Picture the scene...

[Rodley]

...you’re already 3-0 up, you’re revelling in a near perfect Dem Blades performance and its still before halftime. During a lull a familiar face paces slowly up the steps of the South Stand, clutching his wares and calling out that old refrain “PROGRAMMES, THREE QUID”. And the fans around spontaneously clap along and start it up as a chant.

The fact that the programme salesman got his own chant cracks me up and makes me proud to follow this club. Whoever started it up is a genius. I want to see the whole Kop doing it next game.

What a match! What a club! Plenty more ups and downs but I have absolute faith this squad and management team will give absolutely everything to the cause.

UTB

 

[Almosthuman]

Was hilarious, top chant!

 

[Karaoke Blade]

...you’re already 3-0 up, you’re revelling in a near perfect Dem Blades performance and its still before halftime. During a lull a familiar face paces slowly up the steps of the South Stabd, clutching his wares and calling out that old refrain “PROGRAMMES, THREE QUID”. And the fans around spontaneously clap along and start it up as a chant.

The fact that the programme salesman got his own chant cracks me up and makes me proud to follow this club. Whoever started it up is a genius. I want to see the whole Kop doing it next game.

What a match! What a club! Plenty more ups and downs but I have absolute faith this squad and management team will give absolutely everything to the cause.

UTB

Yep it all went a bit surreal today what with the South Stand near the kop actually starting up that song, the pitch invader and the least bothered stewards of all time, and most bizarre, Reading's pre season friendly tactics.

 

[Liverpool blade]

It was hilarious to hear the program 3 Quid chant start. TBF saw the guy afterwards with a huge grin on his face. I think it made his day!!. UTB

 

[Barnette]

...you’re already 3-0 up, you’re revelling in a near perfect Dem Blades performance and its still before halftime. During a lull a familiar face paces slowly up the steps of the South Stand, clutching his wares and calling out that old refrain “PROGRAMMES, THREE QUID”. And the fans around spontaneously clap along and start it up as a chant.

The fact that the programme salesman got his own chant cracks me up and makes me proud to follow this club. Whoever started it up is a genius. I want to see the whole Kop doing it next game.

What a match! What a club! Plenty more ups and downs but I have absolute faith this squad and management team will give absolutely everything to the cause.

UTB

any videos - so we can all learn the words?

 

[Rodley]

any videos - so we can all learn the words?

Dead easy. Said programme seller is our capo and we are his ultras. He starts it and we follow

 

[penthouseblade]

...you’re already 3-0 up, you’re revelling in a near perfect Dem Blades performance and its still before halftime. During a lull a familiar face paces slowly up the steps of the South Stand, clutching his wares and calling out that old refrain “PROGRAMMES, THREE QUID”. And the fans around spontaneously clap along and start it up as a chant.

The fact that the programme salesman got his own chant cracks me up and makes me proud to follow this club. Whoever started it up is a genius. I want to see the whole Kop doing it next game.

What a match! What a club! Plenty more ups and downs but I have absolute faith this squad and management team will give absolutely everything to the cause.

UTB

Sat on the BLUT, I wondered what was going on over there! That's a great little story, old school if you know what I mean? You rarely hear or see anything spontaneous like that in a football ground anymore. Great stuff!

 

[sitwell]

I want him as my ringtone.

 

[Bladesman]

...you’re already 3-0 up, you’re revelling in a near perfect Dem Blades performance and its still before halftime. During a lull a familiar face paces slowly up the steps of the South Stand, clutching his wares and calling out that old refrain “PROGRAMMES, THREE QUID”. And the fans around spontaneously clap along and start it up as a chant.

The fact that the programme salesman got his own chant cracks me up and makes me proud to follow this club. Whoever started it up is a genius. I want to see the whole Kop doing it next game.

What a match! What a club! Plenty more ups and downs but I have absolute faith this squad and management team will give absolutely everything to the cause.

UTB

I was part of that chant and thought it was great.

I assume its the same bloke who got his own Tyson Fury give us a wave chant from the Bolton fans the other week?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

...you’re already 3-0 up, you’re revelling in a near perfect Dem Blades performance and its still before halftime. During a lull a familiar face paces slowly up the steps of the South Stand, clutching his wares and calling out that old refrain “PROGRAMMES, THREE QUID”. And the fans around spontaneously clap along and start it up as a chant.

The fact that the programme salesman got his own chant cracks me up and makes me proud to follow this club. Whoever started it up is a genius. I want to see the whole Kop doing it next game.

What a match! What a club! Plenty more ups and downs but I have absolute faith this squad and management team will give absolutely everything to the cause.

UTB

I thought the same! That was a great bit of spontaneity from the "supposed" prawn sandwich brigade in the South Stand. I sit in the South Stand, but it wasn't me who started it. It was a bunch of folks in the upper A section of the stand. I do hope the kop join in next time but I suppose that programme seller can't be in all places at all times...

or can he?

 

[Rodley]

I thought the same! That was a great bit of spontaneity from the "supposed" prawn sandwich brigade in the South Stand. I sit in the South Stand, but it wasn't me who started it. It was a bunch of folks in the upper A section of the stand. I do hope the kop join in next time but I suppose that programme seller can't be in all places at all times...

or can he?

Same seller heads up Gangway B of the Kop straight after. He had a smile on his face a mile wide.

 

[AWetFlannel]

I thought the same! That was a great bit of spontaneity from the "supposed" prawn sandwich brigade in the South Stand. I sit in the South Stand, but it wasn't me who started it. It was a bunch of folks in the upper A section of the stand. I do hope the kop join in next time but I suppose that programme seller can't be in all places at all times...

or can he?

I sit in the middle of B, one bloke clapping the beat loudly to the programme seller was in lower A. Credit goes to him, what a lad.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Same seller heads up Gangway B of the Kop straight after. He had a smile on his face a mile wide.

I know a kid who got a job at the Lane selling programmes. Most of 'em sell the programmes outside the ground then take the unsold ones back before kick off so they can pocket the money and go watch the game. This guy keeps on selling! He's relentless! He's a programme selling legend of the Lane! He just never gives up. He deserves his chant! He's possibly the greatest programme seller we've ever had! He is the "TC" of programme sellers! Appreciate him while he's here. And whatever we do...don't put the programme prices up by anything other than a whole pound, or it will screw up his chant somewhat rotten.

 

[Rodley]

I sit in the middle of B, one bloke clapping the beat loudly to the programme seller was in lower A. Credit goes to him, what a lad.

Yep looked a fella in his 50s and a couple of young lads sat behind him who kept trying to get it going. The young lads were loving it!

Great moment!

 

[Sean Thornton]

The “Henderson’s fucking rubbish, I’ve always said it “ to the tune of I’m a wanker, that someone suggested on here a couple of weeks ago hasn’t taken off though

 

[Rodley]

I know a kid who got a job at the Lane selling programmes. Most of 'em sell the programmes outside the ground then take the unsold ones back before kick off so they can pocket the money and go watch the game. This guy keeps on selling! He's relentless! He's a programme selling legend of the Lane! He just never gives up. He deserves his chant! He's possibly the greatest programme seller we've ever had! Appreciate him while he's here. And whatever we do...don't put the programme prices up by anything other than a whole pound, or it will screw up his chant somewhat rotten.

Has stood outside The Railway pre-match for at least 25 years. A fixture of my pre-match routine.

 

[Igor]

Prawn flippin sandwich!!!!! Bloody cheek.
The 3 quid programme chap is a legend and the chant seemed to start with a bit of clapping inbetween his call. Classic stuff.

 

[Wapping Blade]

Has stood outside The Railway pre-match for at least 25 years. A fixture of my pre-match routine.

He was on the corner of Bramall Lane and Cherry Street in the 80s with his pre broken voice “match programmes, 50 pence”.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I want him as my ringtone.

Sorry, I misread that, as you were...

 

[Need4speed]

It was great. He has being selling programmes for a long time and when we were in the Priemership last had a seat at the end of row M by the gangway in the South stand Apparently was making fuck all when selling programmes in League One. He is definitely a blade and it would be great for a repeat next home game

 

[SUFC Guy]

Hmmm. We will just get the chant going around the ground and then some fkr will put the price up

 

[jt64]

Hmmm. We will just get the chant going around the ground and then some fkr will put the price up

I did like how he switched to two quid effortlessly for the Inter friendly

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

I thought the same! That was a great bit of spontaneity from the "supposed" prawn sandwich brigade in the South Stand. I sit in the South Stand, but it wasn't me who started it. It was a bunch of folks in the upper A section of the stand. I do hope the kop join in next time but I suppose that programme seller can't be in all places at all times...

or can he?

Maybe the south can join in with chants started by the kop next time??

 

[Sean Thornton]

Maybe the south can join in with chants started by the kop next time??

Fight.

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

Fight.

Too one-sided

 

[bromtom]

I did like how he switched to two quid effortlessly for the Inter friendly

The sign of true class, ability to fit with a new system seamlessly.

I bet he could do £3.50 too you know.

 

[Etchysketchy]

Needs a statue!!

 

[Mumbo]

Yep it all went a bit surreal today what with the South Stand near the kop actually starting up that song, the pitch invader and the least bothered stewards of all time, and most bizarre, Reading's pre season friendly tactics.

I would agree with the surreal tag,I turned to my mate and said it was the most boring 4-0 match I’d ever seen.
I meant it as a compliment realy,it was so bleeding routine and weirdly comfortable,yeah,surreal.

 

[COME BACK CHED]

Needs a statue!!

Needs a Fukin muzzle , does my head in .

 

[Rodley]

Will it get another airing today?

PROGRAMMES THREE QUID