Agony Or Ecstasy Awaits Reading – I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way

Agony Or Ecstasy Awaits Reading – I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way

So here we are: the eve of one of the biggest days in Reading Football Club’s recent history.

After months of calculations and permutations, it all comes down to this. Reading has to improve Leyton Orient’s performance at Huddersfield Town before they visit Barnsley tomorrow afternoon. The alluring prospect of the playoffs is one way, and the tantalizing pain of a “not quite” season is another.

Would it be ecstasy or agony? We will have our response by tomorrow at 5 p.m.

I started writing this column on Sunday, the day following Reading’s 2-0 victory at Bristol Rovers. I wanted a way to release the nervousness I was feeling before the game. Nerves that linger for a whole week—related to a game, not a statement that the club or EFL is expected to make—and happy nerves, too, instead of a sense of impending dread over relegation? Yes, this is how football fans should feel at this point in the season.

For a time, set aside all the ownership-related issues; I’m just as sick of worrying about them as you are. With everything on the line on the last day of the season, we’ve been waiting far too long for the thrilling but heartbreaking drama of a promotion shootout. We haven’t been in this situation since 2014, which was a lifetime ago. It’s been much too long.

Even while the supporters, players, and other members of Reading Football Club have gained the greatest victory—finally ending the Dai Yongge era—we have also earned a lesser but much more meaningful one. the potential for us to let our fantasies run wild in the hopes that this will be our year. This might finally happen when Reading triumphs at Wembley.

Imagine an entire SCL, all decked out in blue and white, celebrating an 11th-hour playoff gatecrash at full time. After they’ve clinched a spot at Wembley, the team is serenaded by a packed away end at an unidentified ground. Tens of thousands of devoted Royals descended into complete chaos following the victory at the largest English football stage.

We might not have a pleasant conclusion, of course. The likelihood is that we won’t. Reading might not contribute on the last day; a Leyton Orient victory could nullify our outcome or cause the Royals to struggle in the playoffs. We might even lose at Wembley for once, you never know.

This season may end in a lot of different ways. Reading Football Club is still up against the odds.

However, they have previously been stacked against this team. In September, Rob Couhig’s takeover failed. early December, when Ruben Selles departed. When the Royals fell into mid-table in January after three straight losses. At the end of the winter window, Sam Smith, the top scorer, was sold.

Just take a look at what transpired next.

An unwavering, resolute determination to let our season end. Reading’s remarkable run of just two losses in 18 games has put them right back in the thick of the playoff race. On the eve of the last day, we are here, fighting and full of optimism, while other teams have given in to the strain.

Reading’s season has been characterized by endurance, which just won’t go away. The Royals’ commitment is the unbreakable element if Leyton Orient is the unstoppable force in this playoff matchup after an incredibly stunning five straight victories.

Reading has become a very unique game as a result of that perseverance. The home end was decked out in blue and white to welcome one of the most likable teams we’ve had in a long time, and the SCL was packed with championship-winning managers. These kinds of days, which we know we will remember for years to come, are the pinnacle of what it means to be a football fan.

Either misery or ecstasy will be the outcome. There is no middle ground.

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