Pre Season games 2025/6

[RG30]

Gillingham (A) Saturday 12th July 3pm KO confirmed.

[Rea Ding]

We're playing Thatcham and Basingstoke on the same day! Poor scheduling as Reading fans will go to both in decent numbers

Neither have big grounds, a few hundred Reading fans at each won’t really be an issue. We played at Thatcham a couple of years ago and there weren’t very many Reading fans there.

True, think there will be a fair few at Basingstoke game!
I'm more local to Thatcham so was probably thinking of them more as they may miss out on a few tickets

[PieEater]

Gillingham (A) Saturday 12th July 3pm KO confirmed.

The worst ground in the League, but will probably still go.

[tmesis]

Gillingham (A) Saturday 12th July 3pm KO confirmed.

The worst ground in the League, but will probably still go.

Three sides don't look too bad, but the away end looks terrible. I've not been there since we played a league cup tie there about 30 years ago, before it got rebuilt.

[Sutekh]

Gillingham ages ago



Now

[JedMaxwell]

My fondest memory of Gillingham is chanting 'Pogo, if you're 1-0 up!' and the stewards looking a bit worried that the temporary stand might collapse.

[Cookie]

Which clubs?

[parky]

Portsmouth at home now confirmed for the 26th July.

[morganb]

Basingstoke, Thatcham and Portsmouth all on 26th July!?

[Stranded]

Basingstoke, Thatcham and Portsmouth all on 26th July!?

I would guess...

1st team v Pompey
U23s v Basingstoke
u18s v Thatcham

Given the date this is the "big" home friendly for the summer as it is the weekend before the season starts.

[traff]

Remember visiting in 1988 think we won by the solitary goal(possibly a Steve Moran penalty but bit fuzzy on that)
Also ,remember stopping at a pub in Gravesend and the irony of the name did not get missed.

[LUX]

What about the Irish dates?

Might be around for some of those

[sputnik]

Wexford, Waterford, Cork City, Galway Utd and Sligo Rovers would be a cracking tour tbf

[Sutekh]

Reading first XI preseason lineup currently looks like:

12 July - Gillingham (a)
26 July - Portsmouth (h)

Believe all the non league friendlies are likely to be youth/academy/trial games.

Presume any trip to Ireland would therefore most likely be between 12th and 26th July.

[blythspartan]

Heard a rumour of Spurs at home, which would drum up some excitement.

[Elm Park Kid]

Heard a rumour of Spurs at home, which would drum up some excitement.

19th July.

[Stranded]

Heard a rumour of Spurs at home, which would drum up some excitement.

19th July.

That would be an early friendly for Spurs with the season not starting until 15th Aug or so - would be a good game but they will likely bring a mix of youth and first team.

[Whore Jackie]

Club now confirmed the Academy pre-season games:

U18 v Beaconsfield Town away Sat 19th July
U21 v Basingstoke Town away Sat 26th July
U18 v Thatcham Town away Sat 26th July
U18 v Bracknell Town away Wed 30th July

[Sutekh]

Heard a rumour of Spurs at home, which would drum up some excitement.

19th July.

No confirmation from the club on this yet.

[morganb]

U21 v Basingstoke Town away Sat 26th July now an 11am kick off