Not only was it a classic FA Cup game, but Runcorn2wembley raised almost £900 from the fans of both clubs before the game, almost double the previous record amount.
Even celebrities managed to donate, with Chris Tarrant digging deep to one of the collectors.The total of £875.58 has taken the amount raised for Cancer Research to an incredible £4,118.31, not far off the target of £5,000. Click here for the donation breakdown.
What's more, thanks to a late equaliser by West Brom, Runcorn2wembley now has another game to potentially collect at - the replay at West Brom.
I was joined at Reading by my brother Rob, neighbour Neil Goodwin and friends Chris Corse, Chris Horner and John Horn. We suffered a few late drop outs due to family illnesses Valentine's Day.
Arriving at midday we quickly set about talking to fans at the main entrance to the complex near the away end.
I did a live interview with Dan Chisholm from Reading107fm about Runcorn2wembley and this had success with a number of fans donating after hearing the interview.
A trickle of fans became a flood and people we're even donating after the start of the game, despite Reading scoring after just 7 seconds!
We managed to see the rest of the goals, except I did miss the second goal while getting a pie!
In a match full of incident the four goals and two red cards served up a football feast for both sets of fans and the neutrals alike.
A big thank you must go to the collectors, fans of both clubs who donated, Reading107fm, Reading FC and West Brom FC for the help and support yesterday. Without it the collections wouldn't have reached the amount it did.
It was a very long day, leaving at 8.30am and arriving home at 9pm, but well worth it.
So on to the replay on Wednesday 24th February at The Hawthorns with a 7.45pm kick off. See you all there!
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