The stewards are a joke

[madreadingfan]

i know everyone has complained about stewards but they have certainly got stricter this year, at half time me and some mates went down the stairs and the steward pulled us all over into this room and gave us a lecture about persistent standing and that we were all on camera, so he told us if he see's us standing again he will send us out, and they told the top 6 rows in y26 the same and seeming john madejski comes out saying he wants a better atmosphere how are we going to get a better atmosphere without being allowed to stand and sing? it is ridicolous, every team in the championship or premiership have a little stand or block where they can stand and sing, but no not for reading a drum only seems good enough for poor old reading it is a big joke if you want to stand up and sing all match and i know alot of you will complain in this thread by going just sit down and stuff but alot of us would prefer to stand and sing

[T.R.O.L.I.]

but alot of us would prefer to stand and sing

The problem with this statement is that it is against the law - and that is what you and the majority of others at the top of Y25 / Y26 don't seem to understand. Yes the stewards can be a bit overzealous but at the end of the day they are just doing their job. How they go about doing their job is possibly the only valid complaint you could make.

FWIW, I would prefer to stand all game but I also understand that I am not allowed to and so will sit down during quieter moments. As such, I've yet to be taken to one side by a steward and warned about persistent standing. Perhaps you (and others) should read the stadium regulations next time you go to the Madejski so we can avoid yet another thread of this type.

[Gordons Cumming]

Go and support Fleet Town.

You can stand and sing your heart out there if you want.......and for as long as you want.

Might even create an atmosphere.

Get real matey.

[madreadingfan]

Go and support Fleet Town.

You can stand and sing your heart out there if you want.......and for as long as you want.

Might even create an atmosphere.

Get real matey.

are you FTFC DRUMMER?

[Gordons Cumming]

Go and support Fleet Town.

You can stand and sing your heart out there if you want.......and for as long as you want.

Might even create an atmosphere.

Get real matey.

are you FTFC DRUMMER?

Nope.

[SpaceCruiser]

the majority of others at the top of Y25 / Y26 don't seem to understand.

I have sat in the general area of the Y25/26 and I've seen this lot. Persistent standing yes, and most of them are arms crossed and not singing during quieter moments. I shake my head at them.

[The 17 Bus]

Do we really need a bunch of kids singing and on their feet all game, the club dont seem to want them, perhaps it is time they grew up a touch.

As an aside if TROLI is standing he cannot be missed, so it seems that it is persistant standing that is taken to task, and rightly so.

[madreadingfan]

Do we really need a bunch of kids singing and on their feet all game, the club dont seem to want them, perhaps it is time they grew up a touch.

As an aside if TROLI is standing he cannot be missed, so it seems that it is persistant standing that is taken to task, and rightly so.

but we can say the same about you, we dont really need a bunch of old farts eating their prawn sandwiches not supporting their team, but instead just moan

[Gordons Cumming]

I shake my head at them.

............and roll your eyes, raise your eyebrows?

[Stranded]

You can sit down and sing.

You can stand up and eat a prawn sandwich.

Only one of these would actually break the law.

[Silver Fox]

Good to see the stewards doing the decent thing and warning madROFLeadingfan and his wee chums rather than going for the heavy handed option of just chucking them out.

Another example of what a good job they do under rather trying conditions.

[Deathy]

the majority of others at the top of Y25 / Y26 don't seem to understand.

I have sat in the general area of the Y25/26 and I've seen this lot. Persistent standing yes, and most of them are arms crossed and not singing during quieter moments. I shake my head at them.

That'll learn them.

[Platypuss]

i know everyone has complained about stewards but they have certainly got stricter this year, at half time me and some mates went down the stairs and the steward pulled us all over into this room and gave us a lecture about persistent standing and that we were all on camera, so he told us if he see's us standing again he will send us out, and they told the top 6 rows in y26 the same and seeming john madejski comes out saying he wants a better atmosphere how are we going to get a better atmosphere without being allowed to stand and sing? it is ridicolous, every team in the championship or premiership have a little stand or block where they can stand and sing, but no not for reading a drum only seems good enough for poor old reading it is a big joke if you want to stand up and sing all match and i know alot of you will complain in this thread by going just sit down and stuff but alot of us would prefer to stand and sing

Here, have some of these on me:

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[Rex]

i know everyone has complained about stewards but they have certainly got stricter this year, at half time me and some mates went down the stairs and the steward pulled us all over into this room and gave us a lecture about persistent standing and that we were all on camera, so he told us if he see's us standing again he will send us out, and they told the top 6 rows in y26 the same and seeming john madejski comes out saying he wants a better atmosphere how are we going to get a better atmosphere without being allowed to stand and sing? it is ridicolous, every team in the championship or premiership have a little stand or block where they can stand and sing, but no not for reading a drum only seems good enough for poor old reading it is a big joke if you want to stand up and sing all match and i know alot of you will complain in this thread by going just sit down and stuff but alot of us would prefer to stand and sing

(c) RTFC forever banging in productions 2008

[The 17 Bus]

Except you can't as I dont go very often anymore.

Abide by the rules, that's life, if you dont like it then tough, don't go.

Why not do something about it and join the safe standing campaigns, or write to your MP with your concerns that you are not allowed to stand, it might make a difference, whereas repeating the same old shite on here is unlikely to.

[Big Foot]

i know everyone has complained about stewards but they have certainly got stricter this year, at half time me and some mates went down the stairs and the steward pulled us all over into this room and gave us a lecture about persistent standing and that we were all on camera, so he told us if he see's us standing again he will send us out, and they told the top 6 rows in y26 the same and seeming john madejski comes out saying he wants a better atmosphere how are we going to get a better atmosphere without being allowed to stand and sing? it is ridicolous, every team in the championship or premiership have a little stand or block where they can stand and sing, but no not for reading a drum only seems good enough for poor old reading it is a big joke if you want to stand up and sing all match and i know alot of you will complain in this thread by going just sit down and stuff but alot of us would prefer to stand and sing

You must be either LR or one of his mates then ?

[Royal Lady]

Does it matter who it is??

[The 17 Bus]

Exactly whoever it is should be sitting down for most of the game, are they so daft as to think the cameras are not pointed at them and how easy they are to identify and warn??


I say well done to the staff for waiting for them to go down to the concourse, and not warning them in the stand, when all and sundry tend to join in with the abuse to the stewards.

[Diamond]

i know everyone has complained about stewards but they have certainly got stricter this year, at half time me and some mates went down the stairs and the steward pulled us all over into this room and gave us a lecture about persistent standing and that we were all on camera, so he told us if he see's us standing again he will send us out, and they told the top 6 rows in y26 the same and seeming john madejski comes out saying he wants a better atmosphere how are we going to get a better atmosphere without being allowed to stand and sing? it is ridicolous, every team in the championship or premiership have a little stand or block where they can stand and sing, but no not for reading a drum only seems good enough for poor old reading it is a big joke if you want to stand up and sing all match and i know alot of you will complain in this thread by going just sit down and stuff but alot of us would prefer to stand and sing

Not wishing to let facts get in the way of your argument, but........

Number of FAPL grounds where a stand or block is given for Standing = 0. None. Zero
Number of Champtionship grounds where a stand or block is given for Stading = 0. None. Zero

Rules/regulations/laws coming out of The Taylor Report made this the case.

Hope this helps?

[Skin]

Fu ck me there we have some sticklers for the rules at Reading don't we?

The rules are bollocks and we all know it, I find it tedious that they exist and as such don't attend much any more (my new born daughter and the cost also factor ), but its each to their own and if you can put up with wanting to stand but having to sit fair play. Saying that I will be at the Swansea game and will stand if others around me stand. This season I haven't got a ST to lose so I really won't give a toss.