I remember going to this equivalent fixture a few years ago. First time I saw Michael Olise who bossed the midfield. We have a player badly injured - Jack Nolan? I assume we won - otherwise the Flackwell Heathens would be somewhere on my mental grudge list.
Playing a few games for Reading can really set you up for the highest football honours. Emi Martinez World Cup winner 2022 Nathan Ake Champions League and World Club Cup winner 2023 Emerse Fae AFCON winner 2024 Nice to hear the BBC commentator noted that we lost every game Fae started for us - but d...
In the current general circs I'm losing interest in the detail of what happens (HMRC, SBDW, EFL, wages, sanctions,Twitterballs, posting on HNA etc) but Vickers being moved on before we've even had a chance to really see him play in a decent position (not LW) is another nasty blow. The boy could beat...
Go back even further and you'll find Harry Johnston, possibly the longest serving and least successful manager of the lot, 1955-62, Won nothing, presided over steady decline.
FWIW I've found cutting out BBC Berks coverage, the club website, all podcasts and Twitter, and most away games has helped - just relying on you guys and home, really! Beating the Arse on Tuesday was a boost - first time I've ever seen that. 3rd April 1957 Reading 2 Arsenal 1 - Southern Professional...
Really impressed with Craig tonight, and in previous cameos. He’s way ahead of Savage and needs to be in the team or bench at very least. Vickers is a little star.Did more useful and entertaining stuff in 80 mins thanAzeez has managed all season. I’d start him. Kelvin played well. My first look at W...
Could have won, should have drawn, lost in the last minute, again. Won't attack, can't defend. Ballard off - looked the only threat. No Vickers, our best hope of opening something up. End of match Selles and (most) players come over to the fans. Not sure what the purpose was - but after a few moment...
Brisbane Road used to be the ground that was closest in looks / facilities to Elm Park. Two open ends, grandstand down one side, covered terracing opposite. Now only the old grandstand is left - everything else rebuilt incl blocks of flat over the corner flags.
RFC seem determined to keep the attendance figure a secret. Couldn’t find it on BBC Sky or EFL sites last night. Why are they so bloudy unhelpful on this? Just expect us to find the figure in next week’s programme? Oh. Anyone found it yet? I’m guessing 10,000.
All the talk of ‘injuries’ How the oxf*rd did the teams of 2005/2006 and before that, 1985/1986, and pretty much any team of the 1970’s (and before) etc get by?….pretty much the same starters each game :evil: Yes maybe, the game is played at a different pace, and they are all ‘fine tuned athletes’ ...
Went for a 0-0, nearly got it. Two problems. With Sarr and Rahman (and Holmes and Loum, if playing) we’re always close to the mistake that costs the game. Plus pretty much nothing going forwards. We had one five minute spell in the second half at 0-0 when we looked on the front foot but that was it....
F-T Newport Pagnell 0 Bracknell 4 Friendly club - attendance 110 Bracknell showed the difference in class on a disappointing really bumpy pitch. Revised QF draw Beaconsfield v Reading- Monday February 13th KO 7.45pm Flackwell Heath v MK Dons- Tuesday 21st February KO 7.45pm Bracknell v Wycombe Wand...
Man United finding it quite easy against Forest in first half tonight. I fear for our lads on Saturday evening against one of the strongest outfits from Lancashire.