Much better after the first 20. Looks like it's just a matter of time.

morganb https://mobile.twitter.com/TalkReading/status/1316805970866171904

Reading wanted ‘more than double’ the £3.5m that Sheffield United offered for John Swift earlier in the summer.

Maths checks out. £35m is more than double £3.5m.

He's been a really expensive disaster so far. Nothing against him personally, he changed employers for a good payrise (like every single one of us would do), hasn't moaned at being exiled, and seemingly still tries in training. What's done is done, hopefully with the new management (which unlike Gom...

Having loads of technically excellent dribblers combined with really good set pieces is a lovely combination.

Aluko looks like a competent professional footballer. 2020's surprises just keep on getting bigger.

The only other thing I’ll add is that both Derby and Barnsley showed nothing up top, no presence at all. Cardiff will be a real test for our defence next week with Kieffer Moore and with Watford the following week; there’s some far tougher games ahead. Yep Moore will be a handful. Offsetting that, ...

I'm not convinced that Meite is very good technically at football. He doesn't have an outstanding touch, shooting can be streaky, and he doesn't link up amazingly with teammates. What he does do very well is showing up when we need him, and he absolutely cares an awful lot about doing well (for this...

A few observations. The first XI is top 6 quality. We've been performing as less than the sum of the parts for a long time. Joao is the single most pivotal player we've had in recent memory. Not since before the glory days have we been so reliant on one player to get our game to work. Worth every pe...

Good work from Aluko, Yaks was onside.

On the Derby forum they seem overly confident that the EFL don't have a leg to stand on, that they signed off the stadium sale and would be open to legal measures if they try and punish Derby. They might be right in the end but if it were us I'd be bricking it right now. All fans of cheating teams ...

I have read two separate articles today and in both they quote Reading fc along with Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday as under scrutiny for being in similar position to derby linked to their selling of ground rights!! Should we be worried? No, we did sell our stadium to our owners, but at £27m (w...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51129422 "There is no maximum to the number of years outside the Premier League. For example, if we achieve promotion in 15 years, those first 15 years are free and then the 10 years starts to count down" Tbf £6400 is quite a bit. That is probably abou...

Good youtube video from a Blackpool point of view. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAFMR3e2VjQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR384thRBBOQBpKevjmJi4s5kTTOieQpAVtxD_0oSSRxQo0TBCeQU5xaS1Y They also did a very good one for their away leg vs us. Really decent production quality and content. I'm glad...

Bowen has made a terrible mistake. Yep. The 4th round could distract from the league campaign There is no league campaign, we aren't a top 6 side. A cup run is our excitement this season. Quality wise we're top 6 in every aspect bar forwards, there's a reason why only 4 sides have conceded fewer go...

Hahahaha that's oxf*rd hilarious.

Sow's a nasty little pcunt.

How the f*ck have we not scored. Between the FK in the first half, the post hit and that we should have at least got one, making lots of opportunities though.

^^^ This 100%. Pundits say you can't get promoted too early. Bollocks. You most definitely can. This is, mostly, a young squad. A few good additions this summer and we would be so much better prepared. There is never a bad time to get £100m + £60m in parachute payments. Exactly. Bank that then work...

I do feel like this season it would be a step too far. We'd need so much work and have only very recently got a y confidence and form together. Our winning mentality would be very fragile. A solid season, strengthen and promotion next year or the one after would be more ideal IMO. We'd have a bette...

Owner doesn't like selling, very much an aim to go up this year so this is very doubtful 8) https://twitter.com/jonathanl50/status/1215275383857274881?s=21 Very nice to hear. This season and next feel very make or break in terms of our future. Go up and we have the backing (and core team) to become...