How many Reading FC fans are there worldwide

[Far from the royal crowds]

I think I've met about 10 in Australia, and I know there are at least 2 lurking in Canada

[Fluff]

Met 1 in Auckland, thought he was a nutter tbh

[1871 Royal]

I know there are at least 4 living in Pittsburgh, thanks to my uncle's mates who live over there.

Same reason why there is at least 1 Pittsburgh Steelers + Penguins fan in Tadley

[Tails]

Team board at its finest here. Great thread with some excellent posts.

[Ian Royal]

I'd say around 200,000, maybe a few more, maybe a few less. At a very rough guess

Seems rather high to me, I'd probably go in the region of 50,000 - 90,000. Can't see us having an armchair fanbase world wide of several times the number of fans who jumped at the chance to go to Wembley.

[floyd__streete]

How about 'most random place you have met/spoken to a Reading fan'?

Ex and I went to NYC Oct '09. On one day we took a trip down to Ground Zero and had a look around the church which backed onto the WTC. It is a shrine to the fallen, particularly the servicemen. I had a moment of reflection reading the frankly moving tributes, my father and brother both have served as firefighters. NYC in October is pretty chilly, the wind whips around the sky scrapers and creates its own little micro-climate, so I had a RFC scarf tucked under my coat keeping my neck warm. The tone in the church was reverential as you'd expect, barely a whisper could be heard. Suddenly a tap on the shoulder, a timid voice ventures "terrible result yesterday". I turned round and was confronted by a polite family of 4 from Maidenhead who were similarly perturbed about the 4-1 loss to QPR the previous day. There I was, stood amidst a living monument to the dead of the worst act of terrorism in history moaning about Brendan Rodgers.

[seahawk10]

There I was, stood amidst a living monument to the dead of the worst act of terrorism in history moaning about Brendan Rodgers.

Good story...

Soz about the ex...

[redscot]

Soz about the ex...

??????

What about the 4 sisters from Maidenhead! I know what I would choose!

[LUX]

I think your fantasy has got the better of you redscot, read what Floyd wrote again.

I met a Royal in a motel in Santa Barbara a couple of years ago. He was living in Kent and I think he posts on here.

[Royal With Cheese]

There's at least 3 in NI + Queen's University based Royals that I occasionally meet on a matchday.

There's a few down South too.

I met a bloke wearing a Reading shirt in a service station between Dublin and Belfast who wasn't even a Reading Fan.

[Red]

I met a bloke wearing a Reading shirt in a service station between Dublin and Belfast who wasn't even a Reading
Fan.

LOL - did he just like the design or something

[Royal With Cheese]

How about 'most random place you have met/spoken to a Reading fan'?

Ex and I went to NYC Oct '09. On one day we took a trip down to Ground Zero and had a look around the church which backed onto the WTC. It is a shrine to the fallen, particularly the servicemen. I had a moment of reflection reading the frankly moving tributes, my father and brother both have served as firefighters. NYC in October is pretty chilly, the wind whips around the sky scrapers and creates its own little micro-climate, so I had a RFC scarf tucked under my coat keeping my neck warm. The tone in the church was reverential as you'd expect, barely a whisper could be heard. Suddenly a tap on the shoulder, a timid voice ventures "terrible result yesterday". I turned round and was confronted by a polite family of 4 from Maidenhead who were similarly perturbed about the 4-1 loss to QPR the previous day. There I was, stood amidst a living monument to the dead of the worst act of terrorism in history moaning about Brendan Rodgers.

Hmm, going to have to be pretty good to beat that.

I once frightened a Reading fan in a car park in Watford with my youthful exuberance. I naievely presumed that a kindered spirit would be recipricated as I slapped him on the back and started discussion the forthcoming simod Cup game against QPR. I suspect all he wanted to do was get his Christmas shopping out of the way.

[Royal With Cheese]

I met a bloke wearing a Reading shirt in a service station between Dublin and Belfast who wasn't even a Reading
Fan.

LOL - did he just like the design or something

It was a bit bizarre. It wasn't even the irish connection that compelled him to buy it. He'd originally bought it as part of a stag weekend and just kept wearing it!

[mr_number]

Met a bloke in a Reading shirt at Budapest airport a couple of years back. Asked him the result of the game the day before.
He replied, in a sickening Australian twang, "Ah, I dunno mate, I'm just wearing this shirt for a joke".
Hmph.

[Pepe the Horseman]

There's at least 12 of us in Spain

[SWLR]

In the dim and distant past of HNA was there not a map of where we all resided and distances from the soon to be Mad Stad.

Anyone not having a senior moment who can help?

[oldebiscuit]

I'm sure these fans from all over the world will agree thatwe should ... DROP THE PRE-MATCH HUDDLE NOW!

[melonhead]

i am aware of 27 in the village of crowthorne

[who are ya?]

Was in Linekers Bar Tenerife a few years ago with my ex, was asked by a shaven headed yoof at the bar if I was from Reading as he'd seen my season ticket in my wallet. Seen them about drinking before games and a few posters on here will know him and his m8

Shit story..

[RoyalJames101]

Never realised Ian Herring was Danish based.

LOL