Can't believe 19 years have passed.  What a great day that was!

 

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/reading-fc-painful-memories-play-offs-7190558

 

 

Despite my best efforts to get out of taking my family on holiday to St Ives to travel to Wembley I couldn't manage it but I did manage to watch it on TV in the local and have never experienced the highs and lows of football in one day that I did that day....those memories are priceless

The atmosphere that day was one of the best I had ever heard at burnden.

 

Remember Supa being a doubt then warming up only ten mins before the KO And waving to the wolves fans in his warm up....

I had two cans of Super Strength before the game I was 15 has my face painted and a Union Jack around the shoulders and a blue n white wig was in tears at two nil went for a piss on the way back to my seat an a fella told me to buck up this wasn't finished yet!

 

The feeling when the equaliser went in was like nothing ever I had felt before

I shudder to think what the score would have been if they'd converted that penalty. They were absolutely battering us at the time. Lee Nogan looked a decent striker. I wonder what happened to him?

I shudder to think what the score would have been if they'd converted that penalty. They were absolutely battering us at the time. Lee Nogan looked a decent striker. I wonder what happened to him?

 

 

Wiki says Asst Manager at Halifax

Always forget about Jimmy Quinns goal in injury time and it finished 4-3 not 4-2.  That was a tense minutes play after that goal.

Reading's biggest mistake was chasing a third goal when they were leading 2-1. Even though it was virtually the end of the game, there were acres of space for us to break into for the equaliser.

What a pass from Thompson for the equaliser

Never really noticed what a great goal Nogan's was. Amazing day. There were some fantastic games that season.

Mixu missing two sitters booooooooooo

As soon as he saved the pen I knew we'd win. Was utterly convinced of it.

 

It's no exaggeration to say I was 100% sure we'd won as soon as that penalty didn't go in.

 

Their was a special vibe to that team / era, nothing was impossible.

 

I was an absolutely steaming drunk 20 year old, but going 2 down and conceding a penalty sobered me up sharpish. 

That season in general was superb - cup final, promotion at Wembley and 2 incredible atmospheres at Burnden in the semi's en-route to Wembley. Happy times

Not as HAPPY as you will be 3 weeks 2mrr mate.

 

U getting nervous yet?

Not as HAPPY as you will be 3 weeks 2mrr mate.

U getting nervous yet?

Not yet but give it time. Can feel the noose tightening as I type haha

Not yet but give it time. Can feel the noose tightening as I type haha

Good chance England may be playing at 9pm that night!

Yeah, tv's sorted for that possibility already, plenty will want to watch it

Yeah, tv's sorted for that possibility already, plenty will want to watch it

Is she ok with that?!

Yes, she's fine - she knows there's loads of football fans present

Cant wait for the big day biggish