New season... Stoke v Reading

[Time4aPINT]

New season kicks in today. It's going to be strange to attend a football match for the first time in a long time.
The match almost seems like a side show compared to getting to the stadium and through the turnstiles. Trying to get to my seat without being breathed on.

[Campervan Von Bigglesworth]

Well, my dad always moans about Stoke but was full of praise today? Did anyone go or are you all still being sprayed with disinfectant at the ground??

[Time4aPINT]

I went!

Not much different to pre-covid days. No special covid regulations unless you sit next to the dugout. The EFL decided a couple of days ago that there has to be an exclusion zone to stop diseased supporters infecting the players. The club spent a few frantic hours phoning season ticket holders in those seats to offer them an alternative seat.




We played fairly well for most of the match. Reading's first equaliser was a result of about five failed attempts at a simple clearance and our new signing Surridge scored a fantastic winner with a few minutes left. There was SEVEN bloody minutes of injury time to survive but we coped and held on for a rare opening day victory.

[Campervan Von Bigglesworth]

Earwig-oh, earwig oh etc...