Reading FC Womens World

[Royals and Racers]

Reading 0 Badshot Lea 1 16 mins
1-1 23 mins Wilson
2-1 42 mins Whitburn
H-T 2-1

[RoyalBlue]

Reading 0 Badshot Lea 1 16 mins
1-1 23 mins Wilson
2-1 42 mins Whitburn
H-T 2-1

Really need to go on and win this convincingly, given how much the squad has been strengthened.

[Royals and Racers]

3-1 57 mins Whitburn
4-1 90 + 3 Hayes

[RoyalBlue]

How many subs are we allowed on the bench at this level? It looks like we named five.

[tidus_mi2]

3-1 57 mins Whitburn
4-1 90 + 3 Hayes

Same result as last season, should that be a concern?

[RoyalBlue]

Reading 0 Badshot Lea 1 16 mins
1-1 23 mins Wilson
2-1 42 mins Whitburn
H-T 2-1

Really need to go on and win this convincingly, given how much the squad has been strengthened.

And they did! 4-1

[RoyalBlue]

3-1 57 mins Whitburn
4-1 90 + 3 Hayes

Same result as last season, should that be a concern?

I wouldn't have thought so. Sometimes it's quite hard, no matter how poor the opposition, to kick on beyond 4. Will be interesting to hear the views of those that were there though.

[Royals and Racers]

3-1 57 mins Whitburn
4-1 90 + 3 Hayes

Same result as last season, should that be a concern?

Not sure one other result of note
Beaconsfield 1 Wycombe 7
We play Beaconsfield away next Sunday.
Other results
Oxford City 3 Sholing 2
AFC Portchester 3 Winchester City 2
Fleet 2 Southampton 4

[The Cube]

How many subs are we allowed on the bench at this level? It looks like we named five.

Allowed 5 substitutes, but unlimited substitutions - "A Player who has been substituted becomes a substitute and may replace a Player at any time".

Goes up to 7 substitutes (but only 5 substitutions) at Tier 3, so no concern any time soon.

[RoyalBlue]

How many subs are we allowed on the bench at this level? It looks like we named five.

Allowed 5 substitutes, but unlimited substitutions - "A Player who has been substituted becomes a substitute and may replace a Player at any time".

Goes up to 7 substitutes (but only 5 substitutions) at Tier 3, so no concern any time soon.

Thanks. I actually think we have a large enough squad and sufficient fully committed players now to cope with 7 substitutes.

I hate the roll on, roll off sub rule. I'm not sure why it exists. IMO at that level the majority of players ought to be fit enough to last 90 minutes if required.

They do the same in US College Football (soccer) but their season is much more compressed with players expected to play two or sometimes three games a week every single week. And even over there they are tightening up on the rules to limit the number of times a player can go off and come back again.

[Mr Angry]

You can see how that could end up being like an American Football special teams; the dead ball specialist only subbed on for free kicks and corners, then subbed back off again ASAP, or a goalkeeper who is only brilliant at dealing with crosses (but crap at shot stopping) coming on whenever the opposition has a corner.

I can see the merits of it at junior level, but not when you get to Senior level, Men or Women's.

[Royals and Racers]

1st 4 league fixtures announced- all 2pm KO’s
Sunday 31st August home to Badshot Lea
Sunday 7th September away to Beaconsfield Town
Sunday 28th September Home to Oxford City
Sunday 12th October away to Woodley Utd

Arbor Park unavailable on 28th September so fixture on that date is now away to Southampton Women