Nine years ago today.....

[bassavage]

Tranmere Rovers 6-0 Reading.

My first ever game. Reading 5-0 down at half-time. Those were the days!

[Reading Abbey]

Those were dark dark days.

[OldBiscuit]

[quote="Reading Abbey"]Those were dark dark days.[/quote]

Yes, but even darker days to follow; Tommy Eternal Darkness Burns was yet to arrive.

[Pool and Darts]

God, I remember that.

Seems like a world away today.

That is why I'm going to enjoy this season, no matter what!!

[Royal Monk]

I remember listening to the game in my car on the radio .... was fuming at the end , and made my mind up that we needed a new manager

[Dangerous]

And 10 years ago today, we got thumped 6-1 at home to Crystal Palace.

Dark, Dark Days.

However, 4 years ago today, Hughesy scored that wonder goal at Wolves to give us the 1-0 victory, much happier days!

[Bowman's Quiver]

Left Newbury for the Tranmere game at about 10.30 in the morning I remember, normally more than enough time to get up the M6 and to Prenton Park.

Not that day and at quarter past two I was still trying to get off the M42 in Birmingham so I gave it up as a bad job and parked up near spaghetti junction and listened in horror to the game on the radio.

Got home early evening to find the radiator in my lounge was spewing water all over the carpet.

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

And 10 years ago today, we got thumped 6-1 at home to Crystal Palace.

Dark, Dark Days.

However, 4 years ago today, Hughesy scored that wonder goal at Wolves to give us the 1-0 victory, much happier days!

I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry. I could say Reading were shit, but I don't want to offend shit! What we all saw on Saturday was a badly managed team without any idea what to do. No imagination, no tactics, no real passion. Hopeless.

What a day that was, pitch invasion at the end and Uri Gellar telling us all to calm down. We were absolutely gash, but it could have been different if Mark 'can't hit a barn door' Robins has tucked away an easy chance in the first 5 minutes.

The South Bank were on top form that day.

[floyd__streete]

What a day that was, pitch invasion at the end and Uri Gellar telling us all to calm down. We were absolutely gash, but it could have been different if Mark 'can't hit a barn door' Robins has tucked away an easy chance in the first 5 minutes.

If you are talking about Reading 1-6 Palace in 96/97 your memory has let you down - Robins was on loan the following season.

[higher]

Our record for 23rd September is very good:LOL @Swansea

1922 D3S Plymouth Argyle H L 0-1
1933 D3S Southend United H W 5-0
1936 D3S Bristol City A W 2-1
1950 D3S Southend United H L 0-2
1959 DIV3 Accrington Stanley H W 2-0
1961 DIV3 Notts. County H W 4-2
1963 LGEC Brentford A L 0-2
1964 LGEC Queens Park Rangers H W 4-0
1967 DIV3 Gillingham A L 0-3
1970 DIV3 Shrewsbury Town H W 2-1
1972 DIV4 Newport County H W 5-0
1978 DIV4 Wimbledon A L 0-1
1981 DIV3 Newport County H W 2-1
1987 LGEC Chelsea H W 3-1
1989 DIV3 Swansea City A W 6-1
1995 LD1 Port Vale H D 2-2
1997 LGEC Peterborough United A W 2-0
1998 LGEC Barnsley H D 1-1
2000 LD2 Swansea City H W 5-1
2006 PREM Manchester United H TBA

Overall playing record for 23 September: Played 19, Won 12, Drawn 2, Lost 5, Scored 45, Conceded 20

[Daff]

The only good thing about that Tranmere trip was taking the mick out of the spoty scouse youths alongside us in the stand.

[Barry the bird boggler]

I went to that, came away really pleased as we'd only let one goal in, in the second half - quite an improvement it seemed!

JM and TB1 spent a while walking round Prenton Park discussing things afterwards as well I believe.