League Cup Round 3 - Who do we want?

[genome]

Presumably they have a 10 page thread about how indifferent they are about tinpot Reading already.

[CountryRoyal]

YES!!!

Surely we can take at least 4,000 to this? So nice to finally get a big team in the cup. This is footballing Mecca lads!

[K.URZ13]

Worried about this. World class footballing side and a very imposing stadium. Really hope their ultras don't turn up.

[bobby1413]

So this will most likely be on the evening of Tuesday 20th September.

It would be a brilliant evening out if we won the game Would prefer to get the train but may be awkward with it being a weekday

[George_]

Probably go to this purely because tickets will be about £10, but in the league they'll charge £30.

[JIM]

Please someone go to NEWS NOW READING and reply to the useless remarks on worse draw fo brighton, THANKS

[No Fixed Abode]

So what we have here is.

Reading fans have delusions of grandeur. Brighton traditionally have always been a bigger club than Reading. There's not a massive gulf in the size of the clubs these days. You're as bad as each other. Get over it and move on.

[sandman]

Please someone go to NEWS NOW READING and reply to the useless remarks on worse draw fo brighton, THANKS

I would but I'm paralysed with not really caring very much.

[John Smith]

Probably go to this purely because tickets will be about £10, but in the league they'll charge £30.

My sentiments exactly - I make that £20 to spend on beer unless my maths has severely deteriorated since school?! All aboard the booze bus honk honk!!

[tidus_mi2]

So what we have here is.

Reading fans have delusions of grandeur. Brighton traditionally have always been a bigger club than Reading. There's not a massive gulf in the size of the clubs these days. You're as bad as each other. Get over it and move on.

Wonder who is going to bite first.

[George_]

Another beauty from NSC. The absolute irony of this.....

As if having to endure Reading and their fans twice in one season wasn't enough. Curse you football God!

[Sutekh]

Head-to-head v Brighton and Hove Albion (to the end of season 2015/2016)

READING - DRAW - BRIGHTON

League = 34 - 27 - 29 (90 games)
FAC = 0 - 0 - 1 (1 game)
EFLC = 1 - 3 - 0 (4 games)

Total = 35 - 30 - 30 (95 games)

Just so very much at more or less the same level forever

(but they're obviously much the bigger club in their cloned, inaccessible and not at all plastic 100,000 seat Multiverse Spakkerdome)

[genome]

So what we have here is.

Reading fans have delusions of grandeur. Brighton traditionally have always been a bigger club than Reading. There's not a massive gulf in the size of the clubs these days. You're as bad as each other. Get over it and move on.

If you read the general reaction of Reading fans to those of Brighton it's usually the other way round, I generally agree though.

To play devil's advocate, while they may have a bigger fanbase (better catchment area, don't have to compete as much with London clubs, generally played at a higher level) Reading have the better honours and achievements.

It's all very schoolboy-in-the-playground though. You'd think grown men wouldn't be bothered by it.

[Green]

If piss taking and petty name calling isn't allowed anymore then we may as well all pack up and go home.

/board.

[maffff]

I really hope we draw Brighton Away out of the hat.