I felt cheated on Saturday. Not because of the clowns who were the officials kindly giving us a goal and not because we didn't have the decency to say: "No, that's quite alrght, we really don't want it..." I feel cheated that we didn't actually stuff Watford as we deserved to. We should have been 3 up in the first ten mins. Bikey's header should have been allowed and there was a more blatant penalty shout in the last couple of minutes. Sod it. RFC should ask for a replay. We'll get the brownie points off of everyone from the numbskulls at the FA, Watford fans and footy in general.... and then we'll get three points instead of one. Or am I dreaming and delusional?
Dick Habbin's hairdo

Watford were denied a win by a late penalty - and a farcical decision to allow an earlier goal to stand. Linesman Nigel Bannister flagged for a Reading goal instead of a corner after John Eustace challenged Noel Hunt and, incredibly, a goal was awarded. Watford's Tommy Smith fired into the roof of the net and John-Joe O'Toole smashed home to put the Hornets ahead. But Reading salvaged a point when Stephen Hunt scored from the penalty spot after being fouled by Eustace. Reading's opener, which has been officially recorded as an own goal by Eustace, will go down as one of the strangest goals ever.
BBC Sport

The youngest referee to have officiated in the Barclays Premier League is in hot water after his role in what is being described as the worst decision of all time... Atwell allowed Reading’s opening goal in their 2-2 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road after Nigel Bannister, an assistant referee, flagged for a goal. Bannister and Attwell failed to spot that the ball crossed the byline and not the goalline after a challenge between John Eustace, the Watford midfield player, and Noel Hunt, the Reading striker. Reading players did not appeal for the “goal”, but that did not stop Attwell giving Steve Coppell’s team a 1-0 lead. Paul Rejer, of the Professional Game Match Officials Board, has said that Bannister will receive advice about his responsibilties this week. “It appears an error has been made and it will be reviewed,” Rejer said. “The assistant gave what he saw and if it is incorrect we will give him operational advice. From his position and angle it appeared the ball had crossed the line for a goal.” Adrian Boothroyd, the Watford manager, was sent to the stands for complaining about the decision. “The linesman decided it was a goal,” he said afterwards. “I asked him about it and he said it was an optical illusion.”
The Times

WATFORD boss Aidy Boothroyd was furious Reading's opening goal was allowed to stand on Saturday - even though the ball did NOT go in. The Royals were gifted a 13th minute lead when hapless linesman Nigel Bannister wrongly decided that Hornets star John Eustace had deflected Stephen Hunt's corner into his own goal. In fact, the ball went THREE YARDS wide of the target. Hunt described it as "probably the worst decision I've ever witnessed in football". And Boothroyd was left fuming with Bannister's decision. He said: “It was a like a UFO had landed - I am bemused."
The Sun