Whats the best game you missed.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by soggy biscuit » 22 Jan 2008 13:37

Brentford 1-1 Reading - I was in Knutsford service station having gone on holiday to Scotland assuming we would have already been promoted by then

Reading 3-1 Liverpool - was on a plane to Dubai for work

Reading 2-1 Wolves (97) - couldn't be arsed.

We also gave up on our plans on going over to Germany in 2001 for Englands World Cup qualifier when we all agreed that 'ah f**k it, we will probably lose anyway'......doh

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by cmonurz » 22 Jan 2008 16:45

soggy biscuit Reading 3-1 Liverpool - was on a plane to Dubai for work


Life is really tough isn't it. :wink:

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Silver Fox » 22 Jan 2008 16:55

Somehow I forgot to mention that I also missed the Wembley PO final as i was living in tenerife at the time, probably because it doesn't seem so important now

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Readingfanman » 22 Jan 2008 17:38

I really can't remember missing any massive games.

Trying to think of any really classic Reading games in the last few years I've missed.

Reading Vs Preston 3-0 away springs to mind.



Who missed the 3-2 Vs Palace the season we got promoted? Still see that as the best ever football game I've watched.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by From Despair To Where? » 22 Jan 2008 20:38

Reading 4 Wolves 2 in 94. Last day of term the day before and my train from Manchester was delayed and I got back to Reading at 3:20.


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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Kevin Doyles Right Foot » 22 Jan 2008 21:34

Our game agaisnt Crystal Palace 2 years ago which was called the game of the year, i think we won 3-2, dunno why i missed it though.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by brighton_royal » 22 Jan 2008 21:53

Same, Reading 3 Liverpool 1 match for me as I was in USA with the missus :cry:

Found it live on TV though (Thanks again Chicago :) )

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by papereyes » 22 Jan 2008 22:20

Silver Fox Somehow I forgot to mention that I also missed the Wembley PO final as i was living in tenerife at the time, probably because it doesn't seem so important now


In a lime green Fiat Panda driving through France ...

Brentford 1-1 Reading was in the Elm Tree in Oxford, Reading 1-1 United (League) was in a rough as pub in Edinburgh and I had a ticket, Reading 3-1 Liverpool was in the Chester Arms.

Last 5 minutes of Leicester game was being hugged by Lux. :shock:

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Dirk Gently » 23 Jan 2008 12:10

Platypuss Brentford away 2002 :oops:


Yep, I missed that one too - was directing a show and had to be there all afternoon to magage the set build - absolutely no way i g=could get out of it. :cry:


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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by DaveM » 23 Jan 2008 12:21

Reading 6 West Ham 0 - was hungover in Manchester and felt too ill to drive back.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by RG30 » 23 Jan 2008 14:16

Turned down free tickets to see Spurs Vs Liverpool in order to go to a Scouts day out in Bristol, game turned out to be 3-3 and Steve McManaman scored an overhead kick. Another was turning down free hospitality to see Man Utd Vs Spurs, United won 1-0 IIRC and my family met Fabien Barthez.

Best Reading game I missed was probably Reading 4-2 Wolves just after FSB left.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Hootus McFurby » 23 Jan 2008 20:27

Reading 6 - West Ham 0. Was on a plane to the US going to a sales conference. Even worse when I got to the hotel the US staff had booked a room with a giant screen and a had an open bar tab as they were watching some college basketball game. They had seen the Reading game earlier and all wanted to tell me about it.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by AthleticoSpizz » 23 Jan 2008 21:29

13th Consequitive win at the start of the season

and the Rougier brace home against Oxford


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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Compo's Hat » 24 Jan 2008 04:56

I still want to see a video of Arsenal winning 2-0 at Anfield to win the title back in '89. All i've ever seen is the last couple of minutes when Michael Thomas scored.

As for Ding, i wish i was there when Archie struck against Wolves.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Tony Le Mesmer » 24 Jan 2008 10:05

soggy biscuit Brentford 1-1 Reading - I was in Knutsford service station having gone on holiday to Scotland assuming we would have already been promoted by then

Reading 3-1 Liverpool - was on a plane to Dubai for work

Reading 2-1 Wolves (97) - couldn't be arsed.

We also gave up on our plans on going over to Germany in 2001 for Englands World Cup qualifier when we all agreed that 'ah f**k it, we will probably lose anyway'......doh


Oh dear, bit of a nightmare missing that lot! Just thought i'd let you know i was at all 4 of those :wink:

can't think of a big Reading match that i've missed. One i regret not going to though was QPR away in the 1st rnd of the Simod. Went to the other 5.

Was also assured of a ticket for the Euro 96 semi v Germany but was let down on the day of the game :cry:

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by soggy biscuit » 24 Jan 2008 10:16

If we can deviate into big games we happen to have not seen then I will add the 94 world cup final, 98 world cup final, 2002 world cup final and I also only flicked over and caught bits of the 2006 world cup final. In fact I have never even seen the goals / highlights from most of these, I don't even know who scored when France won.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by SWLR » 25 Jan 2008 19:58

First game at the Mad Stad vs Luton
Pay-off final vs Walsall

Both due to holidays.

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Toon Toon Blue army » 25 Jan 2008 20:38

Tottenham 6 - 4 Reading


I was on holiday :x

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by dean horrix legend » 25 Jan 2008 20:47

The 2-0 win at Newport,car broke down as we left Woodley and no mobiles about then to phone mates already on the road! :cry:

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Re: Whats the best game you missed.

by Beelzebub » 25 Jan 2008 20:49

The 2-0 win at Newport,car broke down as we left Woodley and no mobiles about then to phone mates already on the road!


God. that was years ago, and like you I missed it as well!

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