by Tony Le Mesmer » 15 Feb 2012 18:30
by Ian Royal » 15 Feb 2012 18:34
by Rex » 15 Feb 2012 18:38
Extended-Phenotype Makes for hard readin', this.
Dunno about you, but I go to games to support the team, cheer on the lads and share what happens, not just to see us get promoted.
I don't think I've ever felt "we aren't going to win, so why bother showing up", even if sometimes the team obviously do...
by Tony Le Mesmer » 15 Feb 2012 18:41
Ian Royal There's no way I'd have enjoyed promotion to the Prem in 06 as much if I hadn't been to Wembley for Bolton and Cardiff for Walsall and seen us slogging our way through old new div 2 for those years.
by URZZ » 15 Feb 2012 18:42
Tony Le Mesmer If we win the play offs this year i'll prob end up like that spasticated bloke on the clip from last years final. or just start crying.
by who are ya? » 15 Feb 2012 18:45
Friday's LegacyURZZThe Goat was fed I was close to mass murder after the play-offs when I heard various "fans" saying - "Yeah but what a great day out".
No, I came to watch my beloved Reading team win promotion to the best league in the world and to see us lose in heart breaking circumstances (I'd almost prefer it if we'd just lost 4-0!) is not my definition of a "good day out".
Had we won, it would have been a brilliant day.
Aye, but the many people who said that - and I heard a lot of this also, didn't intend to put on their Reading shirt again until another chance of success. A real Reading fan would not have even considered it a, good day.
have to agree with that. most of those who had a lovely day out are the 20,000 missing fans. it was another painful day i'd like to forget. sadly, no matter how much fun it was on the trains, the drinks before the kick-off, it all comes down to the result and it was a painful one to swallow. as was the tube home with 98% swansea singing as loud as they could to insight trouble with the few reading fans with me. sweating like a pig as well in the heat of the cramped tube, i was dripping wet and close to keeling over. a really crappy end to a really long and tiring day.
but do i want another one? yes i do. and many many more of them; because win, lose, or draw, your club is still on the right road if you're there. but boy does it hurt. 3 out of 3 now. we're due a play-off final win!!
by URZZ » 15 Feb 2012 18:47
by Victor Meldrew » 15 Feb 2012 18:53
by Ian Royal » 15 Feb 2012 18:54
URZZ FWIW, here he is. Just for old times sake... and for those that don't want another Play-Off and another chance of this tenacious feeling
Would love to have seen this bloke at Leicester when we got promoted, surprised he's still alive
by Ian Royal » 15 Feb 2012 18:56
Victor Meldrew There are two things in football that I dislike strongly:-
in 3rd spot if they hadn't borrowed a £25 million striker.
I still haven't got over the Bolton game just over 15 years ago when in a normal season we would have been promoted for finishing 2nd.
by URZZ » 15 Feb 2012 18:58
Ian RoyalURZZ FWIW, here he is. Just for old times sake... and for those that don't want another Play-Off and another chance of this tenacious feeling
Would love to have seen this bloke at Leicester when we got promoted, surprised he's still alive
Does anyone else think that bloke looks like he'd be at home as one of the characters infected in The Thing?
by SydenhamRoyal » 15 Feb 2012 18:59
by Wizard » 15 Feb 2012 19:16
by leicsRoyal » 15 Feb 2012 19:24
by grey_squirrel » 15 Feb 2012 19:33
by URZZ » 15 Feb 2012 19:37
grey_squirrel AND we are not playing well.
by URZZ » 15 Feb 2012 19:40
by leicsRoyal » 15 Feb 2012 19:42
URZZ
8 wins out of 10, we must be doing something right. Agreed with not becoming complacent though, lots of games to come yet
by grey_squirrel » 15 Feb 2012 19:43
URZZ Though I have to admit, our last 8 games are a bit intense; Blackpool (H), West Ham (A), Leeds (H), Brighton (A), Soton (A), Forest (H), Palace (H), Birmingham (A)
And despite the fact we play better against teams such as these, that is one hell of a run in... Let's just hope we do the majority of the business in March. I personally can't see automatic, we'd be lucky with a play-off spot.
by Friday's Legacy » 15 Feb 2012 19:44
URZZgrey_squirrel AND we are not playing well.
8 wins out of 10, we must be doing something right. Agreed with not becoming complacent though, lots of games to come yet
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