Reading FC Womens World

[Royals and Racers]

Reading FC community trust as we are now known are in the Southern region Women’s Football league Premier Division ( tier 5) We were in tier 2 in the Championship.
11 teams in the Div others are
AFC Portchester
Ascot Utd
Badshot Lea
Oxford City
Selsey
Sholing
Warminster Town
Winchester City Flyers
Woodley Utd
Wycombe Wanderers

Warminster Town have folded.

[Royals and Racers]

1st 3 league matches announced
Sunday 8th September Sholing Away
Sunday 15th September Oxford City Home
Sunday 29th September Woodley Utd Home
All matches KO 2pm

[Royals and Racers]

Ground details of the 9 teams we play away in the league.
AFC Portchester Women @ AFC Portchester PO16 9DP
Ascot Utd Women @ Ascot Utd SL5 7LJ
Badshot Lea Women @ Badshot Lea FC GU 10 4PF
Oxford City Women @ Oxford City FC OX 3 ONQ
Selsey Women @ Selsey FC PO20 OQG
Sholing Women @ Oasis Academy Mayfield SO19 9NA
Winchester City Flyers Women @ King George V Sports pavilion SO23 OQH
Woodley Utd Women @ UFR Bulmershe pavilion RG5 3HE
Wycombe Wanderers Women @ Burnham FC SL1 8JG
All on artificial pitches except
AFC Portchester
Badshot Lea
Selsey
Woodley

[Royals and Racers]

New manager announced Pedro Bruno with assistant Shelley Strange. Pedro and Strange have been with RFC Women’s team and are promoted.

[The Cap]

New manager announced Pedro Bruno with assistant Shelley Strange. Pedro and Strange have been with RFC Women’s team and are promoted.

Very good interview. He speaks well, so let's see what happens on the pitch. Big rebuilding job ahead, as well as the 'mystique' of Reading. We've been dealing with that for some time mate

[Dave the rave]

I'm disappointed in Fran Kirby not speaking up for her home town - she has the profile to get this higher up the news agenda and we have seen that Dai and Pang don't like to make the news. Also Earps who really developed with us. I don't expect them to become full on campaigners, but they could at least speak out. When Beth Mead spoke out on Thornaby it had a big impact.

The reality is if there is a 14 year old future Fran Kirby in Reading their chances of making it professionally have just fallen dramatically.

This is the shame. I'm not a fan of women's football and you can't make someone like what they just don't like but I think this epitomises how insidious our owner has been for the downfall of our club and its community.
If you have to run a women's team at a loss and it be subsidised by the club for it to hopefully be successful in the future; well we've just lost that.
I only post as the above statement rings true on a very local level. A girl a few doors down from me had just broken through into the women's 1st team after years in the academy and junior levels. Seeing her dedication out on the street for the past 7-9 years has been inspiring. I wish my boy showed the same attitude to drills and skill. It's amazing how you can hone your ability with just a ball and a street kerb. Thankfully she has secured a place at Birmingham but means having to leave her family home to move up to the midlands.

It also means goodbye to free kit hand me downs

[Royals and Racers]

4 more signings for the team - half a team now !!!

[Royals and Racers]

FA Cup 2nd qualifying round draw sees us away to the winners of Wallingford & Crowmarsh v Brackley Town ( match 95). Match to be played on Sunday 22nd September.
1st Qualifying round is on Sunday 1st September.

We will know our opponents around 4pm today - the match is being played at Thame Utd FC today because Hithercroft is un-available.
F-T Wallingford 1 Brackley 3

[Royals and Racers]

Season tickets now on sale
Adult £30
Under 21 £15
Matchday prices for home matches
Adult £5- no concessions
Under 21 £3

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Season tickets now on sale
Adult £30
Under 21 £15
Matchday prices for home matches
Adult £5- no concessions
Under 21 £3

I've bought a ST to support the women although as based in the East Mids now won't be able to go unless I'm visiting.

[Royals and Racers]

Season tickets now on sale
Adult £30
Under 21 £15
Matchday prices for home matches
Adult £5- no concessions
Under 21 £3

I've bought a ST to support the women although as based in the East Mids now won't be able to go unless I'm visiting.

Fair play to you. 1st match on Sunday away at sholing. 5 subs max in our league- hopefully we can field 16 players on Sunday.

[Royals and Racers]

Season tickets now on sale
Adult £30
Under 21 £15
Matchday prices for home matches
Adult £5- no concessions
Under 21 £3

I've bought a ST to support the women although as based in the East Mids now won't be able to go unless I'm visiting.

Fair play to you. 1st match on Sunday away at sholing. 5 subs max in our league- hopefully we can field 16 players on Sunday.

8 more players signed announced today- just 2 short of a 16 player match day squad.

[Royals and Racers]

Season opener tomorrow for the Royals away at Sholing KO 2.30pm. Match is being played at Oasis Academy Mayfield SO 19 9NA

[Royals and Racers]

Sholing 3 Reading 0
Sadly no team news, updates, just the result.

[windermereROYAL]

Good start.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Down to 10 in the second half but no other info on the game.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Good start.

what did you expect?

The name ‘Reading’ counts for nothing among the properly organised and established teams at this level.

[Orion1871]

Especially when it's Slough Ladies in all but name.

[AthleticoSpizz]

…..at least there is a ‘team’ and potential

One day

[Mid Sussex Royal]

The match report on TTE paints a bleak picture.

Players have had no pre season and had just 12 players against a side with multiple subs and had played 8 pre season games; due to injuries incurred during the game we played much of it with 10 players.

The players also have to make their own way to the ground

Its a very long road back.....we were beating Chelsea in the WSL a couple of years ago.