reading away: 16th jan 1999

remember this day?

gas away at reading and was 0-0 at half time. rovers then shooting towards the away end and we witness 6 away goals, 4 from cureton and 2 from roberts. ended up winning 0-6. great game.

13 years later, reading has been up in the prem and back down again and back up again while we havent even got up to the championship level but instead dropped to league 2 twice. in this time reading have also signed both the goal scorers cureton and roberts!

how has this happened? readings owners spending big bucks? obviously but at the same time i think their new stadium played a massive part in readings fortunes.

now look at reading tonight. was 4-0 up vs arsenal within the 1st 37 mins of the game! (now 4-4 about to go into extra time)

i really cant wait for our new stadium to come. a big step in this dream becoming a reality is the sainsburys application which we will find out the outcome in just 4 weeks time on wednesday 28th november.

 

Might of worked for Reading but look at Donny

They also have a rich owner, plus a big catchment area

 

I was there and weeks later we beat Stoke 4-1 at the Brittania and I was at that game as well

 

Check out Division 3 2001–02 season the team two places above us http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_in_English_football

 

i was there too. but i thought it was 5-1 at stoke. im sure your right though

 

oxford?

 

Sorry 3 places, Swansea.

 

Swansea

 

Also Hull finished 11 in the division. Both Swansea and Hull get new stadiums and progressed when they did.

 

Look at Division 1 in that season Stockport were relagated and Grimsby finished 19th and now look at both of them today.

 

Look at Bristol Rovers then and now

 

oxford got a new stadium too

 

madness.

 

And Darlington

 

christ, 11 years later and you move up.. 3 places.. fooooking hell any reason why they didn't have 2 sides relegated in the 4th division back then?? Not that it would of affected you

 

well your a barrel of laughs tonight