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Reading Play Off Final

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    And while I'm scanning stuff, look out for an original, somewhat vintage, scrawling toneet.

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    Often the big games are dissapointing this one though has to be my favourite game of all time after being out of the top flight for so long the elation was unbelievable the celebrations in town the ne

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One of the best and worst days of my years watching the whites. 2 down then " Ooh ah Brannigan" saves that Pen and the world became a better place then on in!

Every emotion was felt that day wou

Fucking annoying before the game reading all turning up in their new shirts and 10k more than us,sweet in the end!

I was crying my eyes out in that first half

 

My old fella kept saying "loads of time left yet son"

 

 

 

Mind you he said similar when we 3-0 down to Stoke in the FA Cup semi - ha ha

Said to the old man if this goes in I'm going to sit in the car . The whole atmosphere changed after. Glad I stuck around ! R.I.P dad.

An absolute great day. especially after the dissappointment the month before.

 

can you get it on the BT player?

My shittest day ever supporting the whites

 

I was banned so i couldn't go

I never went & can't fcukin remember why!!!!!

I remember it fondly, I was on my way out when they got awarded the penalty, only to sprint back to my seat when it was saved (I didn't even wait around to watch it, as I assumed it was going in and it was game over)

face painted and a blue and white wig on flag round the shoulders, drinking Special Brew in the car park before hand. Then sobbing at 2-0

 

the rest was magical,

Living in Reading it wasn't the worst day of my life supporting the whites!

 

Back to a boozer to meet the Reading lads, 8 of us weren't that welcome.

 

I thought they were mates.  Still talking about it now.

The four of us in full Wanderers regalia on a train full of Reading fans going back to Wycombe. They never said a word to us. To this day my missus adds the word "bastard" whenever Jimmy Quinn's name is mentioned after he tried to have a go at her beloved Gudni on the pitch.

Watched it on eurosport in the hotel at Disneyland Paris with my dad.

Much to my mother's disgust she dragged my brother out when the penalty was awarded to 'go round the place we'd spent so much bloody money going to in the first place'.

My mum's anger didn't matter by the end, me and my dad had celebratory milkshakes in the diner.

Had shit seats down behind the goal as i'd left it to my mate to take care of the tickets. Got away really quickly and did a ton up all the way back after the final whistle and was drinking in the Balmoral by 7:30pm (KO was 2pm if i recall correctly.)

Just remember looking at the clock every 2 mins in the 2nd half thinking we wouldn't do it

 

Remember going mental when defraitas equalised

 

Didn't even realised they'd scored at the end and thought it was 4-2 until I got home and saw the highlights

 

Went on a minibus with dave t and the bloke who owned the paki shop round the corner from ritzys, he brought along a load of cans to sell us, on the way home he nodded off so we went through a crate load of his castlemaine xxxx before he woke up

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With that team, it was nailed on that we had won as soon as Branagan saved that penalty. 

 

I was absolutely bladdered tbf in the cheap seats (benches) down behind the goal, there's nowt like being 2 down in no time and facing a penalty to sober you up though

 

Shame Rioch effectively resigned that day, if I remember right

It's crazy when you think Rioch was only with us 3 seasons.

 

When I think back it felt like the whole of my childhood.

It's crazy when you think Rioch was only with us 3 seasons.

 

When I think back it felt like the whole of my childhood.

Same here pal

 

Edited by Youri McAnespie

And while I'm scanning stuff, look out for an original, somewhat vintage, scrawling toneet. :)

defraitas equaling goal is still the greatest elation i have ever felt.

 

wedding, children , close second.

Great day.. I miss that belief that we cold do it against the odds.. didn't we sing you'll never walk alone towards the end?

At the end it was a fantastic day but I was nearly thrown out or Wemberleeee when we were 2 nil down as I had a fall out with bloke behind and it almost came to fisticuffs.

 

For an extra point who did Reading beat in their semi final?

Were you in a big daft hat, sat behind the goal? It kicked off right in front of me when the penalty was given; sure the said two were embracing each other moments later. First time I had ever seen white on white violence.

 

I got a ticket with my mate, but he was away with family at the time. I had to meet him down there. Being 15 and on my own, my old man made me take the travel club down. It was shite. Found the nearest offy when we parked up for four strongbow super, I looked a right tramp supping them by myself.

 

I remember having premier league badges loosely sewn on my yellow shirt (in case they needed removing) and goading the Reading fans on the way out... I also remember the smile on my face when we pulled up at Burnden and some card commented 'look, a premiership ground'

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