I took a Chinese-heritage friend, who looks nothing like Dai Yongge, to a match last season and we heard several fans loudly muttering 'is that Dai Yongge?'. It was grim and hostile.

Three reasons 1. Less likely to have got the itch from their dads 2. Put off by the perception or reality of the racism that still goes on in football stands around the country 3. Reading's football and financial situation do not exactly make a compelling case for a Berkshire-based neutral who could...

We'll get an early goal, and for 90 minutes we'll be 6th.

Charlie Kelman will score in the 94th minute, but not before Club 1871 have spilled onto the pitch in the spirit of 2014.