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by Ark Royal
05 Sep 2023 15:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: BTFG Cambridge
Replies: 120
Views: 13756

Re: BTFG Cambridge

Was at the game and my thoughts are that Elliott has to play more centrally. On top of that, I was rather bemused by his substitution as I thought he was a threat. Also puzzled by Wifi's omission as he made a real difference when he came on. The left side concerns me: Carson is just not ready yet as...
by Ark Royal
31 Aug 2023 00:24
Forum: General Football
Topic: African Football League
Replies: 13
Views: 707

Re: African Football League

Al Ahly and TP Mazembe the big guns there. Sixteen CAF Champions League wins between them.
by Ark Royal
25 Aug 2023 18:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)
Replies: 182
Views: 46611

Re: MATCHWATCH : Exeter City (a)

Travelled down to Exeter today and staying with friends for the weekend dead opposite the away end. :lol: Word of warning for those driving down: it took me FIVE hours from Bracknell and the M4 and M5 were clogged. Google Maps saved me 30 mins by diverting off the M4 on to the M32 into Bristol, St. ...
by Ark Royal
23 Aug 2023 22:54
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 10439
Views: 1423772

Re: The Non - League thread

Windsor & Eton 6 Slough Heating 0. Crowd of 400+ at the Stag. Great atmosphere, very entertaining and W&E well worth the big win. Front three - including a new no. 9 - were just mustard and it could have been more. They will rip up this league if they keep that up.
by Ark Royal
19 Aug 2023 18:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: BFTG Stevenage
Replies: 115
Views: 21893

Re: BFTG Stevenage

There will be sterner tests to come, but Bindon looked as impressive a centre back I have seen since Dariusz Wdowczyk. So calm and collected on the ball and rarely went to ground. A burgeoning partnership with Abbey promises much. Will be a good test for them both at Exeter next week. Wifi deserved ...
by Ark Royal
15 Aug 2023 23:43
Forum: The Team
Topic: BFTG - Cheltenham
Replies: 58
Views: 10515

Re: BFTG - Cheltenham

Maybe the start of a new era tonight and the kids were great. Vickers is a talent and Carson looks a real find at LB, Bindon was coolness personified; Abbey was exceptional and looks a natural leader. However, our second half performances have been worrying and each of the three league games to date...
by Ark Royal
10 Aug 2023 17:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: Name the Game
Replies: 22
Views: 1621

Re: Name the Game

I think it maybe away to Maidstone utd in the FA Cup 1988??? Game at Maidstone was an evening game, as was a replay. Maidstone played at Watling Street in Dartford when Reading went there, given the fact the photo is taken in daylight it won't be Maidstone as Reading played the cup replay there on ...
by Ark Royal
09 Aug 2023 19:24
Forum: General Football
Topic: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future
Replies: 711
Views: 123042

Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

Just to be clear, Wimbledon Stadium (also on Plough Lane) was used exclusively for speedway and greyhounds. A big old stadium as well and once held 42,000. Saw the Racers there and also the Wills Internationale, which was one of the most prestigious individual meetings of the 70s. Wimbledon FC playe...
by Ark Royal
31 Jul 2023 18:54
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Port Vale (A)
Replies: 49
Views: 9985

Re: Port Vale (A)

In. Driving up with nephew and his son. Will be my third visit to Vale Park (was there in '79 for the title-clinching win) and it is a decent enough ground. Was a big old ground back in the days of 'The Wembley of the North' and record attendance was just under 50,000; there were plans to expand cap...
by Ark Royal
14 Jul 2023 22:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: Selles confimred
Replies: 304
Views: 36717

Re: Selles confimred

First words from Monica.... https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/23656089.reading-fc-boss-first-message-supporters-arrival/ I hope you're not going to be calling him Monica all the time. If you are, please stop now. How about Peter...? https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:608/format:webp/0*vRO...
by Ark Royal
14 Jul 2023 15:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: Selles confimred
Replies: 304
Views: 36717

Re: Selles confimred

New drinking game in the offing: a shot each time Ruben Selles begins a sentence in his interviews with "...Absolutely, absolutely...".

Anyway, good luck Ruben. Hopefully, better times ahead this season.
by Ark Royal
01 Jul 2023 20:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....
Replies: 90
Views: 7481

Re: Readings most underrated and overrated players are....

Overrated: Michael Meaker Underrated: Simon Osborn To think that we got Meaker in a part-ex deal for Osborn. Laughable. The reason Osborn is underrated is that a lot of Reading fans today did not see him play - and those that did only saw him for one season. A wonderfully talented midfielder - and a...
by Ark Royal
02 Jun 2023 13:11
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Season Tickets 23/24
Replies: 231
Views: 47381

Re: Season Tickets 23/24

Renewed. Works out at £10.43/game, so a bargain.
by Ark Royal
31 May 2023 17:22
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: The dedicated Chris Wilder thread
Replies: 537
Views: 87096

Re: The dedicated Chris Wilder thread

Brief entry on Wilder's Wikipedia page that he has been appointed as new Reading boss, but the line later removed.
by Ark Royal
19 May 2023 15:03
Forum: General Football
Topic: The best football comeback of all time?
Replies: 21
Views: 747

Re: The best football comeback of all time?

Saturday December 21 1957 Charlton Athletic (0) 7-6 (2) Huddersfield Town Scorers - Charlton Athletic Summers 47', 64', 73', 78', 81' Ryan 63', 89 Scorers - Huddersfield Town Massie 27' Bain 35', 49' McGarry 51' (pen.) Ledger 62' Howard 86' Scoring went: 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 2-5 3-5 4-5 5-5 6-5 ...
by Ark Royal
05 May 2023 09:44
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Relegation
Replies: 196
Views: 21435

Re: CONFIMRED - Relegation

For me: 1970/71 1976/77 1982/83 1987/88 1997/98 2007/08 2012/13 and now...2022/23 Weird, but I can remember where I was and what I was doing at the moment of all of those relegations. 1970/71 was really hard - we had been a third-tier club for FORTY years and it felt like our natural ceiling. Relega...
by Ark Royal
15 Apr 2023 22:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Burnley (h)
Replies: 150
Views: 11658

Re: MATCHWATCH : Burnley (h)

Hound Yeah thought Sarr was decent today


Yes, that was Sarr's best game for us.

We pressed better and higher up, but I was also impressed by Burnley's pressing: Hendrick once won the ball in our third and was immediately surrounded by FIVE Burnley players.
by Ark Royal
04 Apr 2023 15:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: Mark Bowen
Replies: 56
Views: 5831

Re: Mark Bowen

Delboy Thank you mark Bowen great response, clarified a lot of things. Now we must back the team for the last 7 cup finals URZ


^This. We now have clarity and we all need to get behind this team for the next seven games - starting Friday.
by Ark Royal
29 Mar 2023 14:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game
Replies: 4463
Views: 1442028

Re: Opposition fans back from the game

Anyone over the age of 50 knows the rivalry. To anyone below 30, Oxford are just another local lower league club like Wycombe, or Swindon come to that. It’s nearly 20 years since we last played Oxford, a period where we have had two promotions to the top flight as champions and have spent an unbrok...
by Ark Royal
21 Mar 2023 15:55
Forum: General Football
Topic: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future
Replies: 711
Views: 123042

Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

Dirk Gently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqFHPdVkgug

Simply a brilliant video about being a fan of a small club.


That is wonderful.
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