Who is the longest serving season ticket holder on here.

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Who is the longest serving season ticket holder on here.

by Brogue » 03 Feb 2023 20:43

How long have you been a season ticket holder? I held one from 1993 - 2017 (stam season 1) then life stuff got in the way. So how long have you been a season ticket holder for? 24 consecutive years. I’m sure there are many on here who will dwarf that, but it’s a starter for 10.

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by From Despair To Where? » 03 Feb 2023 20:55

I did 1987 to 2010 so not as long but I was living in Yorkshire for the last 4 of those years.

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by AthleticoSpizz » 03 Feb 2023 21:00

No consistency for me, again, life got in the way…workplace location, budget, kids wanting to sit with dad, tv dominant fixture changes at short notice (meaning I had to miss pre-paid for games because of work commitments)…gave up on them.

Having a relative working within the club gets my tickets for free these days anyhow

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by Nameless » 03 Feb 2023 21:07

Had one since we moved to the Madejski.

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by Franconian Royal » 03 Feb 2023 21:20

ST holder from around end of Bullivant era (I remember the pitch invasion, first game I remember going to was a Boxing Day game at Elm Park against the Baggies, perhaps 97 or 98) until 2005 or 2006


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by tmesis » 03 Feb 2023 21:21

Since the 88/89 season.

One of the guys I went with for years has had one since about 81, I think, and another jacked it in after 2020, having got a season ticket in 82/83. He's not been to any Reading game since covid hit, although he'd been saying he would not renew for years.

To be honest, if the other guy stopped going, I'd probably quit too.

I don't think I'd miss it, but I would miss wanting to go.

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by Green » 03 Feb 2023 21:23

Lost interest when we left Elm Park. Had a season ticket for the first season at the Mad Stad but for all the "South Bank will never die" talk it already had, didn't renew.

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by Conservative_dad » 03 Feb 2023 21:27

Green Lost interest when we left Elm Park. Had a season ticket for the first season at the Mad Stad but for all the "South Bank will never die" talk it already had, didn't renew.


I just imagine the opposition wading into the South Bank on the regs

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by Green » 03 Feb 2023 21:46

Conservative_dad
Green Lost interest when we left Elm Park. Had a season ticket for the first season at the Mad Stad but for all the "South Bank will never die" talk it already had, didn't renew.


I just imagine the opposition wading into the South Bank on the regs

What people and the passage of time seem to forget is that for the most part it was just a couple of hundred (e.g.) Bury fans standing in the rain while we all watched a pretty dire 1-1 tie wishing we all back in the pub.

There were some hooligan highlights sure but it was definitely the exception rather the norm.


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by AthleticoSpizz » 03 Feb 2023 22:02

Yeah, remember the SB being rushed at on many occasions, only for those ‘rushing it’ not really wanting to actually “come and join us ” and ending up meandering back to their peers.

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by Brogue » 03 Feb 2023 22:06

AthleticoSpizz Yeah, remember the SB being rushed at on many occasions, only for those ‘rushing it’ not really wanting to actually “come and join us ” and meandering back to their peers.


Remember having my knuckles wrapped a few times by the rozzers truncheons when scaling the yellow gate in the south east corner. Those were the days

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by AthleticoSpizz » 03 Feb 2023 22:10

Remember being a lairy sweary kid mid 1970s in the SB and getting a rozzers heavy gauntlet whacked on the back of my head for swearing….times

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by Conservative_dad » 03 Feb 2023 22:11

I'll toss you a softball here...

RL has had one since '71


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by AthleticoSpizz » 03 Feb 2023 22:30

Slow hand clap…..brush blowing down an empty town track stuff etc etc

RL has left the building (and credible target fodder) many years ago Brobes…c,mon, get in the groove…Ian’s the ‘dish of the day’ today

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by percy_freeman » 03 Feb 2023 23:57

Never had a season ticket but been going since 1968. Bit of a traditionalist, football should be at 3 on Saturday.

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by Snowflake Royal » 04 Feb 2023 00:35

I did 2017/18 to 2020/21 I think and maybe 2013 to 2015 before that. So only 3/4 seasons unbroken... about 6 or 7 total as a STH

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by Hendo » 04 Feb 2023 07:56

Since 1999/00 season.

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by Sutekh » 04 Feb 2023 10:17

1983-2019 when I got fed up with the utterly dreadful managerial appointments and even worse standard of football.

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by Delboy » 04 Feb 2023 11:42

Went to my first game in 1958 with my father , regularly since 1966, season ticket holder since 1970 . Now have 6 season tickets with my 2 sons , 3 grandsons in 1871 a true royals family !

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by Snowflake Royal » 04 Feb 2023 11:52

Delboy Went to my first game in 1958 with my father , regularly since 1966, season ticket holder since 1970 . Now have 6 season tickets with my 2 sons , 3 grandsons in 1871 a true royals family !

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