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Reading Football Club, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Cybersecurity and Running/Triathlon.

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Sadly, blue sky really isn't a viable alternative for twitter. It's just not got the user base.

08.05.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the best days ever supporting the club.

From waking up to the amazing news at 10am, The Amazons, drinking in the sun, a packed ground, Sir Steve, Brian McDermott, then the atmosphere in town after.

Couldn't care less about result, just amazing to have our club back #readingfc

05.05.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unbelievable atmosphere and feels great to have our club back ๐Ÿ’™โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ’™โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿ’™

04.05.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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View From The Dolan: A Loss That Still Felt Like A Party Benโ€™s take on rather a special day at the SCL on Saturday.

"Days like this remind us all why we didnโ€™t give up hope, why we kept going and why we supported the club through its darkest time. Onwards and upwards."

โœ๏ธ @mrblthomas.bsky.social / #ReadingFC

05.05.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please help save Reading Football Club from their awful ownership and sign this petition.

โœ๏ธ t.co/0U9qcChMqz

#SellBeforeWeDai #ReadingFC #FansUnited

21.02.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The Leeds support is absolutely insane. I know it's widely acknowledged but even home games are absolutely rammed with people.

17.02.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Peter Drury... "zirkzeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!"

16.02.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Peter Drury has given me a headache in less than 26 minutes. Continually screaming and yelling of player names has damaged my head.

16.02.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Atmosphere at Anfield is so poor and I'm getting a bit sick of the diving too

16.02.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's one of the most ridiculous and pathetic things the #ReadingFC fans do. Every game. It's even worse when - like yesterday - they were complaining about the time delays and we were trying to desperately win the game.

16.02.2025 07:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why does Alan Shearer do that stupid weird voice? He's an appalling commentator

11.02.2025 21:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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11.02.2025 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agree, he does that weird voice too when commentating. Like he's emphasising things too much. He should stick to the studio as I really find him difficult to listen to.

09.02.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alan Shearer is a fucking abysmal commentator.

09.02.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is anyone else sick of ITV and their shit picture quality? It's so blurry and soft. It almost looks like SD quality. It's particularly annoying during sporting events.

08.02.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's also more disgusting as it's not fully spitting. It's rolling blobs of saliva onto the tip of his tongue numerous times and then sometimes spitting it out. It's disgusting

08.02.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great expectorations: to understand Manchester City study Guardiolaโ€™s mouth Yes, in the managerโ€™s spit we can begin to grasp his quest for perfection and the championsโ€™ recent unravelling

You want to understand the genius of Pep Guardiola (and its recent unravelling)? It's all in the spit. After years of studying Pep gob, I finally get to write about it
www.theguardian.com/football/202...

03.01.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really really wish the camera would avoid Pep during games. It's vile to see him do this continually

08.02.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am not

07.02.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm interested, that's how football works. You see other teams and players, you hear fan reactions or club issues. It would be pretty boring if every fan was NOT bothered about anyone but their own team

I've listened and I know what you mean, he has made jokes but often seems so cagey

07.02.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Surely Spurs fans want Ange out now? Not just due to results, but everything about the man is bitter, negative, full of attitude and passive aggression. Everytime I hear or see the guy on TV he just sounds devoid of any humour or spirit. #thfc #coys

06.02.2025 10:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To be fair, it's balanced out by Trossards play acting. He's not alone, but he's certainly stood out in that regard.

02.02.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agree... I'm sick of it, even wins are encapsulated by a feeling of weariness and exhaustion. It feels fruitless as we know there will be more player sales, more HMRC issues, likely point deductions and more failed takeovers.

I'm likely to not renew my ST next year. I'm sick of it now. #readingfc

02.02.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Observations:

Good game, especially compared to Stockport. It flowed well.

#Readingfc look lightweight without the same physicality as Bolton and most other teams. Unsurprisingly.

Impressed with Wareham, Dean and Craig.

Bolton have travelled in good numbers and made some good noise.

01.02.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One last thing, the arsenal decision was based on a human review. I don't agree with it. But some do including the on-field ref and var.

it's an issue of subjectivity. One persons view.

We keep trying to make football a scientific exercise but you can't. It's down to humans and mistakes happen.

27.01.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yea they definitely are, of course. But the game has to mature beyond the cheating and deception. I refer to trying to continually deceive the refs and win decisions they know aren't right. Integrity of the game is lost.

The premier league seems way worse than the championship and lower leagues

27.01.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Especially as they spend large portions of the games trying to deceive the refs. Winning fouls that aren't there, feigning injury, claiming a throw-in when they know full well it's not their ball.

The managers and coaching staff are as bad.

The issue runs deeply through the game.

27.01.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I agree but why do clubs and fans NEVER speak out when their team benefits from a mistake? When did you last hear a manager say "The ref got that decision completely wrong, their player should not be been sent off"

Until then it just comes across as childish whining by clubs.

27.01.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not a fan of this commentator on the crystal palace game. Either of them actually.

26.01.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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