Stoke v Reading match thread, sponsored by fat lady in white

[Royal Ginger]

Suggests Blackman up-front perhaps?

[Millsy]

Or, better yet, wait until the team is actually announced.

Fo' serious, yo.

Indeed. Poor form 2ww1wc

Agree, hence the pre-emptive apology.

Thanks for the rescue Arnie Pie!

Still, memories if the past>>> stats, for those of us who were there

[Albert Spangler]

Still 0-0

[philM]

On BBCRB Blackman just said "I'm playing in midfield" in the usual player/position sound-bite things.

So I'm thinking 4-5-1

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Having just watched the Shawcross challenge on GSS I am really hoping we come out of this unscathed! BM is absolutely right not to risk Alfie starting against this lot.

[philM]

Guthrie on twitter - wife preggers and suffering from "SPD" ??

[Millsy]

Guthrie's wife is pregnant, about to give birth and has symphysis pubis dysfunction. Forgiven.

[Millsy]

It's not exactly life threatening and is quite common but anyway. Hope mrs Guthrie is ok.

[Colin Cheeselog]

To be fair McCleary was pretty awful against Sunderland.

[Royal Ginger]

To be fair McCleary was pretty awful against Sunderland.

Eh!?

[RedRum]

Reckon Pog is gonna get us ton of free-kicks today

[Royal91]

Having just watched the Shawcross challenge on GSS I am really hoping we come out of this unscathed! BM is absolutely right not to risk Alfie starting against this lot.

I'm sure Pearce will sort the dirty oxf*rd out! He backs down to no man!

[Royal91]

To be fair McCleary was pretty awful against Sunderland.

HAHA that is the most ridiculous comment I've read in a while. He was ripping Gardner!

[Royals-lad14]

any good streams to watch the game??

[Royal91]

any good streams to watch the game??

Firstrow will have the standard streams

[GreaterTorontoRoyal]

any good streams to watch the game??

Probably TheFristRow Eu like always

[paultheroyal]

Guthrie not playing as his wife is heavily pregnant and has spd!

[Platypuss]

Ok, now I'm suuuuure you all know this as you were all there and are not plastic...

But one of the funniest late laughs of the Southbank, or those of us who started chants at least, was when we played Stoke and they had a fan who happened to be a large lady wearing white. We sung some not very nice things at her. Then her fat other half took his top off, exposed his beer belly, and went mental at us. So then we started on him. Apart from I think Neville Roach (?) scoring a winner (?) and us sending them down (?) I can't really remember that match as several thousand Southbank kids, including me were transfixed on this poor couple.

Out of order, yes. Embarrassing for us in hindsight, yes. Am I ashamed, yes. Have I grown up? I hope so. But undoubtedly one of the funniest moments for us kids on the Southbank.

If Stoke beat us, I hope she and her poor guy a there to see it as I don't think we're their favourite team.

Apologies again for the terrible match thread, but this large lady brave enough to wear all white has to be honoured.

"cnut like a bucket"

[SPARTA]

Fair play by Guthrie. Also not sure why so many are moaning Blackman is in instead of Alf. Blackman has played a lot on the wing this season. The surprise for me is HRK not preferred.

[blueroyals]

Guthrie isn't playing because of his wife I think