Unfortunately the usual pre-match collection wasn't allowed by Reading due to another collection for Guide Dogs for the Blind, another worthy cause which we didn't want to disrupt.
So after a 210-mile, four hour drive, Robert and I met with the two Chris' and set about meeting and talking to the fans.
We started at the away end as Burnley had kindly put information on their website and we had met many fans at the previous round in Milton Keynes.
Indeed this has already proved successful with an online donation made from some of the fans we met. Thank you very much Anthony and team!
Reading did provide two complimentary tickets and programmes (that contained an article about the campaign), although we did have to pay for another two, the expensive muddy field car park and watch a pretty drab first half.
The second half was much better and just when we though we would be collecting at Turf Moor a week on Tuesday, Reading got the winner. On overall play it was probably deserved.
So the draw for the next round takes us back to Reading and we can only hope we can get nearer our target with a collection at the game against West Bromwich Albion.More news on that here when it happens.
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