News 2021/2022
52 articles · 1 Jun 2021 – 31 May 2022Swift Joins West Brom
John Swift will join Championship club West Bromwich Albion after his contract expires at Reading this summer. The Royals have been unable to offer Swift a new contract…
Read more →Swift, Morrison And Hoilett All To Leave
The club have revealed more details of on-going contract negotations, with the majority of the first team squad out of contract this summer. With the club in huge…
Read more →Just How Good Was Adam Le Fondre
When Adam Le Fondre was snapped up for just £350k for League Two’s Rotherham United (and off the back of 58 goals in just over 100 games), nothing much was expected of…
Read more →Season Tickets Prices Frozen Again
After a disappointing 2021/2022 season, Reading Football Club have frozen season ticket prices for next season's Championship football. Season ticket price increases are…
Read more →Ince Permanent Manager As Bowen Returns
Paul Ince has been appointed permanent Reading manager despite winning just 4 of his 14 games in charge after arriving at the club to replace Veljko Paunovic. Ince has…
Read more →Final Home Game Ends In Dull Defeat
Reading signed off in their final home game of the season with a disappointing defeat to mid table West Bromwich Albion. With neither side having any significant…
Read more →Reading Take Big Step Towards Survival
Reading took another huge step towards consolidating their status as a Championship side next season with victory over a Stoke side which looked distinctly jaded for…
Read more →Reading Fight For Vital Point At Bournemouth
A superb strike by Tom Ince in the eighty-third minute salvaged crucial point for the Royals against high flying Bournemouth. More significantly, the performance which…
Read more →A More Winnable April For Reading Fans
It's been another tough old season for Reading fans and the more lofty success of almost hitting the Play-Offs in 2020/21 are definitely in the rear view mirror as…
Read more →Lucas Joao Voted Championship Player Of Month
Lucas Joao has been named as the Championship Player of the month for February, after scoring five goals in the month as Reading won twice out of six games. Although his…
Read more →Goalkeeper Nyland Signs Until End Of Season
Reading have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland who arrives to replace Arsenal loan keeper Karl Hein who has returned to his club after injury. Nyland…
Read more →Ince Avoids Press After Home Defeat
Reading's status as a Championship club is beginning to look distinctly precarious. Another goal conceded from a set piece (apparently the twentieth this season)…
Read more →Royals Hold Out For Another Win
On Saturday Paul Ince joked that Reading had 'played like Barcelona' in the first half at Deepdale. Last night, after a first half performance which was more akin to…
Read more →Pauno Goes Out With A Win - Ince Takes Charge
Reading FC have confirmed the departure of manager Veljko Paunovic, shortly after he guided his team to a vital 3-2 away victory at Preston this afternoon. Pauno signs…
Read more →Peterborough Away - A Defeat Means Relegation
If there was ever a "six pointer" it's tonight's Championship visit to Peterborough United. Reading must avoid a ninth consecutive defeat in all competitions to keep…
Read more →Free Agent Brandon Barker Signs
Reading have completed the signing of Brandon Barker until the end of the season. Barker was without a club after leaving Rangers by mutual consent last month. He is a…
Read more →Big Crowd, Decent Entertainment But More Disappointment
A crowd of over 20,000 fans turned up at the Select Car Leasing Stadium for the first time since under that name, to celebrate the 150 years of football at Reading FC.…
Read more →150 Year Celebration Game Unlikely To Be A Party
It's all been kicking off ahead of the visit of Coventry City this Saturday afternoon. The game is the rearranged 150th birthday celebration game, however it doesn't…
Read more →How are Reading’s squad looking after the January transfer window?
There are two transfer windows in the English football leagues which give clubs the opportunity to add players to their squad and release others. It's always an exciting…
Read more →Ince In, Moore And Puscas Out
Reading secured the loan signing of forward player Tom Ince from Stoke City on transfer deadline day, who joins the Royals until the end of the season. Meanwhile out of…
Read more →Improvement But Four Conceeded And Zero Points
After a highly entertaining first half in which Reading shared six goals with a team pushing for promotion, Reading fell behind for the third time to a tremendous strike…
Read more →Downward Spiral Continues After Latest Defeat
The mood inside the Select Car Leasing Stadium yesterday evening at the final whistle was almost as worrying as the performance of the latest 'patched up' team charged…
Read more →Rafael Out, Moore Finished As Chaos Continues
The chaos continues at Reading after yet another disappointing weekend. Yet again, Reading dropped all three points despite leading 1-0 at Middlesbrough with just six…
Read more →Fulham Humiliate Reading
Reading's season continues to unravel at an alarming rate with a humiliating defeat at the hands of high flying Fulham. Given Reading's remarkable growing list of…
Read more →FA Cup Embarrassment
Reading sunk to new low after Kidderminster pulled off a deserved victory to dump the Royals out of the FA Cup in the third round. Reading were second best to a side a…
Read more →Three In A Row As Fulham Game Off
Reading's home game against Fulham scheduled for Wednesday 29 December has been postponed due to on-going Covid cases at Reading FC. The game is Reading's third straight…
Read more →Boxing Day Fixture Off Due To Covid
Reading's away trip to Peterborough scheduled for Boxing Day has been postponed due to continued problems with Covid cases in Reading's first team and Under 23 squad.…
Read more →What has gone wrong for Reading FC this season?
After narrowly missing out on the playoffs last season, Reading fans hoped that with the right moves, they could make a real push towards the top six heading in 2022.…
Read more →Luton Game Off Due To Covid
Reading's home game against Luton Town, that was scheduled to be played this Saturday afternoon, has been postponed due to Covid cases in the Reading first team and…
Read more →Royals Get National League North Kidderminster
Reading have been drawn away at National League North side Kidderminster Harriers in the third round of the FA Cup. The game at Aggborough Stadium will be played the…
Read more →Reading Denied Home Victory
A Tom Holmes spectacular overhead kick in first half stoppage time produced a goal worthy of winning any game. It was his first goal at the level for the club, but an…
Read more →Dull Defeat
It is hard to know where to begin to analyse this extremely poor performance from a Reading team which has often passed the ball well, shown resilience and character…
Read more →Reading Earn Home Point
Reading fans had barely had time to settle into their seats before they saw their team 'switch off' defensively and allow Forest's Zinckernagel weave his way…
Read more →Six Point Deduction Confirmed
It has been confirmed that Reading have a six point deduction for "exceeding the EFL's Profit and Sustainability limits", which will be immediately applied to the…
Read more →Andy Carroll Signs Short Term Contract
Reading have confirmed a temporary contract has been agreed with Andy Carroll to bring him to the club until mid-January. The Royals had been linked with the…
Read more →Former Royal Kébé Now Playing in Pro Poker
Longtime Reading supporters remember Jimmy Kébé as a sure-footed right winger who graced 175 appearances for Reading between 2008 and 2013. The French-born, Mali…
Read more →Predictable Defeat Against Bournemouth
Reading's threadbare squad predictably succumbed to unbeaten league leaders Bournemouth this evening, conceding just before half time from a set piece, and again early…
Read more →Poor Performance As Reading Throw Away Lead
Reading squandered a chance to break into the top six with a most spectacular capitulation against a Blackpool side who played with a level of intensity Reading never…
Read more →Fifth Win In Six As Royals Climb Table
A brilliant solo goal from John Swift after seventy-seven minutes secured another win for a below par Reading in a match which looked to be drifting towards a goalless…
Read more →Royals midfield ace John Swift attracting top-flight attention
EFL Championship top scorer John Swift is rumoured to have caught the eye of multiple Premier League teams since the start of the 2021/22 campaign. With seven goals in…
Read more →Another Win Despite Injuries And Off-Pitch Worries
Without a single recognised centre back available, and a makeshift pairing of Laurent and Yiadom at the heart of the defence, Reading kept their first clean sheet of the…
Read more →Reading Get Second Win Of Season
An exquisite free kick by John Swift after sixty-four minutes brought this dour struggle to life and sparked a furry of late goals to secure Reading's much needed second…
Read more →Transfer Window Closes
Reading failed to sign a striker as the summer transfer deadline passed. Free agent Andy Carroll remained a solid rumour throughout transfer deadline day but he failed…
Read more →Reading Thrashed At Huddersfield
Reading's poor start to the season continued as Huddersfield enjoyed a straight forward victory. The Royals are quickly getting used to conceeding goals this season, but…
Read more →The Royals Looking to Make Loan Move
Reading are facing a crucial few weeks, with the transfer deadline approaching. The club are in need of new players to help them get over the hump after a struggling…
Read more →Reading Lose To Stoppage Time Goal
Reading came agonisingly close to earning much needed a point away from home against a City side enjoying their best start to the season in fourteen years. They were…
Read more →Two More Scored But Royals Defeated
Reading again found themselves on the wrong end of a 2-3 defeat after a disasterous opening 15 minutes set up Bristol City for victory. With Joao joining the long term…
Read more →Reading Sign A Player!
Midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru has signed for Reading on a years loan from Premier League Watford. Tom is Reading's first signing of the summer and joins the Royals in time…
Read more →Academy Side Exit League Cup
Reading went out of the League Cup in the first round after Paunovic opted to protect his slim first team squad by playing an academy side. The inclusion of George…
Read more →New Season Kicks-Off With Defeat At Stoke
Reading kicked off the new season with a trip to Stoke City with a much depleted squad, and were perhaps unfortunate to come away with no points. The summer has seen…
Read more →Michael Olise: Replacing the irreplaceable?
The past couple of days have been tough for a fan of Reading FC with a transfer embargo implemented and seeing prized asset Michael Olise leave for a reported measly £8…
Read more →Olise Leaves For Eight Million
Michael Olise has joined Crystal Palace for an eight million pound transfer fee. It sounds like a lot of money but certainly isn't enough for a player of his potential,…
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