Rival Watch

[Sutekh]

I'm quite disappointed that all of the League Two clubs close to the Forest of Dean are doing so badly this year ('ksake, Newport!), as my son is desperate to go to an away game (he's young and foolish), and I don't think we're quite up to trecking to Lincoln or Barnsley yet. I'm not sure Swindon or Oxford would be my choice for an 8yo's introduction to away football, either.

Presume you want to watch County rather than another team? I notice they’re at Bristol Rovers next week so that might be an option? Think both are pretty ropey so it might be a fairly even encounter.

If you just want a team “on the up” then Bristol City in the Championship, Cardiff in L1, Merthyr in the National North or Cirencester in the Hellenic are all having decent seasons. And Reading itself isn’t an overly difficult trek given the M4.

[Stranded]

It's more like 90 miles for us, but the Bescot is a good shout - he'd enjoy watching the traffic going over the flyover.

Certainly a step up from the quality on the pitch.

[rabidbee]

We go to home games, he wants to go to a Reading away game, and I don't think I can get a long trip past the management just yet. Rovers and County are a similar distance from us, although I don't think there would be any chance of him getting a ticket to Rovers, based on last year. I've also never been to County, which is another reason I'd like them not to go down. Didn't help that the EFL scheduled the game at Cardiff on my daughter's birthday weekend, the selfish bastards.

[Sutekh]

We go to home games, he wants to go to a Reading away game, and I don't think I can get a long trip past the management just yet. Rovers and County are a similar distance from us, although I don't think there would be any chance of him getting a ticket to Rovers, based on last year. I've also never been to County, which is another reason I'd like them not to go down. Didn't help that the EFL scheduled the game at Cardiff on my daughter's birthday weekend, the selfish bastards.

Reading travel to Burton on 7 March that might be a palatable game for an 8yo and obvs. an easier trek than something really up north given the motorway access around the West Midlands.

[The Royal Forester]

It's more like 90 miles for us, but the Bescot is a good shout - he'd enjoy watching the traffic going over the flyover.

He will have plenty of time to study every vehicle as it stops and starts along the M6. Maybe you can get him to count the number of lorries compared to the number of cars that pass!!