by Winchester Royal »
27 Jan 2016 00:15
Jagermesiter1871 AstonVillaOverFlowFan* Reading are like Fulham. cack fairly upper class prawn sandwich supporters.
Might have been some nut jobs at Elm Park granted but the new ground and premier league football brought a wave of 'soccer' fans who love goal music and wearing full kits to games. If you ask championship clubs who the most sedated supporters are reading would be up there no doubt about it.
We will probably push 2,000 for this which ain't a bad effort
Interesting this one guys in depth knowledge of Reading, despite us not having played his beloved Walsall for a good 10 years.
Also in fairness, 2000 isn't a whole lot. We took 3000 odd to oxf*rd MK Dons. Although I'm sure their giddy joy at having momentarily escaped their Midlands hell hole might make it sound like more.
EDIT: In fact 1500 is only half the away stand isn't it?
It's not even half - if they wanted 4,300 tickets they could have had them. 1500 isn't enough to fill the usual allocation given for league games - I guess if you usually get 5k through the gate at home, an away following if that size will feel impressive.
Walsall are a funny little club, I view them in the same light as the likes of Tranmere, Leyton Orient, Bury, Port Vale, Rotherham and Brentford - the sort of provincial club that exists as an alternative option in areas where they're competing for fans with much bigger clubs, yet somehow continue to exist and even compete at times.