Why do Brighton hate us?

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Obviously they dislike us for nicking all of there players and Coppell, but they really detest us. They still claim to be a bigger club, even though they got 6,000 at the Withdean, claiming that were a plastic club with no history

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading

Would be great to beat them on Boxing Day

[soggy biscuit]

claiming that were a plastic club with no history

tbf they have got us there

[LoyalRoyalFan]

claiming that were a plastic club with no history

tbf they have got us there

Don't think they have. History is the same whether you've spent 40 years in the top-flight or spending 40 years in the 4th division. When was the last time Brighton did anything of note?

[soggy biscuit]

History is the same whether you've spent 40 years in the top-flight or spending 40 years in the 4th division.

but it's not really though is it (in the context I assume they are using it - the same all internet dullards use it)

[LoyalRoyalFan]

I struggle to applaud Reading winning any game, people on here have short memories.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

History is the same whether you've spent 40 years in the top-flight or spending 40 years in the 4th division.

but it's not really though is it (in the context I assume they are using it - the same all internet dullards use it)

We're not MK Franchise are we?

[Bandini]

Obviously they dislike us for nicking all of there players and Coppell, but they really detest us. They still claim to be a bigger club, even though they got 6,000 at the Withdean, claiming that were a plastic club with no history

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading

Would be great to beat them on Boxing Day

I don't think that dredging up a series of old threads really shows that they hate us. But when their attention is occasionally drawn to us they will express a dislike, much as we did with West Ham between the time of Pardew's departure and the 6-0.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Obviously they dislike us for nicking all of there players and Coppell, but they really detest us. They still claim to be a bigger club, even though they got 6,000 at the Withdean, claiming that were a plastic club with no history

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthrea ... ht=Reading

Would be great to beat them on Boxing Day

I don't think that dredging up a series of old threads really shows that they hate us. But when their attention is occasionally drawn to us they will express a dislike, much as we did with West Ham between the time of Pardew's departure and the 6-0.

Because we took all their best assets (not the Withdean ) when we were the bigger club. Still a bigger club in many aspects.

[Tredder]

In what 'many' aspects, are Reading a bigger club?

[who are ya?]

Doesn't it fill you with pride knowing the rest of the country see us as nothing but a bunch of posh, gimpy, part timing plastic, quiet as mice, 2 bob w@nkers.

[roadrunner]

In what 'many' aspects, are Reading a bigger club?

Both same IMO. One has a richer history, the other a richer present. Both currently on the same playing field with new stadiums etc.

One though is a lot more ambitious in the transfer market than the other and looks the more likely to enjoy better times than the other soon.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

In what 'many' aspects, are Reading a bigger club?

When was the last time Brighton got to the top-flight? How many years have Brighton spent in the lower leagues doing nothing until Poyet came along.

[who are ya?]

In what 'many' aspects, are Reading a bigger club?

When was the last time Brighton got to the top-flight? How many years have Brighton spent in the lower leagues doing nothing until Poyet came along.

How long did it take us to get there?

[Tredder]

Is this another poster that thinks Reading FC were formed in 1998

[Barry the bird boggler]

To be honest Brighton and Reading are more or less identical having spent much of their history slogging around the lower divisions. The only thing Brighton have on us is that they made an FA Cup Final once - but then so have Millwall.....

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Is this another poster that thinks Reading FC were formed in 1998

No. I know Reading have done nothing for many years but I was trying to say that Brighton have done nothing since their FA Cup Final appearance so I can't see how they can label themselves a bigger club.

[roadrunner]

Is this another poster that thinks Reading FC were formed in 1998

No. I know Reading have done nothing for many years but I was trying to say that Brighton have done nothing since their FA Cup Final appearance so I can't see how they can label themselves a bigger club.

It really depends on the age old arguement of how do you judge what a big club is? Is it trophies won, years in top flight, is it fan base? If the latter then we're the smaller of the two.

We might have a huge catchment area but it's also too posh for football.

[Silver Fox]

Both same IMO. One has a richer history, the other a richer present.

Which is which?

Reading fans are the self hating jews of football fandom really aren't they?

[Bandini]

Is this another poster that thinks Reading FC were formed in 1998

No. I know Reading have done nothing for many years but I was trying to say that Brighton have done nothing since their FA Cup Final appearance so I can't see how they can label themselves a bigger club.

It really depends on the age old arguement of how do you judge what a big club is? Is it trophies won, years in top flight, is it fan base? If the latter then we're the smaller of the two.

We might have a huge catchment area but it's also too posh for football.

Years in top flight as well.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Going back before the 70s Brighton possibly were one of the more local derby type games and there may have been a small rivalry between fans. These days though the rivalry they have is with Palace due to several games played in the mid 70s

Brighton have only spent about 4/5 years in the top flight so it's hardly anything of any note.

And as for all their whinging about us nicking their players and manager; that amounts to Coppell who we waited 6 weeks or something to actually get so they could get through a complex run of games and sort themselves a new boss and with the permission of Dick Knight (they then got Mark McGhee in and he finished Coppell's job by getting them promoted at the end of the season).

The only player I can recall that we've nabbed is Sidwell who was only on loan at the time and its not our fault if they couldn't make an offer for him. Coppell certainly never actually bought any players off Brighton and generally the Brighton players we have signed have not been successes; Codner, Brooker etc. Can't recall the last time we actually bought a Brighton player (apart from that really obvious one I've totally forgotton of course).