What is your home match-day routine

[thirtyyarder]

When we were in the prem.

Wake up, bit of brekkie, find a shady link online, face the attack of the first smokables of the day for an 11am ko, head out for lunch and beers at some dirty bar.

Nowadays.

Wake up, bit of brekkie, search fruitlessly for a shady link online, smoke mercilessly while following the game through any possible media, curse making the decision to move abroad, fight with my gf, head out for lunch and beers at some dirty bar.

[bobby1413]

10am - fry up at baron with a pint.
10.30 - pint.
11.00 - coral and accumulator
11.30 - Fox and hounds - 4/5 pints.
2.15 - bus to ground, with a fresh pint.
2.45 - jazz and quick pint
Half time - pint.
Final Whistle - Fox and hounds and drink more
Good times!

That's a minimum of 10 pints...I'm not so sure.

I would drink at least 10 on a decent fixture - aren't I cool

[bobby1413]

Can't stand the bus to the ground and back so thinking of alternatives.

Could get the 6 to Whitley/Basingstoke Road and walk 10 mins to ground.
Or get us their early - like 12
Or go to Nags Head and get their bus - I've never been there

EDIT - or go to prince of Wales in caversham. I think they used to do a bus to ground

[bobbybottler]

Stay at home, lol at losers at football. Might check ceefax for the scores.

Why bother, the scores are usually in the Sunday papers.

[YateleyRoyal]

Last time I went to football with enough regularity for a ritual was before uni. Back then I used to work until 2, and pick up a few tinnies for the car journey. Three of us went together so took it in turns to drive, whilst the other two had four cans in the back of the car. We'd be in the stadium by 2 45, a swift pint, followed by another at half time. Drink any remaining beers in the car on the way home, before heading out to Crowthorne for a few drinks and getting the train back into Reading later in the evening.

[paultheroyal]

7:00 - awake with kids / cup of tea
8:00 - Bet Fred goals galore studying - bet online
10:00 - Bacon sandwich / coffee
11:00 - Household chores
12:30 - leave and off to
2:45 - walk inside ground / place bet
2:55 - get to seat
Half time - bovril
Final Whistle - Green park and home
10:00 - scented candles and bubble bath

[bobby1413]

Stay at home, lol at losers at football. Might check ceefax for the scores.

Why bother, the scores are usually in the Sunday papers.

I like the immediacy and atmosphere of live teletext

The atmosphere on teletext is more intense than the ground I'd imagine

[Cureton's Volley]

Or go to Nags Head and get their bus - I've never been there

Reading CAMRA Pub of the Year winner four times in a row with 12 hand pumps serving the widest variety of the best kept Ales in town



Arrive early to avoid disappointment as despite being double decker the bus tickets sell out sharpish.


*they owe me a pint on the house for this

[stickywhisky]

Get up at 10
Get train from Southampton 11.15
Arrive in Town at 12 and head to Hope tap for a few beers and lunch
Pop into Coral and put a few bets on
Get bus to stadium 2ish
1 or 2 beers in Concourse before the game
1 or 2 beers at half time, either in concourse or Jazz and fit in a cigarette
Head back into town after the game for another meal and drinks until 8/9 and get train home

[BraisingsteakRoyal]

look at the remembrance wall and contemplate getting my old man's name put on a brick.

So moving.

[creative_username_1]

Isn't the Nags a bit shit...m8's local but i've only been there once

[Cureton's Volley]

Isn't the Nags a bit shit...m8's local but i've only been there once

Many disagree, but if you prefer elsewhere The Allied Arms is quality or The Hope Tap which is cheap... but then you have to get the shitty station shuttle bus which can be hit & miss

[genome]

7:00am - Wake up
7:05am - Pint
7:30am - Pint
9:00am - Pint (and a shit)
10:00am - Pint
11:30am - Pint
12:30pm - Bus
12:50pm - Pint
1:30pm - Bus to Stadium
2:00pm - Pint
2:20pm - Pint
2:40pm - Pint
3:00pm - First Half
3:45pm - Pint
4:00pm - Second Half
4:45pm - Pint
5:00pm - Bus to town
5:30pm - Pint
6:00pm - Pint
6:25pm - Pint
6:45pm - Pint
7:10pm - Pint
7:35pm - Pint
8:00pm - Pint
8:30pm - Pint
8:50pm - Pint
9:00pm - A&E

[Royal Ginger]

7:00am - Wake up
7:05am - Pint
7:30am - Pint
9:00am - Pint (and a shit)
10:00am - Pint
11:30am - Pint
12:30pm - Bus
12:50pm - Pint
1:30pm - Bus to Stadium
2:00pm - Pint
2:20pm - Pint
2:40pm - Pint
3:00pm - First Half
3:45pm - Pint
4:00pm - Second Half
4:45pm - Pint
5:00pm - Bus to town
5:30pm - Pint
6:00pm - Pint
6:25pm - Pint
6:45pm - Pint
7:10pm - Pint
7:35pm - Pint
8:00pm - Something with an umberella
8:30pm - Pint
8:50pm - Pint
9:00pm - A&E

Come on, be real, it's more like that...

[bobby1413]

Or go to Nags Head and get their bus - I've never been there

Reading CAMRA Pub of the Year winner four times in a row with 12 hand pumps serving the widest variety of the best kept Ales in town



Arrive early to avoid disappointment as despite being double decker the bus tickets sell out sharpish.


*they owe me a pint on the house for this

Sounds good. Would the whole pub stop in disgust if I went in and ordered lager?

[Green]

Normally look at the remembrance wall and contemplate getting my old man's name put on a brick.

FWIW I think you should.

[Cureton's Volley]

Sounds good. Would the whole pub stop in disgust if I went in and ordered lager?

It would be funny, but on match day I doubt it...

Decent pint of Warsteiner

[Green]

Drink what you like boys, I don't think anyone would give a shit.

[melonhead]

get bus(1.25pm) or lift to stadium(2pm)
fag outside northstand
have my lucky pint in concourse watching warm ups
into seat with ten minutes to spare
chat to scottish john
watch game
fag at half time
leave game

[Stuka]

For typical Saturday 3pm game:

Get up about 10am, head on over to the pie & mash shop at London Bridge, get Jubilee Line up to Paddington via Baker Street.
Couple of beers from M&S and a packet of salt & vinegar chip sticks on the train.
Walk up to the Nags Head and try and get a ticket for the pub bus. Say hello to The Rouge.
After the match, bus back to the Nags, couple more pints, then Mr. Zorbas for chips.
Train back to London then home.