THE TILEHURST END: The striker conundrum – João or Pușcaș?
All the focus was on one man in the build up to Monday’s game against Derby County: Lucas João. The striker’s open goal miss at...
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THE TILEHURST END: Surprise packages meet in potential Championship play-off clash
When the 2020-21 Championship fixture list was released last August, Barnsley against Reading on Easter Friday was not one that would have jumped out to...
THE TILEHURST END: The calm before the storm as Royals play-off push heats up
The international break provides a good opportunity to take stock ahead of the final eight games of the campaign. Eight games that will decide whether...
THE TILEHURST END: Captain Moore steps up to the plate
Club captain Liam Moore seems like a completely different man in this campaign. After a magnificent first season at the club the Royals were just...
THE TILEHURST END: The rapid rise of Omar Richards from Reading to Bayern Munich
After months of speculation, it seems that the Omar Richards transfer saga could finally be coming to an end. Several high-profile outlets have reported that...
THE TILEHURST END: Time for Reading to sink or swim
It would be very easy for me to use the next 500 words to go on a tirade about Reading’s 1-0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers...
THE TILEHURST END: Are substitutions becoming Paunović’s weakness?
There has been a lot to praise Veljko Paunović for this season. He has taken a Reading team who have spent almost all of the...
THE TILEHURST END: Joao’s fitness key to Reading’s promotion chances
After Wednesday night’s match against Brentford, Reading are set to play seven games in 22 days between the Millwall game on Saturday and the clash...
THE TILEHURST END: All quiet on the transfer front
The transfer window shut at 11pm on Monday evening, but Reading fans would have been forgiven for not knowing it had even opened. For the...
THE TILEHURST END: Bournemouth feels like the biggest game of the season
I always wondered who would take over the mantle of Sky Sports’ favourite Championship team when Leeds United got promoted to the Premier League. I...