you Silly Boy!

Is it really necessary for me to put a winky-face after I post something tongue-in-cheek when bored? How did we ever cope with irony before emoticons?

[glass half full]

Elm Park was a good metaphor for West Reading actually; shabby, ugly looking and unloved by the population at large.

Madejski Stadium sums up all that one would associate with our fans from other areas of town: plastic, a bit souless and generally shit.

VaLOLid. Seriously though, whenever I have to venture west of the Ramada I begin to feel unsafe and no little depressed. I genuinely feel for anyone who lives in the other half of the town, a genuinely gloomy place it is with your weird Oxford Road streetlighting and run-down sex shops. You all buy your dinner from the 555 fish bar too. It is like a different town, indeed a different world. West Reading = the DDR, East Reading = the BRD, they should build a brick wall along the IDR. And aren't your accents weird: "dayn tayn to pop in to the caynsil."

Dinner at the 555 used to be the highlight of my evening before a match. I remember bumping into the late (and always friendly) Dennis Allen and calling out something inane like "Let's have a couple of goals from you tonight, Mr. Allen (I was respectful) and receiving the reply that he would try his best. Happy days...

[Para Handy]

No, first game was on King's Meadow.

No, in my day you'd just as easily hit a brighter-than-average urchin who had been forced into a lounge suit at the age of 11.

Not sure what you're on about there Fox. I'm agreeing that the first game was at King's Meadow. I was trying to post a satirical reply to the previous poster. Your post was informative and I didn't mean to imply otherwise.

[oldebiscuit]

I live in Caversham and would love to know which area is a 'no go areas', as they seemed to have passed me by. This has confused me. - also what serious crime, other than the odd mugging?????? Its no nivarna, but its nothing like you have suggested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire

[/quote]

Evesham road, Alston Walk, etc. I think you will find it difficult to get a taxi to those destinations. Also, most of the recent shootings and murders in Reading have been committed in Caversham. Not a dig, but a fact.

[oldebiscuit]

VaLOLid. Seriously though, whenever I have to venture west of the Ramada I begin to feel unsafe and no little depressed. I genuinely feel for anyone who lives in the other half of the town, a genuinely gloomy place it is with your weird Oxford Road streetlighting and run-down sex shops. You all buy your dinner from the 555 fish bar too. It is like a different town, indeed a different world. West Reading = the DDR, East Reading = the BRD, they should build a brick wall along the IDR. And aren't your accents weird: "dayn tayn to pop in to the caynsil."

Oh Dear! what a twat, floyd has stooped to primary school mentality! And aren't your accents weird? 'Your' accents? I think that you will find that is the indigineous Reading/Berkshire accent, heard occasionally in all areas of the Town and certainly no more in West reading than any where else, you Silly Boy!

Sorry - that accent has but a trace of the true Berkshire accent, which seems to have died out during the 80s and 90s. When I was growing up, people from Earley had different accents to those from Purley or Tilehurst, but not any more.

When i was a young lad in Tilehurst (Capital of The World), most people were from else where. The area i lived in was a newish fifties private housing estate, (the 1950's version of Lower Earley) and it was populated with people that had come to Reading for work. I have to be honest, the old Berkshire accent was not heard there. I was probably 12 or 13 before i heard this interesting and colourful accent, and it was not in Tilehurst. I have to say, i have no problem with it. What we all have to remember is. like it or not, the 'dane tane' accent is our real accent. Accents are interesting, colourful and not to be ASHAMED of, and definately not to be ridiculed. So come on boys, are you snobs? should we rename this site 'Hob Snob anyone'? Come on floyd and co, get a grip! I bet you all have a bit of 'ooh arr' in your accents.

[Fox Talbot]

No, first game was on King's Meadow.

No, in my day you'd just as easily hit a brighter-than-average urchin who had been forced into a lounge suit at the age of 11.

Not sure what you're on about there Fox. I'm agreeing that the first game was at King's Meadow. I was trying to post a satirical reply to the previous poster. Your post was informative and I didn't mean to imply otherwise.

I beg your pardon - I mis-read who wrote the wrong bit.

[Fox Talbot]

I love the application of 'Ossie' and 'Wessie' to Redingensians.
Anyone who defends West Reading has never had to take a 38 (or whatever the current incarnation of that route may be) all the way to Purley.

The Butts Centre is Checkpoint Charlie and the office of the Intervention Board is the Fernsehnturm.

[southbank1871]

Indeed, I would also say that West Reading is the heartbeat of the whole town.

RFC will always be a West Reading club to me...

Wasn't Reading FC founded after a meeting in Bridge street (North Reading), with the first games being played at Reading Recreation Park (Courages sports ground at Coley Park), followed by games being payed at Hills Meadow, Caversham? Its not exactley West Reading.

PS as someone that was born and bred in Reading (West actually), i have to admit that the whole Town is a grey, un-inspiring and not very attractive, being the sort of place that you wouldn't visit unless you had some business here or a relative to visit. All the areas have a few nice spots, ( The Warren, Oak Tree Road, The University area etc.) but generally not one suburb is much better than another. There seems to be a lot of serious crime and 'No Go Areas' in CAVERSHAM, but nice restaurants. In TILEHURST there is a lot of, but less serious crime, but not a decent restaurant to be found (except Indian), and its where lots of Reading players used to live in the days when they earned ordinary money. SOUTHCOTE and COLEY just seem to be unattractive Council Estates. WOODLEY is full of 'Wannabee Gangsters'/Village Idiots' and no decent venues. WHITLEY, not even a pub now because the Locals can't behave. EARLEY, dull, soulless area with lots of 'Mr. Average' ugly 1960's housing, neatly cut front lawns and HP cars (check out 'Mr. Clean' by 'The Jam'), and full of students who just think that Reading is the nearest shopping convenience to their University. EAST READING/NEWTOWN, its where you go to buy your coke. Full of 'Dodgy Characters' that would chiv you up without a second thought. WEST READING (see east Reading) and its where you go for seedy late night entertainment after you've been kicked out of the pubs. The Oxford Road probably the most interesting road in Reading, although you wouldn't want to live there. But for reasons that i can't explain, i like living in Reading.

Great thread by the way rb, couldn't agree more. If you weren't brought up in RG3, you can fukk off basically.

[oldebiscuit]

Oh West Reading (oh West Reading), is wonderful (is wonderful), oh West Reading is wonderful, its full of tits, and fanny, and Royals, oh West Reading is wonderful!

[Negative_Jeff]

Does the West Reading Laundry still exist?