Our Sponsors

[SpaceCruiser]

What is/was Westcoast? Were we being sponsored by Tupac and Snoop?

A small computer company, I think.

[royal.badger]

Where can I find a history of our shirt sponsors?

Is there a long lost thread on this?

has anyone ever had dealings with HAT painting?

At school I did a project on football sponsorship and met the MD of HAT painting as they were sponsoring RFC at the time. He was a nice chap and gave me a Reading v Po*ord program.

[No Hoops]

I got it from the brilliant sports shop in Minster Street (forget the name) - now those were the days when sports shops sold proper sports stuff like tennis racquet's and croquet sets, not trainers and chavwear.

Blakes. I bought a couple of hockey sticks from there. Quality shop.

that's the one. We need more shops like that.

Billiant Shop, my mum would trapes us round Heelas then as a treat we would pop into Blakes. They used to have a great selection of socks if I remember.

[Aubery Boyce]

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[SpaceCruiser]

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They've updated that! Great!!!

[Squelchy2507]

what about a retro shirts day?

whats the oldest shirt anyones still got?

replica kits didnt always exist i suppose - come on historians - when did they first come out in a big way?

I also have the Bhukta shirt from 1978, before the days of shirt sponsorship. IIRC, this was the first replica shirt you could buy.

In total, I have 14 of the different replica home shirts, 15 of the different replica away / 3rd shirts, and 1 prototype away shirt that was never actually put in production. I also have 25 other assorted replica shirts from foreign clubs / England shirts.

The home shirts missing from my collection are those which I have given away on various pre-season tours - which I now regret.

[Aubery Boyce]

what about a retro shirts day?

whats the oldest shirt anyones still got?

replica kits didnt always exist i suppose - come on historians - when did they first come out in a big way?

I also have the Bhukta shirt from 1978, before the days of shirt sponsorship. IIRC, this was the first replica shirt you could buy.

In total, I have 14 of the different replica home shirts, 15 of the different replica away / 3rd shirts, and 1 prototype away shirt that was never actually put in production. I also have 25 other assorted replica shirts from foreign clubs / England shirts.

The home shirts missing from my collection are those which I have given away on various pre-season tours - which I now regret.

when is the prototype shirt from? do you have a picture?

[Coppelled Streets]

There is no history - the club is trying to gloss over it all.

no suprise with sponsers like Kit@!

Not sure whether you deserve a whoosh.

I just don't know where to start! Neve mind the whoosh, Kit@ were a shirt supplier, never a sponsor!

peaROFLcetom

[Ian Royal]

There is no history - the club is trying to gloss over it all.

no suprise with sponsers like Kit@!

Not sure whether you deserve a whoosh.

I just don't know where to start! Neve mind the whoosh, Kit@ were a shirt supplier, never a sponsor!

alright mr know it all calm down!

This should teach you to think before you speak.

[Harold]

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The 81-83 the Chronicle sponsor was in red. So that is incorrect.

[scutterbucket]

what about a retro shirts day?

whats the oldest shirt anyones still got?

replica kits didnt always exist i suppose - come on historians - when did they first come out in a big way?

I've got a player worn shirt from the early 70's. Not sure which player though.

[Ark Royal]

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Great site!

Interesting to note that of the current English teams that play in hoops - Reading, Darlington. Yeovil, Doncaster & QPR - we are the only club that originally started with hooped shirts. The True Hoops!

[Squelchy2507]

when is the prototype shirt from? do you have a picture?

From a couple of years ago. Photo here
http://www.squelchy.co.uk/prototype.html

Pretty boring plain yellow with black side panels. Glad we never actually went for it.

[Whistle]

You've listed all the sponsors I know of - surprisingly few.

Radio 210 caused a problem with authorities objecting to the numbers - said it would cause confusion to the refs!!

First replica kit I had was mid-late 70s white V neck long sleeve. Don't think replica kits at Reading kicked off in a big way until c1993 and the return of the hoops. Look at old videos of the 80s and there are few fans wearing them but McGhee's time they were everywhere.

[knights_1990]

who is kyocera

[TheLawnMowerMan]

who is kyocera

Are you stupid, or have you just never hear of Kyocera, Google, RFC or all 3?

[MELKSHAM HOOPS]

1976-1977...Now that kit would sell big time today.. One of the best by far.. Time for a change back to the smaller hoops i think..

[Squelchy2507]

1976-1977...Now that kit would sell big time today.. One of the best by far.. Time for a change back to the smaller hoops i think..

I agree. That is my favourite too and I would like to see a return to the smaller hoops.

I have tried to pull all information together in one place at the following address:

http://www.squelchy.co.uk/reading_kits.html

Please let me know if I have got anything wrong.

[Harold]

I thought Bukta was spelt with no H....

[scutterbucket]

1976-1977...Now that kit would sell big time today.. One of the best by far.. Time for a change back to the smaller hoops i think..

Thats the one i've got. It's a bit ripped but got to be worth a few bob, not that i'd sell it.