Off the field someone like Ron Grant is well in with a shout.

Snowflake Royal Hope you enjoyed your return Seb.

I did! Thanks, chum.

More importantly my 7 year old loved it, so in many ways: mission accomplished.

Just got home from my first game at the MadStad in nearly a decade. First 20 mins or so the team looked sharp, and went forward well, although the play down the right looked far stronger than down the left (Garcia?). His miss on about the 25 minute mark was the turning point, it was a terrible miss ...

Hello all Having previously been a regular attendee for the best part of two decades, work and family took me away and I am returning for the first time in nearly ten years. Do the club still provide Rumblestix, or, with recent budget cuts, is it now necessary for us to supply our own? I don't want ...

Hendo This feels like a very good signing.

Yes indeed. Really good attacking option with a solid pedigree in League One, decent Championship experience, and has played internationally. Exactly what we need.

Sutekh

Brogue Just us from Pompey on a permanent 3 year deal. We paid a fee

You know if it was a 6 or 7 figure undisclosed? I presume everyone involved feels it was vfm.

Can't imagine we're in a position to throw around 7 figure sums at the moment

Nice piece on the Beeb about Jamie Cureton : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjwnwdg42j0o Really loved reading this yesterday - astonished it hasn't got more than one or two posts on here. Before his first season, joining just six months after Martin Butler, I'd gone to see Reading pl...

Top half/mid table. After the insanity of the last few years, it will be entirely understandable if the release of pressure creates a slightly more subdued atmosphere within the team. They're excellent players, but they're not fighting for their lives any more, and we've always been a couple of play...

If we played "It was 2.45 the place was alive" these days, we'd be sued for fraud.

Comfortable, boring midtable, with a new owner and no financial implosion, would be fine

I think we will win but I don't think it will be pretty. If he isn't going to play Foden as a 10 then don't start him, start Gordon or Palmer on the wing. Would actually like a 3-5-2 for this one. Pickford Walker Stones Gomez Saka Rice Bellingham Mainoo Palmer Foden (floating) Kane I'd be very comf...

Snowflake Royal 2-1 to the Swiss in normal time, I reckon.

I think it will be a repeat of the Swiss' last game - 2-0.

Southgate is falling for the old England trap of trying to fit everyone in, instead of actually building a side. I bet he's missing Grealish right now. Completely agree, but tbf he was getting pelters, and on here too, when his focus was on building a side. I think we're missing Rashford, fwiw. Yes...

Foden is the only one who tries. I don't blame Foden, he's out of position and can't play with any freedom like he does at City. I take your point but if we are playing with wingers then we need to play actual wingers there imo. Oh, we need to play with a left side. Foden should be in Bellingham's ...

They’re a business. They’ll be getting an excellent training ground, I assume on the cheap because of our desperation. They owe us nothing. Our club has been absolutely shafted by a series of utter tossers, if Wycombe can take advantage of that to give themselves a competitive advantage, good luck ...

They’re a business. They’ll be getting an excellent training ground, I assume on the cheap because of our desperation. They owe us nothing. Our club has been absolutely shafted by a series of utter tossers, if Wycombe can take advantage of that to give themselves a competitive advantage, good luck t...

I started supporting the club in the mid 90s, when I was about 10 years old. I remember at that time hearing people talk about the Simod Cup, how it was such an important part of the club’s history etc. To a 10 year old, 8 years before felt impossibly long ago. Like a different generation, a differe...

You could always just oxf*rd off and go to the theatre. Hi Ian, long time no speak. Have you seen the revival of Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre? Highly recommended. If you’ve not been, get standing tickets instead of seats. Far superior way of seeing the show. There’s also some interesting st...

It would honestly be lovely to be clubless. Visit the local club whenever I'm away for work, just see some new grounds and teams without the emotion of wanting a particular result. In many ways I look forward to the death of Reading FC.

Does anyone know if they played Ashes on Saturday?