News 2023/2024

72 articles · 1 Jun 2023 – 31 May 2024

Club And Howe Fined For Olise Negotiations

Reading have been handed a massive 200,000 pound fine after former Reading player Michael Olise's agent was banned for six months for breaching FA rules concerning his…

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The 4 Reading FC Games That Highlighted the Latest Season

Reading FC is one of the most entertaining teams in EFL League One to watch, thanks to stand-out players like Harvey Knibbs, Sam Smith and Lewis Wing. We enjoyed…

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New Contracts Offered As Players Depart

Reading have confirmed players that will be leaving this summer as contracts expire and loan spells finish. Thankfully the departures are not as dramatic as recent…

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The Early Days Of Reading FC

Reading Football Club, more popularly recognized as Reading FC, stands as a professional football club stationed in Berkshire's town Reading, located in England. Having…

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Reading End Season With Entertaining Win

Reading rounded off their season with a more convincing victory than the scoreline suggests. This defeat ended Blackpool's run of four consecutive wins in a late charge…

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Safety In Sight After Bindon Secures Point

When Tyler Bindon nodded in Lewis Wing's corner seven minutes from time, it ensured justice was served in a match which Reading had outplayed a team heading for the…

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Season Tickets Go On Sale Early

The club have announced prices for season tickets for the 2024/2025 season well ahead of time this year, with the club hopeful of another season in League One under new…

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Selles Hopes That's The End Of Reading's Sales As Deadline Day Looms

Every Royals fan knows what is going on at the club at the moment and the problems we face under current incumbent owner Dai Yongge, particularly with the EFL and their…

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Another Leap Towards Safety

Six minutes after coming off the bench early in the second half, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan earned Reading a vital three points with an outstanding moment of individual skill.…

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End In Sight To Ownership Chaos?

Reading Football Club have released a statement to confirm that they are in "exclusive negotiation" with a "potential purchaser". The news appears to signal a possible…

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Reading Brush Worries Aside With Convincing Win

After a week of turmoil off the field, the Reading players rewarded their loyal, and increasing vocal fans, with an entertaining thumping four goal victory over fellow…

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Huge Blow As Wycombe Set To Buy Bearwood

The club have confirmed that they are planning on selling Reading's Bearwood training ground to League One rivals Wycombe Wanderers. The sale of the training ground…

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Wycombe Get Win At SCL

The consensus on the concourse in the West Upper at half time was that this was the worst Reading performance this season so far, and it was hard to disagree with that…

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Reading Back To Sixteenth With Away Win

Reading climbed back up to sixteenth in the table with a hugely important away win at bottom club Carlisle United. With over 1,000 travelling fans making the long…

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Selles Speaks After Latest Reading Points Deduction

As Reading FC fans will know, a few days ago we were again punished with a two point deduction over Dai Yongge's failure to fund the club appropriately so that we could…

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Victory Over Port Vale Keeps Reading Clear Of Drop

Relentless second half pressure finally delivered the goals Reading required to bounce back from a heavy away defeat at league leaders Portsmouth on Saturday to overcome…

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Amazing Form Continues As Reading Climb Table

Femi Azeez stole the limelight with two stunning second half strikes to continue the Royals steady progress towards the safety of mid table. Apart from a slightly…

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Reading Hang On To Knibbs And Azeez As Monlouis Joins

Reading saw Caylan Vickers and Taylan Harris depart on transfer deadline day, but there was a feeling of relief as Femi Azeez's expected transfer to Plymouth Argyle…

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Vickers Completes Brighton Move

Caylan Vickers has completed his move to Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion. Like others that have left for presumably very little value, Vickers is an Academy…

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Taylan Harris Next To Leave

Luton Town have confirmed the signing of Reading Academy player Taylan Harris. Harris is the latest talented young player to leave the club in the winter transfer window…

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Tom McIntyre Departure Confirmed

Tom McIntyre has followed Nelson Abbey out of the club as Reading continue to cut costs and try and secure immediate funds to pay wages of remaining staff. McIntyre…

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More Bright Signs In Home Draw

It was bound to be difficult to replicate the level of performance achieved against top six Derby on Tuesday night. I suppose hard-fought draw against Orient side, also…

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Impressive Reading Win To Stop Derby Going Top

This was an outstanding performance against a top six side on good form. Reading played with a confidence, expectation and belief that makes complete nonsense of their…

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Tom Holmes Transfers To Luton But Back On Loan

Reading defender Tom Holmes has completed his move to Premier League Luton Town, but has immediately returned to the Royals on loan. The move means Reading get some much…

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Match Abandoned After Fan Protest

Today was a very sad day for Reading Football Club. Thousands of fans arrived at the Select Car Leasing Stadium expecting to see their team continue their battle to…

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Reading Out Of Bottom Four As Good Form Continues

Femi Azeez's superb strike after seventy-seven minutes lifted the Royals out of the bottom four for the first time since September. It was goal worthy of winning a tight…

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Royals Give Fans Happy Start To Christmas

After thirty-four minutes Femi Azeez unleashed a shot from just outside the box that would not have looked out of place in the Premier League. The ferocity of the strike…

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What have been Reading FC's most iconic moments?

It is fair to say that being a Reading supporter at the moment feels like riding a rollercoaster of emotions. This is certainly true when fans consider the controversial…

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Dai Yongge Fined Not Banned

The threat of further points deductions have faded after the EFL turned their attention to Reading owner Dai Yongge rather than the club as a whole. Dai Yongge has been…

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Ovie Ejaria Has Contract Terminated

It has finally been confirmed that the long awaited return of midfielder Ovie Ejaria will no longer happen after his contract with Reading FC was terminated by mutual…

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Flat Second Half But Point In Local Derby

A huge contingent of travelling fans helped to generate an atmosphere under the floodlights reminiscent of happier times for the Royals. It has been over twenty years…

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Another Late Defeat

It was like 'Groundhog Day' at the SCL Stadium again last night. Reading started well, taking the lead when Knibbs nodded home from close range in the fourth minute,…

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Back On Embargo List Again

Reading Football Club are back on the EFL Embargo list, once again, after failing to pay recent tax bills owed to HMRC. The Royals have frequently been listed by the EFL…

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Ballard Out For Season

On-loan Southampton striker Dom Ballard is set to miss the rest of the season after picking up a major knee injury in Reading's 2-1 away win at Wycombe Wanderers on…

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Big Second Win Takes Reading Off Bottom

Femi Azeez opened his account for the season with an emphatic finish perfectly timing his run on to a delightful ball in behind the visitors defence from substitute…

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Run Of League Defeats Ends But Royals Still Bottom

Sam Smith scored a well-deserved first goal of the season with an excellent strike just before half time. Reading, as so often this season, were unable to hold on to…

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Reading To Face Eastleigh In Round Two

Reading have been drawn away to Eastleigh in the second round of the FA Cup. Despite a second half red card, National League Eastleigh thrashed league rivals Boreham…

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FA Cup Victory

Reading made an excellent start to this FA cup tie. A superbly weighted Wing pass sliced open the MK Dons defence in the third minute and Ehibhatiomhan's well-timed run…

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Reading Bottom After Dropping Two Goal Lead

Reading stunned the huge contingent of travelling Pompey fans into silence racing into a two goal lead midway through the first half with excellent strikes from Wing and…

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Royals In Huge Trouble After Home Defeat To Fleetwood

After falling behind to an early goal, Reading came back strongly in the second half to level the score through Ballard after fifty-six minutes. Dominating possession…

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Oxford Game Re-Arranged To 12 December

This weekend's League One fixture at home against Oxford United has been postponed and re-arranged to Tuesday 12 December 2023, with an 8pm kick-off at the Select Car…

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Reading Thrash Swindon In FL Trophy

A Harvey Knibbs hat-trick laid the foundations for a comfortable victory to send The Royals through to the next stage of the EFL Trophy. Reading took control of the game…

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Reading Disappoint In Game They Should Have Won

Once again Reading fans demonstrated loyalty to their team and club, and their anger at owner Dia Yongge and the EFL in no uncertain terms. For the second game in…

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Reading Stage Late Comeback To Defeat Bolton

A stunning long range strike from Charlie Savage, and a sharp near post finish from the lively and energetic Vickers, completed a brilliant comeback by the current…

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Reading Punished Again For Further Owner Failures

It has not been a good few years for loyal Reading fans, and the six point deduction we received in April for Financial Fair Play breaches undoubtedly contributed to our…

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Three More Points Deducted

Reading have been deducted three more points to bring the total to four points removed this season so far. The latest points deduction sees Reading drop into the bottom…

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Reading Deducted One Point By EFL For Failing To Pay Players On Time And In Full

 Reading FC can't catch a break in the English Football League, even if they are actually winning matches. The team was just reprimanded by the League and one point was…

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Button Arrival Confirmed

Reading have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper David Button who arrives on a free transfer having left Championship club West Bromwich Albion. Thirty four year old…

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Surprise Win As Young Royals Thrash Millwall

Reading are through to the second round of the League Cup after a huge 4-0 win awau at Millwall. The win was earnt by a very youthful Reading side that averaged just…

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Tyler Bindon Is Latest To Sign

Reading have confirmed the signing of 18-year old American central defender Tyler Bindon. Bindon was previously at Los Angeles FC as a youth player and then Washington…

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Reading Open League One Season With Defeat

Reading began their League One campaign with a familiar feeling of defeat - but there were plenty of positive signs as Reading were unlucky to lose their opening game of…

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Harlee Dean and Tivonge Rushesha Join Royals

Just as the new League One season is set to kick-off, and after our latest embargo was lifted as Reading settled tax debts, Reading have completed the signings of Harlee…

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EFL Lift Embargo Again

Reading FC have had their transfer embargo lifted once again after settling payments relating to debts owed to HMRC. The club had been removed from the ELF embargo list…

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Club Confirm Hunt For New Investment

Reading FC have today issued a short statement to acknowledge the on-going financial issues at the club and confirm they are looking for new investment to continue to…

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Wing Is Latest Incoming Transfer

Reading have been busy building up their first team squad ahead of the new League One season, and have today added midfielder Lewis Wing to the list of incoming players.…

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First Summer Signing Confirmed As Knibbs Joins

Things are starting to look up at Reading FC after the club confirmed the first signing of the summer transfer window. Forward Harvey Knibbs has today signed a three…

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Clean Slate As Final Charge Lifted By EFL

Reading have had their final charge lifted by the Football League, meaning that all three items listed on the EFL Embargo Reporting Service have now been removed, giving…

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EFL Charges Down From Three To One

Good news appears to be emerging today with the EFL Embargo Reporting Service removing two previous charges and leaving just the single one: "Regulation 17: HMRC…

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Transfer Rumours Following Tom Ince Departure

Tom Ince's move to Championship team Watford has been confirmed after Watford were able to make the most of a relegation clause in Ince's contract to trigger the move.…

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No Wind Up - Selles Appointed Team Manager

Reading have finally confirmed the appointment of former Southampton boss Ruben Selles as new first team manager. As usual Reading fans will put their support behind the…

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No Manager Confirmed As Pre-Season Gets Underway

Reading fans are being made to wait on the possible appointment of former Southampton manager Ruben Selles as the team returns for pre-season training. Selles remains…

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Football League Update Embargo Reporting

The Football League have, this morning, updated their embargo reporting on Reading FC. The change sees "Non-Payment of PAYE Owed to HMRC" removed from Reading's record…

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Non-Payment Of PAYE Added To List

Although it essentially goes hand in hand with Reading's confirmed failure to pay player wages last season, the Football League have added "Non-Payment of PAYE Owed to…

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Millwall In League Cup: Full Fixture List Updated

Reading FC's full fixture list for the new 2023/2024 season in League One was published this morning. Since the initial fixture list came out we have had further…

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Reading Start Season Home Against Peterborough

Reading's fixtures for the new 2023/2024 League One campaign have been released, and the Royals will kick-off the new season at home against Peterborough on Saturday 5…

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Swindon And Exeter In EFL Trophy

One of the perks of relegation to League One is that we get to take part in the EFL Trophy this coming season - and we have been drawn in a group with Exeter City and…

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Puscas And Meite Departures Confirmed

The club have confirmed that Yakou Meite will be leaving the club after failing to agree a new contract to keep him at Reading. It is no surprise with the club having…

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More Silence

Last week was quite a week for Reading Football Club. The club finally broke the silence with an official statement from the CEO, that appeared to match something AI…

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More Bad News: Club And EFL Issue Statements

With discontent growing within the fan base Reading Football Club issued an update from CEO Dayong Pang yesterday. While it was good to finally get something from the…

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Disarray At Reading - No Manager And Few Players

The pre-season period is officially under way with the transfer window open. Reading are left with a very thin squad following the departure of out of contract players,…

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Naby Sarr Moves To Qatar Side

Reading's very small first team squad has just become smaller with the confirmation that central defender Naby Sarr will be joining Al-Markhiya in Qatar for the new…

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Reading Could Fare Well Under Wilder 1.0

Chris Wilder, who recently left Watford after a short stint in charge, is the man tipped to take over as Reading manager ahead of their League One campaign. And the last…

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