The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Reading manager Brendan Rodgers watched his side claim their first home win since January, as the Royals beat Blackpool 2-1, and then proclaimed that the feeling was like "winning the World Cup". While Rodgers may have to stretch his imagination to empathise with those who have reached football's pinnacle, that the Royals had not tasted success at the Madejski Stadium since 27 January –...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
CARDIFF, Wales - Wales scored three first-half goals Saturday to beat Scotland 3-0 in an international friendly. David Edwards, Simon Church and Aaron Ramsey scored for...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Wales 3-0 Scotland Scotland slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Wales in Cardiff, putting more pressure on the Scotland manager George Burley as the travelling fans turned on him. The Tartan Army spent the second half of the match directing verbal abuse at him and the Scottish Football Association after a woeful first half saw the visitors concede all three goals. Arsenal teenager and man of the match Aaron...
Evening Star 24 (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
IPSWICH Town boss Roy Keane had "mixed emotions" after his side clambered off the Championship basement with a 1-1 draw at Reading. Jon Stead's ninth minute opener was cancelled out by Simon Church's equaliser, early in the second half, but Town held firm against some sustained Royals pressure to extend their unbeaten run to five matches.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
• 18-year-old has played just once for Swansea City • Davies and Gabbidon in squad but Dorman misses out Swansea City's teenage goalkeeper David Cornell was today given a shock call up for Wales' friendly with Scotland next Saturday. The 18-year-old has made just one appearance for his club but was named in John Toshack's 23-man squad. Simon Davies, the midfielder who has missed the last...
Premier League (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Seems unlikely to me. LIVERPOOL plan to monitor Reading striker Simon Church during the season - with a view to signing him next year. Former Liverpool boss Roy Evans has spoken to Rafa Benitez about the talented captain of Wales Under-21s. Evans, who is the Wales assistant boss, rates Church, 20, highly and ...
Back the boys and make some noise (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
Football is a results business; fortunately for Reading, friendly results are not. After demolishing Didcot Town 5-1 midweek, our season’s preparation came crashing down to earth with a damaging 2-1 defeat at Kettering (No, you did read that correctly). And this was with are supposed first teamers. An experimental 4-3-3 formation was intact and the news coming from the website is that we lacked...
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