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The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 463: Mr Worldwide
Kyreece Lisbie is here, and the boys are back to talk about it. Ben and Ross discuss how the pacey winger could affect Reading’s style of play in the upcoming season. There’s also time for discussion on Kelvin Abrefa’s new contract, Derrick Williams’ retirement and a listener mailbag. On this week’s World Cup wander, Shawn […]
Kyreece Lisbie Is Reading’s First Summer 2026 Signing
Good things come to those who wait, eh? After a slowish start to the summer, Reading finally have their first signing of the window, and it’s someone we’ve had to be particularly patient for. It’s none other than Kyreece Lisbie, who had reportedly been set to sign in February. He’s agreed a four-year deal. The […]
Reading Defender Derrick Williams Retires
Reading’s recruitment list this summer has got a little bit more extensive, with it being announced today that Derrick Williams has retired. The 33-year-old centre-back only joined a year ago, on a free transfer from MLS side Atlanta United, but has now called time on his playing career. Williams didn’t explicitly give a reason in […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 462: In The Pocket
Ben and Ross discuss recent developments in RG2, including the letter to season-ticket holders from Rob Couhig and the re-signing of Andy Rinomhota to bolster Reading’s midfield. In a special middle segment, Ross interviews Rick Catania and Alec Lundberg about the recent news that Reading Women are moving back under the official club umbrella. Serving […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast: Emma Hopkins Interview
Peter and Ross interview Emma Hopkins in a special episode of the women’s update! With the wonderful news that the women’s team will be returning to the Reading FC name and environs (namely the SCL!), Emma gives insight on how the changes will improve the program for women and girls at Reading FC. Emma discusses […]
Investigations Into Reading Women’s Homecoming
On Thursday June 11, two hours before a ball was kicked in the World Cup, it was announced that Reading Women were to return under the club umbrella, ready for the start of the 2026/27 season. Although fans of the Women’s team had been promised that good news was to come, I don’t think anyone […]
Magic Hat Review: An Engaging Retelling Of Dramatic Reading History
On the off chance you’re not familiar with the events at Reading FC between 1991 and 1995 and would prefer to read the book completely blind, this review article contains spoilers for the period in question. The experience of being a football fan is inherently a deeply personal one. And the nature of that personal […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 461: Reading FC Induced Coma
OK, so we didn’t mean to take a break but we’re back now! With a 2025/26 season review feeling redundant, the boys dig into some recent news and give their opinion on One Royal’s pros and cons. Matt Ritchie’s retirement and return rumours regarding Yakou Meite pique Ben and Ross’ interest. And with World Cup […]
Matt Ritchie Retires, Swaps Reading For AFC Bournemouth
We have our first Reading departure of the summer that isn’t related to a contract expiring or loan spell coming to an end. Matt Ritchie has today retired as a player and will return to AFC Bournemouth in a behind-the-scenes role, succeeding Simon Francis as technical director. It’s not hugely surprising news from a Reading […]
Loyal Royal? Well, Only If You’re One Royal
From the off, I’ve never written an article before, but my mouth, or thumbs on Twitter/X, have got me here. So be gentle. Our new owners (can we still call them new after a year?) have recently launched One Royal and, unless you’ve forgotten your email password or been living under a rock, you’ll know […]
Reading Women’s 2025/26: An Enjoyable, Progressive Season
This time last year, the mood music was all about how Reading had survived – beating the odds and avoiding further relegation – with an eighth-place finish in a league of just 10 teams. Fast-forward 12 months and there’s a new air of ‘what could have been?’, with the Royals finishing just six points short […]
Why Reading Need An Identity To Be Successful
“I don’t much care [about] the style of play… you either win or you lose.” Those were the words of Rob Couhig last month when he spoke to Ben and Ross on the TTE podcast. He said something similar more recently too, to BBC Berkshire: “My charge to [Leam Richardson] is not ‘go play great, […]
The Tilehurst End Is Looking For A New Main Sponsor
The Tilehurst End is looking for a new main sponsor. Established in 2011, we’ve grown both our content and supporter base considerably in that time. Are you a local business or individual that wants to get your name out to our friends and followers? Let us know! If you’re interested, please email us on [email protected] […]
Approval Rating: Reading Fans Happier With Rob Couhig And Co
Our recent managerial approval rating made it clear that Reading fans aren’t happy with the job Leam Richardson is doing, but the same is certainly not true of the owners. On the contrary, their score is on the rise. The first time we asked for your score on Rob Couhig and co – September 2025, […]
Rob Couhig And Co, One Year On: Reflections And Approval Rating
A year is a lifetime in football, but in life, a year can pass by in the blink of an eye. The ownership at Reading must feel like this as, two years ago, they thought they had successfully purchased the club, only to be set back a year, which was spent battling to get their […]
Leam Richardon’s Score Plummets In Second Approval Rating
The results are in from our second approval rating on Leam Richardson, which we ran following the end of his first season in charge, and… they’re not good. You’ve given him an average score of 1.7/5, which is one of the lowest scores we’ve ever recorded for a Reading manager. To break down the voting, […]
Benn Ward Is Your 2025/26 Rookie Of The Season
Congratulations to Benn Ward, winner of our 2025/26 rookie of the season award! He only had one challenger, John Ryan, but he was a comfortable winner. Ward took 86% of the vote, well ahead of Ryan’s 14%. In truth this result was a bit of a foregone conclusion, and that’s no slight on Ryan. The […]
Jack Marriott Is Your TTE 2025/26 Reading Player Of The Season
Very many congratulations indeed to Jack Marriott, who’s been voted as TTE’s 2025/26 player of the season! In fact, he’s essentially completed the double, having also taken the club’s award. That’s not the case every year though – last season for example, Joel Pereira pulled off a surprise TTE win despite Tyler Bindon getting the […]
The Reassuring Banality Of Football’s Distraction Power
A heads-up before we get going with this article: it’s an uncharacteristically personal piece which is probably quite self-indulgent. It’s certainly not in TTE’s usual focus, although it is about Reading Football Club (in a way). But I found it cathartic to write and it may be of help/relevance to some others, so here you […]
Chasing The Playoffs Isn’t Enough
Both this season and last, there’s been lots of focus on whether we’d make the playoffs. Whether we’d ‘sneak in’ on the final day, be ‘in and around’ the playoffs for the new season or be able to ‘get back in contention’ over the final few weeks. And eventually, a sense that, although ‘at one […]
Reading Women 3-5 AFC Portchester Ladies: Match Report
AFC Portchester scored five, including a hat-trick from Kim Fuller, to end Reading Women’s great run of form in a 5-3 thriller – if not a little chaotic match – at Arbour Park, Slough on Wednesday night. Team: Scarlett Bowcott (GK), Bethan Poole (Ava Broke-Smith, 65’), Sarah Thompson, Keziah Banduka, Jazz King (Lucy Bolitho, 16’), […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast: Neil Peters Interview
Managing director Neil Peters joins The Tilehurst End to discuss the new One Royal initiative at the club. Neil gives a detailed interview on the process that led to One Royal. Ben and Ross ask about the changes to the loyalty points, and speak to some fan concerns about elite members receiving more points for […]
Vote For Your TTE 2025/26 Reading Player Of The Season
Though this season didn’t go as we’d hoped, falling apart in hugely disappointing fashion in the last few weeks, there were some strong individual performers. And now (you won’t have guessed by the title of this piece, I’m sure) we’d like you to vote for your standout. Jack Marriott has already won the club’s official […]
Here’s To You, Andy Yiadom
If you split every Reading player of the last eight years into either unanimously liked, split opinion or unanimously disliked, the latter of those categories would be distinctly more populated than the first. Andy Yiadom fits into the second though. There will be some fans that simply see him as a player who joined when […]
Leam Richardson, 33 Games In: Reflections And Approval Rating
Leam Richardon’s got some work to do, hasn’t he? In the space of under a year, we’ve gone from a united fanbase who were behind the team, the manager and the ousting of the owner to now feeling completely disconnected with the team and the majority seemingly disillusioned with the manager. Maybe there’s a good […]
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