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The Royals’ good form ended on Saturday after a disappointing 3-1 defeat to Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. Former player Dom Ballard scored all three Orient goals on a fantastic afternoon for the home side. Jack Marriott scored for Reading to equalise but Orient finished strong. The defeat leaves us in 11th, four points from […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
Just as it seemed Reading had turned a corner, we get a game that brings us straight back down to earth with a thud. The Royals had really seemed to be clicking into gear over the festive period, winning four out of the five games from mid-December to early January, but ran into a brick […]
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Joel Pereira: 5 Failed to claim a cross in the fifth minute, which led to a goal ruled out for offside. Another instance in the 27th minute of coming out of the goal to claim the ball and failing, bailed out by Finley Burns. Failed to claim a corner in the 35th minute also. Good […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
The Royals face Leyton Orient in what’s going to be the battle of the midfield: two teams that are highly reliant on their midfielders getting the space they need to work their magic. Reading have won one of their last nine away games at Leyton Orient and the last one was back in 1993. So […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
Reading under-18s exited the FA Youth Cup in the fourth round on Wednesday night, but not after a valiant effort, losing 3-2 against a strong Chelsea side at the SCL Stadium. Two goals from Chelsea’s Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, either side of the Royals’ T’Shay St Louis rifling an equaliser into the top corner, put the visitors […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
In what has now become something of a yearly tradition for me, I like to take a little wander down memory lane and visit some old faces to see how they have been getting on since they left the hallowed grounds of Reading Football Club the previous summer. And some a bit earlier than the […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
Reading’s January search for a new centre-forward is over! Say hello to Will Keane, who’s arrived on a loan deal from Preston North End which will keep him here until the end of the season. There’s scope for that arrangement to soon become permanent, with the 33-year-old out of contract in the summer. He’s surplus […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
The results of our first approval rating on new(ish) Reading manager Leam Richardson are in, and it’s a clear verdict from you, the voting public: you’re pleased with the start he’s made. Not unhappy, not delighted, but pleased. A whopping 82.3% of you gave him either a 3/5 or 4/5 (30% and 52.3% respectively), which […]
29 days ago | 1 read
In the first of a Christmas slate of games, Slough Town hosted one of the promotion favourites in Dorking Wanderers. Basil Tuma certainly put himself about in this game, not afraid to match the National League South physicality levels. He was later booked and, on Boxing Day in the SL Classico at Maidenhead United, was […]
30 days ago | 0 reads
Reading Women’s first match of 2026 didn’t go to plan, losing 3-2 to Winchester City Flyers at Arbour Park, Slough on Sunday afternoon. The Royals put themselves into a great position at half-time after a goal direct from Tyra Wilson’s in-swinging corner put them ahead at the break in what was a competitive opening 45 […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Appointed as Reading manager on October 28, Leam Richardson has now been in the role for a little over two months, overseeing 11 games in all competitions. Some good, some not so good and some… Carlisle United. By means of comparison, over a similar time span last season (October 29 until January 4), Reading had […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Reading had a pretty good summer 2025 transfer window, the first major step of our post-Dai Yongge reboot. Although some recruitment problems were clear back then – not getting in a target man and generally having to wait too long for business to be done – the Royals still ended up with a squad capable […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
January is upon us and, as ever, Reading find themselves in a position where they have a few players with contracts due to expire soon. In the previous two January transfer windows, it was very much silly season for Reading in terms of the personnel were snapped up by teams with more than mothballs in […]
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We gave out our annual TTE Awards recently on the podcast, which you can listen to in full here. However, if you’d like a quick run-through of all our winners from down the years, you can find them in this article. We’ve included this year’s voting breakdown too. NB: we didn’t have any awards in […]
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What a difference a year makes. This time last season, Reading Women sat bottom of the league with no points from six league matches and a goal difference of -21. Strike up ‘The Great Escape’ theme music from the Arbour Park Barmy Army Band (metaphorically: there is no band, yet). By the end of the […]
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As Christmas miracles go, 13 points from 15 is right up there with the best presents that ever appeared under the tree, in the garage, the outhouse, or wherever your family hid the big ones. But look at us now: four points off the playoffs. Who had that on their festive bingo card? Not me. […]
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It’s cold in RG2, but Leam Richardson’s Royals are in a hot run of form on the pitch, picking up six points in four days against Burton Albion and Stockport County. The boys discuss the players who were crucial to the victories, including Daniel Kyerewaa’s starring role against the Brewers. Plus, with no upcoming game […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
There are wins, there are big wins, and then there are wins as big as this one. I mentioned it in my match report after the game (shameless plug if you haven’t read it yet), but Sunday afternoon felt like a real moment. And it seems, judging by the reaction on Twitter, that most of […]
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It’s that time again, we’d like you to pick out your Reading player of the month, this time for December 2025. A reminder that this vote doesn’t cover the Royals’ last two games – home wins over Burton Albion and Stockport County – so for the purposes of this voting, pretend they haven’t happened yet. […]
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The Royals continued their amazing form across Christmas with a 1-0 win against playoff-chasing Stockport County at the SCL Stadium on Sunday. Lewis Wing scored a last-minute winner to secure a fantastic three points. The win moves us to ninth, just four points off the playoffs. Here is what manager Leam Richardson had to say, […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Around the 75-minute mark this afternoon I was mentally brainstorming headlines for this match report. Mainly as a mental exercise to try and take my mind away from the frostbite developing on my toes, but it was also a symptom of the game we were all watching. Simply put, the first three quarters of this […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Joel Pereira: 6 Not called into action with his hands in the first half but had to be alert with his feet, and made some decent switches of play at the very back of Reading’s buildup. Rushed out to clear away a sloppy backpass midway through the half. Picked up his first save early in […]
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Form Stockport finished third in League One last season in their first season back in the third tier, five points behind second-placed Wrexham. They faced Leyton Orient in the playoff semi-finals but missed out on a place in the final on penalties after drawing 3-3 on aggregate. County are having another strong season and currently sit […]
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Well, well, well. If it isn’t 2026 rolling round the corner like an abandoned shopping trolley. 2025 was a tumultuous year for our beloved club (see latest pod episode), but this new year brings with it a blanket of fresh hope and optimism. In practical terms, it has also bought an arctic blast to our […]
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Reading are on form at the minute – three wins in the last four games – and are looking like a team again. Naturally, we once again meet Stockport County, who so often beat us. Will this time be any different? Probably not. But we have hope! Stockport only managed a draw in their last […]
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