How TINPOT were Reading?

[COYP]

You're quite correct Buzzer, this thread of Brighton fans looking idiotic trying to call other clubs tinpot doesn;t concern me. It should concern all of you though. My last post in this thread, continue to stink of hypocrisy.

 

[bhanutz]

You're quite correct Buzzer, this thread of Brighton fans looking idiotic trying to call other clubs tinpot doesn;t concern me. It should concern all of you though. My last post in this thread, continue to stink of hypocrisy.

Quick... think of another banner..... the We have the soul surely cant be topped! now that is TINPOT from your wannabe ultras!

 

[Buzzer]

You're quite correct Buzzer, this thread of Brighton fans looking idiotic trying to call other clubs tinpot doesn;t concern me. It should concern all of you though. My last post in this thread, continue to stink of hypocrisy.

Oh, the humanity.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Couldn't give two shits about Reading. I used to work in the area and, to this day, it's left an indelible nothing in my mind.

 

[Plake]

I never really got why fans of one club ever decided to refer to fans of another club as tinpot. However, Brighton fans referring to anyone as tinpot be that Palace, Bournemouth or Reading is steaming in hypocrisy. Is it not somewhat tinpot to boast of the brilliance of your club's facilities, attendance figures, academy, players, manager, playing style, town etc all whilst forgetting that your rival is in the league above you, had the entirety of the media celebrating them as the best fans in the league, have a manager who (now Liverpool have blown the league) is likely to receive Manager of the Year, have played decent football, are going to finish far higher than any of them expected etc. Cos we all know its the number of fans a club has that matters right?

This club calling others tinpot is the same club who had a member of staff who was incapable of finding a toilet. An action that led to riling up the players of the opposition until they ripped them apart. This club who calls others tinpot were so scared that their fans were unable to make any kind of amosphere in the biggest game against their biggest rivals gave all their fans a set of clackers. Seems they were right, the Brighton fans made absolutely no noise all night in stark contrast to their singing a few days earlier of 'wembley, wembley' after a job only half done. The same club that boasts how wonderful their new stadium is and how everyone else's is either soulless or shit (thats the two options) forgetting that only a couple of years ago they had the worst stadium in the entire league and only got this one because uncle tony bought it for them.

I don't really like it when any clubs fans refer to another as tinpot but blimey if theres one club that really shouldn't refer to anyone else as tinpot its your outfit.
You can now insult our famous Holmesdale displays now but remember they're organised by, created by and resourced solely by our fans. Now look at how cringey yet another club organised display is...Brighton stop referring to others as tinpot, it keeps you as the laughing stock that you are.
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Liking your work here COYP

 

[FalmerforAll!**]

Excellent

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Is it true that in Brighton, if you sleep with a woman, you're considered queer?

Keep taking those pills, you may live another few years.........

Enjoy your summer holidays, we're going to the play off's.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Strange that [MENTION=29316]Readingfc106[/MENTION] hasn't come back. Most odd.

 

[Djmiles]

Reading

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Brighton fans calling other clubs ' tinpot ' is just a demonstration of ignorance and football immaturity. Those involved have not served their apprenticeship in the school of hard knocks. i.e supporting one of the 80-85 professional football clubs in this country who rarely win anything and over a long period of time.
Over the years you learn to respect other clubs and sets of fans. You realise that none of us are any different from each other. We all look at the really big clubs with a mixture of envy and disdain and the massive popular support that they achieve but deep down, most of us are grateful that we have committed ourselves to one of the lesser lights. The lows are regular ( and we learn by them ) and the occasional highs are moments to savour forever.
A number of posters on here are not regulars at home games and some never travel away. They think they are experts on all things football by watching tv regularly but they are novices. They don't bother to study the history of the game. They pour scorn on anything pre 1993 as if football was some form of neanderthal exercise played more slowly and less skillfully by men in heavy kit, on heavy pitches, making mistake after mistake.
They think its clever to use throwaway remarks like tinpot but show extreme sensitivity when it is turned round against their own club. A club that has spent the majority of its life outside the top two divisions of professional football and never lifted a major trophy.
We all have our own ideas about certain chairmen, managers and players but these are individuals, who are just passing through their respective clubs over a short period of time. Clubs and fans are always there battling against their own trials and tribulations and because the majority have survived the test of time, the least they deserve is a bit of respect.

 

[BrianWade4]

Good post. Agree. We should know better

 

[Working class pride]

A club that has spent the majority of its life outside the top two divisions of professional football and never lifted a major trophy.

Get your facts straight. Brighton in 1910 were Champions of England when as Southern Champions they beat Football League Champions (when the football was more regionally split) Aston Villa to lift the Charity Shield. The reason why Reading are thought of as tin pot is because Reading used to get outnumbered at home when clubs like Brighton turned up to Elm Park. Just how it is.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Brighton fans calling other clubs ' tinpot ' is just a demonstration of ignorance and football immaturity. Those involved have not served their apprenticeship in the school of hard knocks. i.e supporting one of the 80-85 professional football clubs in this country who rarely win anything and over a long period of time.
Over the years you learn to respect other clubs and sets of fans. You realise that none of us are any different from each other. We all look at the really big clubs with a mixture of envy and disdain and the massive popular support that they achieve but deep down, most of us are grateful that we have committed ourselves to one of the lesser lights. The lows are regular ( and we learn by them ) and the occasional highs are moments to savour forever.
A number of posters on here are not regulars at home games and some never travel away. They think they are experts on all things football by watching tv regularly but they are novices. They don't bother to study the history of the game. They pour scorn on anything pre 1993 as if football was some form of neanderthal exercise played more slowly and less skillfully by men in heavy kit, on heavy pitches, making mistake after mistake.
They think its clever to use throwaway remarks like tinpot but show extreme sensitivity when it is turned round against their own club. A club that has spent the majority of its life outside the top two divisions of professional football and never lifted a major trophy.
We all have our own ideas about certain chairmen, managers and players but these are individuals, who are just passing through their respective clubs over a short period of time. Clubs and fans are always there battling against their own trials and tribulations and because the majority have survived the test of time, the least they deserve is a bit of respect.

I agree with 90 percent of what you say.

But I don't think of us (and never have) as a lesser light. I took it (irrationally, no doubt) personally when ignorant post-1992 "fans" regarded us as a small club because we were temporarily playing at Gillingham or Withdean. Of course, it depends on what you mean by "lesser."

And I think people can laugh at "tinpotness" practised by certain clubs and fans (especially ignorant JCLs at all clubs) without disrespecting the fans or even the entirety of the clubs themselves. And of course I don't exclude tinpotness when we're guilty of it.

Three more wins and we'll be opening ourselves to accusations of being tinpot from whole new groups of supporters.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

A club that has spent the majority of its life outside the top two divisions of professional football and never lifted a major trophy.

Get your facts straight. Brighton in 1910 were Champions of England when as Southern Champions they beat Football League Champions (when the football was more regionally split) Aston Villa to lift the Charity Shield. The reason why Reading are thought of as tin pot is because Reading used to get outnumbered at home when clubs like Brighton turned up to Elm Park. Just how it is.

I've never known anyone repeat themselves as much as you do. The same old boring point, banged out again and again, thread after thread.

Your obsession with the Albion being a big club, our huge attendances, our supposed under-achievement because 'players should earn the right to play in front of so many', God, it's just so dull. Your statements like 'Just how it is', which brook no argument, and show a breath taking arrogance, a belief that seeing as you have said it, it must be right - they are peppered through your posts as if you are football's oracle, sent here to make sure that we are all educated by the great WCP.

So what if Reading were often out-numbered at home? Who cares if Palace had 11000 against Bristol City 30 years ago? And that Charity Shield - it was over 100 years ago, so it's relevance is limited, at best, so why bang on about it?

In your 'dream' World, Man. Utd. would win everything, every year, as they have the most fans. And then the rest of the League would also finish in order of supporter numbers under them. Fascinating.

Sod your under-achievement, I'll just enjoy the ride. Sometimes we are crap, and sometimes we are not. When we're not, we don't need boring eulogies from some self-acclaimed expert about how we should be doing better.

 

[BBassic]

And I've been here 2 years...so 5 years less than you've been on the BBS. Quiet down the hypocrisy and I won't have to keep pointing it out.

Not for nothing but you've wracked up 339 posts here in 2 years compared to his 98 in 7.

The maths don't support your idea of his obsession.

 

[Working class pride]

I've never known anyone repeat themselves as much as you do. The same old boring point, banged out again and again, thread after thread.

Your obsession with the Albion being a big club, our huge attendances, our supposed under-achievement because 'players should earn the right to play in front of so many', God, it's just so dull. Your statements like 'Just how it is', which brook no argument, and show a breath taking arrogance, a belief that seeing as you have said it, it must be right - they are peppered through your posts as if you are football's oracle, sent here to make sure that we are all educated by the great WCP.

So what if Reading were often out-numbered at home? Who cares if Palace had 11000 against Bristol City 30 years ago? And that Charity Shield - it was over 100 years ago, so it's relevance is limited, at best, so why bang on about it?

In your 'dream' World, Man. Utd. would win everything, every year, as they have the most fans. And then the rest of the League would also finish in order of supporter numbers under them. Fascinating.

Sod your under-achievement, I'll just enjoy the ride. Sometimes we are crap, and sometimes we are not. When we're not, we don't need boring eulogies from some self-acclaimed expert about how we should be doing better.

You seem very angry. I just pointed out the facts that 1. Brighton have won a major trophy as someone said we didnt and 2. Explained why Reading are seen up and down the country as tin pot. Like it or not, right or wrong its because clus like Brighton outnumbered them at Elm Park. As for under achieveent, its an observation that for the size of the support, Brighton have won nothing since 1910. I wont stop you being happy with that, its up to you but you cant tell others what they can or cannot think mate. Now take a chill pill.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

You seem very angry. I just pointed out the facts that 1. Brighton have won a major trophy as someone said we didnt and 2. Explained why Reading are seen up and down the country as tin pot. Like it or not, right or wrong its because clus like Brighton outnumbered them at Elm Park. As for under achieveent, its an observation that for the size of the support, Brighton have won nothing since 1910. I wont stop you being happy with that, its up to you but you cant tell others what they can or cannot think mate. Now take a chill pill.

I'm not angry, just so bored with your incessant moaning, and constant repetition of mind-numbingly dull statistics. You are always so sure of your superior knowledge and interpretation of the 'facts'. Well, I think that your World View is a particularly sad one. Time to stop over-analysing, just go with the flow - I think that your need for a 'chill pill' is somewhat greater than mine.

 

[dazzer6666]

http://deadspin.com/reading-fans-mistakenly-think-they-get-into-playoffs-i-1571278997

Lol

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

I thought the 'Lowly Brighton score up at Forrest' comment from Adkins was twattish.

 

[L1882]

These amazing attendances of yours, when exactly?

http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/england.htm