The Royals have played their final home game of the 2015/16 season, thankfully. No longer do we have to put ourselves through the agony of watching football that would put a Duracell bunny to sleep.
Yet even when the football on the pitch fails to entertain, if there is one absolute truth in this world, it is that Twitter always entertains. Okay, sometimes entertains. Okay, occasionally entertains.
Let the mildly entertaining Tweets of the Week begin…
We start with The Royals' two Chelsea loanees being recalled early. And then this tweet went out.
Straight into the squad to face Spurs?
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 28, 2016
Chelsea end two loanees' Reading stints early.https://t.co/HjPS9Oh53C pic.twitter.com/CJuLqfb4RK
Is this some kind of joke? https://t.co/YkhnwF4OPq
— Andrew Savory (@adsavory) April 28, 2016
Nath st Paul's mammoth Reading to Blackburn fundraiser started this week.
Thanks to all of you who have helped me get to the target! @Daisys_Dream and I can't thank you enough! #readingfc pic.twitter.com/fZtlvZld4p
— Nath St Paul (@NathStPaulBAWF) April 29, 2016
Good news! I'm in Banbury about to have lunch.
— Nath St Paul (@NathStPaulBAWF) May 3, 2016
Bad news! I've had to put my knee brace on two days earlier than anticipated. #readingfc
Hardest day of my life. 15 hours after I started I have done day 3. Thanks to everyone! You guys rule. #readingfc pic.twitter.com/agnle25ELV
— Nath St Paul (@NathStPaulBAWF) May 4, 2016
Day 4...... Here we go. @Daisys_Dream #readingfc pic.twitter.com/xti9w0BrnI
— Nath St Paul (@NathStPaulBAWF) May 5, 2016
G'wan, Nath!
What do we always have in Tweets of the Week? That's right, nostalgia.
Throwback to when #ReadingFC used the paper to find a new manager (Daily Mail, 1969) @OldRoyalsStuff pic.twitter.com/Wb0dUwHg9Z
— The Tilehurst End (@TheTilehurstEnd) April 29, 2016
This week, some pretty big news broke. Nicky Hammond has left the club. Dun dun DUNNNN.
West Brom are appointing Nicky Hammond as technical director. Hammond ends a 20-year association with #ReadingFC and starts next week #wba
— John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) April 29, 2016
READ | Director of Football Nick Hammond is set to join @WBAFCofficial as Technical Director https://t.co/BDbP3xUd5V pic.twitter.com/feJBQrDoG4
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) April 29, 2016
A blow for #readingfc, but not for #BushWatch. https://t.co/ib9rNVeV0c
— Jacob South Klein (@JacobSouthKlein) April 29, 2016
One of the major parts of our success (along with SJM) is gone. The new era is upon us (and its not pretty) https://t.co/KE28XA8Aki
— Jonny Williams (@jonnafon) April 29, 2016
Nicky Hammond leaves #ReadingFC for #WBA. Enter the most uncertain summer in decades for the Royals.
— Marc Mayo (@ThatMarcMayo) April 29, 2016
There's no denying NH had an unbelievable ability to get big money for players #readingfc
— Jack (@JackSymmons) April 29, 2016
Say what you like about Nicky Hammond - not many other DoFs would make a profit on Greg Halford.
— The Tilehurst End (@TheTilehurstEnd) April 29, 2016
Just seen the Hammond news. There were whispers of that earlier, honestly didn't believe them though. Wow, big blow IMO. #readingfc
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) April 29, 2016
Pairoj and his team now the main dealmakers. To be fair they look to have come up trumps with Rakels. #readingfc
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) April 29, 2016
Nigel Howe to be director of football and chief exec of #readingfc?! What a load of nonsense - Hammond was right to bail
— Jonny Fordham (@SunJonnyFordham) April 29, 2016
That went down well, then.
Final home game, lap of appreciation, big emotiona—oh.
This is how #readingfc's lap of appreciation looked.. Oh and it's Raining too, very fitting pic.twitter.com/oSBbn5brE8
— The Tilehurst End (@TheTilehurstEnd) April 30, 2016
The joy of being a Reading fan #readingfc pic.twitter.com/k444cbpHLZ
— chaz (@joshbarrettfc) April 30, 2016
Here's that glorious moment again... #readingfc pic.twitter.com/NOcaNdrJQZ
— Gordon Hawkes (@GordonDJHawkes) April 30, 2016
Last week, we brought you Fosu's flamey flicks. Now we bring you a chant in a McDonald's. (Other greasy, fatty, fast food chains are available.)
@TariqeFosu on fire, Your defence is terrified!...⚽️ pic.twitter.com/jH01AHna20
— Baldy (@baldy984) April 30, 2016
Yes, it does.
Shows how badly we are performing on the pitch when our keepers have been player of season for past 2 years #readingfc
— Johnny Hunt (@Huntyroyal) May 1, 2016
Depressing. Oh so very depressing.
#ReadingFC could hire out the space Johnson has to finish in. Probably big enough for a concert. pic.twitter.com/EhvNm6ywMb
— The Tilehurst End (@TheTilehurstEnd) May 1, 2016
Congratulations, Leicester. But…
They still paid £5million for Matt Mills #justsaying
— Mark Sugar (@marksugar) May 2, 2016
But you still paid £5million for Matt Mills #readingfc #lcfc
— Dominique Gilbert (@dom_gilbert) May 2, 2016
Perspective.
#Readingfc fans make me laugh. Saying about our Thai owners to Leicester's. I'm going to make this as clear as possible. If we had signed
— Chris Ramsell (@chris_ramsell) May 3, 2016
Vardy from the lower leagues, Mahrez and Kante from francs you'd have all been screaming a lack of ambition and you know it #Readingfc
— Chris Ramsell (@chris_ramsell) May 3, 2016
#LeicesterCity Thai owners deliver the title. #readingfc Thai owners deliver an Ice Rink.
— Neil M (@goodoldmaskell) May 2, 2016
Little going in hard on Arsenal.
Because of Leicester people ringing William hill for ridiculous bets like Alien invasion Tupac and Biggie duet and Arsenal winning the Prem
— Glen Little (@GlenLittle07) May 3, 2016
And Kev Watson goes in hard on Cristiano.
Ronaldo's like the older boy in the playground at school. Always right, no1 is allowed 2 tackle him and selfish as you like. He's no messi!
— Kevin Watson (@kevwatson74) May 4, 2016
That's your lot.
Bye.