Reading V Utd

Jerry St Clair · by **Jerry St Clair** » 24 Sep 2006 15:44

FiNeRaIn wrote: I was having a chat with one guy who has followed united in europe for 20 years and said galatasaray have nothing on the mad stad.

Do you think he might have been taking the piss?

blue_army1871 · by **blue_army1871** » 24 Sep 2006 15:52

The best fans that sticks in my mind are the west brom fans that came to the madstad all dressed as vikings. It was the royals last home game of the season and we needed a win to keep our play-off ambition alive. Before the game there were thousands of inflatebles around the away end. In the end Steve Sidwell ran form his own half to stike a 88th min winner.

floyd__streete · by **floyd__streete** » 24 Sep 2006 15:56

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FiNeRaIn · by **FiNeRaIn** » 24 Sep 2006 16:08

alad wrote:The away end is too small for any side to create much atmosphere IMO, United did their best and for the first 20 or so minutes they were pretty good. It's hard to hear much in the North stand/East corner as you have BANG BANG BANG ehoeing in your hear all game.

United and liverpool only give 3,000 away fans. United have a ground of 75,000 and liverpool 44,000. Thats piss poor IMO. Why should we give them more?

FiNeRaIn · by **FiNeRaIn** » 24 Sep 2006 16:09

Jerry St Clair wrote:
FiNeRaIn wrote: I was having a chat with one guy who has followed united in europe for 20 years and said galatasaray have nothing on the mad stad.
Do you think he might have been taking the piss?

DO you think I might have been tkaing the piss?

M4 Junction 11 · by **M4 Junction 11** » 24 Sep 2006 16:10

FiNeRaIn wrote:
Jerry St Clair wrote:
FiNeRaIn wrote: I was having a chat with one guy who has followed united in europe for 20 years and said galatasaray have nothing on the mad stad.
Do you think he might have been taking the piss?
DO you think I might have been tkaing the piss?

floyd__streete · by **floyd__streete** » 24 Sep 2006 16:10

alad wrote:The away end is too small for any side to create much atmosphere

M4 Junction 11 · by **M4 Junction 11** » 24 Sep 2006 16:11

floyd__streete wrote:
alad wrote:The away end is too small for Manure to create much atmosphere

floyd__streete · by **floyd__streete** » 24 Sep 2006 16:15

I was truly gutted. I'd only come to see Ronaldo of course, but I'd also come to see the much hyped Manchester United fantastic support. I am going to write to the club tomorrow to complain tomorrow about the shocking allocation of a mere 2,300 tickets for our friends from - reading the News of the World, Your Shout column from their report on the game - Plymouth, Watford and Henley.

The away end is too small to create much atmosphere.

alad · by **alad** » 24 Sep 2006 16:17

floyd__streete wrote:
alad wrote:The away end is too small for any side to create much atmosphere

I thought United had a 'feisty away following' ?

floyd__streete · by **floyd__streete** » 24 Sep 2006 16:19

alad wrote:I thought United had a 'feisty away following' ?

It was you who said that they didn't create much atmosphere, I said nothing of the sort. In fact I thought that they created a fair amount of noise considering the away end is too small for any side to create much atmosphere.

They were very feisty on the A33

East End Lady · by **East End Lady** » 24 Sep 2006 17:15

I know that in the grand scheme of things it's not that important and most of you were probably trying to get a drink at half time but does anyone know which prat would have been responsible for getting Eamon Holmes to pick out the lottery draw at half time - There were quite a few boos and grumblings around me in the East Stand. Why on earth did they think that we would welcome an acknowledged Man Utd supporter.

Harold · by **Harold** » 24 Sep 2006 17:39

floyd__streete wrote:
alad wrote:The away end is too small for any side to create much atmosphere

It;s not really a fair contest. If you put 20,000 United fans up against 20,000 Reading fans, I know who'd be loudest.

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 24 Sep 2006 17:42

I mentioned a couple of time to my mates: "this won't be sounding too brilliant on Sky"

It sounded pretty good, to be honest. I guess its a fake impression, but the first half wasn't bad and the last 20 minutes did sound impressive.

The fact that I could barely watch the bastard game is neither here nor there. That was not good for my heart.

Gav · by **Gav** » 24 Sep 2006 17:47

We've got one stand louder than your ground...

brendywendy · by **brendywendy** » 24 Sep 2006 17:47

nice

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 24 Sep 2006 17:49

Annoyingly I can't find the post where someone said that teams would take the half chances and we'd get done over 3 or 4 nil but when Richardson missed that golden chance just before being subbed, I thought of him.

Chaney · by **Chaney** » 24 Sep 2006 17:50

alad wrote:

I thought United were very poor and despite having almost all of the possession they failed to create any clear cut chances.

so 59 % is nearly all the possession is it?..ok whatever you say

Gatecrasher · by **Gatecrasher** » 24 Sep 2006 18:38

Harold wrote: It;s not really a fair contest. If you put 20,000 United fans up against 20,000 Reading fans, I know who'd be loudest.

Interesting you say that as both the manager and a certain ex-player have criticised the atmosphere that (now) 75000 United fans make. Now we get the much hyped hardcore 2000 fans and they make less noise than Southampton did whilst losing 2-0.

For what its worth that reknowned lover of Reading Mr Lawrenson commented last night on MoTD on the atmosphere generated at the MadStad, and on Goals on Sunday they (including a Mr Pardew) said it could be a factor in us staying up. HTH

cmonurz · by **cmonurz** » 24 Sep 2006 18:52

No praise from 'Reading fan' Alad for the awesome home support, just excuses for fans of a team he 'doesn't support'.

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