Fixtures 23/24

[Stranded]

If we have a team who can actually play in them, the League 1 fixtures come out tomorrow however, first draw of the season has already taken place as we know 2 of our 3 opponents in the Papa Johns Trophy. We will in Group G and will play:

Swindon
Exeter
U21 side to be announced.

So we are scheduled to face Oxford and Swindon in competitive games for the first time in god knows how long.

[RG30]

2000/2001 is the answer.

[Royals and Racers]

We are ball 27 in the southern section of the Carabao cup draw tomorrow.

[stealthpapes]

Last game vs Swindon was this Valentines Day special

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtU9jbFcDmQ

[Clyde1998]

Hopefully we're away to Swindon. Can't imagine how few would turn up if we played them at home.

[Royal_jimmy]

Probably start off at home to Wigan and our kids get spanked 4-0. At least if that happens there finally might be a proper protest.

[Crowbar6753]

Lets face it, we're a bit of a mess at present and all we need now is to announce "Billy Smart" as our new sponsor however, I'm 55yrs old now and been following Reading since 1979, I've just seen the Pizza Cup draw and we get to play against Swindon again, plus we play Oxford in the league as well as THE "Gas Heads" and Exeter again.

The circus that is Reading Fc hopefully will become a distant memory once the football begins, and i for one am actually looking more forward to this since more than any season i can think of in the past ten years!!

Maybe its just reminiscing about the good ole days at Elm Park, but those days were fun and i loved nothing better than getting up on a Saturday and looking forward to getting to Elm Park and enjoying a great day out, win or lose!!

Real football is about enjoying the game with your mates, having a few beers and a bit of banter with the opposition fans. Non league football since COVID has seen a real boom in attendances and support, and I'm sure its because grass roots football is as pure as it gets!! No agents, no vast sums of money, just football played as it should be.

Enjoy some new stadiums, enjoy the banter with some new fans and maybe we can win a few more games and bring back the feel good factor

[Royal_jimmy]

I predict:

First game: Wigan (H)
Second game: Bolton (A)
Boxing Day: Exeter (A)
Last game: Shrewsbury (A)

[Crowbar6753]

I predict:

First game: Wigan (H)
Second game: Bolton (A)
Boxing Day: Exeter (A)
Last game: Shrewsbury (A)

Holy away games!!! three on the spin is a tad excessive

[Crowbar6753]

I predict:

First game: Wigan (H)
Second game: Bolton (A)
Boxing Day: Exeter (A)
Last game: Shrewsbury (A)

Holy away games!!! three on the spin is a tad excessive

Ok my bad!!! just read it properly

[RG30]

Peterborough (H) is the opening game

[Sutekh]

Peterborough h
Fleetwood a
Derby a
Charlton h
Bolton a
Cheltenham h
Blackpool a










The above games will be somewhere in the fixture list

[YorkshireRoyal99]

That would be a tough start to the season.

[NathStPaul]

[NathStPaul]

The first month of the season really drives home how depressing it all is.

[Zammo]

The first month of the season really drives home how depressing it all is.

Yeah, I was just thinking the same. Just a massive about every single fixture listed.

[Stranded]

Normally you'd look at that and think - cool 3 home games in August, really good chance to start quickly - but without knowing what our team will be, it's just games.

4 of our last 5 away games are Derby, Bolton, Barnsley and Wigan - which is likely to be tough.

Bit annoyed Port Vale away is so early as will have been visiting family in Stoke just a few days earlier and was hoping to be able to coincide a trip with that later in the year.

[paultheroyal]

Carlisle coming here in midweek

[Stranded]

First game v Oxford is 14th October.

[paultheroyal]

We have Wigan 3 times - is that because we both get the chance to get some points back?