BSM trophy to be renamed the Vertu trophy, probably upsetting people who see woke everywhere Didn't they change sponsor half way through last year's effort? Wat's going on?!? According to the official EFL press release it is basically the same company rebranded: https://www.efl.com/news/2024/novemb...

I read "it needs a managerial overhaul.” meant upper management rather than team manager who was referred to as "head coach"

Boyce Clarke off at half time

Have our resident Hobnob ITKs not heard anything recently?

The Twitter ITKs have all been very silent of late...

Allocation: 954 (Initial Allocation) Date: Saturday 21st December 2024 Kick-Off Time: 12.30pm Venue: LNER Stadium Category Prices Adult £25 65 & Over £20 18 to 21 £20 17 and Under £1 https://ticketing.readingfc.co.uk/en-GB/events/lincoln%20city%20v%20reading/2024-12-21_12.30/lner%20stadium?hallm...

bcubed Jobi McAnuff is the EFL Community Ambassador

Probably old news but just saw him on tv

He's currently on TalkSport, must be doing the media rounds

Also a question of will Peterborough will go down to ten men

That’s a very common chant. Variation on the Man Utd original and missing a couple of lines but bizarre for anyone who has attended games over the last 20 years to not have heard it…. What tune is it to? I literally cannot work out how it's supposed to sound Sing Hosanna 106 106 Reading fc 106 106 ...

https://www.cityam.com/ahead-of-the-game-reading-fc-hero-emerges-as-potential-saviour/ Former Reading chairman Roger Smee is considering making a last-ditch attempt to rescue the club from the ownership of Dai Yongge. The 76-year-old property tycoon, who also played for Reading in the 1960s and 1970...

Possible opponents - game to be played w/c 9 Dec.

Wycombe
Walsall
Charlton
Peterborough
Colchester
Burton
Exeter
Cheltenham

https://x.com/TalkReading/status/185644 ... X_Ghw&s=19

AthleticoSpizz

windermereROYAL Subs have made a big difference.

Chem Campbell with two assists, hopefully he’s settled-in now.

His loan only runs til January (due to the embargo). Do you think we can/will extend to the summer?

Jahmari Clarke signs a short term deal at Basingstoke Town

https://btfc.co.uk/updates/jahmari-clarke-signs/

Mbengue off injured (hopefully not bad)

Mbengue yellow card - is he now suspended?

Does anyone know the latest on this? His Linkedin profile says: Reading FC Head of Football, May 2022 - Present For some reason I though this had been changed when he first got sacked, or once you have been sacked you would go and update your Linkedin, especially if you were in the market for a new ...

Think the teams above should work out ok

Other options:

start fairly strong, win it in the first half, sub everyone off at half time

or:

start fairly weak, go a goal behind in the first half, panic and throw everyone on at half time

Next Coventry Manager Odds: The only other manager with a 10/1 or shorter price with any bookmaker at the time of writing is Reading coach Ruben Selles (10/1), best known for an ill-fated spell with Southampton between February and May 2023 when he recorded just two wins from 17 matches. https://www...

Is there also a chance that the sides we are playing against have changed and/or improved over time therefore making our team seem worse?

Sky Bet League One Manager & Player of the Month: October nominees Ruben Selles (Reading) Selles has re-connected the Reading team and supporters, utilising academy players to fill gaps in a thin squad and mixing pragmatism with a fluid style to entertaining effect. Four wins came from six games...

https://x.com/ReadingFC/status/18533942 ... pxPXg&s=19

Reading Football Club and Jökull Andrésson have officially come to a mutual agreement over the termination of the goalkeeper’s contract with the club.