Fellow awayday tripper, real ale enthusiast and great friend Tony Forge sadly passed on today. Mr Forge had been watching Reading since his hero Jimmy Wheeler played, and a particular party piece of his was inspecting the Met Police horses and riders at London away games. He knew every one of them! ...

Perhaps the club and Wembley are at fault for not having a designated family area, one block or two, depending on demand, where bad language is cracked down on and a family friendly atmosphere away from the away fans is promoted along with enforced seating at all times. They can station a hotdog se...

A fine achievement by Roberto Martinez and Wigan. On his appointment Martinez maintained that it would take two years to achieve the blend that would see Wigan playing the way he wanted. With a Chairman that understands football and business, and not being undermined by a board member closely relate...

This is all bollocks though. We have had forty six games to sort this out and Reading have come up short. Swansea have deservedly finished third, beaten us twice, play the better football and probably have the better manager. They should be promoted automatically and if its excitement you want the t...

Only Watford can rival this place for shit pubs followed by a dire game of football. At the moment we appear to be holding back for the bigger challenge ahead. If so it`s a dodgy stategy, and if the opposition in the play offs is Swansea I would go with Howard and the 4-2-3-1 otherwise we may not se...

This is probably the worst thread I've ever had the misfortune of reading on HNA? If you were at Leeds, you will have seen one of the finest performances from a Reading goalkeeper since the days of Shaka Hislop. He commanded his area, pulled off sensational saves and his distribution was responsibl...

A laughable performance but surely one for the 4-4-2 freaks. Here we were in straight lines totally outpassed by the team at the bottom. A mirror image of the Leicester game except Sheffield managed to score. In hindsight if Brian had reverted to his 4-2-3-1 and started with Howard we would probably...

Royal Lady We're Row P if that's of any help to anyone in wanting to spot me and ply me with drink during half time and after the game....

Drinking with the Home Secretary? Never.

When establishing the criteria for this nomination one should consider the evil nature of the supporters, the shit football, and the unpleasantness of the location. On all counts there can be only one candidate...... Luton Town.

Are Brian and Coppell as good managers for us as Mark McGhee?

I thought that we took the record for wins from the start of a season from Spurs (who had the record of 11 wins). Perhaps that's the confusion, if handbags is incorrect (as to which I don't know). I believe both Baines and Handbags are correct. Spurs may have had a total of fourteen consecutive win...

My information (third hand) is that Scunny played Rangers off the park with pass and move, obviously influenced by the new manager. We matched up in similar styles at Forest but this time McDermott may start with a slightly more cautious approach and even change to 4-2-3-1. He has stated his intenti...

LUX so we won't be having a few pints at Forest then, Jeff?

Vat and Fiddle OK Lux?

No doubt i will be slated on this opinion, but I like Warnock, whenever he speaks about Reading, he is full of praise for us about the team, manager and on how a well run club we are, I think if QPR were found guilty of the charges and were deducted points he would walk away from them, if this happ...

I understand the last issue is to contain an interview with SJM.

Manset has real potential, pace, strength and one or two tricks. His goal was a bit of a strange affair. Tabb`s stock Reading channel ball looked to be going nowhere but Long`s persistence on the by line created the opportunity. There is another thread on Howard, but I wish people would get off his ...

No doubt i will be slated on this opinion, but I like Warnock, whenever he speaks about Reading, he is full of praise for us about the team, manager and on how a well run club we are, I think if QPR were found guilty of the charges and were deducted points he would walk away from them, if this happ...

Still, a bit of an improvement on the year before though Footy.

Quite a bit to read here but stick with it, it's an excellent summary on a QPR blog This Week – Hello darkness my old friend Excellent summary indeed. Put's Paladini's lunacy into perspective. What an absolute tool bag. Agreed. Just as an aside I have been watching football for over fifty years and...

To the top with McDermott
Doo Dah Doo Dah
Too the top with McDermott
Doo Dah Doo Dah Day
To the top by night
To the top by day
To the top with McDermott
Doo Dah Doo Dah Day


There`s another rehashed late sixties belter!