CONFIMRED - Relegation

[genome]

Well, there you go. I had held out hope probably longer than most that we might randomly pull something miraculous out but it's League One football next season. If, for one, might get a season ticket.

How are you all feeling at this moment?

[Brogue]

devastated

[Loafer]

i called it 7 years ago

[genome]

Thanks BBC for this graphic...

[Loafer]

devastated

are you actually?

[Brogue]

devastated

are you actually?

of course

[Gunny Fishcake]

No one can be surprised tonight , this has been coming for years

The club is rotten to the core used like a rag doll by shameful corrupt owners and agents over the last five years or so

We will come back and it will take time but the club will be better for it once we get owners who care about the club and fans

[TiagoIlori]

We’ll be back.

[Orion1871]

Numb.

It doesn't feel real. Literally nothing went for us in the last few weeks whilst equally poor teams around us somehow pulled off miracles.

Will be a very long time until we are even near getting back to Championship level.

[Green]

i called it 7 years ago

A pessimist is rarely disappointed.

[Stranded]

Deserved and very calm about it but my job doesn't depend on it. Worth pointing out, that even without the deduction, we would be having to go to Huddersfield not being certain of safety, thats how bad we've been for the last few months.

Not buying into the existensial crisis - we'll be fine, may take a few years to rebuild but half the clubs in the Championship have been in a similar position or worse and to be honest, with no restrictions and different spending rules, the rebuild may well be easier in L1 now.

It's not great but its happened.

[From Despair To Where?]

Shit happens.

[72 bus]

Numb.

It doesn't feel real. Literally nothing went for us in the last few weeks whilst equally poor teams around us conspired to send us down..

Will be a very long time until we are even near getting back to Championship level.

[Loafer]

Numb.

It doesn't feel real. Literally nothing went for us in the last few weeks whilst equally poor teams around us somehow pulled off miracles.

Will be a very long time until we are even near getting back to Championship level.

its just a game

[Rax]

Unfortunately, we just don't learn. There's been so many toxic people around the club bleeding it dry.

Ron Gormless, Liam Moore, Kia - all parasites feeding off the club.

The EFL have got their wish, an impossible business plan, RFC just destined to fail.....

I feel for Noel - hopefully he's given a chance to get us back up, but am sure there will be a "Kia Client" lined up

[Loafer]

Shit happens.

+1

literally been about 4 years in the making

we move

[blythspartan]

Deserved and very calm about it but my job doesn't depend on it. Worth pointing out, that even without the deduction, we would be having to go to Huddersfield not being certain of safety, thats how bad we've been for the last few months.

Not buying into the existensial crisis - we'll be fine, may take a few years to rebuild but half the clubs in the Championship have been in a similar position or worse and to be honest, with no restrictions and different spending rules, the rebuild may well be easier in L1 now.

It's not great but its happened.

Exactly this.

[Royal Monkey]

Absolutely convinced we were going down 2 weeks ago.
For someone who started watching Reading in the late 70’s I’ve always felt that even Championship level is punching above our weight and we’ve had a great run in the top 2 divisions in the last 20+ years.
I’ll be reliving my childhood watching us in 3rd Division next season.

[genome]

Thursday 4th May

Brighton beat Manchester United
Reading are relegated to League One

In 2016/17 we were basically the same football clubs, in terms of stature. This is bothering me quite a lot.

[mikey_1871]

Was still slightly optimistic until Saturday, but I've been resigned to it since then so it's already sunk in.
If anything, a bit relieved that we don't have to go through the agony of Monday