No way were 22000 there today, watched on Royals tv and the East stand was nowhere near full, loads of empty seats visible in every stand in view of the camaras Yeah, was well short of 20k Over 20,000 It was half empty at kick off, with grim traffic around the ground and big queues to get in, plus ...

skipper It's not working out for him already.....?

It's the Wrexham way!

Has Porr stopped rolling yet?

Knibbs has some strapping on his knee according to observant fans on twitter, could be him. He got hoiked away from the Bearwood Open Day by one of the backroom staff (LB - can't remember his full name!) and looked to be heading to the Physios. Not sure where they were going to treat him though, gi...

Could anyone please translate Hunty's injury update on Royals TV. I got that someone is returning to training on Monday and someone else has got a knee injury but i genuinely couldn't make out which players he was talking about. Jacob’s in training on Monday Genuinely no idea who has the knee injur...

A really good day, very well organised. Plenty of opportunities to meet and chat with not only players and playing management but all of the support staff. I enjoyed getting to chat to Roberto, who I knew from his time with Reading Women, as he oversaw the washing of all the kit. Even in that area, ...

Yeah, I don't think the problem is the price of our shirt - it's the price of football shirts overall. I hope kit pricing isn't one of the US business models that our new owners will be adopting. If you think shirts are overpriced here (I tend to agree) you should see how MLS sting fans in the US -...

Graham Odell sacked https://x.com/CScott____/status/1940084214608678965?t=OVV5L_RrrMvNKSRjs3VvLQ&s=19 Crispin Boyce appointed EDIT - New club secretary appears to be Cris Boyce from Kitson Boyce LLP (Couhig's solicitors) https://x.com/maffff/status/1940094652243485052?t=KR0fi4w8WBT6XxtFKYbJIA&a...

In Couhig's latest interview he was asked directly if Yakou Meite would be coming back - his reply - "I can't hear you, there must be something going wrong with our transmission" Make of that what you will If he's been pressured into signing YM by fans due to his big talk & little act...

Whore Jackie Checked last night and only the 7.30am and 5.30pm slots were still available. Today, they're all available, assume Rob was on the phone to Reading Buses last night.

And/or they held some places back on all of the timeslots to help ensure as even a distribution of attendees as possible.

It's the nature of the beast that clubs will drive a hard bargain on signings or pick up players who legitimately leave. I don't blame any of the clubs who got good deals out of us recently because we were over a barrel. No objection to us offering the right player a contract if they walk out on We...

Available slots are going quickly. The 11.30 am one was full by lunchtime today. I fear the club may have under-estimated likely take-up. The problem with things that are free is that people have nothing to lose by signing up to them and then being 'no shows'. Only those who renewed by the 6th of J...

So it will be about 8k eligible for the Bearwood Day. 2 hour blocks on Sunday 13 July. RC said it will be a long day, so four blocks with 2k fans or five blocks with 1.6k fans? Still no idea how they'll manage the parking. Can only be space for 100-150 cars at an absolute push. Not on a bus route. ...

Available slots are going quickly. The 11.30 am one was full by lunchtime today.

I fear the club may have under-estimated likely take-up. The problem with things that are free is that people have nothing to lose by signing up to them and then being 'no shows'.

Good post and agree with 98% of it. But I’d like to know what have couhig and co done in the 5 weeks? Genuine questions and this is my problem with couhig he’s a big pr machine who is constantly sending updates about nothing. What’s he actually done so far? Well for starters he persevered in buying...

Yeah, I don't think the problem is the price of our shirt - it's the price of football shirts overall. I hope kit pricing isn't one of the US business models that our new owners will be adopting. If you think shirts are overpriced here (I tend to agree) you should see how MLS sting fans in the US -...

They'd be bonkers to budget on a big increase in STHs. Aim for a modest increase or static and take any extra as straight good performance against the financial plan. They're experienced and successful business people/investors who have also had prior football business management experience (and su...

Really like it - was prepared for something much worse. Although would say it would be much better with white shorts and white socks. Think it needs the contrast with the strong blue, would have looked washed out if it was white socks and shorts Fully agree and the mockups done with white shorts an...

Couhig wants to promote Reading to a US audience. Maybe he wants to buy Paul Mullin the streaming star, and not Paul Mullin the footballer? If that's his objective, the best solution would sure by to sign up a true Royal to sit on our bench. Would have half the US signed up to Royals TV in the hope...

Does this suggest Strickland won't be moving to first choice..... Which saddens me..... Or that Mbengue is defo off. Mbengue played the final third of the season with a heavily strapped knee, and if you watched him in the prep for corners he was constantly stretching his knee out and rubbing it. I ...