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The Tilehurst End Podcast: Nat Cowell & Sarah Thompson Interview
Peter and Ross interview Reading FC players Nat Cowell and Sarah Thompson as the pair continue their pre-season. The duo give insight on last season and the revenge matches they’re most looking forward to in 2026/27! Plus, there’s discussion of the pathway at Reading with Nat coaching the under-16s, and the new players Sarah is […]
Reading 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers (3-1 Pens): Player Ratings
Jack Stevens: 6 Should have shepherded a ball out of play in the 23rd minute to win a goal-kick but panicked a bit and sent it out for a throw-in, not even much further away from the goal – poor. Good catch to stop a low Wycombe header from a corner in the 64th minute. […]
Reading 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers (3-1 Pens): March To The Arch Begins
It was almost as if the EFL and the club didn’t want anyone to know this game was taking place tonight. Yes, I understand a competition called the EFL Trophy (I refuse to call it by its sponsored name out of respect for the kings over at SCL) involving Premier League under-21 sides – and […]
Reading vs Wycombe Wanderers: 2026/27 EFL Trophy Match Preview
Well that was disappointing. It’s not a Reading game without a 96th-minute goal, is it? The Royals played alright against Luton Town: a first-half hat-trick from Jack Marriott had the fans bouncing, thinking we could do anything with him in the squad, but goals from Kasey Palmer inspired a comeback before Gideon Kodua scored a […]
Luton Town Fans Verdict: Back To Life, Back To Reality
Curating these pieces is a juxtaposing activity. Because I put them together the day after the game in question, usually my own personal emotions have calmed down a little. But essentially, I then relive the experience all again going through the reaction. That is a very nice feeling after a win – not so much […]
Leam Richardson Slams Reading’s ‘Sickening’ Loss To Luton
The Royals suffered a disappointing 4-3 defeat to Luton Town at the SCL Stadium on the opening day of the league season. Jack Marriott was the first-half hat-trick hero, helping Reading turn an early deficit into a 3-1 lead at the break. However, the second half brought echoes of last season as Luton fought back […]
The Weekly Bobbins: An Indefensible League Opener
As season-openers go, this is one that will be remembered, but not fondly. Despite Jack Marriott’s sublime first-half hat-trick, the game was soured by some horrific defending that can’t be defended. The perpetrator in chief was Jeriel Dorsett, the defender that doesn’t enjoy defending. It’s fine to consider him a bit of a utility defender, […]
Reading 3-4 Luton Town: Player Ratings
Joel Pereira: 5 Couldn’t do anything about the second or third goals, with the second looping over him from a wicked bounce at close range, and the third being smashed home when he was left alone in front of two men. Still seems to be having communication issues with his backline, as we saw in […]
Reading 3-4 Luton Town: Change Promised, Disappointment Delivered
Here it is then: the curtain-opener. The start of the season proper, our bread and butter: league football. The excitement was in the air as the warm weather and promise of shiny new things at the SCL gave the fanbase reason to arrive in their masses to watch the spectacle of a visiting, promotion-tipped Luton […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 468: 2026/27 Season Preview
It now IS the season preview. That’s what the title means. It’s here! The EFL League One season has dawned upon us like Gandalf and the Rohirrim. How do Ben and Ross expect Reading to do this season, and will Ross re-up his prediction of a second-placed finish? Elsewhere in the division, the pair discuss […]
Opposition Lowdown: Promotion Hopefuls Luton Town
Form The last 10 years have been a real rollercoaster for Luton Town fans, having witnessed their club play in all three Football League divisions and the Premier League, while also picking up the EFL Trophy along the way. Last season was their first year back in League One, having last played there in 2018/19. […]
Reading vs Luton Town: 2026/27 Match Preview
League action is back! The Royals narrowly went through to the second round of the Carabao Cup last Saturday, beating Bromley on penalties. It was Joel Pereira that had the last laugh in that game, saving Ethon Archer’s penalty, but plaudits should go to Kyreece Lisbie, who had a great game. Lewis Wing missed a […]
Standing Up For A Day I Thought I’d Never See
Back when I was a lot younger, a little bit thinner and a lot less grey, in January 2002, I attended a lobby at the Houses of Parliament with a group of supporters from other clubs. Our cause, on that cold day almost 25 years ago, was part of an effort to convince MPs that […]
TTE Roundtable: Reading Writers Preview The 2026/27 League One Season
We’ve had the first competitive game of Reading’s 2026/27 season already – a penalty shootout win at Bromley in the League Cup last Saturday – but this weekend’s match feels like more of a curtain-raiser. The Royals host Luton Town in an early kick-off: a long-awaited return both to the SCL and to League One […]
The Wild Lower West: Sustainability vs Ambition
My grass has been cut to something resembling the surface at Wembley Stadium, I now have loyalty cards at every DIY store in the south, and I am on first-name terms with the staff in many of our finest supermarkets. The things we do to occupy our time on a Saturday… But now it’s back, […]
My 500 Home Games Of Following Reading
As the 2026/27 season kicks off, it feels like the perfect time to reflect on a big personal milestone I hit last season supporting Reading. I am a self-confessed stats nerd, and I track every competitive Reading game I’ve ever attended, from the opposition and scorelines to line-ups, nationalities and substitutions. Last December, when The […]
The Weekly Bobbins: Will This Season Be The One?
Why, hello there friend. Come, sit down, let’s have a natter. It’s been a while, eh? So, here we are at the dawn of a new season. The second in the Rob Couhig reign. The first proper season for Leam Richardson and his evolving coaching staff. Out has gone Rob Kelly, replaced by John Coleman, […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 467: The Pre-Season Review-Preview
It’s not the season preview. That’s what the title means. You’ll be getting that on Saturday! Instead, Ross interrupts Ben’s Greek holiday to discuss the League Cup win over new League One side Bromley. The boys debate where the mistakes were made in the Bromley goal, but have lots of good things to say about […]
How You Can Help Support The Tilehurst End
Hello there! Recently we asked for your help when it comes to creating content – writing articles, producing videos or giving feedback on what we put out. Check out this article right here for more information on all of that. This time we’re after your support of a different kind. (You can probably see where […]
Can This Squad Really Get Promoted? I’m Not Convinced
Even before friendlies, the p-words have been bandied about: play-offs, promotion and even “preparation”. It’s all good in generating excitement ahead of our league opener with Luton Town. I’m sure we’ll all agree: the closer Saturday gets, that special buzz will start to creep in. But if like me you’ve read what others have written […]
Bromley Fans Verdict: Back At It
Competitive football has been a long time coming, and while your first proper of the game of the season going to a penalty shootout isn’t quite exactly what we’re used to when it comes to season curtain-raisers, it was still good to see Reading back at it. Because even the most avid pre-season-goer really lives […]
Reading Got ‘Stronger And Stronger’ At Bromley: Leam Richardson
The Royals secured their place in the second round of the League Cup with a penalty shootout win against Bromley on Saturday afternoon. Josh Stokes scored early on for the Royals but Michael Cheek netted before half-time to make it even. Lewis Wing had the chance to win it during normal time with a penalty […]
View From The Dolan: Gladiators Fighting Dragons
If you are one of those people that say “ooh, it’s just another friendly” or worse, “it’s a semi-friendly”, then stop reading now. I bloody love the cups, always have done, so for me this was as competitive as two gladiators fighting dragons (I don’t know who was a gladiator and who was a dragon […]
Bromley 1-1 Reading (4-5 Pens): A Scattergun Start
Those of you unfamiliar with London geography need to know the following for this next bit to make sense: Victoria Station (fun fact: named after Victoria Street, not Queen Victoria) is in Central London, Bromley is in Southeast London (or Kent, to the more pretentious of the local residents) and Brixton is between the two […]
Bromley 1-1 Reading (4-5 Pens): Player Ratings
Joel Pereira: 6 A real mixed bag of a performance from Pereira, which largely sums up what he’s like as a goalkeeper in general. He wasn’t faced with a barrage of shots on target from the hosts (Reading’s defence did well in that regard) but he did make one howler in the first half, failing […]
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