Graeme Murty's first goal of the season ensured a perfect end to a perfect season for the Royals. Murty's late penalty strike was enough to secure the win and see Reading end the season on 106 points - claiming the record for the most points ever accumulated in a football league season. The goal was a very special moment indeed with a full house calling for Murty to take the spot kick after a fortunate hand-ball in the QPR area. Murty relished the chance to answer the Reading fans and confidently hammered the ball right into the centre of the net.
Despite QPR's position in the Championship table they were close to becoming one of the few teams to take anything away from the Madejski Stadium this season. Before Murty's triumphant goal, the visitors could have gone ahead themselves after drawing level midway through the second half. With the scores at 1-1 QPR had the upper hand for a period of time. and their fans thought perhaps they had snatched the win after a close range shot went flying into the side netting. In the first half they should have scored after Hahnemann was forced to save a powerful effort with his legs and the rebound was luckily headed over the Reading crossbar from close range when QPR looked certain to score. This wasn't the usual formula to Reading's season with QPR having nothing to play for and enjoying the chance to perform against Premiership opposition. Both sides had their moments in a game that could have gone either way until Reading's decisive finish.
However, it was the Royals that played the best football of the afternoon. There was no better example of just how good we are than the goal that putting Reading up just before half time. Convey went on a superb run down the left wing and exchanged passes with Nicky Shorey who had cut inside. Convey's long ball across goal was crossed back in from the right by John Oster, leaving Dave Kitson with a simple tap in from close range. It was a beautiful passage of football that left the QPR defence dazed and confused. We've seen that a lot this season and it was great to see it once more before the season came to an end. After the break Reading looked set to march to victory and perhaps secure the three goals that would have seen a grand total of 100 for the season. Kevin Doyle broke free with just the goalkeeper to beat but unusually came off second best as he ran at goal. Stephen Hunt is always a welcome player to see come off the bench, and nearly scored what would have been goal of the season, with a spectacular over-head kick on the edge of the area. The effort was on target but saw the keeper pull off another excellent save to tip the ball over the crossbar.
There was always the possibility that QPR might get back into the game after Reading failed to maintain a strong period of pressure. The equaliser came on seventy-two minutes with a quick QPR goal that threatened to ruin the day. However, after this season, Reading fans always expect us to bounce back and there still seemed little possibility we wouldn't come up with the goods once more. We'd hoped for a penalty before the game to enable Murty to finally get on the scoresheet and you felt that perhaps the referee had actually read the script this time. There was a clear handball in the area, but QPR weren't happy as the ball was more blasted at arm than anything else. The stage was set for Reading's captain to steal the headlines.
Murty buried it and the stadium errupted. Despite his best efforts to run away, Kingsley was buried underneath a pile of Reading players as the celebrations got underway. After the promotion celebrations at Leicester and the following 5-0 stuffing of Derby to claim the Championship title this was another chance for full scale celebrations - once more. At the final whistle the trophy was presented to the entire team and management staff who truly deserve it after such an incredible season. Steve Coppell was delighted and - just as he did at Leicester - took a long run-up before hurling his jacket into the North Stand. The players did a lap of honour to raptuous applause and the season, the best ever in the club's history by a long, long way, had finally come to a very satisfying end.

From 11am on Friday 4th May 2007, Krispy Kreme will be delighting Reading residents and workers as the new store in The Oracle shopping centre opens its doors for business. Usual opening hours will be Monday to Wednesday 8am to 9pm, Thursday to Saturday 8am to 10:30pm and Sunday 10am to 8pm.
In the weeks leading up to the big day, Krispy Kreme teams will be on the streets of Reading handing out over 90,000 doughnuts to lucky passers-by, so don't miss your chance to have a taste of the action before the store even opens its doors.
To celebrate Krispy Kreme's arrival in Reading a limited edition Raspberry Royal doughnut will also be available. Paying homage to the footballing success of the Royals this season, Krispy Kreme has re-named their raspberry glazed doughnut for a limited period - so don't miss out on getting your hands on this premier product.

My favourite :-)

Royals come back from the dead to snatch an incredible win against Bolton

Bolton 1 (Shorey og 64) Reading 3 (Doyle pen 84, 89, Hunt 90)

The Royals moved up into a UEFA Cup spot as our Irish contingent earned a brilliant late victory at Bolton today. With a little more than five minutes to go we were trailing to Nicky Shorey's unfortunate own goal, but an explosive period snatched victory.
Kevin Doyle won a penalty and converted it himself on 84, then he notched another after Shane Long broke well to release Seol. Incredibly, there was still time for another goal as Hunt headed home from six yards, and it was an incredible way to end the game.
The introduction of Long proved to be pivotal, and his energy and vigour helped set us on our way.
Reading were second best for the vast majority of the match, and until the 84th minute it was a poor spectacle, with the Trotters losing three players to injury. But, it was an incredible testament to our resilience and quality as we came back to win.
Steve Coppell's men had never looked like winning, but as soon as they equalised Bolton had no answer for our incisive forward play.

Bolton (4-3-3): Jaaskelainen; Hunt (Michalik 22), Gardner, Ben Haim, Meite; Speed, Andranik, Nolan (c) (Stelios HT); Davies, Diouf (Thompson 30), Anelka
Subs: Walker, Martin

Reading (4-3-3): Hahnemann, De La Cruz (Harper 73), Shorey, Duberry, Ingimarsson (c); Gunnarsson, Sidwell, Oster (Seol 73); Hunt, Doyle, Kitson (Long 77)
Subs: Federici, Bikey
Booked: Shorey, Hunt

Referee: Mr H Webb
Attendance: 23,533

Two 90 year old men, Mike and Joe, have been friends all of their lives.
When it's clear that Joe is dying, Mike visits him every day. One day Mike says, "Joe, we both loved football all our lives, and we played Sunday football together for so many years. Please do me one favour, when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there's football there."
Joe looks up at Mike from his death bed," Mike, you've been my best friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favour for you.
Shortly after that, Joe passes on.
At midnight a couple of nights later, Mike is awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to him,
"Mike--Mike."
"Who is it? asks Mike sitting up suddenly. "Who is it?"
"Mike--it's me, Joe." "You're not Joe. Joe just died." "I'm telling you, it's me, Joe," insists the voice." "Joe! Where are you?" "In heaven", replies Joe. "I have some really good news and a little bad news."
"Tell me the good news first," says Mike.
"The good news," Joe says," is that there's football in heaven. Better yet, all of our old friends who died before us are here, too. Better than that, we're all young again. Better still, it's always spring time and it never rains or snows. And best of all, we can play football all we want, and we never get tired."
"That's fantastic," says Mike. "It's beyond my wildest dreams! So what's the bad news?

"You've been picked for the game on Tuesday"

Reading named worst for families Our Berkshire town has been named the worst place in Britain to bring up a family, according to a new survey.
The Reader's Digest poll asked 1,000 parents to list the things that make for a family-friendly environment.
The researchers then ranked places on how they scored against the criteria - which included crime rates, good local hospitals and affordable housing.
Reading was last in 408th place, while Oxford was 399th. The Scottish district of East Dunbartonshire came top.

Reading Crime
Burglary 32% (England average 13%)
Violence against person 29.7% (19%)
Theft from vehicle 20% (9%)

Councillor Jo Lovelock, deputy leader of Reading Borough Council, said: "Families clearly enjoy living in Reading as they continue year after year to move here to live and work.
"Parents are attracted by the high standard of living, the thriving local economy and the excellent job prospects for themselves and for their children.
"Reading is the de facto capital of the Thames Valley and it is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the South of England. It also has excellent recreational facilities for families.
"We have two universities and our schools offer a very wide range of educational opportunities.

'WORST' FAMILY PLACES
399. Oxford, Oxfordshire
400. Lewisham, London
401. North Lincolnshire
402. Rother, East Sussex
403. Kingston upon Hull
404. Haringey, London
405. Hastings, East Sussex
406. North East Lincolnshire
407. Waltham Forest, London
408. Reading, Berkshire

"Reading is an excellent place to bring up a family and it is hard to take a study seriously that does not recognise this.
"We would also question the methodology of this survey. For example, it compares very small towns with large cities and counties and there is no explanation or justification for this process."
A spokesman from the Reader's Digest magazine, which carried out the study, said that "community" was the vital component for parents - "the concerned neighbours, teachers and community groups that stand behind safe streets, strong schools and thriving towns".
"Smaller is beautiful, says the survey.
"The winning areas are predominantly rural, peppered with small country towns - only three include towns with populations greater than 40,000," said the spokesman.
Reading has a population of 144,000 and the average semi-detached house costs £232, 524 - the national average is £170, 650.
The town's unemployment rate is 2.3% - with a typical worker earning £22,560 a year, well above the average for the UK.

The Royals took all three points today after a rather scrappy affair against Fulham.
Stephen Hunt rounded off a nice move on 15 minutes for the only goal of the game, and our first half performance, inspired by Hunt and Seol Ki-Hyeon, proved to be enough to ensure victory.
The game seemed to be there for the taking for the Royals, but Fulham were allowed time and space to get themselves into the game. Ian Pearce should in fact have scored for the visitors just before Hunt's goal, but he whacked over.
Papa Bouba Diop was denied a legitimate equaliser just before half time, with video replays showing that the Senegalese was level when the cross was played.
The second half was very ragged, and Fulham enjoyed lots of possession.
John Oster missed a sitter with 15 minutes to go, and Michael Brown hit the top of the bar for the visitors on the stroke of full time.
In the end, Reading were very grateful for the final whistle as they picked up their first win in eight attempts.
It had not been our most fluid performance, but we did enough to get our season back on track against a Fulham side low on confidence.

Reading (4-4-2): Hahnemann, De La Cruz, Shorey, Bikey, Ingimarsson (c); Gunnarsson, Harper, Seol (Oster 70), Hunt; Doyle, Kitson (Long 70)
Subs: Federici, Halford, Duberry
Booked: Hunt, Shorey

Fulham (4-4-2): Niemi; Rosenior, Queudrue, Bocanegra, Pearce (Knight 25); Brown (c), Diop, Routledge, Davies (Dempsey 68); Helguson (Montella 70), McBride
Subs: Lastuvka, Radzinski
Booked: Helguson

Attendance: 24,082

WORDSWORTH’S most famous poem has been set to rap music to entice the younger generation to the Lake District.
Cumbria tourist chiefs have released a rap version of I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of the poem.
The version, which also includes some variation on Wordsworth’s original words, is accompanied by a pop video shot on the banks of Ullswater.
The new “hip-hop” version of the famous poem and an accompanying pop video featuring MC Nuts – Ullswater Steamers’ red squirrel mascot – can be listened to and watched at www.golakes.co.uk/wordsworthrap.
The video was shot on the banks of Ullswater where the poem was inspired, as well as the grounds and gardens of the nearby Sharrow Bay Hotel, the poet’s Dove Cottage home in Grasmere and the Langdale Pikes.
It was while he was passing the lake on a stormy day that Wordsworth saw a “host of golden daffodils” which inspired the work. A Cumbria Tourism spokesman said: “Wordsworth’s Daffodils poem has remained unchanged for 200 years and to keep it alive for another two centuries we wanted to engage the YouTube generation who want modern music and amusing video footage on the web.
“Hopefully this will give them a reason to connect with a poem published in 1807 as well as with the works of Wordsworth and the stunning landscape of the Lake District.”
David Wilson, of the Wordsworth Trust, said: “Two hundred years after it was published, the poem is still reaching new audiences and inspiring people.
“Part of our work is demonstrating how Wordsworth’s poetry is relevant today and encouraging young people to enrich their lives by exploring his poetry in their own ways.”
Changes to the text start in the first line which now reads: “I wandered lonely along as if I was a cloud”; the “sprightly dance” becomes a “pogo dance” and the view is described as a “hell of a scene”.
Wordsworth Trust spokesman Allan King welcomed the changes which he said are true to the spirit of the poet.
He said: “If you consider what Wordsworth was like when he arrived at Dove Cottage he was a young, rebellious man who deliberately sought out a small country cottage where he could experience ‘plain living but high thinking’.
“This brings out some of that spirit.
“It is true to the original message of the poem of how memories of good times can still bring joy weeks later.”

Here is the future of the green amusement park: The Skycycle at Washuzan Highland Park in Okayama, a pedal-powered roller coaster. They clearly have some dramatic topography to take advantage of here, and it looks truly frightening. Most North American amusement parks are on pretty flat terrain but they often build artificial mountains- Demand a green ride like this on the Magic Mountain.
The side-by-side tandem pedal-powered carts have seat belts, and a cute pink basket.

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Reading_FC

Reading FC is an English poetry reading club, formed in 1871. They currently play in the FA Premier League against really good teams, such as Manchester United States, Abramograd, 'Where the fuck's my stereo gone?' and Arse-anal and also teams such as Tottenham Hotspurs.
Reading FC have laboured for many years in the lower divisions, often languishing mid-table in whichever league they happen to have been in at the time, until recently during the 2005/06 season. During this bizarre time they actually won the Coca-Cola Championship (with record points) and were promoted to the FA Premier League. It is still unclear how they managed this, quite frankly - but they did, none the less.
Reading used to play in the local park, and then at some crummy ground, named Elm Park which actually had inferior facilities to the park, for many years, until their saviour came and sorted them out. Elm Park is now a Housing estate. It was first used residentially in about 4000BC, when a neolithic caveman was frozen during a typical Tilehurst storm. In 1982 the club dug up the pitch, looking for some of the fans that had abandoned them when the going got tough. They dug up the caveman, who now takes pride of place in the entrance to the club's Megastore, a place where you can buy Reading FC things. (Normally known as a cabin and a place you can buy cheap tacky golf equipment for extortionate prices)
John Medejski was born in Stoke-on-Trent, but was banished as soon as locals realised his life didn't revolve around chatting up slags, drinking weak lager and smoking illegal substances. He moved to Reading and made fuck loads of money setting up AutoTrader magazine (a car sales thing), which he then sold for millions of pounds and then chipped off to Hong Kong (or somewhere equally remote) for a year and a day - in order not to pay the money-grabbing British Government any of his hard earned cash in TAX. Nice one !!
Then he came back (still minted) and bought Reading FC. He then preceeded to build the team a bad-ass stadium worthy of great football - shame really, cos at the time Reading FC were still pretty crap, and had no fans to fill the stadium.
The Rugger-buggers of London Oirish share the ground, and they like to kick the pitch up a bit with scrums, rucks (rucking at Football has since been made illegal), and whatever else they see fit to entertain the 10 men (9 gay men looking for dates with Welsh accents, and the Slough village idiot) and a dog that turn up to watch them. Still, they pay the club in gold sovereigns they found at the end of a rainbow, so everybody's happy really.
When Reading FC got a bit good, lots of people who supported Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelski decided to buy Half Season tickets, so they could buy a real season ticket for the next season, when such clubs would be visiting. These people have to pretend to be Reading supporters so that they don't get found out. They wear replica shirts, sing songs about Reading FC, cheer Reading FC goals and talk a bit like a farmer. A strange morphing from Glory Supporting Premiership fan to Reading FC fan has emerged where these fans are actually ditching their 'real' Premiership club and supporting Reading FC for real... Not just pretending...