For the completionists out there, here's Reading's record against League sides in the FA Cup, before we were a League side (1920). We were in the Southern League and often got knocked out by another Southern League side. 1894 - Preston (Div1, 14th) away, L 1900 - Newcastle (Div 1, 5th) away L 1901 -...

Next up - the 90s 1997-98 January (A) vs Cheltenham 1-1 then (H) 2-1 1991-92 November (A) vs Slough 3-3 then (H) 2-1 This would be quite the draw these days, the Gervais derby if you will. Wikipedia does not record Slough's goalscorers, leaving them unremarked, friendless balls bobbing in a digital...

Blimey, and you've still got a few horrors to come when you get to 70s and 80s, Bishops Stortford at home a particular low point.

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On the other hand, IIRC no defeats between 1938 and 1969.

Came home from Doncaster match, which I didn’t enjoy, to watch on TV our old friends and rivals from down the M4 tear the reigning champions apart in front of an ecstatic full house. Jealous ? You bet. May 2002 a long long time ago. Sobs.

Shoulda won, coulda lost, overall BORED. I think there’s half a promotion challenging team in there - Pereira, Yiadom, O Connor, Williams, Wing, Savage possibly, but we need someone upfront who can hold the ball up and score goals (not cheap). As well as keeping the above mentioned fit. What’s our s...

I wouldn't mind paying the higher ticket price if the club also said, 'we're taking the FA Cup seriously this year and aiming for 3rd Round minimum. There's a lot of prize money at stake so we'll be putting out a strong side 1st XI every round.' If we don't put out a strong side Carlisle could beat ...

Wolves, Chelsea, Palace and,er, Aldershot!

ILoveMoonPig Looks like a single goal between us and the relegation zone. It's getting tense! I still believe we're turning the corner though. That's a decent point.

Win our easy home game in hand and we’re virtually half way up the division! !

Fair result Crap boring game with 2 poor sides which is pretty much the case with most games this year O Connor did pretty well on the plus side. All a bit average otherwise. We’re not charging up the table any time soon agree - O'Connor blowing hard at the end, didn't look the quickest for their g...

ouch. They are one of the weaker clubs in the division in terms of resources, on a poor run of form and without their leading scorer. Yet they've completely outplayed what looks like our first team for half an hour. Lane, Ritchie just not in the game at all. As a unit we have less heart than we did ...

three guilty for their goal. and theyre getting good crosses in from left.

panic over

what time does Sky Red Button coverage kick in? Sat here in front of screen doing nowt at 1454.

I’ll take Eastbourne or Whitstable away please.

If it’s Barnsley or Bolton away, just put the ball back and say we’ve done that one already.

Looks pretty sloppy to me. Where are the six non UK football clubs older than Reading? I doubt very much we are the fourth oldest club in UK. Notts C, Forest, Wednesday, Sheffield FC, Maidenhead, Marlow, Kilmarnock for starters all earlier than us. The age breaks add up to only 86%. No way is the UK...

Very good - by most fans I don't mean most Nobbers!

I had Michael Dobson and Stephen Kelly in mind.

RG30 Fanatics are getting binned off all coming back in house again imminently.

^ This, And good. Last time I went in it had all the energy of a closing down sale.

A while back I had a go at recent-ish players with common surnames who I reckon most fans would find hard to place. Here's some:

A Smith
N Smith
B Smith
K Jones
S Brown
A Wright
B Roberts
J Young
M Dobson
J Kelly
S Kelly
J Taylor
R Scott

... against the red griffin things ...

A griffin is half eagle, half lion. They've got TWO WYVERNS - winged dragons. Against which we're putting out royals. Go, Princess Eugenie!

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