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Rick Catania joins Ben and Ross to discuss his recent addition to the Reading FC board of directors. Rick gives an honest and open interview about his involvement with Reading and excitement for the upcoming years. Plus, the boys take on a listener’s corner in which we learn just where on the scale from 1-1871 […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
We’re currently in the midst of a(nother) international break, meaning there isn’t a lot of club-level football available for us to watch. Reading’s game against Wigan Athletic, originally planned for November 15, has been postponed, so the next time the Royals will take to the field is November 22, at home to Rotherham United. This […]
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It seems like half a lifetime ago now, doesn’t it? After a brief, bewildering second taste of the Barclays Premier League high life, Reading Football Club gracelessly tumbled back down from English football’s top table with barely a whimper. 2013. The beginning of the en-sh*ttening. The year it all started to go a bit Pete […]
23 days ago | 1 read
Well, isn’t that some lovely news for us all to get on a Wednesday afternoon? Andy Rinomhota’s return, on a deal until the end of the season, is a move that ticks all the boxes. Not only does it play a nice tune on the heart strings, it’s also a really smart piece of business. […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
Leam Richardson starts his League One Royals fixtures with a victory against high-flying Stevenage. Ben and Ross discuss the win, including the players who impressed and the areas of the pitch Leam’s Royals are looking to attack. With no preview needed, the boys dive into some deeply international-break-brained chat in the mailbag, exploring the worlds […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
In case you’re not familiar with the concept, the “knee jerk” reactions are essentially my thoughts over the last calendar month or so of Reading Football Club doing Reading Football Club-related things. The knee-jerk part has a tongue-in-cheek element to it, but even by my own standards, this piece is exceptionally late due to a […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Reading Women eased through to the second round of the League Cup in some style, clocking up a double-digit scoreline, with an 11-1 victory against Kidlington Youth Ladies at Arbour Park, Slough on Sunday. Four goals (including a first-half hat-trick) from striker Nat Cowell, two a piece from Poppy Whitburn and Keren Banduka and finishes […]
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After a rare Thursday win, there’s been plenty of time to take stock – both of the result itself and of our progress under Leam Richardson. We’re still in the early stages of that process and the sample size is small, but already there are tangible changes and reactions. Since Veljko Paunović departed, we’ve bounced […]
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The Royals picked up a fantastic 1-0 victory against promotion-chasing Stevenage at the SCL Stadium on Thursday night. Charlie Savage scored the only goal of the game, in the fourth minute, to secure Leam Richardson’s first win as Reading manager. The win moves us up to 12th, five points off the relegation zone. Here is […]
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Although Leam Richardson quite eye-openingly stated that last weekend’s Carlisle United crumble was more or less what he expected, it definitely wasn’t the start he would’ve wanted. Tonight we all wanted to see a reaction, of course, but in the same breath the players, and Richardson, needed to be proactive. We were, and still are, a […]
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Joel Pereira: 6 Able to make his return to the lineup for the first time since the 1-1 draw with Exeter City on October 11. Had to do sparingly little in the first half, but started the second with a strong high claim. Made a pair of great saves as the game ticked over to […]
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Reading have bolstered their squad with the addition of Randell Williams, who’s here until January. The specific date of his contract expiry hasn’t been revealed. He’s eligible to play on Thursday night. Williams had been a triallist at Reading. A well hidden one initially, but pictures and rumours recently emerged on social media, revealing his […]
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After being knocked out in the FA Cup to a non-league side for the second time in three years, there needs to be some improvements in the upcoming games for the Royals. However, this will be one of the hardest matches this season. Stevenage are on the form of their lives, sitting fourth in League […]
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Form Stevenage finished 14th in League One last season, after 15 wins, 12 draws and 19 losses. This season marks their third straight season in League One, following their promotion in 2023. They are having a strong season so far and currently sit fourth in the league, two points off top spot with two games in […]
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There’ll be no FA Cup run then… new manager, same result for Reading, as the Royals exit the cup to non-league opposition for the third time since 2022. Ross breaks down the immediate changes to Reading’s play under Leam Richardson, including the pros and cons of the style on display. Ben seems mostly fed up […]
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A new era started for the Royals this weekend with Leam Richardson taking to the dugout for the first time. Non-league Carlisle United were the visitors in the first round of the FA Cup. It started well for the Royals with Lewis Wing putting us ahead in the first half before Mark O’Mahony doubled our […]
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Sickness prevented myself from writing my weekly missive last week, but this week it was the turn of the club to present its ongoing malaise. Not for the first or second time in recent years, we’ve been undone by a non-league side in the FA Cup. We can front it up in many ways – […]
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Well then. Where do you start with that? At 90 minutes, this game looked like it would surely end up as a solid, encouraging start to the Leam Richardson era. Reading were two goals to the good, thanks to Lewis Wing and Mark O’Mahony, with the visitors seemingly kept at arm’s length. Surely even the […]
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Jack Stevens: 4 Let in a howler for 2-2, didn’t look confident otherwise either, spilling a shot in extra-time. Stevens shouldn’t be scapegoated for this defeat – most other players weren’t good enough either – but strictly speaking the game did hinge on one particularly poor error at a critical time. Andy Yiadom: 5 He […]
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Form Carlisle United were relegated from the Football League last season after finishing 23rd in League Two, seven points from safety. That marked their second straight relegation after they finished bottom of League One in 2024. They have had a strong start in their quest to return to the fourth tier, currently sitting third in the […]
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Off the back of another draw, the Royals have bolstered their squad with the signing of Leam Richardson. A new manager was imminent for the Royals and we are all excited to see how he sets up and what he can do with the talented players we have got. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, […]
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I didn’t initially have particularly strong feelings either way about the managerial appointment of Leam Richardson. Not when it was reported over the weekend, nor on Tuesday when it was confirmed. On the face of it he seemed to be a solid enough, logical appointment, and that’s absolutely fine. Not every new arrival, whether in […]
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So that’s it, Noel Hunt’s spell as Reading manager has come to an end, and while I have every sympathy for anyone losing their job, results and performances were simply not good enough, and for me the right call has been made. Via this column I have regularly backed Hunt in his quest to build […]
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We ran our final approval rating on former Reading boss Noel Hunt a few days ago, covering his final 20 games in charge, and the results are actually fairly positive. You gave him an average of 3.02/5, so pretty much exactly in the middle overall – not bad at all for a sacked manager, even […]
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October was a very mixed month for Reading. In six matches across all competitions, the Royals won twice (1-0 home wins over MK Dons and Northampton Town), drew 1-1 three times (Mansfield Town at home, Exeter City away, Doncaster Rovers at home) and lost 2-1 at Cardiff City despite a very good attacking display. Ultimately […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read