Memries of Reading

[BushBlade]

Don't go all reasonable on us with an essay about demographic changes.

The town was already big before they got to the Prem but their crowds were still shit.
Promotion = magic influx of plastics
Relegation = plastics go back to their playstations / Manyoo

It is nothing like 'us being brought up in Sheffield' with a proper history and a tradittion of following a great club. You can't build this overnight and they haven't.

History is a poor substitute for success. We sound like pigs when we start calling clubs tinpot and go on about history. We've won fuck all for nearly a hundred years. Most of our history is nothing more than longevity.

 

[Revolution]

History is a poor substitute for success. We sound like pigs when we start calling clubs tinpot and go on about history. We've won fuck all for nearly a hundred years. Most of our history is nothing more than longevity.

And Reading are 18 years older than us!

 

[BushBlade]

And Reading are 18 years older than us!

Yeah but they've got a new stadium made of plastic an' shit and our Bramall Lane is just like it was in 1889 and we've always had the same number of supporters whatever league we're in.

 

[metalblade]

History is a poor substitute for success. We sound like pigs when we start calling clubs tinpot and go on about history. We've won fuck all for nearly a hundred years. Most of our history is nothing more than longevity.

And that makes our support all the more remarkable if Reading had done as bad as United over the last 10 seasons their crowds would be around 8000 the rest would be at Chelsea.

 

[SirNibletsO'Korne]

1988 Reading away,we lost 2-1. Don't remember too much about the game,but went to a chip shop near the ground and asked for chips and curry sauce,and got a tray of chips with a small carton of sauce for dipping...
You'd think I'd dipped me cock in the batter from the look I got when I said I wanted it ON the chips...
Southerners eh?

 

[I should coco]

Yeah but they've got a new stadium made of plastic an' shit and our Bramall Lane is just like it was in 1889 and we've always had the same number of supporters whatever league we're in.

That's a bit closer to the truth, although we do have a 'new' South Stand now..

 

[BusheyBlade]

In the vid. Warnock can be seen demonstrating an 'over the top' challenge with his foot. Downes claimed he was urging his players to foul Reading players.

Ah yes, hadn't Montgomery just been done on the other side of the pitch which caused it to kick off?

 

[N20 Blade]

1988 Reading away,we lost 2-1. Don't remember too much about the game,but went to a chip shop near the ground and asked for chips and curry sauce,and got a tray of chips with a small carton of sauce for dipping...
You'd think I'd dipped me cock in the batter from the look I got when I said I wanted it ON the chips...
Southerners eh?

Reminds me of the Black Prince (Peter Mandelson) when he was MP for Hartlepool and he made a rare public visit there in front of the cameras during the 2001 General Election. He went to a chip shop and was trying to be 'normal' so ordered his fish and chips, then trying to be clever said 'oh and I think i'll have some guacamole too'. The girl behind the counter saw what he was pointing at and replied 'That's mushy peas my love'.

 

[super_pig]

Bit unfair. The way we played at that time had more to do with his lack of effectiveness than any shortcomings on his part. Around that time we managed to make a lot of players look distinctly average. Howard is another that comes to mind.

and leon brittain
who was so crap he shuffled off to the premiership

 

[BushBlade]

1988 Reading away,we lost 2-1. Don't remember too much about the game,but went to a chip shop near the ground and asked for chips and curry sauce,and got a tray of chips with a small carton of sauce for dipping...
You'd think I'd dipped me cock in the batter from the look I got when I said I wanted it ON the chips...
Southerners eh?

For dipping? No, the idea is that you pour it on yourself so you can either pour some on, eat some chips and then use the rest to cover the chips at the bottom of the tray, if you want, or pour it all on at once, if you want. That's what the chippies round my way do.

 

[SirNibletsO'Korne]

For dipping? No, the idea is that you pour it on yourself so you can either pour some on, eat some chips and then use the rest to cover the chips at the bottom of the tray, if you want, or pour it all on at once, if you want. That's what the chippies round my way do.

Ah,forgive my ignorance,but to be honest,that's WAY too labour intensive for me....
I'd had a drink ,so I'd all on just getting the chips to my mouth let alone pour my own curry

 

[BushBlade]

Ah,forgive my ignorance,but to be honest,that's WAY too labour intensive for me....
I'd had a drink ,so I'd all on just getting the chips to my mouth let alone pour my own curry

It's not the pouring that's difficult when you're pissed, it's getting the lid off. Especially if you've got gravy and peas in two other little pots too. One of them ends up down your shirt.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

The return fixture in 1988 89 was our 100th anniversary game. Deane in a scrappy 1 0 win. March 1989,

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Great to see that - thanks!

I have just remembered something else about that game: when Francis Joseph came on, the electronic scoreboard gave his name as Joseph Francis...funny what sticks in your mind.

With our squad having John Francis as well as Francis Joseph, no wonder they got it wrong.

 

[SteveBlade]

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Look at some of our players attempting to move in that video, never seen players look so laboured. Jesus Christ... Who's that who looks like our wide left centre half for their second goal? The state.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Though Sidwell and Harper were a great pairing at CM.

Bit like Coutts and Fleck for us.

UTB

What had happened to James by the time he played for us? Same as happened to Kitson I expect.

 

[Revolution]

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I'd seen the goals from this game but never seen Slew's disallowed goal at 3.30 in the video. What a joke. Their keeper makes an enormous error and the referee bails him out!

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Quality stuf. RIP grafikhaus. Bumped as it's topical.

 

[BerksBlade]

1988 Reading away,we lost 2-1. Don't remember too much about the game,but went to a chip shop near the ground and asked for chips and curry sauce,and got a tray of chips with a small carton of sauce for dipping...
You'd think I'd dipped me cock in the batter from the look I got when I said I wanted it ON the chips...
Southerners eh?

Good job you didn't ask for a fishcake then!

 

[United Aren't Back.]

3-1 win away at the old Elm Park ground of theirs. The ground was an absolute shit hole but a good day on the lash and the Debut of Brian Deane more than made up for it .

Francis Joseph, who scored that day, got an injury and Tony Agana then joined Brian Deane to commence a great partnership.

 

[El Volví]

Can't remember the year, but was at Elm Park and during the time when the spoon worrier Uri Geller was involved with the club.
The Blades went into a change of "Geller is a bender"

Well it was funny at the time.

 

[pommpey]

2004 away at the Madjeski.

Shit game, lost 2-1. Saw Sean Beans car in the car park.

pommpey

 

[Gavlar]

My fav reading memory is easy.
Went to watch us win 3-2 away when we got relegated from the champ. It was my sons first ever game and he was 5. Henderson scored 2 and Jordan slew played. Shame the rest of the season was dogshit. The blades fans sang, ‘how shit must you be we’re winning away’.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Well I hereby nominate tonight's game as the best performance I saw v Reading since about 1998.