THE TILEHURST END: Paunovic’s ‘payback’ month gets off to perfect start
“We’ve got a few games this month which are reverse fixtures, and the manager has called it ‘revenge month’”. I really loved this quote from...
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THE TILEHURST END: A swift FA Cup exit but plenty of positives
A lot has been said about teams ‘disrespecting’ the FA Cup in recent years. This has been an issue which has divided opinion in recent...
THE TILEHURST END: Looking back at the last 12 months at Reading FC
In the first column of 2021, it seems only right to look back on the highs and lows of the last 12 months. The year...
THE TILEHURST END: Are Reading in a better place than last year?
As 2020 approaches its sorry conclusion, I find myself wondering whether Reading are in a better place now than they were 12 months ago. You...
THE TILEHURST END: Reading face worrying issues with squad depth
Reading’s substitutes bench against Queens Park Rangers last Saturday had a rather youthful feel to it. All nine players were aged 23 or under, with...
THE TILEHURST END: Michael Olise shows why he is the Championship’s brightest young prospect
Throughout most games without fail, I’m left with the same thought. How on earth is Michael Olise only 18 years old? The talent that the...
THE TILEHURST END: Return to Madejski Stadium edges ever closer for fans
I remember the last time I was in the stands at the Madejski Stadium. It was March 3 – Reading’s FA Cup fifth round tie...
THE TILEHURST END: Paunovic faces his toughest test yet
On Tuesday, October 27, Reading fans were in dreamland. We had just won 4-2 away at Ewood Park against a very capable Blackburn Rovers side...
THE TILEHURST END: What can Reading do to stop the rot?
I have never been more thankful for the international break. Reading’s form has dropped off a cliff in the last three games and only thanks...
THE TILEHURST END: Team spirit the key for Paunovic’s Royals
The defining image from Reading’s 1-0 win over Watford was not anything that happened during the game, but rather the post-match scenes as the Royals...