by St Pauli » 12 Nov 2021 14:19
by Scutterbucketz » 12 Nov 2021 14:31
by RoyalBlue » 12 Nov 2021 17:21
St Pauli The sooner RFC moves into the Palmer Park Stadium the better.
Could give the area just the shot in the arm it needs.
All of Reading's best pubs are in East Reading and near to Palmer Park.
Away fans could go for a dip in the pool at the Jolly Anglers before attending the game, which would be good for the Dirty Northern bastards as it would wash away some of the dirt.
Away fans arriving by narrow boat or indeed any river bound boat could moor up at the Bel and Dragon for drinks brefore attending the game.
Ye Babam Ye (Est 1985) would have a secure future for another 36 years at least.
Tutu's Ethiopian Table cafe would spread the joy of Ethiopian cuisine throughout the fans of the football league.
The stadium would also have a public library nearby in the form of Palmer Park Library. How many away days have we all been on where the lack of a reading room within close walking distance of the ground has ruined the day?
Any fans killed in football related violence could immediately be buried in the Cemetery at Cemetery Junction with little bother or fuss.
by RoyalBlue » 12 Nov 2021 17:26
Scutterbucketz They should have put it where Toys R Us used to be. There was only that Homebase and a few shit warehouses in the area at the time. But that would have meant having to pay money for the land, which JM wasn’t keen to do.
by Jagermesiter1871 » 12 Nov 2021 17:35
BrogueJagermesiter1871Sutekh
It’s just that finances, getting to the ground, parking, the utter cr@pness of public transport and the fact there’s no free space in the town (without building on public “green” areas or knocking down an area of office space or dilapidated housing) might prevent such a move.
Therefore the club will never move back into the urban centre that is Reading and should instead clean, update and improve what it currently has if there’s ever any money available.
Alternatively the club could have a “home” in each town in its catchment area and play home games at each so 1 game in Reading, the next in Hungerford, then Bracknell, then Newbury, then Basingstoke, then Wokingham, then Slough then back to Reading again. Be interesting to see Reading v Millwall at Bottom Meadow….
At the end of the day Reading’s tired soulless plastic spakkerdome is pretty much the same as all the other tired soulless plastic spakkerdomes that have been built since the 1980s.
I've already highlighted a suitable in town site with good transport links that doesn't require anything being knocked down.
My idea was better.
by SWLR » 12 Nov 2021 17:45
by Brogue » 12 Nov 2021 17:56
Jagermesiter1871BrogueJagermesiter1871
I've already highlighted a suitable in town site with good transport links that doesn't require anything being knocked down.
My idea was better.
Isn't part of RBH listed? It's a non starter.
by Scutterbucketz » 12 Nov 2021 18:14
RoyalBlueScutterbucketz They should have put it where Toys R Us used to be. There was only that Homebase and a few shit warehouses in the area at the time. But that would have meant having to pay money for the land, which JM wasn’t keen to do.
Unless my memory is failing me I think our stadium pre-dates those changes. Wasn't the site occupied by the buildings and car parks of a big Tech company? (can't recall the name). And I really can't see how things would be much different from what they are now, even if it had been possible to site the stadium there at the time.
by Jagermesiter1871 » 12 Nov 2021 18:15
SWLR We should move to a more central site, and with safe-standing, should build a crumbling concrete bowl on 3 sides with a fire trap of a main stand. The toilets will be built at the top of the bowl so they can overflow down the terrace, that aroma will add to the stench of fried onions.. and with a tin roof that means 50 people singing sounds like... 50 people singing. Open ends will give hardier souls something else to moan about - and all can reminisce about the good old days in a comfortable seat, with an unrestricted view, Premier League football, local community not terrorised.. ahh, those were the days.
by Elm Park Kid » 12 Nov 2021 22:31
by From Despair To Where? » 12 Nov 2021 22:52
St Pauli The sooner RFC moves into the Palmer Park Stadium the better.
Could give the area just the shot in the arm it needs.
All of Reading's best pubs are in East Reading and near to Palmer Park.
Away fans could go for a dip in the pool at the Jolly Anglers before attending the game, which would be good for the Dirty Northern bastards as it would wash away some of the dirt.
Away fans arriving by narrow boat or indeed any river bound boat could moor up at the Bel and Dragon for drinks brefore attending the game.
Ye Babam Ye (Est 1985) would have a secure future for another 36 years at least.
Tutu's Ethiopian Table cafe would spread the joy of Ethiopian cuisine throughout the fans of the football league.
The stadium would also have a public library nearby in the form of Palmer Park Library. How many away days have we all been on where the lack of a reading room within close walking distance of the ground has ruined the day?
Any fans killed in football related violence could immediately be buried in the Cemetery at Cemetery Junction with little bother or fuss.
by Kitsondinho » 13 Nov 2021 19:58
Green The location is shit but I think you're kidding yourselves if you think a move a mile up the road will really make any difference to the overall matchday experience - even if such a plot of land were ever to come up and the council grant planning on it.
Have a look at a club like Derby - sure it's gr8 being able to walk back into city centre pubs in 20 minutes - but the actual stadium is the same as any other modern stadium - just car parks, A roads and Frankie & Bennies as far as the eye can see.
by Jagermesiter1871 » 14 Nov 2021 00:21
by Snowflake Royal » 15 Nov 2021 08:23
by Hound » 15 Nov 2021 09:04
ScutterbucketzRoyalBlueScutterbucketz They should have put it where Toys R Us used to be. There was only that Homebase and a few shit warehouses in the area at the time. But that would have meant having to pay money for the land, which JM wasn’t keen to do.
Unless my memory is failing me I think our stadium pre-dates those changes. Wasn't the site occupied by the buildings and car parks of a big Tech company? (can't recall the name). And I really can't see how things would be much different from what they are now, even if it had been possible to site the stadium there at the time.
I’m talking about the Toys R Us by the prison in town. Next to the canal. It’s now going to be a huge flats complex.
by Whore Jackie » 15 Nov 2021 13:02
by Green » 15 Nov 2021 14:00
Snowflake Royal Christ the traffic is bad enough trying to get 16k into the out of town Madejski.
It would be carnage trying to get 23k into a town centre stadium for a Saturday 3 or 5pm kick off.
We've only had the stadium 20
years. And who cares if a few away plebs think it's soulless and hard to get to. Iirc it's one of the better visited Championship grounds for away fans, so it can't be that bad. Soulless just translates to new.
This is probably one of the worst suggestions Hobnob has seen in decades.
by muirinho » 15 Nov 2021 14:29
GreenSnowflake Royal Christ the traffic is bad enough trying to get 16k into the out of town Madejski.
It would be carnage trying to get 23k into a town centre stadium for a Saturday 3 or 5pm kick off.
We've only had the stadium 20
years. And who cares if a few away plebs think it's soulless and hard to get to. Iirc it's one of the better visited Championship grounds for away fans, so it can't be that bad. Soulless just translates to new.
This is probably one of the worst suggestions Hobnob has seen in decades.
Not sure about this argument - feels like it's too easy to drive and park at the moment, and public transport is too difficult, so you have the resulting traffic with huge numbers of supporters choosing to travel to games via private motor car.
This would be flipped on its head if the ground were up in town.
by Snowflake Royal » 15 Nov 2021 17:23
muirinhoGreenSnowflake Royal Christ the traffic is bad enough trying to get 16k into the out of town Madejski.
It would be carnage trying to get 23k into a town centre stadium for a Saturday 3 or 5pm kick off.
We've only had the stadium 20
years. And who cares if a few away plebs think it's soulless and hard to get to. Iirc it's one of the better visited Championship grounds for away fans, so it can't be that bad. Soulless just translates to new.
This is probably one of the worst suggestions Hobnob has seen in decades.
Not sure about this argument - feels like it's too easy to drive and park at the moment, and public transport is too difficult, so you have the resulting traffic with huge numbers of supporters choosing to travel to games via private motor car.
This would be flipped on its head if the ground were up in town.
Judging by the reaction on here and elsewhere anytime there's even a hint at making driving to the stadium more difficult, I think the people who drive will continue to drive, but will complain bitterly about the traffic.
As always - anybody complaining about the traffic IS the traffic, but somehow, it's only the other cars/drivers that are the problem.
(non-car-driver here - can you tell? )
by Jagermesiter1871 » 15 Nov 2021 18:03
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