News 2014
113 articlesClarke Enjoys Good Festive Return
An impressive Reading performance secured a well deserved win against Norwich City, making it 4 points from 2 games in 3 days as the Royals stopped the rot at the…
Read more →Clarke Eyes First Points At Managerless Brighton
Steve Clarke will be optimistic of picking up his first points as Reading manager as the Royals travel to 22nd placed Brighton and Hove Albion on Boxing Day. Like…
Read more →Clarke's First Game Ends In Defeat
Steve Clarke's first game in charge of the Royals ended in a disappointing defeat as Watford won 0-1 at the Madejski Stadium. The visitors were reduced to ten men just…
Read more →Watford At Home For New Manager Clarke
New manager Steve Clarke takes charge of his first Reading game this weekend as Watford travel to the Madejski Stadium. Clarke, who took over on Tuesday has had three…
Read more →Steve Clarke Confirmed As Manager
Steve Clarke has been confirmed as the new manager of Reading Football Club. The former West Bromwich Albion was appointed less than 24 hours after the confirmation that…
Read more →Steve Clarke Lined Up As Manager
Reading are set to reveal former West Brom manager Steve Clarke as the new manager following yesterday's sacking of Nigel Adkins. The quick appointment, and lack of…
Read more →Nigel Adkins Is Sacked
Reading have sacked manager Nigel Adkins after an inconsistent Championship season finished, for Adkins, with a 1-6 thrashing at Birmingham City on Saturday. At the…
Read more →Royals Thrashed At Birmingham
Reading's defensive problems were back on full show as the Royals were thrashed 1-6 away at Birmingham City. The huge defeat saw Birmingham City overturn the goal…
Read more →Reading Face Nineteenth Placed Birmingham
Reading face another game against opposition below them in the Championship as they travel to Birmingham City this weekend. City are three points behind Reading in 19th…
Read more →Huddersfield Drawn In FA Cup
Reading avoided Premier League and lower league opposition, and have been drawn away to Huddersfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup. The tie is unlikely to excite…
Read more →No Goals As Bolton Visit
Bolton’s recent run of form under new manager Neil Lennon indicated this would not be an easy match to win, and so it proved; although it has to be said Reading…
Read more →Defensive Choices For Adkins As Bolton Visit
Bolton are the visitors to the Madejski Stadium this weekend as the Royals try and follow up their shock away victory at Norwich City last weekend. We were all…
Read more →Jake Cooper Inspires Royals To Victory
A colossus performance from Reading FC teenage centre back Jake Cooper inspired the Royals to a second league away win of the season against a poor Norwich City. The…
Read more →Difficult Trip To Norwich Next For Reading
Unless Reading can pull off a shock result, it appears set to be another miserable weekend for Reading as they travel to Norwich City in the Championship this weekend.…
Read more →Pearce And Robson-Kanu Shirt Competition
To celebrate Hob Nob Anyone?'s twentieth birthday Reading Football Club have donated two spare team shirts from last season. The shirts are both medium sized and are…
Read more →Pearce Has Nightmare At Cardiff
Alex Pearce had an afternoon from hell after two fatal mistakes saw Cardiff City inflict another defeat on a sorry looking Reading. Pearce managed just 45 minutes on the…
Read more →Akpan Out As Royals Travel To Cardiff
It's back to Championship league action this evening as the Royals make the trip all the way along the M4 to Cardiff City. The game is a mid-table scrap between two…
Read more →Frustration As Charlton Take Win
Reading's inconsistency continued this weekend as they failed to follow up on two good home wins. After beating both Blackpool and Rotherham 3-0 in consecutive games…
Read more →Memories Of Twenty Years
Congratulations to forum users Royal Prince and Salford Royal who both win a Reading FC shirt following our competition celebrating 20 years of Hob Nob Anyone? The…
Read more →Pearce Set For 200th Start As Charlton Visit
Alex Pearce is in line to make his 200th start for the Royals tomorrow as Charlton visit the Madejski Stadium. As well as 199 starts in league and cup Pearce has also…
Read more →Three More Goals - This Time For Reading
Anton Ferdinand made his Reading debut last night, completing the first 45 mintues, as Reading cruised to a comfortable and convincing 3-0 victory over Rotherham.…
Read more →Another Chance To Halt The Slide
Reading again have the chance to stop the slide with a home game against opposition below us in the table. Reading's only win in the last eight league games came against…
Read more →Business As Usual At Blackburn
It was business as usual for Reading this weekend as they let in three goals and slumped to another Championship defeat. Last week Reading put an end to a run of seven…
Read more →Blackpool Game Is A Must Win For Reading
Reading's home game against bottom of the table Blackpool this weekend has suddenly become a must win for the Royals. It seems strange that Blackpool at home at this…
Read more →Royals Crumble At Bournemouth
Reading's poor form continued with another sound defeat in the Championship. After Saturday's home defeat against Derby County it was Bournemouth's turn to hit three…
Read more →Adkins Needs To Make Changes At Bournemouth
Nigel Adkins has threatened to make big changes to the starting eleven ahead of tonight's Championship game at Bournemouth. The Royals are struggling in the wrong half…
Read more →Six Without Win As Derby Win By Three
Reading fell to a sixth game without a win as Derby County secured a 0-3 victory against the Royals at the Madejski Stadium. Despite the convincing score line, Reading…
Read more →In-Form Derby Visit The Madejski
After the International break, Reading return to League action this weekend as Derby visit the Madejski Stadium. The Royals will be bidding to end a run of five games…
Read more →Deadline Day Was Pizzas Not Players
Transfer deadline day was more about the pizzas and less about the players according to former Royals manager Brian McDermott, who was in fine form at a question and…
Read more →Robson-Kanu Scores Vital Goal For Wales
Hal Robson-Kanu and Chris Gunter enjoyed a successful night this evening on International duty for Wales as they ran out 2-1 winners against Cyprus. Wales remain top of…
Read more →Brentford Get Revenge Over Mid-Table Royals
There were no major celebrations for Reading fans as they made their first return to Brentford after that famous draw on the last day of the season in 2002. On that day…
Read more →Happy Memories As Reading Return To Brentford
Reading travel back to Brentford this weekend for the first time since that memorable game back in April 2002. On that day a Jamie Cureton equaliser, as he chipped the…
Read more →No Goals At Leeds
Reading were forced to share the points, and make it four games without a League win, as neither team managed to score at Elland Road. After a goal-fest last time around…
Read more →Reading Hope For Win At Leeds
Reading will be hoping to return to winning ways at Leeds United this evening after a run of two defeats and a draw. The Royals will look to take advantage of an…
Read more →Wolves And Reading Share Points
Reading twice came from behind to rescue a point in a highly entertaining game against Wolves. The Royals had the better of the first half, to lead 1-0 at the break,…
Read more →Hob Nob Anyone? Is Twenty
Hob Nob Anyone? is 20 years old! We're practically the oldest football website, online since 1994, giving you continual fans' views and opinions on the mighty Royals. To…
Read more →Reading Look To Forget Away Defeats
Reading return to home this Sunday as Wolves visit the Madejski Stadium. The Royals will be looking to put a disappointing week on the road behind them as they look to…
Read more →Royals Take Great Form To Sheffield
Reading visit Sheffield Wednesday this weekend taking an excellent run of form with them to Hillsborough. It may be very early days in the league but a run of three…
Read more →Royals Into Sixth As Millwall Beaten
Reading moved into sixth place in the Championship table with a fourth consecutive victory - their third straight league win. Reading were 3-2 winners over Millwall…
Read more →Royals Look For Four In A Row
Reading will be looking to make it four consecutive wins tonight as Millwall visit the Madejski Stadium for Championship action. The Royals have picked up three straight…
Read more →Fulham Visit Reading As League Action Returns
Reading return to league action this weekend after a two week break thanks to International fixtures. Fulham will be the visitors at the Madejski Stadium, and they will…
Read more →Win Jordan Obita's Boots
The Reading FC Former Players' Association are offering fans the chance to win a pair of Jordan Obita's match boots. Jordan has kindly donated the boots to support the…
Read more →Glenn Murray Signs - But Only On Loan
As the transfer deadline passed Reading fans were left waiting for official confirmation that the Royals had signed Glenn Murray from Crystal Palace. When confirmation…
Read more →Drenthe Goes To Wednesday On Loan
Royston Drenthe has joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on-loan in what will be seen as a great bit of business by Reading Football Club as they look to reduce…
Read more →Glenn Murray Remains Target
It's already shaping up to be a another disappointing transfer deadline day for Reading fans with possible targets unlikely to complete moves to Reading. It seems the…
Read more →Hammond, Suk-Young and Fleck Moves Unlikely
Transfer deadline day rumours are already in full swing with Dean Hammond, Yun Suk-Young and John Fleck being linked with Reading. However, it does seem unlikely that…
Read more →Low Expectations On Transfer Deadline Day
Reading fans will be hoping for some incoming activity on transfer deadline day as the transfer window closes tonight. Over the summer the Royals have seen four players…
Read more →Resilient Royals Get Three Away Points
Reading pulled off a surprise 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough this weekend to secure their first away win in the league this season. With a huge injury list there weren't…
Read more →Injury Hit Royals Head To Middlesbrough
Reading head to Middlesbrough this weekend to resume Championship duty with a squad that is thinner than ever thanks to player departures and a huge injury list that…
Read more →Reading Get Derby In Round Three
Reading have been drawn to play Championship side Derby County away in the third round of the League Cup. The game will take place on 23rd September. Reading reached the…
Read more →Through To Round Three With Scunthorpe Win
Reading left it late to make their way into the third round of the League Cup thanks to a 1-0 away win at Scunthorpe. The Royals scored with 85 minutes on the clock with…
Read more →Royals Look For Cup Win At Scunthorpe
Reading return to League Cup action this evening hoping to put their 0-4 thrashing at Nottingham Forest last weekend behind them. The Royals, with an ever growing injury…
Read more →McCarthy Next Out Of The Door
Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy looks set to be the next player to leave the club as the summer clear out of experienced players continues. The transfer window closes on Monday…
Read more →Huddersfield Deliver First Defeat
Huddersfield picked up their first points, and condemned Reading to their first defeat, of the new season. The visitors were 1-2 winners against a Reading side that took…
Read more →Huddersfield Look For First Points
Huddersfield visit the Madejski Stadium this evening looking for their first Championship points of the season. The Terriers started the season with a 0-4 home trashing…
Read more →Reading Hold On To Defeat Ipswich
Reading clung on to secure three points with a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town this weekend. The visitors did everything apart from find the equaliser as a much depleted…
Read more →Morrison Completes Cardiff Move
Central defender Sean Morrison has completed a move to Championship rivals Cardiff City. He signs for what is reported to be a four million pound transfer fee. It's a…
Read more →Reading Overcome Stubborn Newport
Reading overcame a stubborn Newport County side to progress to the second round of the League Cup at a sparse Madejski Stadium. The Royals had to wait until the 87…
Read more →Royals Face Newport In First Home Game
Reading's first home game of the season sees Welsh side Newport County visit the Madejski Stadium this evening. The League Two side face the Royals in the first round of…
Read more →Royals Complete Ferdinand Signing
Reading have today completed the signing of defender Anton Ferdinand on a two year contract. Ferdinand was expected to sign for Samrit Bunditkitsada's Thai side Police…
Read more →New Season Starts With Wigan Draw
Reading picked up a valuable point from a tough opening fixture as the 2014/2015 Championship season got underway at Wigan. Reading were very good value for the draw and…
Read more →Robson-Kanu Joins Long Injury List
With ten players out of the door, and no new signings, Nigel Adkins problems have got worse after Hal Robson-Kanu joined the injury list. Robson-Kanu was forced to leave…
Read more →Royals Win In Wycombe Friendly
A sunny Adams Park provided the venue for an early glimpse of the aftermath from Reading FC’s own Russian revolution. With the starting eleven having an average age of…
Read more →Club Still Waiting For New Owner
With the new season just two and a half weeks ago, Reading FC are still waiting for new ownership. As time runs out for the club to take part in the summer transfer…
Read more →Away Reporter Wanted
If you regularly watch Reading FC on their travels, and have an opinion, then now is your chance to get involved with Hob Nob Anyone? for the new season. We are looking…
Read more →Pre-Season Draw And Karacan Named Captain
While the takeover of the club still remains unconfirmed, Nigel Adkins has got back to work as he trys to work out what he can do with the players left available. Eleven…
Read more →Attention Turns Back To Club Football
Interest in the World Cup seems to have dipped dramatically after the England squad's premature exit in Brazil. As a result, and it may not even be July yet, it's…
Read more →Reading FC Championship Fixtures 2014-2015
Fixtures for Reading Football Club's 2014/2015 Championship Season have been released this morning are are in full below. The Royals kick off the new season on Saturday…
Read more →Royals Draw Newport County In League Cup
Reading have been drawn against League Two side Newport County in the first round of the League Cup. The game will take place during the week beginning 11 August -…
Read more →Club Quiet On Bunditkitsada Takeover
There is still no confirmation from Reading FC on the reported agreement for wealthy Thai businessman Samrit Bunditkitsada to take over ownership of Reading Footall…
Read more →Obita Scoops Double In End Of Season Vote
Last year Alex McCarthy earned player of the season for a string of superb goalkeeping displays that earnt him a call-up into the England squad. McCarthy was second…
Read more →Hector And Taylor Extend Contracts
Michael Hector and Jake Taylor have signed new contracts to keep them at Reading Football Club until the summer of 2016. Both players broke through to the first team…
Read more →Le Fondre Departure Confirmed
Adam Le Fondre has completed his signing for Championship side Cardiff City. The transfer fee is believed to be two million pounds, which may seem a reasonable fee for a…
Read more →Le Fondre Looks Set To Leave
Adam Le Fondre looks set to leave Reading Football Club after reports circulated that the Royals have accepted an offer from Cardiff City. Le Fondre is expected to…
Read more →Obita Stars For England U21
Reading player of the season Jordan Obita made a big impact on his England Under-21 debut last night. Obita completed the full 90 minutes and scored the opener for…
Read more →End Of Season Awards 2013-2014
Reading's season ended in disappointment last Saturday as they missed out on the play-offs in the final few minutes of the season - but it was one of the better…
Read more →Five Players Leave As Exodus Begins
After Reading finished the Championship season in seventh place, missing out on the play-offs, the departure of key players has began. The club have confirmed that the…
Read more →Reading Finish Seventh After Draw
Reading finished seventh, and missed out on the play-offs, after they failed to beat Burnley at the Madejski Stadium on the final day of the season. Brighton secured…
Read more →Royals Face Burnley Aiming For Play-Offs
Reading face Burnley at the Madejski Stadium this weekend knowing that victory will guarantee us a place in the Championship play-offs. The Royals enter the final game…
Read more →Wigan Secure Play-Off Spot
Wigan have secured a play-off spot this evening after a 1-0 away win at Birmingham. The result means there is now only one play off position up for grabs on the final…
Read more →One Game From Play-Off Finish
Reading find themselves on the verge of a play-off finish after a vital 3-1 away victory at Doncaster Rovers. Once again, Reading's play-off rivals failed to pick up…
Read more →Come On Yeovil - Two Games To Go
The end of the season is just eight days away now, and all Reading fans will be looking out for Yeovil to do us some favours tonight as they travel to Brighton. With two…
Read more →Reading Eventually Win At Home
Reading finally won a game at home - on the eighth attempt - to keep hopes of finishing in the play-offs alive. The Royals were 2-0 winners over Middlesbrough thanks to…
Read more →Defeated Royals Still Control Destiny
Ninth placed Reading still find themselves in touch of a play-off finish despite a heavy defeat at Wigan last Friday. Out of form Reading are still in control of their…
Read more →Reading Travel To Wigan Needing Win
Reading's tough run in continues on Friday night as the Royals travel to FA Cup semi-finalists Wigan Athletic. A Reading win would keep them in the play off positions…
Read more →Final Run In - Who Plays Who
After sitting in sixth place practically all season, the Royals find themselves still hanging in there with four games left to play. The Royals were five points clear of…
Read more →Back To Sixth With Point Against Leicester
Reading put in a reasonable showing at home against promoted Leicester City, to pick up a valuable point and sneak back into sixth place, with four games of the season…
Read more →Bournemouth Deliver Play-Off Blow
Reading's play-off ambitions took a serious set-back with an away defeat against play-off rivals Bournemouth. Bournemouth's 3-1 victory moved them to just two points…
Read more →Three More Away Points As Royals Create Gap
Reading find themselves sitting in sixth place with a five point cushion after another weekend in which results went Reading's way. All the teams in the hunt for sixth…
Read more →Reading Cling To Sixth
Reading somehow managed to cling onto the magical sixth place in the Championship table this weekend. Despite another poor showing at home, Reading had other teams…
Read more →Home Woes Continue As Barnsley Win
Reading's terrible home form continued last night with a very poor quality performance against bottom of the table Barnsley. The visitors were the better side and…
Read more →Back To Sixth With Another Away Win
Reading continued their impressive away form with another victory this weekend to move back into that vital sixth position. This time the Royals defeated Birmingham City…
Read more →Best Behaved Fans Deserve Apology Too
The fall out from the Reading Chronicle's rather strange article on football hooliganism continues with a number of national papers joining the debate to blast the…
Read more →Royals Look To Continue Away Form
This weekend sees a clash between two sides who are better away from home. Luckily for Reading it is them that are on the road as they look to continue an excellent run…
Read more →Bizarre Hooliganism Headline Back-Fires
The Reading Chronicle has left themselves open for ridicule after a bizarre front page article about Reading's non-existent football hooligan problem. The story, a work…
Read more →Royals Drop Out Of Play-Offs
Reading dropped out of the play-off positions this weekend with a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Derby County. Reading's last home victory was back in January and…
Read more →Time For Consistency As Derby Visit
Following the big win at Leeds United mid-week it's time to see how realistic Reading's chances of promotion are this season, as third placed Derby County visit the…
Read more →More Misery For Brian
Life doesn't get any easier for former Reading manager Brian McDermott. Exactly a year after he was harshly kicked out of Reading Football Club he looks to have a very…
Read more →Ten Man Brighton Take A Point
The week before Reading failed to defeat eight man Yeovil at the Madejski Stadium - so perhaps a 1-1 draw away against a reduced numbers Brighton is a sign of…
Read more →Reading Fail To Beat Eight Man Yeovil
Yeovil Town secured a vital point in their bid to avoid relegation to League One with a shock 1-1 draw with Reading at the Madejski Stadium. The result itself, given…
Read more →Royals Ineffective Against Blackburn
Reading's inconsistent season continued this weekend with a second straight home defeat. Once again the Royals failed to score at home for the second fixture - despite…
Read more →Gorkss Is Next To Get Red Overturned
Reading made it two in a row, on successful red card appeals, as Kaspars Gorkss escaped a four match ban when his red card was overturned. Gorkss was shown a straight…
Read more →Reading Win At QPR
Reading pulled off a great win at automatic promotion chasing side QPR this weekend. The home side, third in the table, were firm favourites for victory but were well…
Read more →Jason Roberts To Retire
Although it won't come as a surprise to anyone, Reading striker Jason Roberts is set to retire from professional football due to his long term hip injury. Roberts had…
Read more →Pearce Available For QPR Match
Defender Alex Pearce will be available for Sunday's visit to QPR in the Championship, after successfully appealing last weekend's red card. Pearce would have missed the…
Read more →Royals Win Pearce Appeal
All those who thought Alex Pearce's challenge against Sheffield Wednesday, that led to his dismissal, should never have been a red card were right. The club have…
Read more →Quiet Transfer Deadline Day Expected
It's expected to be a very quiet day for Reading Football Club on transfer deadline day, with the Royals not expected to make any new signings. With the club takeover…
Read more →Three More For Le Fondre As Blackpool Thrashed
Adam Le Fondre made it consecutive home hat-tricks as his three goals helped Reading on their way to another big home win the Championship. Following on from the 7-1…
Read more →Inconsistent Season Continues At Ipswich
Reading's inconsistent season continued this weekend, after a 7-1 home victory over Bolton was swiftly followed by a 0-2 defeat at Ipswich Town. It was Ipswich's first…
Read more →Goal Drought Ends As Royals Hit Seven
Reading's goal drought ended in unexpected style as the Royals thrashed Bolton Wanderers 7-1 at the Madejski Stadium this weekend. This was the first time since November…
Read more →Royals Back In League Action
Reading return to league action this weekend as they travel to Watford in the Championship. Reading were busy getting knocked out of the FA Cup away at Brighton last…
Read more →Adkins Denies West Brom Move
Reading manager Nigel Adkins has denied he is set to move to Premier League strugglers West Bromwich Albion. Adkins is currently one of the favourites to get the job…
Read more →Run Ends As Royals Salvage Late Point
Reading ended a run of three straight league defeats with a late injury time goal at home against Nottingham Forest. Drenthe, a substitute on the hour mark, supplied the…
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