Back in the Big Time

I have never been that excited for a FA Cup draw before, number 32 is what we wanted to come out.

I was thinking, hoping, for a home tie and not really bothering who well play. However as time passed, Liverpool and Manchester United were still there and GET IN! We have Liverpool in the cup.

Four years ago we had never played them and now we've met four times in the league and scored in two high scoring games in the League Cup but now we can complete a welcomed trio. I have no idea what is Brendan Rodgers view on the cup, if it's like his predecessor he would welcome the competition like a parent would welcome a teenage pregnancy.

God bless Steve Coppell but cup competitions were of no interest to him, much like John Oster. But for the fans, it's something to get excited about. The last minute drama against Barnsley in the League Cup was certainly exciting and in the end punishable, the cruelty of letting in that very last minute goal was unforgivable but hey ho! Onwards and upwards.
Memories

But now it's Liverpool, LIVERPOOL! Any Reading fan who do not have that incredibly famous 3-1 win against the Reds embedded in their heads cant be good fans at all.

We beat Liverpool, sadly enough I spent part of my afternoon today watching the game on DVD. Wow! We were good and it was Liverpool's first defeat of the season as well, it was such good football. Stephen Hunt's penalty, Kevin Doyle's glancing header and James Harper, that's right HARPER, sneaking through to score a fine third. It was emotional.

As we have being struggling this season, this will come as a welcomed boost for the players and none of them except Brynjar Gunnarsson, Ivar Ingimarsson and Kalife Cisse briefly, played that day, so it will give this new crop of young talent the chance to prove they are worthy to play against the five time European champions.

This may just act as a catalyst to spur on Reading and start playing to our potential, which is definitely top eight of the Championship. Rodgers please, please give us a day to remember.