Twitter for Reading fans

Like Reading FC? Confused by Twitter? You’re (probably) not alone. When it comes to following our club on the social networking site, there is a lot to be got out of it, but when you first sign-up it doesn’t always feel that way. Here is a guide to getting the most out of Twitter in regards to our club.

So you’ve signed up, chosen a username and a shiny new avatar for yourself. Now what? Well you’re probably staring at a blank screen urging you to share your thoughts with a world that doesn’t care as you don’t have any followers. Here are a few good users to follow to get you started.

• @TheReadingFan:Well, obviously. Match updates, opinions, blogs etc…
• @JonnyFordham: Reporter on Reading F.C for the Reading Post. Adds colour to the games you can’t make, behind-the-scenes information and is very good at interacting with his followers.
• @106points: Opinionated tweeter and keeper of the 106 points blog.
• @boyhunt: Well, because it’s Noel Hunt. Probably. I was sceptical at first, but everyone seems to accept that it’s the real deal so that’ll do for me.
• @PAN1F: Loves the football, loves our club and loves Twitter. Always good for a bit of matchday banter and, boys, she’s single…
• @urzz1871: Works with STAR and never seems to miss a Reading game, come rain or shine.
• @rayvonchong: Reading fan and lover of #followfriday so that you can always find new Reading fans.
• @BusyJordo: Another big Reading fan and a friend of Brendan Rodgers (but don’t hold that against him…)
• @readingfc: Aggbot that posts links to news about Reading FC from all around the web. Useful for getting the news first.
• @backtheboys: The official Twitter account for the PA team at the Madejski Stadium, they post everything you need to know and more from the home games.
• @stevejourno: Student journalist and Reading fan, Steve likes to share a strong opinion or two on our boys.
• @Urzzz: The name gives it away and he absolutely “workships” Jimmy Kebe (may be sarcastic…)
• @Brownie1871: He’s an accountant, but he’s not boring. More than just a football poster too.
• @MeganDouglasx: Twitter addict and Reading lover, although she tweets on much more than just us!
• @BrianDavisRFC: Reading FC season ticket holder and an American Football fan to boot
• @allow_this: Reading fan and talented photographer by the looks of his Flickr profile
• @jhoneyball: Local guy and good for matchday updates.

Phew…! That should be enough to get you started and you should soon start seeing a fair few tweets about our fair club seeping into your feed. If you wish to respond to any of these, just prefix your tweet with the persons name and an ‘@’ sign. For example: “@TheReadingFan What a load of old pony you’ve just written”

If you’re writing something Reading FC related then it’s always useful to add an #readingfc tag to it. This means that it will get stored with all the other things written about the club and makes it easy for other people to find tweets about the subject. Should you wish to read what everyone is saying yourself, just enter #readingfc into the search box on the right-hand side.

For further Reading tweeters, here is a full list. If you’re not on it and should be, just let me know. Similarly if you sign up and want to be on it, you know what to do.