Burnley

[ankeny]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

[AthleticoSpizz]

The "right" team got promoted, they beat us to it.....simples

However, they must rue the loss of Owen Coyle to a team that was once below them....but is now above them.

The appointment of Laws was mysterious and laughable at the time, and still remains a joke even now.


A shame really, their early season home form seemed capable of dragging them through

At least we get to see Bikey again next season

[Messiah]

Tbf, OC was taking them down anyway. They were already in freefall. OC was wise, took a great opportunity to stay in the Premiership and for his career, did the right thing and jumped a sinking ship.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Tbf, OC was taking them down anyway. They were already in freefall. OC was wise, took a great opportunity to stay in the Premiership and for his career, did the right thing and jumped a sinking ship.

Maybe.....just didn't seem like it at the time

[Rex]

Will THFC complain about Burnley fielding a weakened team.

[Row Z Royal]

Will THFC complain about Burnley fielding a weakened team.

What, all season?

[Rex]

Or that the match should have been abandoned.

[Messiah]

Looking at Spurs' remaining fixtures, today was a must win! ALOL

Man City should take 4th now.

[Alan Partridge]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Seeing as how Reading have been shit for 3/4 of this season, including not winning a home game for near enough a calendar year it's a bit rich saying that.

[ankeny]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Seeing as how Reading have been shit for 3/4 of this season, including not winning a home game for near enough a calendar year it's a bit rich saying that.

Yes agreed but surely we would have made signings if we had gone up Al

[Thomas L'Heureux]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Seeing as how Reading have been shit for 3/4 of this season, including not winning a home game for near enough a calendar year it's a bit rich saying that.

Yes agreed but surely we would have made signings if we had gone up Al

And whether Coppell had stayed or not, Rodgers would surely not have been brought in.

[Jackson Corner]

After all the excitment of the play off win and reaching the promised land, I wonder how many Burnley fans can say they have enjoyed this season? Fans were leaving after ten minutes only to get home and watch Hanson and Lawrenson rip your team to pieces and point out the obvious defensive frailties. Not really there fault but the gap gets bigger each year. Bellamy on his own is worth more than Burnley's entire sqaud.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Shame really, much rather Burnley survived than Hull or the "economical truthers" from the East End.

[Jack Celliers]

After all the excitment of the play off win and reaching the promised land, I wonder how many Burnley fans can say they have enjoyed this season? Fans were leaving after ten minutes only to get home and watch Hanson and Lawrenson rip your team to pieces and point out the obvious defensive frailties. Not really there fault but the gap gets bigger each year. Bellamy on his own is worth more than Burnley's entire sqaud.

I know what you mean, but I am still jealous that they went up and we didn't.

[Big Foot]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Whilst we're at it, shall we just rewind it to 1995 and see if we should've gone up instead of Bolton?

[Sun Tzu]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Seeing as how Reading have been shit for 3/4 of this season, including not winning a home game for near enough a calendar year it's a bit rich saying that.

Odd bit of maths there !

Half way was Boxing Day and we weren;t shit for all the first half of the season !

However the original comment is pointless - Burnley went up on merit and they and us then had to make the best of the divisions we found ourselves in. Neither of us have had consistent performances !

[ankeny]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Whilst we're at it, shall we just rewind it to 1995 and see if we should've gone up instead of Bolton?

No,we had a shit ground and no money,it would have been a disaster,How far do you want to go back mate,we were top of the league in 1939 and war broke out,how bloody inconsiderate of Hitler to invade Poland,we could have gone up.

[Messiah]

Well,its easy to say now but did the wrong team go up?If we had gone up and kept our players Im sure we would have made a better fist of it considering thet are 5 down at home at half time and havent won a game away all season.

Whilst we're at it, shall we just rewind it to 1995 and see if we should've gone up instead of Bolton?

No,we had a shit ground and no money,it would have been a disaster,How far do you want to go back mate,we were top of the league in 1939 and war broke out,how bloody inconsiderate of Hitler to invade Poland,we could have gone up.

Also... we had a team before WW1 I think (I'm guessing here), and whilst on a tour of Italy, they commented that we were one of the best teams in Europe at that time. The team was ripped apart by the war and it never got to flourish.

These two wars were a conspiracy against Reading Football Club, or the German's hate us!

Found a little quote on that team

"Without doubt, Reading FC are the finest foreign team seen in Italy"
(Corriere della Sera newspaper, Milan)