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Reading FC News: 2022

Below is all the Hob Nob Anyone? Reading FC news stories for 2022.
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Reading Keep In Touch With Play-Offs

28 December 2022
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Going into the second half of the season, Reading climbed back to the fringes of the promotion race with a hard-earned three points at home to Swansea.

Defeat At Birmingham

16 December 2022
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Defensive errors were Reading's downfall as they were beaten at Birmingham despite having most of the game.

Ince Aims For Reading Xmas Present With The Play Off Spots In Reach

15 December 2022
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Having been tipped for a potential relegation battle ahead of the 2022/23 Championship campaign, Reading manager Paul Ince has enjoyed a good first half of the season at the Madejski Stadium.

Reading Return With Win

10 December 2022
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Reading resumed their season following the World Cup break with a dogged performance to end Coventry City's run of four successive victories with narrow victory courtesy of Amadou Mbegue's first senior goal.

Reading Get Watford In FA Cup

28 November 2022
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Reading have been drawn at home against Watford in the third round of the FA Cup.

Reading Go Into World Cup Break Back In Top Half

12 November 2022
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Reading will go into the World Cup break on the back of an important win after a late, late own goal gave the Royals victory at Hull City.

Royals Need A Break As We Head Into International Nonsense

10 November 2022
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It is turning into a very up and down and pretty inconsistent year again for Reading FC manager Paul Ince as he continues to try and get the club on an upward curve having taken the job at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on at the end of last February.

Slide Down The Table Continues

08 November 2022
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Reading's slide down the table continues to gather pace after another defeat on the road - this time away at Watford.

After Defeat As Reading Now One Win In Eight

04 November 2022
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After such a poor performance it is important to keep Reading's recent run of disappointing defeats, and their slide into mid table, in perspective.

Reading Denied Points At Leaders Burnley

29 October 2022
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Reading left Turf Moor with nothing despite going ahead in the second half and having a clear penalty denied.

Burnley Is A Test As The Royals Get Back To Winning Ways

28 October 2022
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It has been a mixed old start to the 2022/23 Championship campaign for Reading FC and manager Paul Ince.

Reading End Winless Run

22 October 2022
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Shane Long and Andy Carroll, Reading's former Premier League strikers, came off the bench combining to create and score a stoppage time goal which had Premier League quality written all over it, to secure a well-deserved home win.

Some of Readings Best Managers in History

20 October 2022
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Reading Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in English football having been established in 1871.

Royals Down To Ninth After Third Straight Defeat

18 October 2022
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Reading squandered a two goal lead at Swansea City to end up on the wrong end of a 3-2 score line, which made it three straight defeats.

Reading Suffer Another Defeat

15 October 2022
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Rejuvenated by the appointment of interim manager Richard Beale following the sacking of manager Steve Bruce at the beginning of the week, the Baggies produced a perfect away performance to lift themselves out of the bottom three with only their second victory of the season.

Impressive Defensive Display Holds Norwich

04 October 2022
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Slowly but surely Reading are establishing their credibility as a top six side in this league.

Reading Enjoy Easy Home Win Over Huddersfield

01 October 2022
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A good crowd at the SLC Stadium, boosted by the presence of hundreds of young fans taking advantage of the reduced prices, sat in the sunshine and enjoyed seeing Reading cruise to their fifth home win of the season.

Could 30 Year Old Defender Be Set For Third Royals Spell

28 September 2022
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As we come out of the September international break and football resumes this weekend, Reading continue to sit in third place in the Championship table, just five points behind current leaders Sheffield United and manager Paul Ince has continued looking at options to improve the overall quality of the squad.

Carroll Returns On Short Term Contract

15 September 2022
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Striker Andy Carroll has completed his return to Reading after a time training with the first team.

Home Run Ended By Sunderland

14 September 2022
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Last night, Reading's unbeaten home run came to an end in spectacular fashion.

Watford Away Game Postponed

09 September 2022
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Reading's away game scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) at Watford has been postponed.

Reading Bounce Back Again With Good Win

04 September 2022
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Reading once again bounced back from a heavy away defeat in Yorkshire to extend their 100% home record to four games with a well-earned victory over struggling Stoke City.

Rahman Returns On Season Long Loan

31 August 2022
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Baba Rahman has returned to the club after his loan spell with Reading last season.

Brief Stay At Top Of The Table Over

30 August 2022
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Reading's brief stay at the top of the Championship was ended emphatically by Sheffield United who jumped over the Royals to the top of the table.

Reading Go Top Of The Championship

27 August 2022
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Reading are surprise Championship leaders in the early season after victory at Millwall made it four wins from six league games.

Who Are the New Royals?

26 August 2022
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So far, Reading FC has been busy in the transfer market this summer, bringing in eight new players.

Sublime Fornah Strike Earns Three Points

20 August 2022
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A sublime strike from Tyrese Fornah in the twenty-eighth minute was enough to ensure Reading continued their impressive home form so far this season.

Reading Bounce Back From Rotherham Defeat

17 August 2022
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Blackburn Rovers arrived at The Select Car Leasing Stadium this evening sitting comfortably on top of the league with maximum points from their opening four games.

Guinness-Walker Gets One Year Deal

29 July 2022
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Reading have signed left back Nesta Guinness-Walker on a one year contract.

Plough Lane Trip For Royals

19 July 2022
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Reading are off to AFC Wimbledon this evening for a pre-season friendly against the League Two side, who were relegated from League One last season.

Reading Get Home Draw In West Ham Friendly

17 July 2022
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Reading secured a surprise home draw against Premier League West Ham United on Saturday as the game finished 1-1 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

A Royal Return Had Long Been Rumoured

15 July 2022
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It has been another couple of busy days for fans of Reading as preparations continue for the coming 2022/23 Championship season, and hot on the heels of the announcement of the loan arrival of Republic of Ireland international and Newcastle United midfielder Jeff Hendrick, Wednesday evening saw the long awaited (and much speculated) return of fellow Eire star Shane Long.

Long Return Finally Confirmed

13 July 2022
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The rumour that has been running for years has finally been confirmed, as free agent Shane Long has returned to Reading FC to sign a one year contract.

Hendrick Follows Fornah To Sign On Loan

12 July 2022
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Reading continue to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season despite limitations on incoming transfers due to our financial situation.

Most memorable moments in Reading Football Club's history

11 July 2022
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Football is regarded to be the biggest sport in the world, and when it comes to England, one can see that there are many football clubs.

Reading Start Pre-Season With Win

03 July 2022
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Reading started their pre-season with a 2-0 victory over Colchester United in a warm up fixture at the Royals' training ground this weekend.

Dean Bouzanis Signs On A Three Year Deal

29 June 2022
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After the arrival of goalkeeper Joe Lumley on loan from Middlesbrough last week, the Royals have added a further keeper.

Will It Be A Royal Year For Ince As Lumley Settles In

29 June 2022
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Having avoided relegation almost by the skin of our teeth in the 2021/22 Championship campaign, the coming season is going to be a big year for both Reading and manager Paul Ince.

Andy Rinomhota Joins Cardiff City

24 June 2022
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Cardiff City have confirmed they have picked up out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota.

New Reading FC Fixture List In Full

23 June 2022
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Reading Start Season With Trip To Blackpool

23 June 2022
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Reading will start the new 2022/2023 Championship season with an away trip to Blackpool on Saturday 30 July.

Laurent And Ince Swap Clubs

22 June 2022
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Reading have been unable to retain the services of midfielder Josh Laurent who will now move to Stoke City on a free transfer as his contract expires.

Swift Joins West Brom

27 May 2022
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John Swift will join Championship club West Bromwich Albion after his contract expires at Reading this summer.

Swift, Morrison And Hoilett All To Leave

20 May 2022
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The club have revealed more details of on-going contract negotations, with the majority of the first team squad out of contract this summer.

Just How Good Was Adam Le Fondre

19 May 2022
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When Adam Le Fondre was snapped up for just £350k for League Two’s Rotherham United (and off the back of 58 goals in just over 100 games), nothing much was expected of the lower league hitman.

Season Tickets Prices Frozen Again

18 May 2022
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After a disappointing 2021/2022 season, Reading Football Club have frozen season ticket prices for next season's Championship football.

Ince Permanent Manager As Bowen Returns

16 May 2022
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Paul Ince has been appointed permanent Reading manager despite winning just 4 of his 14 games in charge after arriving at the club to replace Veljko Paunovic.

Final Home Game Ends In Dull Defeat

30 April 2022
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Reading signed off in their final home game of the season with a disappointing defeat to mid table West Bromwich Albion.

Reading Take Big Step Towards Survival

05 April 2022
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Reading took another huge step towards consolidating their status as a Championship side next season with victory over a Stoke side which looked distinctly jaded for most of the first half.

Reading Fight For Vital Point At Bournemouth

15 March 2022
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A superb strike by Tom Ince in the eighty-third minute salvaged crucial point for the Royals against high flying Bournemouth.

A More Winnable April For Reading Fans

14 March 2022
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It's been another tough old season for Reading fans and the more lofty success of almost hitting the Play-Offs in 2020/21 are definitely in the rear view mirror as interim management duo Paul Ince and Michael Gilkes battle to simply keep The Royals in the second tier of the English game following the departure of Veljko Paunovic back in November and the issues they have faced.

Lucas Joao Voted Championship Player Of Month

11 March 2022
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Lucas Joao has been named as the Championship Player of the month for February, after scoring five goals in the month as Reading won twice out of six games.

Goalkeeper Nyland Signs Until End Of Season

10 March 2022
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Reading have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland who arrives to replace Arsenal loan keeper Karl Hein who has returned to his club after injury.

Ince Avoids Press After Home Defeat

05 March 2022
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Reading's status as a Championship club is beginning to look distinctly precarious.

Royals Hold Out For Another Win

22 February 2022
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On Saturday Paul Ince joked that Reading had 'played like Barcelona' in the first half at Deepdale.

Pauno Goes Out With A Win - Ince Takes Charge

19 February 2022
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Reading FC have confirmed the departure of manager Veljko Paunovic, shortly after he guided his team to a vital 3-2 away victory at Preston this afternoon.

Peterborough Away - A Defeat Means Relegation

16 February 2022
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If there was ever a "six pointer" it's tonight's Championship visit to Peterborough United.

Free Agent Brandon Barker Signs

15 February 2022
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Reading have completed the signing of Brandon Barker until the end of the season.

Big Crowd, Decent Entertainment But More Disappointment

12 February 2022
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A crowd of over 20,000 fans turned up at the Select Car Leasing Stadium for the first time since under that name, to celebrate the 150 years of football at Reading FC.

150 Year Celebration Game Unlikely To Be A Party

11 February 2022
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It's all been kicking off ahead of the visit of Coventry City this Saturday afternoon.

How are Reading’s squad looking after the January transfer window?

10 February 2022
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There are two transfer windows in the English football leagues which give clubs the opportunity to add players to their squad and release others.

Ince In, Moore And Puscas Out

01 February 2022
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Reading secured the loan signing of forward player Tom Ince from Stoke City on transfer deadline day, who joins the Royals until the end of the season.

Improvement But Four Conceeded And Zero Points

22 January 2022
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After a highly entertaining first half in which Reading shared six goals with a team pushing for promotion, Reading fell behind for the third time to a tremendous strike by Huddersfield's Ward early in the second.

Downward Spiral Continues After Latest Defeat

19 January 2022
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The mood inside the Select Car Leasing Stadium yesterday evening at the final whistle was almost as worrying as the performance of the latest 'patched up' team charged with the responsibility of stopping the rot which has seen Reading gradually slide into the relegation battle which is about to begin in earnest.

Rafael Out, Moore Finished As Chaos Continues

17 January 2022
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The chaos continues at Reading after yet another disappointing weekend.

Fulham Humiliate Reading

11 January 2022
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Reading's season continues to unravel at an alarming rate with a humiliating defeat at the hands of high flying Fulham.

FA Cup Embarrassment

08 January 2022
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Reading sunk to new low after Kidderminster pulled off a deserved victory to dump the Royals out of the FA Cup in the third round.