If you could go back in time...

[Dirk Gently]

I'd tell Steve Coppell to put 5 in midfield against Fulham in April 2008 to shut the game down and ensure we got a draw.

(To be fair to him, Wally Downes did tell him exactly that, but he refused to change from 4-4-2)

[South Coast Royal]

I am with the posters wanting to speak to Lovell before he took that penalty.
"Archie, their keeper hasn't seen any videos of your previous penalties, just do the usual".

For those few that may not know, he changed his mind about where to place the shot as he assumed that Bolton's keeper would have seen earlier videos of his penalties-he hadn't.

[blythspartan]

I would have gone to the game where Robin Friday scored that goal against Tranmere Rovers.

[Stranded]

Probably just gone back to persuade the club not to hire Ron Gourlay.

[Horsham Royal]

Any change would have to be after Leicester away 2006 as anything before that could jeopardise the absolute RFC highlight of the last 30 yrs.

I'll go for someone telling Stam not to list Moore and Obita as pen takers.

[tidus_mi2]

I would have gone to the game where Robin Friday scored that goal against Tranmere Rovers.

Imagine going back seeing the goal and it's actually not as good as anyone who claims to have been there makes out.

[blythspartan]

I would have gone to the game where Robin Friday scored that goal against Tranmere Rovers.

Imagine going back seeing the goal and it's actually not as good as anyone who claims to have been there makes out.

Over 100,000 Reading fans who witnessed that goal can’t be wrong

[Forbury Lion]

"Maybe you should sign someone to replace Sidwell"

....or somehow find the money to meet his demands ?

We actually offered him more than Chelsea were offering but without the chance of a Premier League winners medal.

[Forbury Lion]

I would have gone to the game where Robin Friday scored that goal against Tranmere Rovers.

Imagine going back seeing the goal and it's actually not as good as anyone who claims to have been there makes out.

or you go back, sneeze at the wrong moment and put him off causing him to send wide.

[Forbury Lion]

I would have gone to the game where Robin Friday scored that goal against Tranmere Rovers.

Imagine going back seeing the goal and it's actually not as good as anyone who claims to have been there makes out.

Over 100,000 Reading fans who witnessed that goal can’t be wrong

Surely the 100,000 fans present is evidence enough that time travel will be at thing in years to come.... or maybe it was but some idiot travelled back in time and accidentally killed an ancestor of the person who invents it

[Dirk Gently]

I would have gone to the game where Robin Friday scored that goal against Tranmere Rovers.

You'd not have got in - ask around and you'll find at least 38,000 people who were there that day...

[Forbury Lion]

Changing the past is too messy, I'd go into the future and bring back knowledge of what happens next and if I don't like it, try to get that changed then whiz forward in time and see if it worked out of if I need to tinker with things again.

I would also obviously come back with all the winning lottery numbers, football results, horse racing results and investment tips to make sure I can be in a position to buy out the current owners and turn things around myself.

[tidus_mi2]

Changing the past is too messy, I'd go into the future and bring back knowledge of what happens next and if I don't like it, try to get that changed then whiz forward in time and see if it worked out of if I need to tinker with things again.

I would also obviously come back with all the winning lottery numbers, football results, horse racing results and investment tips to make sure I can be in a position to buy out the current owners and turn things around myself.

Slight derailment but as a manga reader/anime watcher I just found it slightly funny that you basically described the key plot point of the Attack on Titan finale.

[Forbury Lion]

Changing the past is too messy, I'd go into the future and bring back knowledge of what happens next and if I don't like it, try to get that changed then whiz forward in time and see if it worked out of if I need to tinker with things again.

I would also obviously come back with all the winning lottery numbers, football results, horse racing results and investment tips to make sure I can be in a position to buy out the current owners and turn things around myself.

Slight derailment but as a manga reader/anime watcher I just found it slightly funny that you basically described the key plot point of the Attack on Titan finale.

Gee thanks for the spoiler! (Not that I'm ever likely to read/watch it)

[tidus_mi2]

Changing the past is too messy, I'd go into the future and bring back knowledge of what happens next and if I don't like it, try to get that changed then whiz forward in time and see if it worked out of if I need to tinker with things again.

I would also obviously come back with all the winning lottery numbers, football results, horse racing results and investment tips to make sure I can be in a position to buy out the current owners and turn things around myself.

Slight derailment but as a manga reader/anime watcher I just found it slightly funny that you basically described the key plot point of the Attack on Titan finale.

Gee thanks for the spoiler! (Not that I'm ever likely to read/watch it)

You're welcome, it really doesn't make much sense anyway until you get the context anyway.

[Snowflake Royal]

Probably just gone back to persuade the club not to hire Ron Gourlay.

Tell Madejski to get his money out of print and property and bet on the 2008 financial collapse so he never has to sell us.

[tmesis]

Go back to Wembley in 1995 and say to the ref "...yes, you could let him off a second yellow for that deliberate foul, but what Reading miss and he ends up setting up Bolton's equaliser?"

Or just say to Archie "don't worry, he didn't see your penalty v Swindon, so put it to your usual side"

[linkenholtroyal]

I would go back to when Ron Gourlay signed and kick him in the nuts every time he offered a stupidly long contract on stupidly high wages to players who don’t care. I did think of assassination but i felt this would give me more satisfaction.

[Notts Royal]

Many have said the Brian v1 sacking was the start of the death of the club. I remember being in favour of his sacking at the time…how wrong was I. We would’ve gone down, but we’d have kept the fight in this club. And we would’ve remained competitive in the Champ for years to come. As much as I liked Nige, he was on a hiding to nothing and the club had begun its slide.

But I’m retrospect, I’d have changed it so we didn’t go up in 2011/12, but strengthened so we were fully ready the following season. We needed more quality.

The next milestone in the death of the club was Jaap Stam, who did a good job at destroying the fanbase with some idiotic comments. My old man has never quite following RFC in the same way since. That whole episode where Dai kept him in for far too long was quite detrimental.

Another milestone was the appointment of Gourlay. Another was the mindless sacking of Bowen.

[Zip]

Go back to Wembley in 1995 and say to the ref "...yes, you could let him off a second yellow for that deliberate foul, but what Reading miss and he ends up setting up Bolton's equaliser?"

Or just say to Archie "don't worry, he didn't see your penalty v Swindon, so put it to your usual side"

McAteer should have walked when he brought Gilkes down. It would have been game over.