News 2018
67 articlesMixed Emotions As Middlesbrough Win - Report
It was a day of mixed emotions for Reading fans as they watched their team frustratingly lose a game in which their performance deserved at least a point. A relatively…
Read more →Gomes Confirmed As Manager - Gibbs, Beasant Sacked
Reading confirmed the arrival of Jose Gomes as first team manager this evening. Gomes was widely expected to be announced as Paul Clement's replacement during the week…
Read more →Marshall Set To Take Third Game As Caretaker
Reading are set to remain under the management of caretaker boss Scott Marshall this Saturday as they entertain Middlesbrough at the Madejski Stadium. With Reading still…
Read more →Reading Expected To Announce Jose Gomes
Reading appear set to confirm the appointment of Portuguese Jose Gomes as team manager, following the sacking of Paul Clement two weeks ago. After a number of names…
Read more →Late Rotherham Goal As Points Shared
Reading caretaker boss Scott Marshall remains without a win after his second game in charge ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Rotherham United. After…
Read more →Marshall Takes Team To Rotherham
Scott Marshall will remain in temporary charge of the first team as they travel to Rotherham United this Saturday, in what is a relegation six pointer. The Royals,…
Read more →Parkinson New Favourite For Manager Job
Former Reading midfielder Phil Parkinson is emerging as the favourite to become the next Reading FC manager after the sacking of Paul Clement last week. Parky, a firm…
Read more →Light At The End Of The Tunnel Extinguished
Just when there were encouraging signs of progress on the pitch, with some improved performances in recent weeks, the owners of Reading Football Club stepped in…
Read more →All Change As Reading Face Sheffield United
Caretaker managers Scott Marshall and Nigel Gibbs face a tough challenge this Saturday evening as the Royals face sixth placed Sheffield United at the Madejski Stadium…
Read more →Under 23 Manager Marshall Gets Caretaker Role
Reading Under 23 manager Scott Marshall will take temporary charge of the first team, working alongside Nigel Gibbs, following the departure of Paul Clement who was…
Read more →Paul Clement Gets The Sack
Paul Clement has been sacked as Reading manager in what comes as a shock announcement from the club this morning. Clement's dismissal comes just a day after former Vice…
Read more →Light At The End Of The Tunnel
There has not been much to shout about over the past eighteen months for the Royals after their play-off Final defeat against Huddersfield Town. Near relegation and…
Read more →Royals Get Manchester United In FA Cup - Again
Reading have been drawn away at Premier League side Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. It will be the second time in three seasons that the two sides…
Read more →Late Barrow Goal Earns Point
A last minute equaliser from Mo Barrow gave Reading a well-deserved point against an in form and very strong City side. Having taken the lead just before half time…
Read more →Royals Off To Wigan After Eventful Week
It has been an eventful week at Reading Football Club after Chief executive Ron Gourlay left the club after a disappointing 16 months in charge. Reading's downward…
Read more →Meite Shows Why He Deserved New Contract
There were more than a few eyebrows raised when striker Yakou Meite was awarded a huge new four year contract at the start of October. At the time it was fair to say…
Read more →Draw Takes Reading Out Of Bottom Three
Reading climbed out of the relegation zone with a draw against bottom of the league Ipswich Town. Under recently appointed manager Paul Lambert, Town presented more of a…
Read more →Royals Favourites As Ipswich Visit
Reading's solid home form has ensured that they are the favourites to pick up another precious three points when they host Ipswich on Saturday. The Royals are already…
Read more →Reading Make It Three Home Wins From Four
Reading finally produced the kind of performance their fans have been craving all season. Having twice taken the lead, and on each occasion meekly conceded an equaliser…
Read more →Who could replace Paul Clement?
Reading's manager looks to be nearing the exit door, but who can take the reins at The Royals? The fate of Reading boss Paul Clement looks to be sealed following a ninth…
Read more →Tough Challenge Expected For Reading At West Brom
Reading travel to fourth placed West Bromwich Albion this weekend hoping to put the midweek defeat against QPR behind them. After a poor start to the season there were…
Read more →Royals Make It Five League Defeats From Six At Home
Consistency is the key to success in any sport, and Reading came up short at home again as their stuttering start to the season continues with a fifth defeat in their…
Read more →Fourth Straight Home League Defeat
Following an encouraging away win at the weekend, Reading's poor form at home continued with their fourth successive defeat by the odd goal. City, a physically strong…
Read more →Watford Cruise To League Cup Victory
The gulf in class between the Premier League and the Championship was underlined this evening as Reading were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by a very good second…
Read more →Two Points Thrown Away At Blackburn
Paul Clement said that his Reading team are "up and running" after picking up their first point of the season at the fourth attempt at Blackburn Rovers. However, it was…
Read more →Southampton Winger Sims Arrives On Season Loan
Southampton winger Joshua Sims has joined the Royals on a season long loan. Twenty one year old Sims made his Southampton Premier League debut as a 19 year old in…
Read more →Poor League Start Continues As Bolton Win
The inability of Reading to find the back of the net has been a problem for a long time now and it is one which is stubbornly refusing to go away. After controlling the…
Read more →Clement Ponders Team For Bolton Match
The Royals will be hoping to build on their League Cup victory over Birmingham during the week and follow it up with a first League win as Bolton Wanderers visit the…
Read more →Reading Get Watford At Home In League Cup
Reading will play Watford at home on Tuesday 28 August in the second round of the League Cup. Reading were 2-0 winners over Birmingham City to progress to the second…
Read more →How Technology May Change Things at Reading FC
Micro cameras. With the dust just settling on the thrilling World Cup in Russia, screens and cameras have been somewhat more in the footballing news than usual. VAR…
Read more →Reading Get First Win Of The Season
Reading delivered a much needed confidence boost for the team and fans alike with a 2-0 home victory over a poor Birmingham City in the first round of the League Cup.…
Read more →Plenty Of Changes Expected For League Cup Game
Reading manager Paul Clement looks set to make plenty of changes tonight as Birmingham City visit the Madejski Stadium for a first round League Cup tie. The Royals might…
Read more →Reading Bottom: Another Narrow Defeat
It was business as usual for the Royals this weekend as they enjoyed some good spells of football against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground before leaving with a 0-1…
Read more →Quiet Transfer Deadline Day For Royals
Transfer deadline day passed quietly for the Royals as they hung on to central defender Liam Moore, who had been expected to move away from the club during the summer.…
Read more →Pre-Season Continues With Draw At Besiktas
Sam Smith and new signing Marc McNulty scored late goals as Reading drew 2-2 at Austrian side Besiktas. The Royals were two goals behind with ten minutes to play before…
Read more →New Season Fixtures Released: Derby First Game
Reading will start the new 2018/2019 season with a Friday night fixture at the Madejski Stadium against Frank Lampard's Derby County on 3 August. The game will be the…
Read more →John O'Shea Agrees Move To Reading
Reading have agreed the signing of defender John O'Shea, who will complete his move from Sunderland when his contract expires this summer. O'Shea is Reading third summer…
Read more →David Meyler To Join On A Free
Midfielder David Meyler has become Reading's second confirmed signing of the summer, following full back Andy Yiadom who will sign a four year contract with Reading next…
Read more →End of the Season: Now a Look into Preseason
The summer holidays don't exist for a manager, that can probably be more so said for Paul Clement who wasn't exactly handed over the finest squad from Jaap Stam at the…
Read more →Reading Safe As Disappointing Season Finally Ends
Reading finished their hugely disappointing season with an impressive result at Premier League bound Cardiff City. The 0-0 draw would have been enough to keep Reading up…
Read more →Royals Set To Lose At Cardiff But Stay Up
Reading enter the final day of the Championship tomorrow knowing that there is still an outside chance of relegation, after a hugely disappointing season. The Royals…
Read more →Reading Still Not Safe After Late Collapse
If Reading manage to hang on to their Championship status next week they can count themselves very lucky indeed after today’s inept performance. All the shortcomings of…
Read more →Three Games To Secure Championship Football
Reading hit the road this weekend hoping to take some of their home form with them on their travels. Since Paul Clement took over as Reading boss after the departure of…
Read more →Paul Clement Asks Royals To Step Up For Final Games
Paul Clement described Reading’s 2-2 draw against bottom side Sunderland a missed opportunity and has issued a rallying cry to his players to step up and secure their…
Read more →Clement Keeps His Unbeaten Home Record
With so much at stake for both sides the tense and cautious first half of this match was to be expected. However when Liam Kelly put Reading ahead from the spot after…
Read more →Reading Paying Third Highest in Agents Fees
The Championship table is upside down, at least according to a new report that has revealed the staggering amounts paid to agents in the Championship. While the Royals…
Read more →Reading Get First Saturday Home Win Of Season
Reading finally managed to win at home on a Saturday for the first time this season, and not a moment too soon. Defeat would have put Reading in deep trouble following…
Read more →Chris Gunter's Chinese Fan Club Is Just Fantastic
It's fair to say Chris Gunter is a Welsh football legend. He's the nation's all-time appearance holder and has yet to even hit his 30s. But still, it's somewhat of a…
Read more →Paul Clement Starts With Vital Win
A brilliant solo goal from Sone Aluko, two superb saves from Vito Mannone and a magnificent 'backs to the wall' team defensive effort, gave the Royals a long-awaited…
Read more →Confirmed: Paul Clement Is New Reading Manager
Former Swansea City manager Paul Clement has been revealed as the new Reading manager following the sacking of Jaap Stam earlier this week. In a statement released by…
Read more →Jaap Stam Sacked
Jaap Stam has been sacked as Reading manager after a terrible run of form, which has seen the Royals drop to 20th place in the Championship and just three points away…
Read more →Another Point Towards Safety
Although Reading once again failed to secure the win they so desperately need, the point gained today was achieved with a significantly more positive performance.…
Read more →A Point Closer To Safety
It was abundantly clear this was a game neither side could afford to lose as Reading decided to slug it out against a team far better equipped for the direct physical…
Read more →Another Defeat And More Defensive Incompetence
Reading's defensive performance plummeted to new depths of incompetence this evening and by their manager's own admission were let of lightly in only conceding three…
Read more →Reading Entertain In Home Draw With Derby
Ironically a game in which both sides deprived of two experienced strikers, Martin and Kermorgant for Reading, and Vydra and Nugent for County, produced a flurry of…
Read more →Struggling A Little Bit At Home To Be Honest
Reading host Derby County this weekend, as they continue to look for their first home win on a Saturday of the season. Home fans have had little to get excited about all…
Read more →Could Stam Face The Chop And Who's Next?
Jaap Stam has called for unity from Royals fans following the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, but it feels as though the door is getting ever closer for the Dutchman.…
Read more →Late Forest Goal As Royals Fail To Win Again
There was more disappointment for Reading fans on Tuesday night as the Royals conceded a late goal at Nottingham Forest to leave with just a single point. The Royals…
Read more →Stam On Brink After Another Home Defeat
Any flicker of optimism generated by a convincing away win during the week at Burton, and the signing of two experienced Championship players before the transfer window…
Read more →Martin In And Beerens Out On Deadline Day
Reading completed the incoming loan signing of striker Chris Martin from Derby County, and saw Roy Beerens leave the club, as the January transfer window closed. The…
Read more →Tommy Elphick Arrives On Loan
Reading have completed the loan signing of centre back Tommy Elphick from Championship side Aston Villa. Elphick will stay with the Royals on loan until the end of the…
Read more →Brentford Take All Three Points
Reading came off second best against an impressive Brentford side to slide closer to the wrong end of the table. Brentford had the look of team destined for a play-off…
Read more →A Win At Last: Royals Through To Round Four
Reading eased their way into the Fourth Round of the FA Cup courtesy of a Jon Dadi Bodvarsson hat-trick to end the sequence of eight games without a win. Having a…
Read more →Replay Winners Travel To Carlisle Or Sheffield
The winners of Reading and Stevenage's FA Cup third round replay will travel to either Carlisle or Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round of the competition. Like the…
Read more →Stam Hopes FA Cup Provides Some Respite
Reading take a welcome break from a hugely disappointing Championship campaign so far with a Saturday afternoon trip to Stevenage in the third round of the FA Cup. 45…
Read more →Dismal Defeat Against Bottom Side Birmingham
The loyalty of the Reading fans is being tested to the limit with this latest dismal performance from their team. A second successive home defeat at the hands of teams…
Read more →Fresh Pressure On Reading As Birmingham Visit
It's not been a good Christmas for Reading fans after Jaap Stam's side managed to pick up just a single point from three festive fixtures. Before Christmas got underway…
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