Hob Nob Anyone?
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| URL | www.royals.org |
| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Internet forum |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Graham Loader |
| Created by | Graham Loader |
| Launched | November 1994 |
| Current status | Active |
Hob Nob Anyone? is an unofficial fanzine site dedicated to Reading Football Club. The name Hob Nob Anyone? is in reference to Reading's association with biscuit making. For many years, the town of Reading was home to Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory. A HobNob is a popular British biscuit.
The site was one of the first football sites to hit the web[citation needed]. When the site was first launched in November 1994, only a handful of clubs were lucky enough to be represented on the Internet[citation needed]. Since then the site has continued to grow and grow from its days in the Second Division to the rise into the Premier League.
Hob Nob Anyone? was hosted at the University of East Anglia from 1994. Early in 1999, the site got its own domain names (royals.cx and royals.org) and moved to its own virtual server, where it has obtained over a million hits per month since early on in the year 2000. In the summer of 2002, Hob Nob Anyone? moved again to be hosted at Oscura Ltd. Oscura are a web development and hosting company located in the centre of Reading.
The site includes match reports dating back to the 1994-95 season, a forum with around 6500 members, fans analysis and an away fans guide.
The site also has a section dedicated to STAR[1] and links up with Tim Dellor and the BBC Radio Berkshire Sports team[2] and the local newspaper, the Reading Evening Post.[3]
Hob Nob Anyone? has featured in football book Motson's National obsession and newspapers such as: The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and The Observer. In addition, it was site of the week in the Daily Star.
[edit] References
- ^ STAR association with Hob Nob Anyone?. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ BBC Radio Berkshire team up with Hob Nob Anyone?. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
- ^ Hob Nob Anyone? column in the Reading Evening Post. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
