A Bit late, but thankyou

[Martin1871]

Cards on table, I am a Reading fan.

today is the 15th anniversary of us getting promoted to the Premier League for the first time. 2000 of us were lucky enough to be at Leicester to witness that historic moment.

a few of us having been chatting about it and an abiding memory we share is just how brilliant the Leicester fans were to us that day. I’m not sure we ever came back and said thanks, so here I am.

you applauded the team at the end of the game, you applauded them when the result that confirmed promotion (the score at Leeds) was announced and you were generally a class bunch.

many of us remember in particular that when we left the ground there was a group of half a dozen lads, teenagers, stood outside the away end and they applauded us as we floated out. Brilliant. No idea who they were, they would be in their 30’s now and I hope they have been around to enjoy your glory years. 

So,thankyou Leicester for helping make the memories of that day so special for us Royals. Plenty of us have enjoyed watching you do so well in recent years because you showed that day what a decent club you are.

we look forward to playing you again !

[MANFACE]

Not a problem mate.

Thank you.

[Corky]

Thanks, I remember being there and applauding you, though we should've been 3-0 up at half-time with the chances we missed  

 

To get 106 points was incredible, that was some team. 99 goals too.

[AKCJ]

How the **** is that 15 years ago. Jesus.

[Dr The Singh]

Remember that day, I didn't clap

[Martin1871]

Don’t worry, we noticed and specifically hoped you missed your 

3 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Remember that day, I didn't clap

title winning game with a bad cold

[Dr The Singh]

24 minutes ago, Martin1871 said:

Don’t worry, we noticed and specifically hoped you missed your 

title winning game with a bad cold

My hands were cold

[ARM1968]

30 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Remember that day, I didn't clap

Just had it yeah? 🤣

[fox_up_north]

My parents used to live in Berkshire so I've got a bit of a soft spot for the Royals. Think I had a tour of the Madejski, too, courtesy of someone my dad worked with. Much respect to the club. 

[bovril]

Christ I remember thinking we were heading for a revival under Rob Kelly with Hume and dur dur dur dur Matty Fryatt upfront. 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

5 minutes ago, bovril said:

Christ I remember thinking we were heading for a revival under Rob Kelly with Hume and dur dur dur dur Matty Fryatt upfront. 

Our run of form under RK that season that lead us to staying up was amazing. I thought for sure we were playoff bound the following year.

[fuchsntf]

1 hour ago, Dr The Singh said:

Remember that day, I didn't clap

No you all ready had it...

 

[Fox92]

1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

How the **** is that 15 years ago. Jesus.

 I thought that. Remember that day. Also didn't Wigan go up, or nearly go up, at our place too? I'm sure I recall that.

 

Reading ended up top half of the PL that first season if I recall correctly. 

[jayfox26]

There is a lot to be said for respecting opposition fans and teams when they have done well, like in this situation with Reading but it does make me wonder would we have reacted like the Sunderland fans did against Man U when Man City won the title on the final day. I'm all for respecting opposing fans and teams but I think I draw the line at the likes of Man U. 

[Corky]

1 hour ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

Our run of form under RK that season that lead us to staying up was amazing. I thought for sure we were playoff bound the following year.

We played superbly that day, I think Reading were either nervous or comfortable and we should've won it to continue the great form we were in. They got a late equaliser to gain promotion but we felt we could start mixing it with the better sides the next year.

 

We had a spell of being the opponent at other teams' big days- Arsenal's unbeaten season in 2004, Sunderland's promotion in 2005 and then Reading. On each occasion our fans got praised for being sporting and generous which was good.

[Arriba Los Zorros]

2 hours ago, Martin1871 said:

Don’t worry, we noticed and specifically hoped you missed your 

title winning game with a bad cold

Haha, brilliant, you're Ok you.

[KFS]

Always enjoyed our clashes with the royals. One of the more recent ones was away in the Champ wining season and some mini me ultras letting off a flare in a business park car park  

[BenTheFox]

2 hours ago, bovril said:

Christ I remember thinking we were heading for a revival under Rob Kelly with Hume and dur dur dur dur Matty Fryatt upfront. 

It looked for all the world like we were going down before Rob Kelly took over too. 

[Vlad the Fox]

I remember when shef united got promoted at our place. Stood on the wall of the family enclosure (filbert street) having a chat with a couple of their very excited fans as they were all celebrating on the pitch. 

[Spudulike]

106 points was a 2nd tier record I think (we got 103 in 2014?).

 

Theres been some big moments down on Freeman's Wharf in its short lifetime. Didn't it stage a Conference play-off final one year which, I think, was won by Hereford (might have dreamt that)? 

[Charl91]

If you were truly grateful, you'd have given us a refund for Matt Mills.

[PAULCFC]

40 minutes ago, Vlad the Fox said:

I remember when shef united got promoted at our place. Stood on the wall of the family enclosure (filbert street) having a chat with a couple of their very excited fans as they were all celebrating on the pitch. 

They played in a floresent green kit that day....which made it very hard to tell the stewards apart...Was it 4.1 to them,i seem to remember we took a hammering!

[Vlad the Fox]

3 minutes ago, PAULCFC said:

They played in a floresent green kit that day....which made it very hard to tell the stewards apart...Was it 4.1 to them,i seem to remember we took a hammering!

Can’t really remember the score but now you mention it I think we did take a hammering that day, as was per for the course at the time  

 

I remember one of them saying to us, “you’re definitely going up next year”  I think it took a while. 

[TrickyTrev Benjamin]

Remember James scowcoft scoring a last min header at the Madejski in the cup. Was a great away end that day. We’ve got Les Ferdinand also missed a sitter. Was literally on the goal line. 
 

Was there the day Reading went up, rob Kelly had us believing again and we should of won that game. Fryatt and Hume where on fire at that time. Went away happy after that, believing we got a chance of going up next year. Until we played Luton first game of the next season and thought we would got relegated.... those were the days 

[Bert]

31 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

106 points was a 2nd tier record I think (we got 103 in 2014?).

 

Theres been some big moments down on Freeman's Wharf in its short lifetime. Didn't it stage a Conference play-off final one year which, I think, was won by Hereford (might have dreamt that)? 

102 wasn’t it