portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Please respect other's opinions but had this emailed back from a Reading friend who'd asked fellow fans to support us. He himself has been marvellous and responsible for getting a number of Berkshire's small town to support us.....! but this was a response he got from one fan at the Mad Stad......so those who drag our club's name into shame like a few at Luton please remember to curb that unnecessary agression (not passion):
(Have included my reply to the Reading fan c/o my friend), read from the bottom up and remember most of them are on our side
> ........talk about sweeping statements and tarring 'everyone' with the same brush! Sounds a very bitter and twisted individual seeing the bad side of the game rather than the positive. Have to say a couple of his "points" are laughable because he's essentially moaning about the crap "temporary" ground
we've got!! He'll get no argument from any Brighton fans on that score!! That's what the campaigns all about!! As for Meridian TV, ditto. Either you're Portsmouth or S'ton or you ain't on. Our message boards are littered with people saying the same about the coverage of BHA. And when they do have something to
say they usually screw it up because of poor research!!
> I'm just glad he's in a minority and not all Reading fans have bourne such ill feeling to a fellow football club in its true hour of need. There isn't a club out there with whiter than white supporters who frequently make the atmosphere that less vocal supporters are so quick to claim a part of! Irony indeed. I'm
sure your friends chanted or shouted something down the years at opposition players that would surprise hims family?! Does he think that the typical Brighton fan like me, presently doing this sort of thing for our club also turns up and twats other clubs fans on a saturday and chucks balls at ball boys (think
you'll find it was Zamora who did that and he probably got no coverage of the flowers, written apology and signed shirt that he gave the young lad afterwards)? As for bad blood, sorry but we'll always hate Palace more than you but weren't you after a rival anyway?! That's what makes football fun for gods sake! And bloody hell, if any one team came along and took your successful
manager and "poached" key players you'd give them the same reception! Reading "ain't" popular on Saturday's in Sussex between 3 and 4.45pm but we're mates at work etc. Can't remember you cheering when we took the championship from under your noses (sorry couldn't resisit!). But you were very sporting about it as I am when the occassion merits it, ie when you got 2nd PLACE. SORRY THAT WAS SECOND PLACE in the championship race!
> You yourself though have been a star mate and we really appreciate the stuff you've done at Reading - I mentioned it in a campaign up date along with other fans of others clubs (Charlton etc) At the end of the day your friend has his reasons and I guess we have to respect them. But it's such a shame because our problem is unique and really not of our (the fans
or current board) making - it's not overspending on player wages or poor support. Far from it. It's about the legacy of a corrupt businessman, central govt being casually dismissive of an overwhelming supported local amenity and a massive community of passionate people fighting for a cause they believe in. The
latter is utterly commendable and I'm proud to be a part of that what ever happens. Today people have become divorced from the communities they live in more than ever before, football is one of a dwindling number that actually bucks this trend and binds people together. Maybe you'll want to forward my opinion to
your friend?
> Cheers
> Steve
>
> PS Real Madrid, who are they?!!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Sent: 10 February 2004 10:36
> To: Subject: BHA
>
> I asked some of my fellow Reading supporters to sign up to your
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Falmer/
> and this is response I had, I have make this person nameless, and have not
printed his first response which went something like.....off
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Reasons why I don't like Brighton & Hove Albion:
> - My mate's dad, attending his first ever Reading game, was punched without provocation by one of their supporters on the day that Reading won the Div 2 title in 1994.
> - The fact that they bleated to RFC, even making an official complaint, that we only gave them 2,000 tickets instead of the 4,000 they wanted for the crucial promotion game at the MadStad in March 2002. We had only been given 700 poxy
seats for the Stadium of Shite the Withdean.
> - The fact that Brighton fans came onto 'Hob Nob Anyone?' in their droves to complain about the above. Their self-important supporters seem to think that their club (a) is the only club ever to have had problems (b) has a fanbase equivalent to that of Real Madrid.
> - The bad blood between Reading & BHA over Junior Lewis/Steve Sidwell/SteveCoppell. Reading winning 2 out of the 3 'tug of war' battles over players and personnel.
> - The fact that BBC South love all the south coast teams and don't give Reading FC equivalent coverage. If they're not covering Cowes Week (which seems to last 52 weeks of the year) then they're going on about Brighton, Portsmouth,
Southampton etc.
> - The Brighton fan whose laughable attempt at having a go at me after we won 1-0 at the Withdean last season was by shouting: "f*** off you f***ing shit team".
> - Brighton fans throwing a ball into the face of a young RFC ball boy at theMadStad last season.
> - The fact that they are even allowed to play at the Withdean, when the likes of Stevenage Borough have been denied entry into the league due to their stadiums not being up to requirements
(Have included my reply to the Reading fan c/o my friend), read from the bottom up and remember most of them are on our side
> ........talk about sweeping statements and tarring 'everyone' with the same brush! Sounds a very bitter and twisted individual seeing the bad side of the game rather than the positive. Have to say a couple of his "points" are laughable because he's essentially moaning about the crap "temporary" ground
we've got!! He'll get no argument from any Brighton fans on that score!! That's what the campaigns all about!! As for Meridian TV, ditto. Either you're Portsmouth or S'ton or you ain't on. Our message boards are littered with people saying the same about the coverage of BHA. And when they do have something to
say they usually screw it up because of poor research!!
> I'm just glad he's in a minority and not all Reading fans have bourne such ill feeling to a fellow football club in its true hour of need. There isn't a club out there with whiter than white supporters who frequently make the atmosphere that less vocal supporters are so quick to claim a part of! Irony indeed. I'm
sure your friends chanted or shouted something down the years at opposition players that would surprise hims family?! Does he think that the typical Brighton fan like me, presently doing this sort of thing for our club also turns up and twats other clubs fans on a saturday and chucks balls at ball boys (think
you'll find it was Zamora who did that and he probably got no coverage of the flowers, written apology and signed shirt that he gave the young lad afterwards)? As for bad blood, sorry but we'll always hate Palace more than you but weren't you after a rival anyway?! That's what makes football fun for gods sake! And bloody hell, if any one team came along and took your successful
manager and "poached" key players you'd give them the same reception! Reading "ain't" popular on Saturday's in Sussex between 3 and 4.45pm but we're mates at work etc. Can't remember you cheering when we took the championship from under your noses (sorry couldn't resisit!). But you were very sporting about it as I am when the occassion merits it, ie when you got 2nd PLACE. SORRY THAT WAS SECOND PLACE in the championship race!
> You yourself though have been a star mate and we really appreciate the stuff you've done at Reading - I mentioned it in a campaign up date along with other fans of others clubs (Charlton etc) At the end of the day your friend has his reasons and I guess we have to respect them. But it's such a shame because our problem is unique and really not of our (the fans
or current board) making - it's not overspending on player wages or poor support. Far from it. It's about the legacy of a corrupt businessman, central govt being casually dismissive of an overwhelming supported local amenity and a massive community of passionate people fighting for a cause they believe in. The
latter is utterly commendable and I'm proud to be a part of that what ever happens. Today people have become divorced from the communities they live in more than ever before, football is one of a dwindling number that actually bucks this trend and binds people together. Maybe you'll want to forward my opinion to
your friend?
> Cheers
> Steve
>
> PS Real Madrid, who are they?!!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Sent: 10 February 2004 10:36
> To: Subject: BHA
>
> I asked some of my fellow Reading supporters to sign up to your
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Falmer/
> and this is response I had, I have make this person nameless, and have not
printed his first response which went something like.....off
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Reasons why I don't like Brighton & Hove Albion:
> - My mate's dad, attending his first ever Reading game, was punched without provocation by one of their supporters on the day that Reading won the Div 2 title in 1994.
> - The fact that they bleated to RFC, even making an official complaint, that we only gave them 2,000 tickets instead of the 4,000 they wanted for the crucial promotion game at the MadStad in March 2002. We had only been given 700 poxy
seats for the Stadium of Shite the Withdean.
> - The fact that Brighton fans came onto 'Hob Nob Anyone?' in their droves to complain about the above. Their self-important supporters seem to think that their club (a) is the only club ever to have had problems (b) has a fanbase equivalent to that of Real Madrid.
> - The bad blood between Reading & BHA over Junior Lewis/Steve Sidwell/SteveCoppell. Reading winning 2 out of the 3 'tug of war' battles over players and personnel.
> - The fact that BBC South love all the south coast teams and don't give Reading FC equivalent coverage. If they're not covering Cowes Week (which seems to last 52 weeks of the year) then they're going on about Brighton, Portsmouth,
Southampton etc.
> - The Brighton fan whose laughable attempt at having a go at me after we won 1-0 at the Withdean last season was by shouting: "f*** off you f***ing shit team".
> - Brighton fans throwing a ball into the face of a young RFC ball boy at theMadStad last season.
> - The fact that they are even allowed to play at the Withdean, when the likes of Stevenage Borough have been denied entry into the league due to their stadiums not being up to requirements
theyre one of the clubs that get the most coverage in that lame attempt of a news show
