Was just thinking, wouldn't the best option be to switch the game to a neutral venue( Maidenhead, Marlow etc.) Wycombe won't make any revenue of it now so if it were at a non league ground they could split the gate money with the host plus the host getting bar, food money etc. It would work for ever...

Want to see:
-Reading score a goal.

Don't want to see:
-Reading concede a goal.

If he was contracted to Manchester United then nobody would bat an eyelid at him going to Watford. The best 19 and 20 year olds are capable of playing in the Championship. Watford can't rely on international loans any more. IMO this would be ideal for us. If he was one of the kids who are capable o...

I actually think Nick Blackman is a decent player and actually improved a lot even in his half season with Reading so far so am optimistic about what he can do this year. Anyway, that's not the point... This ban seems silly to me. Whilst the player is somewhat punished, Reading FC are punished more ...

Could we not just sign him to parade him at half time?
Every game we'll bring out a different small animal to anger him.
Y'know something to get kids in!

"Reading are aiming to bring through 50 per cent of their first team from their Academy in the future"

That sounds exciting! But I guess that's what having a category one academy is about.

He's been transfer-listed by Wolves but imagine that is mainly due to trimming the wage bill rather than him not being good enough.
Was always a fan of him when he was playing in the premier league although I didn't see what he was like last season.
Still only 26.
What do you reckon?

What's the point in taking a player on trial when you have no manager to make a judgement?

When he first signed I was sceptical but was soon proved wrong. In many of our most dire games towards then end of Brian's era he was the only player who seemed fit to wear the hoops and I was often angered at him being substituted. Unfortunately, since Nigel has taken over, his chances seem to have...

Given that Drenthe MIGHT have disciplinary issues I think we will need 5, not 4 wingers, just in car Even though he might be a cock, his disciplinary record on the field (particularly in recent years) has actually been quite average. However, I do see Nigel wanting to use Jobi in a predominantly ce...

I keep seeing Kelly placed at right-back but Adkins favours attacking wing-backs, hence Gunter getting a lot of game time at the end of the season. Kelly will be cover IMO. Fulham's biggest criticism of Kelly was he never got forward enough, and that wont suit Adkins style. Gunter got game time as ...

Obviously more signings would be great but I don't know how much we really need anyone else. Goalkeepers: McCarthy, Federici, S.Taylor (out of contract but supposedly still in talks). Full Backs: Bridge, Kelly, Gunter, Cummings Centre Backs: Pearce, Marriapa, Morrison, Gorkss (If we can keep him the...

We could do a lot worse. He might not be the best of character but if we're signing Drenthe & keeping Guthrie then clearly that isn't the biggest of concerns right now. He would score a decent amount of goals. Trouble is, we'd probably want him as third choice striker to come off the bench but h...

What happened to midweek games being local? Thought the Football League were making sure that happened now like a couple of seasons ago. Can't complain about Leeds and Barnsley away being Tuesday nights though when i didn't plan on attending anyway. Dates i had marked as key interest personally hav...

I don't buy this double signing idea. They won't do an actual press conference (they didn't for Bridge, not sure they have for anyone?) they'll just release some photos with a quote from Royston, Nigel, Anton etc. Without a press conference, a double signing wouldn't be particularly special. One of ...

Is it not also possible that they haven't announced anything because it got to nearly five and they knew it would take a couple of hours and couldn't be oxf*rd and wanted to go home? We'll probably hear something before 11am tomorrow when everyone's back at work!

It's kinda a weird one. He's a good player that could do a brilliant job but we're already blessed with ALF and Pog. He probably is better as an out and out goalscorer than Hunt or Roberts but doubt he'd get many starts. It's probably the first time in our history that a signing of this calibre is n...

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readingfc13 Brilliant signing!!!

Looks like he will have the number 10 shirt then.

Does the number 10 potentially indicate a more central role?????

Stephen Hunt wore no.10
These things mean very little anymore

Promoted v Boro on Easter Monday.
Wrap up the title at Doncaster.
Lift the trophy v Burnley.
Perfect.

Just seen that while we're playing Leicester on boxing day, QPR are playing Forest! Surely it would be better for us to play QPR and Leicester to play Forest? It doesn't work as simply as that - the fixture are all so interrelated and with so many constraints that changing that would change lots of...