Archive for October 2006
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Statement on that collision
Reading FC have issued a statement in support of Stephen Hunt who controversially clashed with Chelsea keeper Petr Cech during the Premiership clubs’ famous encounter last Saturday. Here it is in full:
Reading Football Club has strongly defended Stephen Hunt following allegations that he deliberately injured Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech during Saturday’s game at Madejski Stadium.
We [...]
And Revolution sells?
I Love Vodka, screams Revolution in its latest campaign. Well of course it does. That’s how it makes its money. Hardly revolutionary.
Still, at least it reads well. The Reading web page of the Revolution website has this to say:
Welcome Home. Home is home brings vodka to the comfort of your own home, well nearly.
I [...]
Royals feel the blues
I never thought I’d see my two favourite football clubs, Reading and Barcelona, mentioned in the same sentence together. The link, of course, is Chelsea, whom Reading narrowly lost to (1-0) on Saturday. Chelsea will be playing the Catalan club on Wednesday.
Reading once again proved just how good they are and that the Premiership doesn’t [...]
Chelsea players reborn
Spotted: Chelsea players at the Renaissance Hotel in Reading. So much for Anna Pickard of The Guardian’s summary of The Forbury Hotel:
Next autumn, thanks to the local football club’s promotion, the city will be playing host to Premiership players from glamour clubs like Chelsea and Arsenal - turns out it’s already got a premier [...]
Kronika Reading
The Reading Chronicle is publishing a Polish-language edition - named Kronika Reading - tomorrow to target the town’s Polish population. Six news section pages are to be translated. The project was explained by editor Simon Jones as the first of its kind:
It’s a Reading paper for Polish people, not a Polish paper for Polish people. [...]
Listen to the roarcast
You may recall that I was recently called to talk about my blog on Reading 107 FM. My conversation with Joff Hopkins is now available to download. Click below to listen to the recording.
Reading Roars! on Reading 107 FM [4.61MB]
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So sad at Womad
I’d just spent several wonderful days in Turkey, visiting many cultural treasures, to find upon my return to Reading that we are to lose a jewel of our own.
I am, of course, referring to WOMAD, which is to leave Reading after 17 years (interestingly, the Reading Chronicle reveals that the deal to move WOMAD to [...]
West Ham 0 - Reading FC 1
Walking up a steep hill the other day in Istanbul, towards Galata tower, I was drawn to a window display at an electronics store. A widescreen set was showing the latest Premiership results. And lo and behold, Reading had beaten West Ham by a goal to nil!
I punched the air with excitement. No one noticed [...]
