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What a truly uninspiring appointment.

Oh of course, still rather Ashton/Bedminister than your out of town grounds like the fucking Madejski. Many good memories of being in that away end, proper ground.

Bristol has changed though hasn't it? The town is a lot more gentrified than I remember it back in the early 90s. Went to the 'new Ashton Gate' and it was a bit shit, bland stadium and lost the charm and hostile atmosphere of the old away end.

Luis Castro, Gareth Ainsworth, Alan Pardew and Slavisa Jokanovic are on the four man shortlist.

The Subway Army who ambushed us back in 2001 for the play-off semi weren't kids, put it that way. Didn't see head nor tail of them for the return leg back at the Madejski, loads of Reading and Chelsea out for them that evening.

Agree on the Plymouth front - they had a lot of game lads. Never really brought that many to Reading, but whenever we went down there they were everywhere.

Birmingham by a mile. Wigan, Plymouth and Portsmouth after that.

Awful game to have on TV. That and it's a right pain to get from Portsmouth to Manchester at that time of the day. A 5:30 K.O. would have been decent, at least you could sink a few beers in Manchester during the day.

Nigel Howe, who replaced Ron Gourlay (who worked with Paul Clement at Chelsea) as CEO yesterday, showing his hand very early on by sacking Clement. He was the man who helped orchestrate two promotions under Steve Coppell and Brian McDermott, two safe managerial choices at the time. Simon Grayson...

Man Utd v Reading (12:30 K.O) again, was exactly the same two years ago. Won't even bother this time.

Parky or Murty please.

Did you do Slovakia (A) in 2002? That kicked big time out there, we got a shoeing by the OB.

Haven't done an England trip since 2003, Macedonia (A). Being in Munich for the 5-1 win in 2001 was as good as it got. Hate the fact that you have to pay for membership now, back in the day you didn't and thousands more people used to go out. Half tempted by Kosovo (A), though.

Man Utd (A) again, ffs.

Ajax tried it on against England in March and got a battering by all accounts.

100% agree mate.

Thought we played okay on Tuesday night - obviously weren't going to beat a team of Leeds' quality, but I wasn't disheartened by the performance. Lots of young players in that team at the moment and I think it's a good learning curve. It was the first time I've seen Andy Rinomhota in midfield...

That fan experience made football what it was. I can sympathise with young families wanting to feel safe at the football, but the gobby young lads nowadays who hide behind the police and their phones wouldn't have lasted long back in the old days. It'll never be the same again, but going up to...

Surely not? :lol: Though Chelsea probably had the best mob going back in the 90s - quite a few of our lads used to go away with them and vice versa.