Congratulations Reading

[hamster]

A fine season and worthy of promotion, in particular this recent run.

 

Hope we can nick top spot which imo is more plausible now.

 

CONGRATULATIONS ONE AND ALL.

[Saint_Jonny]

Yep congrats to Reading, their manager seems like a top top bloke. We will join you in the celebrations on Saturday!

[ulstersaint]

Well done Reading - good team and good manager and a great run of form to clinch it with 2 games to go.

[Stu Man Do]

Question is how seriously will Brum take the last game of the season? If it was us who would you want to avoid in the play offs?

[S-Clarke]

Yep, congrats. Got no problem with them at all.

 

Glad they're up as they're not a bad club, they just have a few odd fans to say the least.

 

They deserve it and so do we, which is why we'll both be there next year.

[Tom8558]

Fair play to them. Have the best defence in the league imo. Be brilliant playing them next year in the PREMIER LEAGUE!!!

[saintscottofthenortham]

A run like they have had deserves promotion, as does our top 2 for the entire season run.

[jasonb]

Yep credit where credit is due.. incredible run... we started the best and they finished the best.. well done Redding (sic)

[ludgershallsaint]

Question is how seriously will Brum take the last game of the season? If it was us who would you want to avoid in the play offs?

 

It won't be down to their game. They will probably be secure in 4th by then

[Poshie72]

Well done Reading. Deserve to go up. Hope we will be celebrating as well on Saturday

[latter day saint]

Well done. may have been different if McDermot had left in Jan ?

will we get 4000 next season when we play there ?

[hamster]

Great scenes being described on R5. That will be us next week.

[markr27]

You could sense they could do something special back in October when Saints played them. Superb achievement and well deserved

[Ashby Saint]

Congrats to Reading!

[Glasgow_Saint]

Yep fair play

[CanadaSaint]

Good luck to them. Good football and they didn't spend a fortune getting there. Them going up, even more than us, must make the West Ham fans want to vomit.

[hamster]

Forest did well to hold on for so long too, fair play for trying to spoil the party so doggedly but cream rises to the top.

[Toadhall Saint]

Well done Reading.

[Whitey Grandad]

Well done! Of all the teams who could have been promoted I'm pleased for them.

[Jack]

Well deserved, nothing flashy but they know how to counter attack. Thought Forest had nicked one at the death but cleared off the line, nearly spunked in my pants!

 

That said, we're coming for you. Saints to nick the title on goal difference on the last day.

 

Also, lol at Fat Sam and West Ham. I know it's not over, but it might as well be.

[T.REX]

Yeah fair play to them. Amazing achievement to go on a run like that in such a competitive league... still hoping we can get 1st place though

[Made in Southampton]

Yep, well deserved. You can argue with the form they've shown. They did the business against us which shows a lot of bottle.

 

Congratulations.

[Micky]

Yep, got to hold your hand up and say well done - great, great run. Decent club and real good manager.

[chestersaint]

Endorse the sentiment on here, their run is reminiscent of ours last year and how can you vouch for that? Looking at their stats for the last 3 games tho, they could easily have got no points whatsoever! Still, don't wish to sound bitter, if they have used their luck then maybe it will desert them in final 2 games as I still think we deserve to be champions. If it is not to be then hats off to them and see you next season. Well done.

[Doctoroncall]

A well organised team, good clinical finishing of the chances they have in the game (oppo had more shots again tonight) with a decent young manager. Hopefully we'll be with them next season.

[jawillwill]

Congratulations to them. Lets hope they go on a 2 week bender to celebrate.

[Saintjersey]

Congratulations Reading an absolutely amazing run you have had and you deserve to go up.

[Lazlo78]

Congratulations to Reading. McDermott seems a likeable and knowledgeable manager, and his team has absolutely earned their promotion with that fantastic final push. Good luck in the PL next season!

[barney]

Yeah,fair play beating us and hammers away recently they deserve it.

[SNSUN]

Congratulations Reading. If they win the title, they really are worthy winners, but we haven't given up yet!

 

£100 million for promotion sounds great. We need some of that.

[Minty]

Hopefully their promotion will mean they take their foot off a little, and we can still win the title!

 

But for now, congratulations indeed to them, thoroughly deserved.

 

I don't think it's any surprise to see another thoughtful and intelligent manager up at the top.

[los_saint]

Why does the idiot on SSN keep saying that we can't catch Reading????

[los_saint]

Well done to them BTW, well deserved.

[vince]

Fair play, well done - we're still coming for you!! :^)

[bpsaint]

Fair play to them, it's a bit of a cliche but a season is a marathon, not a sprint, and they deserve to be where they are. I don't believe we'll get the title, can't see them slipping up, but I'd have snapped anyones hand off if they said we'd finish 2nd.

[SaintSteve]

Well done Reading.. deserve to be promoted.. and hope you do well in the Premiership.

[MarkSFC]

fair play and congrats to them. They have best defence, we have best attack. We could still end up with more points than QPR last yeaq and come 2nd. Whatever order we both finish in we have both been great, them for their 17 game run, us for awesome consistancy for being top2 all season.

[dubai_phil]

Well done to them 2 Southern teams in the PL at last

[Ohio Saint]

Well done. That's all really! Well deserved and all that.

[JustMike]

Well done Reading, brilliant run they have had, us on Saturday please! COYR

[Joneth]

Fair play and credit where its due, they've been brilliant this year. Still hope they get done 7-0 every game next year though.

[Pugwash]

Congratulations Rhedin. Rode their luck sometimes, but well-deserved across the season. Brian McDermott top manager and top bloke. Glad to see a footballing side go up rather than BFS' hoofball team. Excellent for Southern footy too.

[saintbletch]

Reminds me of the run we had to catch Huddersfield last year. Well played Reading. Unbelievably consistent in one of the toughest divisions around.

 

Not wanting to appear churlish but they have ridden their luck at times. Pleased for them though as they are a proper football club. Happy for their manager too.

[Stepgar]

The annoying thing is they don't actually deserve it my opinion. They have had a late run that's all. Albeit an amazing one. Saints have been the most consistent over the whole season. Top two.....surely deserves promotion. If not Championship. West ham should feel the most aggrieved. Should have on paper sewn this league up weeks ago. So yeah we'll done to reading for your fine run of wins. But do you deserve the trophy. I am not convinced.

[Gigersaint]

Why does the idiot on SSN keep saying that we can't catch Reading????

 

The ticker tape also said that Pompey keep their Play Off hopes alive with win against Palace! WTF??

 

Congratulations to Reading, gave us a good run in the race for promotion, now please lose your last two.

[S-Clarke]

The annoying thing is they don't actually deserve it my opinion. They have had a late run that's all. Albeit an amazing one. Saints have been the most consistent over the whole season. Top two.....surely deserves promotion. If not Championship. West ham should feel the most aggrieved. Should have on paper sewn this league up weeks ago. So yeah we'll done to reading for your fine run of wins. But do you deserve the trophy. I am not convinced.

 

they've got something like 45 points from a possible 48, that's totally and utterly well deserved for me.

[Stanley Saint]

Yep, can't argue with that run. They were 16th on 1st November.

[SNOWY]

Well done Reading. Their form in the second half of the season has been unbelievable.

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

Brilliant stuff from them to go on that sort of run, beating the great and the good of this league in the process. Just hope we can finish the job on Saturday and join 'em. Don't need any last day dramas!!

[saintalan]

Well done Reading, hope we are with you to play each other again next season!