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Kelvin Osemudiamen Ehibhatiomhan. I thank you and goodnight. That’s all I should have to write, but the overlords demand expansion, so here we are. It’s hard to pinpoint every factor that’s brought us to this moment, but something is shifting. Something subtle, something overdue. Are we… actually beginning to love this club again? Winning games […]
The Royals picked up another last-minute win with a 3-2 victory against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Saturday. A Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan hat-trick secured all three points after a dramatic afternoon in Bedfordshire. The Royals took the lead early in the first half, with the home side equalising just before the break. Luton then took […]
A special turnaround win, a special away-end atmosphere in Luton Town’s Oak Road Stand behind the goal, and one hell of a special day for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan. While there’s a lot to unpack from this game and a lot of credit to be dished out, let’s start with Long Kelvin. Of course we have to […]
Joel Pereira: 5 Not Joel’s best day at the office today. He had a baffling goal-kick routine with Dez Williams, whereby Dez would stand next to him (literally) and pass the ball to Pereira, for Pereira to then go long. Luton eventually sussed this routine out and the first time they applied pressure to Pereira […]
Form Luton Town were relegated from the Championship last season, after finishing 22nd in the league. They finished on the same number of points as Hull City, but their significantly worse goal difference sent them down on the final day. It’s been a whirlwind few years for the Hatters, having been promoted to the Premier League […]
The Royals are unbeaten in five and are looking to once again try and get into the playoffs. Although a few of the draws should have been wins, the last game against Bradford City gave back some good karma Reading deserved. Two late, late goals secured the win for the Royals, putting them one victory […]
After several rain-soaked pitches led to a three-week break for Reading Women, the team returned to the field with a 0-0 draw against Southampton Women’s FC on Sunday. Pete joins Ross for a chat about the current state of the team and the exciting list of upcoming fixtures. There’s discussion of excellent recent goalkeeping from […]
If you want a neat encapsulation of this Reading side at the moment, you’ll find it in the Royals’ six February games. Having lost at AFC Wimbledon, Leam Richardson’s team secured back-to-back wins over Wigan Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers, then consecutive draws against Bolton Wanderers and Port Vale, before ending the month on a victorious […]
Funny old month, is February. It’s literally only three days fewer than January but every year, without fail, it just flies by. Now here we are, stepping into March with only 12 games of the season left already. How did that happen? As ever, I will take it upon myself to review the month that […]
Jack Marriott’s injury is rumoured to leave him sidelined for the foreseeable, possibly seeing the striker out for the season. With only 12 matches to go for Reading to gatecrash the playoffs, the big question for Reading fans now is who will lead the line? Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Ehibhatiomhan led the line in Reading’s most recent […]
The shoe is on the other foot this week. Reading snatch victory from the jaws of defeat late on against Bradford City to strengthen their playoff credentials. Ben and Ross discuss the play-style that’s taken Leam Richardson this far with Noel Hunt’s stuttering Reading team, as well as the prospect of the rest of the […]
Leam Richardson joined STAR for an excellent Q&A on Monday night at the SCL. I found it a fascinating and revealing evening, which taught us plenty about the Royals’ new-ish gaffer, so it’s worth diving into a little deeper. First and foremost, hats off to STAR for putting on the event. You won’t get better […]
Reading Women’s first league match in exactly a month finished all square on Sunday, with the points shared in a goalless draw against an in-form Southampton Women’s team at Arbour Park, Slough. Before yesterday, the Royals’ last three games had all been postponed due to waterlogged pitches. This meant the team hadn’t played a competitive […]
This Reading side is a conundrum. A confusion. A mystery wrapped in frustration. And honestly, this edition is hard to write – not because anything new has happened, but because nothing has. We keep collecting points while playing nowhere near the level of a team hovering around the playoff places, but are we developing? Only […]
The Royals picked up an exceptional three points on Saturday, scoring two late goals to secure a 2-1 victory against Bradford City at the SCL Stadium. Two late goals through Paddy Lane and Matt Ritchie secured the win after Matthew Pennington gave the visitors the lead. The win means we’re seventh, just one point off […]
Joel Pereira: 6 Showed fantastic footwork in the 18th minute, successfully corralling a horribly bouncing backpass before Cruyff-turning the onrushing attacker and calmly finding a midfielder. Punched away a cross-come-shot from Bradford in the 35th minute. Couldn’t make his hands strong enough to stop the high shot for Bradford’s opener. The ball did swerve a bit, […]
Reading came up against Bradford City today, sitting comfortably in the play-off places and currently in good form (fourth in the league form table). Reading, despite performances not being great, were in reasonably good form as well (seventh in the form table), had only lost two games so far this year and were playing at […]
Form Bradford City were promoted to League One last season, gaining automatic promotion after finishing third in League Two. Promotion ended their six -ear stay in the fourth tier, following their relegation from League One in 2019. The Bantams are having a strong first season back in League One and are right in the promotion hunt, […]
Well, that was annoying. Reading seem to have this thing where, once we go one goal up, we sit back and do nothing. That second half against Port Vale was one of the worst performances I have seen from Reading since the game against Peterborough United earlier in the season. The hosts deserved a goal, […]
Well, this season isn’t going quite as well as we thought it would, is it? Or is it? Reading are seventh in the table and in the fight for a playoff push, have invested heavily in the squad and brought in a lot of good, new players and have security from engaged owners. It doesn’t […]
With Reading Women’s last three away matches (against Fleet Town, Windsor & Eton and AFC Portchester) all postponed due to the continued wet weather, The Tilehurst End took the opportunity to meet up with goalkeeping coach Ryan Robinson. During our discussions, he kindly shared his views on how he felt the season has gone so […]
Reading concede in the sixth minute of stoppage time at bottom club Port Vale, sparking calm reactions across the fanbase… Ben and Ross discuss what’s contributing to the Royals’ struggles with holding leads and analyse the team’s over-eagerness to clear the ball. Former host Marc Mayo pops into the mailbag with an email that spurs […]
For the second game in a row, Leam Richardson’s men got exactly what they deserved: punished by a late equaliser that had been coming from the moment the second half started. Yes, the pitch was a leveller and horrendous conditions for football, but that really isn’t an excuse. If we’d played even close to the […]
The Royals dropped two points after conceding a disappointing last-minute equaliser to share the points with relegation strugglers Port Vale on Saturday. Lewis Wing gave Reading the lead in the first half with a penalty, but Martin Sherif scored in the 96th minute to secure a point for Port Vale. That’s the second last-minute equaliser […]
Two games, two draws, two last‑minute equalisers. Two too many. Reading have once again managed to undo their own hard work, and it’s difficult to argue that anyone but ourselves are to blame. Why this keeps happening is far harder to pin down. Is it the manager’s tactics? A lack of on‑field communication? Or simply […]