Matchday Events Explained

[Terminal Boardom]

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1749805,00.html

So, a reception party with flags greets the teams as they come out before the game. But why do the club go and spoil it by taking the flags AWAY from the kids? What harm would there be if they let the kids keep the flags? Another example of the club taking one step forwards and 2 backwards.

[The Cube]

And why explain it 48 hours after the event. Why not make an announcement at the time?

Still, it was better planned than the trophy presentation at 2.47 that almost nobody noticed.

[Terminal Boardom]

And why explain it 48 hours after the event. Why not make an announcement at the time?

Still, it was better planned than the trophy presentation at 2.47 that almost nobody noticed.

To be fair, there was a programme of events in the matchday programme. Does make you wonder though why they bother.

[The Cube]

And why explain it 48 hours after the event. Why not make an announcement at the time?

Still, it was better planned than the trophy presentation at 2.47 that almost nobody noticed.

To be fair, there was a programme of events in the matchday programme. Does make you wonder though why they bother.

That's certainly a fair point, and the only reason I knew what was going on.

[Ian Royal]

There were events

[Terminal Boardom]

There were events

The flag waving when the players come out is cringeworthy at best. Now, if they arranged something like a load of American Cheerleaders....

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

There were events

The flag waving when the players come out is cringeworthy at best. Now, if they arranged something like a load of American Cheerleaders....

The one on the left, yes, but the other two do nothing for me at all. They have that rather artificial big hair look that Americans seem to be fond of, as if trying to look like a 30 year old woman from the 1970s.

[Jerry St Clair]

The only "Matchday Event" I want to see at a football match is, er, a football match.

I'm willing to accept a comedy half time penalty shootout providing two criteria are met:
a) there is at least one miniature goalkeeper, no taller than 4ft
b) there is at least one fat kid, no less than 12st

Why the fukk do football clubs continue to patronise us with this organised idiocy?

I note that Burnley felt the need to play Tom Hark after they scored against Man Utd - presumably because they thought the crowd would be totally incapable of celebrating a winner in a local derby against the champions without the aid of some cack blaring from the PA.

[Winchester Royal]

I feel the same. What's the point in trying to make it into a pantomime?

[Forbury Lion]

note that Burnley felt the need to play Tom Hark after they scored against Man Utd - presumably because they thought the crowd would be totally incapable of celebrating a winner in a local derby against the champions without the aid of some cack blaring from the PA.

To be fair, The Burnley PA staff probably had standing orders to play that after every goal scored, nobody expected them to score against Utd so didn't see a need to cancel the order.

[FiNeRaIn]

Who were those girls playing at half time today?