Squad for 2025-2026

[Royals and Racers]

Looks as if Richard Beale ex West Brom coach is the new assistant manager for the Royals

[morganb]

Reading FC app says his date of birth is 16 Dec 2004. So currently 20

Couldn't see it on the Reading website though.

Fair enough I’d be more inclined to believe our app than the internet. It’s odd though as transfer market, ESPN, and the official premier league site all have him as 23 with the same DOB.

That’s the internet for you. It’s not like anyone checks birth certificates, a typo on one site just spreads as others copy and paste. It would be odd if they had the same age and different DOB.

This is happening again, this time will Lewis Wing.

Lots of sites say birthday is 23 June but Reading site says 23 May. People a bit miffed over it on Twitter as the Club hasn't wished him happy birthday but his wife hasn't wished him happy birthday either so perhaps it was in May?

[Sutekh]

Looks as if Richard Beale ex West Brom coach is the new assistant manager for the Royals

Wiki Bio for Richard Beale

[Brogue]

Fair enough I’d be more inclined to believe our app than the internet. It’s odd though as transfer market, ESPN, and the official premier league site all have him as 23 with the same DOB.

That’s the internet for you. It’s not like anyone checks birth certificates, a typo on one site just spreads as others copy and paste. It would be odd if they had the same age and different DOB.

This is happening again, this time will Lewis Wing.

Lots of sites say birthday is 23 June but Reading site says 23 May. People a bit miffed over it on Twitter as the Club hasn't wished him happy birthday but his wife hasn't wished him happy birthday either so perhaps it was in May?

Not sure what the obsession is with birthdays. My employer has never wished me a happy birthday. He’s a grown lad I’m sure he’ll get over it

[morganb]

Looks as if Richard Beale ex West Brom coach is the new assistant manager for the Royals

Wiki Bio for Richard Beale

Gibbs went to West Brom and we get Beale in return

Perhaps Beale expected to get the job Gibbs got so then wanted out

Assuming Noel knows him slightly from Academy football

[Hound]

That’s the internet for you. It’s not like anyone checks birth certificates, a typo on one site just spreads as others copy and paste. It would be odd if they had the same age and different DOB.

This is happening again, this time will Lewis Wing.

Lots of sites say birthday is 23 June but Reading site says 23 May. People a bit miffed over it on Twitter as the Club hasn't wished him happy birthday but his wife hasn't wished him happy birthday either so perhaps it was in May?

Not sure what the obsession is with birthdays. My employer has never wished me a happy birthday. He’s a grown lad I’m sure he’ll get over it

Fully agree it’s ridiculous.

Wasn’t it what basically kicked off jahmari clarke getting peed off and basically never playing again though? Or at least rumoured to be

[WestYorksRoyal]

This is happening again, this time will Lewis Wing.

Lots of sites say birthday is 23 June but Reading site says 23 May. People a bit miffed over it on Twitter as the Club hasn't wished him happy birthday but his wife hasn't wished him happy birthday either so perhaps it was in May?

Not sure what the obsession is with birthdays. My employer has never wished me a happy birthday. He’s a grown lad I’m sure he’ll get over it

Fully agree it’s ridiculous.

Wasn’t it what basically kicked off jahmari clarke getting peed off and basically never playing again though? Or at least rumoured to be

Who can forget Yaya Toure at City. Provided great entertainment. I think Yeovil Town made a "Happy birthday Yaya" cake to try and entice him.

[traff]

Not sure what the obsession is with birthdays. My employer has never wished me a happy birthday. He’s a grown lad I’m sure he’ll get over it

Fully agree it’s ridiculous.

Wasn’t it what basically kicked off jahmari clarke getting peed off and basically never playing again though? Or at least rumoured to be

Who can forget Yaya Toure at City. Provided great entertainment. I think Yeovil Town made a "Happy birthday Yaya" cake to try and entice him.

Is that why Clarke joined them?

[Stranded]

So we seem to do announcements about 5pm, so are we assuming today will be confirmation of Beale as AM and not much else?

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sounds like Mbengue is off to QPR

[Orion1871]

Sounds like Mbengue is off to QPR

We can buy him back in a year when we're swapping leagues with them.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sounds like Mbengue is off to QPR

We can buy him back in a year when we're swapping leagues with them.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Sounds like Mbengue is off to QPR

Mid/lower championship probably his max level in fairness. He isn't Bindon's level.

[morganb]

Sounds like Mbengue is off to QPR

Mid/lower championship probably his max level in fairness. He isn't Bindon's level.

According to the QPR article Watford, Preston and Charlton are among other Championship clubs to have also shown an interest in Mbengue

[morganb]

Stickers!

We are delighted to confirm that young defender Michael Stickland has signed a new one year deal with the club


https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2025/j ... -new-deal/

[Hound]

Struggling to get too excited on that one but all good

[Stranded]

Struggling to get too excited on that one but all good

He's good back-up/cup player with a decent celing to improve - so not exciting but still good news.

[Snowflake Royal]

Struggling to get too excited on that one but all good

He's good back-up/cup player with a decent celing to improve - so not exciting but still good news.

And it's a sensible duration.

I'm not convinced he'll make it, but he could. So a year to make an impact in cameos seems sensible.

[Sutekh]

Stickers!

We are delighted to confirm that young defender Michael Stickland has signed a new one year deal with the club


https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2025/j ... -new-deal/

“He's a tough defender and he wants to defender”

[Brogue]

A few Youngsters have signed new deals including Senga and abrefa who have been offered new contracts after initially being told they were surplus to requirements.

https://readingfc.co.uk//news/2024/july ... contracts/