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by Ark Royal
07 May 2024 21:28
Forum: General Football
Topic: Ups & Downs 23/24
Replies: 128
Views: 2858

Re: Ups & Downs 23/24

Clyde1998
Ark Royal Crawley 2-0 up at HT and well worth their lead. Great to watch and an excellent GK as well.

Noticed a certain Liam Kelly scored one of their goals.


3-0. Brilliant performance by Crawley and Kelly deservedly named MotM. MK can just fu ck off.
by Ark Royal
07 May 2024 20:26
Forum: General Football
Topic: Ups & Downs 23/24
Replies: 128
Views: 2858

Re: Ups & Downs 23/24

Crawley 2-0 up at HT and well worth their lead. Great to watch and an excellent GK as well.
by Ark Royal
07 May 2024 19:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3217
Views: 1701333

Re: Ex Players

Liam Kelly opens scoring for Crawley vs MK Non-Club.
by Ark Royal
07 May 2024 10:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3217
Views: 1701333

Re: Ex Players

And talking of Reading record signings, only Steve "the greatest ever short goalkeeper the world has ever seen" Death (£20k in 1970, Terry Hurlock £92k in 1986, Keith Curle £150k in 1988 and Darren Caskey £750k in 1996) could be said to have been successful. The rest, Steve Moran, Craig M...
by Ark Royal
05 May 2024 12:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: The non snowball stat thread
Replies: 64
Views: 3992

Re: The non snowball stat thread

Birmingham City's relegation got my thinking, they can be added to the list of teams I've seen us play in the top 3 tiers. Having followed the club closely since 99/00 or so, the list currently includes Wigan, Bolton, Charlton, Stoke, Portsmouth, Derby and Swansea to my memory. Got me thinking, we ...
by Ark Royal
30 Apr 2024 11:53
Forum: The Team
Topic: The non snowball stat thread
Replies: 64
Views: 3992

Re: The non snowball stat thread

Wolves are the only team in England with a complete set of domestic honours: Div 1-4 champions, FA Cup winners, League Cup winners, Football League Trophy winners.
by Ark Royal
30 Apr 2024 11:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: The non snowball stat thread
Replies: 64
Views: 3992

Re: The non snowball stat thread

Reading once held the Football League record for consecutive unbeaten home league games. Between April 1933 and January 1936 they went 55 home games without defeat. This record stood for 31 years before being surpassed by Millwall in 1967.
by Ark Royal
28 Apr 2024 16:55
Forum: The Team
Topic: Charlie Hurley RIP
Replies: 10
Views: 903

Re: Charlie Hurley RIP

Omnishambles of a rememberance. Charlie Hurley was an old school pragmatic manager for us and concentrated on making us very difficult to beat, but stuck with individual goal threats from Robin Friday, John Murray and (briefly) Percy Freeman. My nan worked at Elm Park for many years as a tea lady an...
by Ark Royal
10 Apr 2024 12:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: Hob Nob Anyone? player of the season 2023/24
Replies: 44
Views: 2877

Re: Hob Nob Anyone? player of the season 2023/24

Voted for Bindon and after that miraculous goal line clearance last night he should also win Sonko of the Season.
by Ark Royal
02 Apr 2024 13:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game
Replies: 4485
Views: 1673551

Re: Opposition fans back from the game

Snowflake Royal
Ark Royal Only other team that comes close is Mansfield: P60 W23 D16 L11.

Ooh, they're in the run for promotion to L1 this season.

Be nice to be multiple clubs' bogey team.


As for our bogey teams, we will thankfully be dodging Chesterfield (hopefully) and Bury.
by Ark Royal
02 Apr 2024 12:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game
Replies: 4485
Views: 1673551

Re: Opposition fans back from the game

Only other team that comes close is Mansfield: P60 W23 D16 L11.
by Ark Royal
02 Apr 2024 12:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Who do we want to play next season?
Replies: 49
Views: 4402

Re: Who do we want to play next season?

Definitely up for a schlepp to Barrow. I was also at that game in 72 at EP when vouchers were issued for the Arsenal cup game. 52 years ago. Yikes.
by Ark Royal
24 Mar 2024 18:10
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5327
Views: 693977

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

Winston Biscuit League of Wales champions The New Saints are playing Airdrie today as the first non Scottish team to take part in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

TNS are currently 33 games unbeaten


No dancing in the streets of TNS tonight. Airdrie win 2-1.
by Ark Royal
23 Feb 2024 18:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: Who do you consider to be a rival?
Replies: 49
Views: 3569

Re: Who do you consider to be a rival?

Sw*ndon for me. Oldest rival by far and played competitive games aganst them since the 1890s. The Shite and O*ford are just annoying little arrivistes compared to our Jerky neighbours.
by Ark Royal
17 Feb 2024 12:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: On this day
Replies: 64
Views: 7727

Re: On this day

And we scored all three goals!! Lucky,lucky Arsenull. Yes I was there in the Town end - great day Think Stuart Morgan headed a superb own goal from a corner for the winner? Was the equaliser Barrie Wagstaff at the Town end ? The other own goal was John Harley Dick Habbin cant remember that - was it...
by Ark Royal
17 Feb 2024 12:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: On this day
Replies: 64
Views: 7727

Re: On this day

rfc8 11/2/1970, Reading 4 Halifax 1.

Part of a 15 game unbeaten run.


We went top of Div 3 after that win.
by Ark Royal
10 Feb 2024 21:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Charlton Athletic (h)
Replies: 169
Views: 14591

Re: MATCHWATCH : Charlton Athletic (h)

KC Royal Stranded mentioned in another thread earlier in the week about how we've tightened up our defence. One thing that occurred to me today was that this has happened since Andrew Sparkes left.

In the 7 games we've played in all competitions since then just 3 goals conceded.


Best in League 1.
by Ark Royal
10 Feb 2024 19:35
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5327
Views: 693977

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

Leverkusen destroy Bayern 3-0. Xabi Alonso has turned Granit Xhaka into a genuine world-class midfielder. Unreal.
by Ark Royal
06 Feb 2024 15:37
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Fleetwood (A)
Replies: 21
Views: 6950

Re: Fleetwood (A)

IN. Staying in Poulton-Le-Fylde after the game.
by Ark Royal
06 Feb 2024 13:04
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Carlisle (A)
Replies: 45
Views: 7175

Re: Carlisle (A)

IN. Ground number 74 for me. Been looking forward to this one all season.
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