Wednesday 1 October 2008

Best away wins?

Last night's performance got me to thinking: what have been the best away wins of the Madejski Stadium era (OK, that sounds a bit like an oxymoron but you know what I mean!)?. After the game a caller to Radio Berkshire recalled that fine victory almost exactly 10 years when we went to Wallsall, who were flying high in Division Two (old money), and against all the odds came away with a 2-0 win, courtesy of Martyn Williams and Grant 'History Maker' Brebner. The shock of this result was compounded by the fact that we were on an amazing run of 15 away defeats! So what are those other famous away victories since 1998? Winning at Bradford with ten men in 2003 maybe? Um, maybe not. The immensely satisfying defeat of West Ham in the first season in the Premier League? Or maybe easing past Manchester City at Eastlands? There were certainly a few during the record-breaking season. One thing is for sure, last night's will stand out as something special - but we have to build on it now.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How about beating Cardiff 2-5 in our record breaking season, a week after we beat Derby at home 5-0. Impressive stuff i think you'll agree.