Elm Park was a fun ground to go to.Reading West was the name of the station.I had the pleasure of seeing Robin Friday some people refer to him as "the best player you never heard of" .
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Elm Park was a fun ground to go to.Reading West was the name of the station.I had the pleasure of seeing Robin Friday some people refer to him as "the best player you never heard of" .
tonymgc
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I hate Reading with a passion. Thieved our manager, Thieved our players, Pardew was an utter scumbag (Still is)
Their fans (All four of them) are smuggies & their stadium is one of the most boring soulless grounds i've had the misfortune of visiting.
My girlfriends actually from Bracknell & was brought up a Reading fan (Her grandad's one of the four).
However she's being converted to the light side
Their fans (All four of them) are smuggies & their stadium is one of the most boring soulless grounds i've had the misfortune of visiting.
My girlfriends actually from Bracknell & was brought up a Reading fan (Her grandad's one of the four).
However she's being converted to the light side
this. elm park was a proper old fashioned ground. ramshackle stands, crumbling terracing, run-down part of town, pubs you dared not enter, angry locals... how football used to be
A hotel built into a football stadium, sounds interesting 
No it was the Dullest place I have ever stayed.
No it was the Dullest place I have ever stayed.
This.
shoreham moonraker
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- Apr 11, 2009
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good thing about elm park was it was so delapidated you could throw bits of it at there fans without much effort, alledgelly.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
We got Kevin Bremner from Reading. I remember him playing well against us for Millwall, I was really pleased when he signed. he did alright too, Nelson and Bremner were a fine front two.
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
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How many other people anywhere have named a stadium after themselves?
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When we played them in 1986, two Albion lads got into the home end to celebrate our equaliser. It took the Reading "firm" about 10 minutes to realise they were taking the piss and by the time some tiny skin decided to approach, the police had waded in.
Reading will always be a two bob club even with their plastic stadium.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
I seemed to recall that in the mid-70s we had our fans split into two sections of Elm Park.
Reading Seagull
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Worst chant ever...
He's M.U.R.T.Y
He's M.U.R.T.Y
He knows he is
He's sure he is
He's M.U.R.T.Y
He's M.U.R.T.Y
He's M.U.R.T.Y
He knows he is
He's sure he is
He's M.U.R.T.Y
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
How many other people anywhere have named a stadium after themselves?
Reynolds Arena, Darlington before the then chairman was done for money laundering!
How many other people anywhere have named a stadium after themselves?
The KASSAM Stadium - Oxford United.
LA1972
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I loved Elm Park, went there 4 times to watch Brighton. Most memorable was 1986, we lost 2-1, great atmosphere, John Keeley played well, went in the back of my dads van with a few mates, home in time for Dempsey and Makepeace...great
- Jul 7, 2003
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We had to play in our away strip at the Goldstone once because some utter tool at RFC decided that Reading should have an away strip of blue and yellow, which was obviously a
massive change from their usual blue and white
Didn't Paul Kitson actually manage a goal against them too?
massive change from their usual blue and white
Didn't Paul Kitson actually manage a goal against them too?
The French Mistress
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- Jun 24, 2007
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WTF is this all about?
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