"...a breath of fresh air" - Alan Hansen.

Royal Rother · by **Royal Rother** » 03 Dec 2006 09:32

And he's damned right too.

No diving, no cheating, no feigning injury, no dissent, no reckless tackles, no complaints about refereeing decisions after the game, no whinging about injustice - just superb sportsmanship honesty and integrity at all times.

I wish someone in the media / authority would make that observation and make the comparisons with every other club in The Premiership, because Reading FC are the model that every other club should be MADE to aspire to!

The 17 Bus · by **The 17 Bus** » 03 Dec 2006 09:35

They also mentioned that Doyle took a while to get scoring, yep second game it was, lol

Legend · by **Legend** » 03 Dec 2006 09:39

The 17 Bus wrote:They also mentioned that Doyle took a while to get scoring, yep second game it was, lol

I thought that too.

playoffs or layoffs · by **playoffs or layoffs** » 03 Dec 2006 09:40

Legend wrote:
The 17 Bus wrote:They also mentioned that Doyle took a while to get scoring, yep second game it was, lol
I thought that too.

Maybe they meant last season?

Oh, silly me, of course they know nothing about the Championship.

Top Flight · by **Top Flight** » 03 Dec 2006 10:12

Honesty and Integrity will probably be Coppells legacy when he finally leaves us and that will be the Reading Way as he put it himself a few weeks back.

When future bosses take us over I don't think after witnessing Coppells genius, fans will ever accept excuses about poor refereeing decisions and hard luck costing us games.

Honesty, respect, integrity and hopefully the loyalty that goes with that will be Coppells enduring legacy for Reading Football Club.

RIP ELM Park · by **RIP ELM Park** » 03 Dec 2006 11:25

Completely right it's the fans job to moan about ref's,moan about bad luck, blame the opposition when we play badly, critisise our players and feel hard done by if every pundit in the country dosn't think we are world beaters.

jenster81 · by **jenster81** » 03 Dec 2006 11:28

Top Flight wrote:Honesty and Integrity will probably be Coppells legacy when he finally leaves us and that will be the Reading Way as he put it himself a few weeks back.

When future bosses take us over I don't think after witnessing Coppells genius, fans will ever accept excuses about poor refereeing decisions and hard luck costing us games.

Honesty, respect, integrity and hopefully the loyalty that goes with that will be Coppells enduring legacy for Reading Football Club.

Fantastic post.... totally agree.

papereyes · by **papereyes** » 03 Dec 2006 12:11

playoffs or layoffs wrote:
Legend wrote:
The 17 Bus wrote:They also mentioned that Doyle took a while to get scoring, yep second game it was, lol
I thought that too.
Maybe they meant last season?

Oh, silly me, of course they know nothing about the Championship.

I thought that they meant last season as well. I was making that point to my mates while watching it as they said it.

From Despair To Where? · by **From Despair To Where?** » 03 Dec 2006 12:16

Top Flight wrote:Honesty and Integrity will probably be Coppells legacy when he finally leaves us and that will be the Reading Way as he put it himself a few weeks back.

When future bosses take us over I don't think after witnessing Coppells genius, fans will ever accept excuses about poor refereeing decisions and hard luck costing us games.

Honesty, respect, integrity and hopefully the loyalty that goes with that will be Coppells enduring legacy for Reading Football Club.

...and the funny thing is, Coppell would probably laugh off any suggestion of a legacy.

Platypuss · by **Platypuss** » 03 Dec 2006 13:23

Royal Rother wrote:And he's damned right too.

No diving,

Well, almost none.

Fat Leather Jacket · by **Fat Leather Jacket** » 03 Dec 2006 13:57

Doyle had a reasonable dive in the North West corner yesterday.

When I say reasonable I mean bloody awful.

Platypuss · by **Platypuss** » 03 Dec 2006 14:06

Fat Leather Jacket wrote:Doyle had a reasonable dive in the North West corner yesterday.

When I say reasonable I mean bloody awful.

My point exactly.

Champagne Royal · by **Champagne Royal** » 03 Dec 2006 14:09

I was saying the same thing yesterday. After watching other teams I'm always glad to be supporting Reading! I appreciate the fact that Reading players don't lower themselves (well not that I've seen

) to pulling those sort of stunts.

Royal Rother · by **Royal Rother** » 03 Dec 2006 16:12

Platypuss wrote:
Royal Rother wrote:And he's damned right too.

No diving,
Well, almost none.

Yeah, and almost no dissent, (Bikey after being sent off, Harper after Hunt's penalty not given) but where's the in harm taking the odd liberty with the truth if it helps to make a point eh?

JimmytheJim · by **JimmytheJim** » 03 Dec 2006 16:20

Royal Rother wrote:
Platypuss wrote:
Royal Rother wrote:And he's damned right too.

No diving,
Well, almost none.
Yeah, and almost no dissent, (Bikey after being sent off, Harper after Hunt's penalty not given) but where's the in harm taking the odd liberty with the truth if it helps to make a point eh?

Exceptions to prove the rule, I'd say.

sheshnu · by **sheshnu** » 03 Dec 2006 16:34

Platypuss wrote:
Fat Leather Jacket wrote:Doyle had a reasonable dive in the North West corner yesterday.

When I say reasonable I mean bloody awful.
My point exactly.

Well done.

You are clever.

SpaceCruiser · by **SpaceCruiser** » 04 Dec 2006 11:43

I'm sure Royal Rother didn't feel this way about Reading a couple of years ago.

Maguire · by **Maguire** » 04 Dec 2006 11:46

To be fair to Doyle, his diving has lessened this season compared to last IMHO.

Royal With Cheese · by **Royal With Cheese** » 04 Dec 2006 11:50

SpaceCruiser wrote:I'm sure Royal Rother didn't feel this way about Reading a couple of years ago.

And I'm sure SDR doesn't feel this way about Reading now. Where is the old twat when we're doing well?

Gordons Cumming · by **Gordons Cumming** » 04 Dec 2006 11:56

Fat Leather Jacket wrote:Doyle had a reasonable dive in the North West corner yesterday.

When I say reasonable I mean bloody awful.

It was truly a pathetic effort.

Don't bother Doyley, that's one thing you're no good at.