Where were YOU when we were sh!t?

readingbedding · by **readingbedding** » 16 Feb 2011 21:40

correct. Div 4 came much later.

Svlad Cjelli · by **Svlad Cjelli** » 16 Feb 2011 21:41

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Svlad Cjelli
JIM Watching ROYALS relegated to div3 south.

On a point of pedantry, they were never "Royals" when Tier 4 was regionalised.

Surely it would have been tier 3.

Yes, accept that - it was tiers 3 & 4 combined, effectively.

Red · by **Red** » 16 Feb 2011 22:09

Good that this has survived the cull.

Shout out to the mods.

Bucks Dave · by **Bucks Dave** » 17 Feb 2011 10:36

1962/63. I still have a newspaper celebrating our 1978/79 promotion from Div 4, our first promotion for over 50 years.
Now that's when fans really were fans, not the pampered, spoilt "we demand the premiership or you're not ambitious enough" types of today. Mind you, there weren't many of us!

I find it hard to believe that when SJM took over our average home gate in a season was 4,000.

Svlad Cjelli · by **Svlad Cjelli** » 17 Feb 2011 10:37

Bucks Dave 1962/63. I still have a newspaper celebrating our 1978/79 promotion from Div 4, our first promotion for over 50 years.

Did I imagine 75/76?

The Prisoner · by **The Prisoner** » 17 Feb 2011 10:56

"Where we you when we were sh!t"

Carrow Road last saturday

Been going since 1977, not so much now as live in Chester.

Bucks Dave · by **Bucks Dave** » 17 Feb 2011 11:14

Whoops. 75/76 it was. At my age I'm surprised I remember anything.

Y21_Royal · by **Y21_Royal** » 17 Feb 2011 11:47

Started going with my Dad in 1993/94 after he got sucked in by us winning something and then went regularly in 1994/95, been pretty much ever present since then

royalp-we · by **royalp-we** » 17 Feb 2011 12:10

Got dragged to my first game April '99 with my wicked step father when we lost to Northampton at home 0-1. We really were sh!t.

STH every season thereafter

Geekins · by **Geekins** » 17 Feb 2011 12:43

I sing the "We all follow the Reading over land and sea" chant even though i don't attend many games home or away.

Last home game was Reading v Norwich
Last Away game was Hull v Reading

Jackson Corner · by **Jackson Corner** » 17 Feb 2011 13:04

Since 78-79 season we won the league set records. 25,000 in EP for the Soton cup game. Thought it was always like this. All down hill from there. But at least I can say I was one of the 1700 who watched us play Preston at home in 82 for our lowest ever home league attendance.

howser · by **howser** » 17 Feb 2011 13:31

This is a long time ago ! my first game was in 1963 against Port Vale, I think it was Mick Travers that got the winner in a 1-0 win. Same day as the centennial England v Rest of The World game at Wembley. The Reading match that evening started about 30 mins late due to the Port Vale team bus getting caught up in the Wembley post match traffic. I have been through all the mires that Reading can put you through, how many of you remember the change of colours, for a few years we abandoned the blue and white hoops and played in Sky Blue.

leicsRoyal · by **leicsRoyal** » 17 Feb 2011 13:56

are you referring to the Courage sponsored days of Trevor Senior and Dean Horrix (RIP) during the change of Strip?

Still have my flag from the Simod cup final! What a journey that was, throughout the rounds and then te day itself, playing Luton off the pitch and outnumbering their fans at Wembley three to one.

dan19 · by **dan19** » 17 Feb 2011 14:14

Y21_Royal Started going with my Dad in 1993/94 after he got sucked

howser · by **howser** » 17 Feb 2011 14:19

No mate these were the early days 1965-69, the times of George Harris, Peter Sylvester and Steve Death, Sky Blue shirts and shorts. The courage strip was was in the mid to late eighties, must admit forgot about that one !

Ferris · by **Ferris** » 17 Feb 2011 14:25

I was a Spuds fan till I was about ten, then started going to Reading 93/94 season. Had a season ticket since 94/95 season, and have never seen Reading lose.

Royal Lady · by **Royal Lady** » 17 Feb 2011 14:44

Ferris I was a Spuds fan till I was about ten, then started going to Reading 93/94 season. Had a season ticket since 94/95 season, and have never seen Reading lose.

Didn't you go to any play-off games m8? I thought you did?

Ferris · by **Ferris** » 17 Feb 2011 15:29

Royal Lady
Ferris I was a Spuds fan till I was about ten, then started going to Reading 93/94 season. Had a season ticket since 94/95 season, and have never seen Reading lose.

Didn't you go to any play-off games m8? I thought you did?

Yeah, sorry, what I meant was, I've seen Reading lose loads of times.

LUX · by **LUX** » 17 Feb 2011 22:18

first game was in Div 3 in 1969, aged 8. Mansfield or Port Vale, not sure which, I saw both that season.

First full (home) season was the magical 75/76.

Only ever saw us play twice in the Premiership (Newcastle home and away in the first season).

seahawk10 · by **seahawk10** » 18 Feb 2011 00:22

I am still waiting for us to be shite. So far so good. The lowest that Reading have been in the league since I started following them was last January before we went on our solid run to finish out the season.

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