Ken Price passed away at the weekend, just aged 71. Was signed during our relegation season 1982-83 when Kerry Dixon got injured. 100% effort player, kind of like Kevin Bremner a few years later but probably not at his level. I can remember him playing in the lower levels of the Reading Sunday Leag...
Glen Little was a tremendous footballer, possibly my favourite ever Reading player. Not a pace man like Gilkes and Kebe but full of incredible skill. Kebe had a one purple patch where he looked unstoppable. Absolute greyhound when he got going. I can remembering you praising Little back in the day ...
Similarly, if you're going for Uwe Hartenberger, you get bonuses Harts and Hartes (see also Kerry Dixon and Dominic Samuel)
NB Tom Dollery - one single game for us in the 1930s. Better known as a cricket County Championship winning captain of Warwickshire CCC. Have that one on me.
Using the Heritage Numbers list, I've put together a quiz where you have to name every player who's played for Reading: link . I can't imagine anyone will get all 1,507 players (especially as the maximum time I could provide was an hour). Would be interesting to see how well people do with this tho...
Using the Heritage Numbers list, I've put together a quiz where you have to name every player who's played for Reading: link . I can't imagine anyone will get all 1,507 players (especially as the maximum time I could provide was an hour). Would be interesting to see how well people do with this tho...
Strange game. Couldn't believe how poor S'age were in first half. Plusses Enjoyed Wing playing further forward. Kyerewaa's best game of the season (out of those I've been to anyway) Pereira excellent when needed The two centre backs look excellent Williams (R) looked handy when he came on Abrefa fin...
80s saw the following NL sides - this is totally from memory, as went to them all, but not in any order and probably not inclusive… :( Barking Kettering Bognor Regis Town Barry Town Wealdstone Bishops Stortford Hendon’s Maidstone United (just can’t remember if they’d made the FL by then or not thou...
Pat Earles was the scorer in the Bishop Stortford cup defeat in the mud! 2931 in attendance. Reading team: Fearon, Williams, White, Beavon, Hicks, Wood, Bason, Stant, Dixon, Doherty, Donnellan. I remember the game and the squad well but for some reason i cannot remember the guy called Bason? Anyone...
if you want to take the lead on the 1980s, bakerlou, be my guest You made me go and look it up for myself you devious bastard. Anyway, no. 2010s - yeah, nothing - always in at Round 3 and when you get United three times ... long 2000s - i.e. from 1998 2001-02 November (H) vs Welling 1-0 twenty year...
2010s - yeah, nothing - always in at Round 3 and when you get United three times ... long 2000s - i.e. from 1998 2001-02 November (H) vs Welling 1-0 twenty year gap. NGL, don't remember this, and it sounds dreadful. 2000-01 November (H) vs Grays Athletic 4-0 efficiently done 1999-2000 November (H) ...
Actually thought we played pretty well. Gave Northampton very little and we were the better side by a margin Elliott did ok, CBs good, front 3 all contributed and nice to have some physicality up there. Thought Kelvin was good and caused a lot of problems All subs did well bar the hapless Kyeweera ...
Just got home. We bossed that, they came for a 0-0, were well organised and well coached but offered precious little attacking threat so it was all about whether we could get the one goal we needed (or not). We looked much better with Williams in the team, and even better when Yiadom came on. I can ...
https://i.imgflip.com/a8umw2.jpg https://i.imgflip.com/a8umxo.jpg As for the game, better finishing and we win that comfortably. It's down to the players, not the manager. As for the fans at the end wondering why a couple of the players eg Wing were shouting at them and refusing to clap them at the...
For any St James Park newbies, the indoor Centre Spot fanzone is excellent. One end is set up like a beer festival with local ales and ciders direct from the barrel, plus reasonably priced pasties and pies. Recommended. https://i.imgflip.com/a8umn2.jpg We went to the one outside the main stand (to ...