Pre-season friendlies 2026-27

[Sutekh]

Away kit out and available on Friday.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Dorsett looks like he's dying.

There goes his ankle. 6-8 weeks.

[Hound]

Charlton fans will be chuffed with how they’ve played won’t they?

Another good goal from Wing

[Sutekh]

Wing makes it so easy again. 0-3

[Sutekh]

27 secs injury time played

FT 0-3

Hicks = MotM.

[Fox Talbot]

Well played. Encouraging given the team we had out. Great goals.

[Hound]

Hicks was certainly tidy. I like all the u21s who have played preseason, really hope we don’t just ignore them and buy in journeymen. Obvs so loans will be good but think Osho and Hicks could be 1st team squad

Looked very decent today. Lots of energy, pace and mobility up front, press well and solid enough at the back. The pressing up front and winning the ball high makes a massive difference, two things we were genuinely awful at last year. It’s not the likes of Ritchie, Marriott or Lanes game and MoM was headless. The pace we have at the back now makes it more viable

[Royal Monkey]

What position does Hicks play ?
Who was the Evans that played as I thought Reece Evan’s had gone to Bedford ?

[Sutekh]

Worryingly comfortable

Conceded v Farnborough and another one v Getafe but otherwise have done very well in preseason games for the first time in a while. Let’s hope things can carry on into the season.

Just down the road next week at Bromley for first game that matters of the new season and they’re certainly going to be right up for it after promotion last term.

[Sutekh]

What position does Hicks play ?
Who was the Evans that played as I thought Reece Evan’s had gone to Bedford ?

It was Reece, no idea why he’s not playing in Bedford’s pre season but presume the clubs have agreed that he can stay with Reading until next week (presume it’s just that it’s better for him to get professional training in Reading rather than the part time set up of non league).

[WestYorksRoyal]

We look good. Makes the end of the transfer window more important. I expect us to start well, but the squad as it is will run out of gas as the season goes on. 2 or 3 more quality additions and perhaps we can last the distance.

[rabidbee]

What position does Hicks play ?
Who was the Evans that played as I thought Reece Evan’s had gone to Bedford ?

It was Reece, no idea why he’s not playing in Bedford’s pre season but presume the clubs have agreed that he can stay with Reading until next week (presume it’s just that it’s better for him to get professional training in Reading rather than the part time set up of non league).

Think they said commentary he’d been allowed to stay and play today because of the illness in the squad.

[Royal Monkey]

What position does Hicks play ?
Who was the Evans that played as I thought Reece Evan’s had gone to Bedford ?

It was Reece, no idea why he’s not playing in Bedford’s pre season but presume the clubs have agreed that he can stay with Reading until next week (presume it’s just that it’s better for him to get professional training in Reading rather than the part time set up of non league).

Oh ok thanks for that.
Maybe we’ll cancel the loan and hold on to him with Marriott and Patton injured ?
What position is Hicks ? He’s one of the youngsters I don’t think I’ve heard of

[Sutekh]

What position does Hicks play ?
Who was the Evans that played as I thought Reece Evan’s had gone to Bedford ?

It was Reece, no idea why he’s not playing in Bedford’s pre season but presume the clubs have agreed that he can stay with Reading until next week (presume it’s just that it’s better for him to get professional training in Reading rather than the part time set up of non league).

Oh ok thanks for that.
Maybe we’ll cancel the loan and hold on to him with Marriott and Patton injured ?
What position is Hicks ? He’s one of the youngsters I don’t think I’ve heard of

Hicks is an attacking midfielder I believe but can play a more anchored central midfield role.

[Royal Monkey]

It was Reece, no idea why he’s not playing in Bedford’s pre season but presume the clubs have agreed that he can stay with Reading until next week (presume it’s just that it’s better for him to get professional training in Reading rather than the part time set up of non league).

Oh ok thanks for that.
Maybe we’ll cancel the loan and hold on to him with Marriott and Patton injured ?
What position is Hicks ? He’s one of the youngsters I don’t think I’ve heard of

Hicks is an attacking midfielder I believe but can play a more anchored central midfield role.

Oh nice thanks for all info.
Would be great to see some of these young players come thru and given a chance this season

[WestYorksRoyal]

Oh ok thanks for that.
Maybe we’ll cancel the loan and hold on to him with Marriott and Patton injured ?
What position is Hicks ? He’s one of the youngsters I don’t think I’ve heard of

Hicks is an attacking midfielder I believe but can play a more anchored central midfield role.

Oh nice thanks for all info.
Would be great to see some of these young players come thru and given a chance this season

In Hicks' position, we have Stokes as first choice and Brown who has played a lot of his career as a support striker.

Do we need another option, or is it just blocking the pathway? It depends - if a genuinely good L1 option is available to compete with Stokes then perhaps we should do it. But we should not be going after cheap loans or frees as an "extra body".

[Hound]

Assuming everyone is fit and we don’t sign someone new very quickly I think I’d be looking at

JP
Dokes PoC Ward Roberts
Wing Rino
Lisbie Stokes Osho
Brown

For Luton

Bench something like

Stevens, Dorsett, Fraser, Savage, Marriott, Lane, Kyeweera

For Luton. That’s still leaving out Abrefa, Ahmed, Hicks, Beacroft who have all had good preseasons/experienced players in Abrefa

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Assuming everyone is fit and we don’t sign someone new very quickly I think I’d be looking at

JP
Dokes PoC Ward Roberts
Wing Rino
Lisbie Stokes Osho
Brown

For Luton

Bench something like

Stevens, Dorsett, Fraser, Savage, Marriott, Lane, Kyeweera

For Luton. That’s still leaving out Abrefa, Ahmed, Hicks, Beacroft who have all had good preseasons/experienced players in Abrefa

And R Williams....maybe he's out favour same as Savage.

[Hound]

Yes

Prob forgetting someone else as well

[tidus_mi2]

Too much positivity going around after a solid pre-season but defending the wings was a major weakness last season so it's not surprising we look so much more solid when we have proper full backs.