Meeting Reading players

[Royal Biscuitman]

Trevor Senior, he's a mate of Royal Lady and Schards#2. Schards#2 introduced me to him in the hotel bar and we chatted away about Elm Park and he gave me a match report from memory of the first game I attended back in 1987 aged 11 despite me not remembering the team name or the other goalscorer besides Trevor - I checked up after and he was spot on, Reading v Gillingham goal scorers Senior and Horrix. Also went for a curry with him.... which was funny as someone asked him what his hobnob name was, I think they tought Trevor Senior was his hobnob name

I've seen players out and about but never bother them, Glen Little, James Harper etc used to go in the local bookies (particularly Little who was in there all the time), Very friendly chatting to people in there from what I hear - Sidwell was in there once with them and he looked on in disgust when someone started talking to Little, obviously not a fan of mixing with real people. Also, Adam Le Fondre pops in the Tescos local near me but just ignore them, My mates kid went up to him and his Dad apologised for interrupting his shopping, he said it's okay he doesn't mind it when it's kids.

[moonwalklikebas]

Had a chat with Alex Pearce in TGI's. For the next 10 games we went unbeaten winning 9.......bit annoyed McDermott took all the credit for that run!

[anR]

I've pissed next to Adi Williams in Pizza Express Wokingham on Mothers-day a couple of years back. I didn't look down.

[TBM]

My Dad bumped in to Jerry Williams at the weekend, whilst looking at TV's in John Lewis

[RFCUK]

This weekend I met Chris Casper, while refereeing at a Premier League Futsal Tournament in Manchester.

Currently working for the Premier League, he seemed happy with life and what he's up to (working with Academies in the North West), and I'm sure I saw a glint of happiness in his eyes when I asked if he was indeed Christ, and subsequently announced I was a Reading fan.

[double d]

One tried to rent a place through us, the landlady Googled his name and said "For no amount of money would I rent my house to that person". He is a still with us now.

Can't give names unfortunately but theres my tuppence.

Leroy Lita would be my guess.

Can't be Lita, he isn't with us now. I would hazard a guess at it being Guthrie.

[Hugo Boss]

NUTS AWARD ANECDOTE

chatting to John Halls and not realising he was, indeed, John Halls.

I think I asked him what his username on Hob Nob was.

Are you boys footballers?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Oh, bye then

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[stealthpapes]

NUTS AWARD ANECDOTE

chatting to John Halls and not realising he was, indeed, John Halls.

I think I asked him what his username on Hob Nob was.

Are you boys footballers?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Oh, bye then

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[Royal Lady]

ALOL @ compo!

[Royal Biscuitman]

A fellow nobber spoke to Matt Mills to suggest that Reading would have done better had Mills been playing in a recent game, to which Mills threatened to punch him.

Playing for the opposition I assume?

[Royal Biscuitman]

NUTS AWARD ANECDOTE

chatting to John Halls and not realising he was, indeed, John Halls.

I think I asked him what his username on Hob Nob was.

I remember someone asking Trevor Senior who he was and then we could all tell they thought that Trevor Senior was his hobnob username, not that he was the actual Trevor Senior

[Dulwich Royal]

Mine go back to the 70's and 80's - Friday, Hetzke, etc in the Boars Head on weekday lunchtimes (very difficult to approach them), Eamon Dunphy (great bloke to talk to) in Cherrys Wine Bar (was opposite the station) and Steve Wood and Steve Moran as a guest in the Millwall players bar at the old Den after a 3-0 thrashing.

[6 Million Dollar Man]

Anyone remember the train trip to Wolves which was probably very early 90's? Spoke with Steve Richardson on the stroll from station to Molyneux, and resisted the urge to ask him why all his second half crosses ended up on The Tilehurst End

Adi Williams at Fulham away, early to mid 90's on a Sunday...really nice guy, as others have said

Been lucky enough to have hospitality at the Mad Stad, so met the likes of ALF, Murty, Karl Sheppard, Cummings in there...it's all a bit sterile, they are basically on message and wont say anything remotely controversial. Met ALF after he came off the bench to score twice vs Leeds, and told him that must be worth a start next week..."well, as long as the team are winning, the gaffer will use me in the best way he can"

[6 Million Dollar Man]

And met a pissed Keith Curle in a Cheshire pub that my mate used to play football for. Had a good chat about the Simod Cup final, but was gob smacked that he smoked

[Royal Lady]

Stuart Beavon used to smoke - sure someone said he used to have one at half time!

[SLAMMED]

Met John Oster and Glen Little in the KFC on Shinfield Road. They walked out with two bargain buckets, which in itself isn't too shocking, apart from the fact it was a Friday night before a game.

[sandman]

Met John Oster and Glen Little in the KFC on Shinfield Road. They walked out with two bargain buckets, which in itself isn't too shocking, apart from the fact it was a Friday night before a game.

Blakey tore himself away from the bookies across the road!

[SLAMMED]

The thread title should really be *Meating Reading players