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by bobby m's syrup
24 Feb 2024 12:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Who do you consider to be a rival?
Replies: 49
Views: 2692

Re: Who do you consider to be a rival?

Back in my early days at EP, (mid 60s), it was always Swindon, Oxford, Watford and Bristol Rovers. Bournemouth less so and also Gillingham. Aldershot, 4th Div in that era, were not even on the radar.
by bobby m's syrup
20 Feb 2022 22:50
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17132
Views: 2932872

Re: Rival Watch

Nothing against Warnock, he is committed, passionate and a brawler. Just what we need in the short term at least. Will this mean we can't call him Colin any more?
by bobby m's syrup
16 Jul 2021 22:16
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Stadium renaming.
Replies: 126
Views: 26861

Re: Stadium renaming.

Coley Park I believe (or at least they definately played there sometime around then) Self correction, moved on from CP to Caversham Cricket ground in 1889..then to EP I for one was livid when we moved from Caversham CG to EP. It just wasn't the same :wink: Caversham was in Oxfordshire back then. Pe...
by bobby m's syrup
04 Oct 2020 15:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game
Replies: 4463
Views: 1414260

Re: Opposition fans back from the game

I can understand, though not condone the sense of entitlement that supporters of some 'big' clubs display. However effective they have been in the last few years, Watford are not footballing giants and are less successful at this level than Reading. It wasn't that long ago that we were rivals in Div...
by bobby m's syrup
27 Sep 2020 11:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Marc McNulty arrested for match fixing
Replies: 90
Views: 14688

Re: Marc McNulty arrested for match fixing

Innocent until proven otherwise. Why are mods permitting speculation on a matter now the scope of a possible prosecution anyway?
by bobby m's syrup
26 Sep 2020 22:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: If you didn't support Reading, who would you have supported and why?
Replies: 98
Views: 13481

Re: If you didn't support Reading, who would you have supported and why?

Patrick Thistle
by bobby m's syrup
01 Aug 2020 10:39
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5565
Views: 543476

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Winston Biscuit Hoping some Chinese try and take it over next just so I can use 'Huawei the lads'


Waw whey the lads?
by bobby m's syrup
12 Jun 2020 01:13
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17132
Views: 2932872

Re: Rival Watch

Gonna throw a hypothetical at you all, fans who have actually experienced the Reading - Oxford rivalry, would you want them to win the play-offs to get that rivalry back next season? Getting the rivalry back will be great, i miss the good old days playing Oxford, Swindon and Aldershot, however, it ...
by bobby m's syrup
06 Apr 2020 04:40
Forum: The Team
Topic: What got you into supporting RFC?! And when you did who was your nearest team?
Replies: 58
Views: 31666

Re: What got you into supporting RFC?! And when you did who was your nearest team?

In 1965, my father took me to an FA Cup game against Brentford. We won 5-0. Ever since that day etc etc
by bobby m's syrup
15 Nov 2019 12:09
Forum: The Team
Topic: Berks and Bucks senior cup 2019/20
Replies: 61
Views: 32566

Re: Berks and Bucks senior cup 2019/20

STAR Liaison
Royals and Racers
STAR Liaison
Didcot being historically part of Berkshire ...

Until 1974


When we also lost Abingdon and got Slough in exchange.


And..have the ridiculous situation of the Berkshire Downs being in Oxfordshire
by bobby m's syrup
31 Aug 2019 10:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: Top 5 Rivals
Replies: 20
Views: 7276

Re: Top 5 Rivals

Back in the 60s it was Swindon, later Oxford came through from Div 4 and were also rivals.

In those palmy days no one was quite sure where Aldershot was. We did have a couple of cup games c1967, but any form of competition was strictly limited until Reading were relegated in 1971
by bobby m's syrup
19 Jul 2019 17:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Barrow on his way
Replies: 127
Views: 44877

Re: Barrow on the way ?

I expect the club would have to take a haircut on any transfer fee
by bobby m's syrup
04 Jul 2019 09:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Barrow on his way
Replies: 127
Views: 44877

Re: Barrow on the way ?

Lots of shellfish views. Needs the mods to mussel in, winkle out the limpets posts
by bobby m's syrup
02 Jul 2019 08:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Barrow on his way
Replies: 127
Views: 44877

Re: Barrow on the way ?

This thread needs turbot charging
by bobby m's syrup
29 Jun 2019 11:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Barrow on his way
Replies: 127
Views: 44877

Re: Barrow on the way ?

I wish the club would get their skates on over this.
by bobby m's syrup
27 Jun 2019 13:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Barrow on his way
Replies: 127
Views: 44877

Re: Barrow on the way ?

People who make puns like this should be thrown in a Furness
by bobby m's syrup
20 Jun 2019 14:51
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: SPECULATION - Martinez?
Replies: 98
Views: 35332

Re: SPECULATION - Martinez?

John Smith
Sutekh I’m sure Reading would be the right plaice for either of them.

Looking at plaices in Coley, so I've heard...


Nah, place is full of druggies. You can't take two steps without tripping over a roach
by bobby m's syrup
20 Jun 2019 10:31
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: SPECULATION - Martinez?
Replies: 98
Views: 35332

Re: SPECULATION - Martinez?

Eel be fine and the defence won't flounder
by bobby m's syrup
13 May 2019 15:50
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5565
Views: 543476

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

In the last 5 minutes, BWFC have been officially placed in administration
by bobby m's syrup
20 Sep 2018 02:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: BFTG - Norwich
Replies: 205
Views: 49992

Re: BFTG - Norwich

Been a Reading fan for over 50 years...blah blah etc. As l now live in South Africa, l only see the odd televised games. This is all so sad. The life seems to have gone from the squad. Would new management be the answer? I remember the Third...and Fourth Divisions. We really don't want to go back th...
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