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Doyle goal celebration ban - Is Kingsley in the Dock again?

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Terry
at October 11, 2007 in kingsley. 1 Comment

When we saw the headline Doyle goal celebration ban we were worried that Kingsley was in trouble yet again.

But no, it is Kevin Doyle’s knee slide that is banned as it could cause him a serious injury. And with the injury list mounting back up (Doyle has played right midfield on occasion so should be worried that the curse may strike him) a self inflicted knee knack is the last thing that is wanted.

In fact, Kingsley has got the official all clear to continue to mob Reading goal scorers

However, Dillon has given Doyle the all-clear to bundle Kingsley. He joked: “Kingsley’s okay to dive on him, though.”

And quite right too. Kingsley is only getting revenge after Shane Long attacked him last season.

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Annual mascot race

Published by
Terry
at July 20, 2007 in kingsley. 0 Comments

In the Football Furlong 2007 at Haydock Park, Kingsley showed good early form, but found the inflatable obstacles harder to overcome and eventually lost out to a pair of hippos from Stoke City (that is cheating putting two entrants in).

[via Who Ate All The Pies]

As we know Kingsley is less of a sprinter and more of a Marathon Lion.

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Kingsley in the Mascot Olympic Games

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Terry
at June 19, 2007 in kingsley. 0 Comments

I hope you will all wish our favourite mascot well in this weekend’s Mascot Olympic Games

Kingsley Royal will be flying the flag for Reading Football Club when he takes part in the Mascot Olympics this weekend. After a brisk limber-up, he’ll take part in the walk, toboggan plunge, rodeo, dash, penalty shoot-out and a final assault course.

Sounds fun like a football mascot version of It’s a Knockout. If you are in Milton Keynes and have nothing better to do (and let’s face it, if you’re in Milton Keynes, you won’t have anything better to do) go down to the Olympic Games, support the boy and make some noise! (A roar or something)

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Review: Reading 0 Watford 2

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Terry
at May 12, 2007 in Premiership, Reading, Reviews, kingsley and watford. 1 Comment

It was the worst of games, but it was the best of seasons at the Madejski as Reading ended their home games with a dismal performance against an equally poor Watford.

Before the game, Kingsley genuflected before the passing referee and linesmen, before stating his innocence via the medium of T-Shirt

Kingsley Is Innocent

Before the game, there were quite a few announcments and awards. The reserves won their division of the Premiership (and later the Premiership title by beating Bolton 2-0)

Reserves collecting trophey

Then Ivar Ingimarsson was awarded the Player of the Year with Nicky Shorey 2nd and Stephen Hunt, 3rd. All justified IMO. Well done, Ivar.

Then onto the game and the entertainment more or less ended. First half was all Reading, but no end product. We hit the bar, and England/Man United goalkeeper Ben Foster was impressive in stopping anything else hitting the net.

The second half really dragged and Watford’s physical play started to get the upper hand. They scored from a freekick where Reading’s offside trap didn’t work, although actually there was a foul on Michael Duberry as he was held and stopped moving so he was keeping the other’s onside.

The 2nd goal, on 85 minutes was a mistake from Marcus Hahnemann where he simply misjudged the flight of the cross and his slip fell into Watford hands.

This provoked a mass exodus from the home support, despite their being a sceduled lap of honour after the game. The bloke next to me explained that he had a bus to catch. Well, so did I but I stayed to watch and clap and cheer on the team after a great season.

Reading’s Lap of Honour

I was disappointed that half the support had disappeared but was near furious to get outside to discover my bus has actually left. The 74 and 76 had buggered off without anyone who’d watched the lap of honour.

There was talk of them coming back, or another bus being arranged to take everyone left behind home, but given the lack of organisation I wondered what time that might be. So, I called the wife and we got home only 30 minutes later than normal. I guess I was lucky but that is typical organisation. I wonder why no one told the bus drivers.

Apologies for the delay to this post, but I have been away and didn’t have time to post this before leaving

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Free the Kingsley One

Published by
Terry
at May 3, 2007 in kingsley. 0 Comments

The Times reports that Kingsley the Lion will be born free and the mane charges against him and been dropped. He can walk the touchline with pride and roar on Hunt and and other members of the Royals pack.

With Reading chasing a Uefa Cup place in their first season in the top flight, Kingsley might have had to miss the vital match against Watford at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday. However, after reviewing video footage, an FA spokesman said: “We will be taking no further action.”

Thank Lions for that. It is the last home game of the season and my son would have been gutted not to see Kingsley this Saturday. Common sense has prevailed otherwise there might have been a 5-year old pitch invasion to take out the reference. He was really annoyed when he saw him being “sent off”.

The premiership rules are so prudish. Back in the Championship, Kingsley was allowed to do much more, such as belly flops over the inflatable advertising hoardings.

To find out all there is to know about Readings Royal mascot, visit Kingsley Royal at 1871.net. Be shocked to learn :-

  • The current lion is not the original Royal mascot
  • The artist who made the statue that inspired Kingsley committed suicide because he got his legs the wrong way round
  • Kingsley was first in trouble for a pitch invasion back in 1998
  • In 1999 police had to step into a fight between Kingsley and Joey Barton, erm, I mean the Wycombe Wanderers mascot, Bodger
  • Kingsley recently completed the Reading half-marathon raising £1379 for charity
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Kingsley Sent Off!

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Terry
at May 2, 2007 in kingsley. 1 Comment

Our hero and mascot was unjustly sent off against Newcastle on Monday night :-

Idiot ref Mike Riley got confused and thought the 7-foot predator was one of the Reading players. Kingsley played up the moment excellently, the Premierships premier mascot adopted the International Stance of the innocent victim of injustice.

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Kingsley Watch: Handshake fun

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Terry
at April 19, 2007 in kingsley. 0 Comments

Reading v Fulham.

Kingsley follows the Reading boys down the line and shakes hands with the Fulham players. Coming to the last player (Routledge I think) he does the classic pretend to shake then make rude gesture with fingers on nose (I don’t know what it is called; I got this description from HobNobAnyone? ). We had a good view and my son thought it was the best thing about the match.

Kingsley is starting to find his feet in the Premiership, but not been up to last seasons standards.

No video of this, but here is one of Kingsley doing some Soccer AM move that only 7 year olds will find funny.

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Kingsley earns £1379 for charity

Published by
Terry
at April 3, 2007 in Reading, kingsley, reading fc and reading half marathon. 2 Comments

Super Reading mascot ran the Reading half marathon and earnt £1379 for Berkshire Starving Lions … erm, I mean Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Resarch.

The official Reading FC site has pictures and stuff.

Random Kingsley question: What links the Irish forward Kevin Doyle to Kingsley apart from the Reading FC link?

Namesake Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had a son called Kingsley

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