by LWJ » 27 Jun 2017 10:25
by royalp-we » 03 Jul 2017 23:20
by LWJ » 04 Jul 2017 11:25
After two games against Rangers, the Royals’ next action will come on foreign shores as Stam leads his team back to Holland for four games against cosmopolitan opponents out in Oosterbeek and Arnhem.
by RG30 » 04 Jul 2017 11:52
LWJ All a bit of shambles really.
Nothing confirmed apart from this hidden in another article:After two games against Rangers, the Royals’ next action will come on foreign shores as Stam leads his team back to Holland for four games against cosmopolitan opponents out in Oosterbeek and Arnhem.
https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2017/j ... riorities/
Now OUT for this. I get the impression they aren't keen on fans going out there for it.
by LWJ » 04 Jul 2017 12:01
RG30 Nothing new, been going on for years. Some other clubs make genuine efforts to keep fans informed, announcing tour dates 6 months in advance whereas the club's attitude would be to keep it hush hush and hope no one bothered to make an effort.
by Sutekh » 04 Jul 2017 16:03
The Informant I'm out now too.
Nothing of note announced apart from one friendly at the end of July.
This doesn't seem like great prep. At least last year we had a game at Wimbledon to get us ready and test us a little.
by LWJ » 06 Jul 2017 11:18
The Royals will compete in two pre-season double headers against overseas opposition from three different countries during our ten day stay in Holland next month.
Jaap Stam is set to take his squad back to his homeland once more as a group of first team and Under-23 players will join the coaching staff in a return to Oosterbeek on Wednesday 12th July.
However, it is anticipated that due to local stewarding regulations out in Holland, all four of these fixtures will be played at venues close to the team’s training base but behind closed doors - therefore not open to supporters. Rest assured, every kick will be followed by the club’s website, covered via our official social media streams and full highlights of all four games will be broadcast on our brand new iFollow service.
Club News
Royals to head back to Holland for pre-season!
5 June 2017
On Saturday 15th July, the Royals will take on Belgian top flight side KV Kortrijk - kick-off scheduled for 3pm.
Then, three hours later, Reading will take on Turkish top tier outfit Gençlerbirliği, kick-off 6.30pm.
The following week will then be spent on the training pitch for a group of players looking to bolster their fitness levels ahead of the start of the 2017-18 campaign.
Then on Saturday 22nd July, another double header will end the summer’s stay in Holland – as Jaap Stam’s side play two more fixtures locally, both again played behind closed doors.
Sparta Rotterdam will be our opponents when we kick off the first of those fixtures at 11am – the Eredivisie side travelling across the Netherlands to take on the Royals in Oosterbeek.
Then at 1.30pm, Reading will take on their second Belgian side of the pre-season tour – second tier side Cercle Brugge giving the Royals their final run out in Holland.
Saturday 15th July | KV Kortrijk, kick-off 3pm (2pm UK time)
Saturday 15th July | Gençlerbirliği, kick-off 6.30pm (5.30pm UK time)
Saturday 22nd July | Sparta Rotterdam, kick-off 11am (10am UK time)
Saturday 22nd July | Cercle Brugge, kick-off 1.30pm (12.30pm UK time)
by LWJ » 06 Jul 2017 11:19
by winchester_royal » 06 Jul 2017 12:27
by RG30 » 06 Jul 2017 14:17
winchester_royal It does kind of make sense though.
Most top flight european teams tend to have a hardened element to their fanbase, and trying to steward that is likely to be both difficult and costly.
If they're smart they'll on the sly let in any supporters who have emailed them directly about going out to Holland etc and try to stream a couple of the games live on ifollow.
by tmesis » 06 Jul 2017 20:36
RG30winchester_royal It does kind of make sense though.
Most top flight european teams tend to have a hardened element to their fanbase, and trying to steward that is likely to be both difficult and costly.
If they're smart they'll on the sly let in any supporters who have emailed them directly about going out to Holland etc and try to stream a couple of the games live on ifollow.
Wasn't an issue last year when we played in Holland or in previous seasons particularly in Slovenia and Croatia.
Of the 7 pre season first team matches this season, 6 are behind closed doors and the "home" friendly is 21 miles away.
by Lower West » 06 Jul 2017 21:03
RG30
Of the 7 pre season first team matches this season, 6 are behind closed doors and the "home" friendly is 21 miles away.
by paultheroyal » 07 Jul 2017 11:26
RG30winchester_royal It does kind of make sense though.
Most top flight european teams tend to have a hardened element to their fanbase, and trying to steward that is likely to be both difficult and costly.
If they're smart they'll on the sly let in any supporters who have emailed them directly about going out to Holland etc and try to stream a couple of the games live on ifollow.
Wasn't an issue last year when we played in Holland or in previous seasons particularly in Slovenia and Croatia.
Of the 7 pre season first team matches this season, 6 are behind closed doors and the "home" friendly is 21 miles away.
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