Injury watch 2025/26

[rabidbee]

On the Grass really has just become a completely meaningless phrase now hasn’t it? Be nice if journos didn’t just accept that as an answer

Contact makes a bit more sense - guessing it’s still a couple of weeks min for Paudie

I assume 'on the grass' means out of the gym and actually kicking a ball around, but not yet getting involved in anything too physical.

[RoyalBlue]

On the Grass really has just become a completely meaningless phrase now hasn’t it? Be nice if journos didn’t just accept that as an answer

Contact makes a bit more sense - guessing it’s still a couple of weeks min for Paudie

I assume 'on the grass' means out of the gym and actually kicking a ball around, but not yet getting involved in anything too physical.

Or it could just mean that he is running on grass to start to build up fitness. That's why Hound is spot on. A simple question: 'What does being on grass involve in terms of fitness and training regime?' or something similar.

The trouble is that we seem to have lost most of the external journalist input/questions with the club having persuaded James Earnshaw to move over to the dark side!

[Snowflake Royal]

On the Grass really has just become a completely meaningless phrase now hasn’t it? Be nice if journos didn’t just accept that as an answer

Contact makes a bit more sense - guessing it’s still a couple of weeks min for Paudie

I assume 'on the grass' means out of the gym and actually kicking a ball around, but not yet getting involved in anything too physical.

Or it could just mean that he is running on grass to start to build up fitness. That's why Hound is spot on. A simple question: 'What does being on grass involve in terms of fitness and training regime?' or something similar.

The trouble is that we seem to have lost most of the external journalist input/questions with the club having persuaded James Earnshaw to move over to the dark side!

It was better when we'd be told

In the gym
In light training
In full contact training

[stealthpapes]

On the Grass really has just become a completely meaningless phrase now hasn’t it? Be nice if journos didn’t just accept that as an answer

Contact makes a bit more sense - guessing it’s still a couple of weeks min for Paudie

I assume 'on the grass' means out of the gym and actually kicking a ball around, but not yet getting involved in anything too physical.

I honestly thought it was more widespread a term and that it basically dated back to Paul McGrath.

[Royal Ginger]

Don’t know if it’s true but overheard someone at the Mansfield game talk about how they had seen O’Connor the week before outside a ground and he had told them that in coming back from his initial calf injury he had tweaked the other one.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Don’t know if it’s true but overheard someone at the Mansfield game talk about how they had seen O’Connor the week before outside a ground and he had told them that in coming back from his initial calf injury he had tweaked the other one.

Yes - someone at Stockport said he'd had a set back and is unlikely to be back until after the Nov international break.

[morganb]

Andy Yiadom played 45 minutes yesterday and looked good - hopefully no side effects/fresh injuries so makes the bench at the weekend

Tuma is away with Malta so hopefully he can stay fit as he was ok in pre-season

Anyone know what's up with Fraser? Noel mentioned "a couple of knocks" but that was a fortnight ago

[Snowflake Royal]

Don’t know if it’s true but overheard someone at the Mansfield game talk about how they had seen O’Connor the week before outside a ground and he had told them that in coming back from his initial calf injury he had tweaked the other one.

Yes - someone at Stockport said he'd had a set back and is unlikely to be back until after the Nov international break.

I'm sure Hunt said something about a set back a little while ago, alongside Williams recovering quicker than expected.

[From Despair To Where?]

On the Grass really has just become a completely meaningless phrase now hasn’t it? Be nice if journos didn’t just accept that as an answer

Contact makes a bit more sense - guessing it’s still a couple of weeks min for Paudie

I assume 'on the grass' means out of the gym and actually kicking a ball around, but not yet getting involved in anything too physical.

I honestly thought it was more widespread a term and that it basically dated back to Paul McGrath.

With Paul McGrath it was usually "on the piss".

[Hound]

I assume 'on the grass' means out of the gym and actually kicking a ball around, but not yet getting involved in anything too physical.

I honestly thought it was more widespread a term and that it basically dated back to Paul McGrath.

With Paul McGrath it was usually "on the piss".

Ha yes indeed

[Delboy]

What’s happened to Garcia

[Hound]

What’s happened to Garcia

Injured. Out for a few more weeks. Groin I think

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Update from RFC Latest:

O'Connor - possibility of involvement on Sat
Garcia - 2-3 weeks
Williams 1-2 weeks
Camara ????

General question for those local.....have the pre-match press conferences stopped? Does anyone not club related speak to Hunt? Does Dellor still do post match interviews? I'd really like to hear someone challenge Hunt on his post match reading of the game....

Nothing is posted on social media by anyone in the press/radio.

[morganb]

This implies that a goalkeeper (Joel Pereira?) could be (seriously) injured -

Reading Football Club can confirm that goalkeeper Tom Norcott has been recalled from his loan spell at National League side Woking.

[Snowflake Royal]

This implies that a goalkeeper (Joel Pereira?) could be (seriously) injured -

Reading Football Club can confirm that goalkeeper Tom Norcott has been recalled from his loan spell at National League side Woking.

Pereira did seem to be struggling with his back at the end of the last game.

Initially I thought it was the usual mid-half pretend injury, as he went down with what looked like no contact, but was definitely bothering him.

Losing Pereira would be a big blow.

[Royals and Racers]

This implies that a goalkeeper (Joel Pereira?) could be (seriously) injured -

Reading Football Club can confirm that goalkeeper Tom Norcott has been recalled from his loan spell at National League side Woking.

Pereira did seem to be struggling with his back at the end of the last game.

Initially I thought it was the usual mid-half pretend injury, as he went down with what looked like no contact, but was definitely bothering him.

Losing Pereira would be a big blow.

I thought it was his side he kept holding.

[RG30]

He has a hip injury picked up training last week. Felt it again on Saturday (this was all via Hunt's interview with BBC Radio Berks/club comms post game).

[Snowflake Royal]

This implies that a goalkeeper (Joel Pereira?) could be (seriously) injured -

Pereira did seem to be struggling with his back at the end of the last game.

Initially I thought it was the usual mid-half pretend injury, as he went down with what looked like no contact, but was definitely bothering him.

Losing Pereira would be a big blow.

I thought it was his side he kept holding.

Sidey -lower backy area ish. Or, as RG30 said, Hip.

[morganb]

injury update via Noel Hunt:

• Derrick Williams back in contact training, not ready for this weekend.

• Andre Garcia will be a few weeks still.

• Liam Fraser out for 6-8 weeks.

• Mamadi Camara back on the grass, non contact.

[RoyalBlue]

injury update via Noel Hunt:

• Derrick Williams back in contact training, not ready for this weekend.

• Andre Garcia will be a few weeks still.

• Liam Fraser out for 6-8 weeks.

• Mamadi Camara back on the grass, non contact.

These long-term injuries are getting ridiculous. What's changed between last season and this? If anything you'd expect us to suffer less this season as we have more strength in depth in the squad, enabling more rotation and placing lower demands physically on the players.

If I was JJ/RC I would be talking a lot with the sports scientists/physios and wanting to know what they think has changed.