Former Reading defender Andy Bernal discusses some of the key issues with Reading FC's ownership.
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Reading FC takeover latest, reaction to Saturday's defeat at Rotherham and an 1871 Podcast competition! Our special guest is lifelong Reading fan Roger Ware, who was part of the group of people who he...

Dave is joined by Matt & Alex to discuss the 2-1 loss away to Rotherham United.
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Kobina Elliott, who spent eight years as a coach with Reading FC's academy and watched the likes of Michael Olise make the step up to the first team, talks about the club's academy set up and how impo...

Paul chats wth James following the Burton Albion 3 points in midweek, whilst Alex chats with Matt from New York Talk about Rotherham United.
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On this 1871 Podcast episode, Mark Roach talks to Chinese business expert Sunny Shen about the subtle cultural differences between ways of doing business in China compared to other countries - and how...

A brace from Chem Campbell, and a 3rd goal of the season for Sam Smith gave Reading a 3-1 victory at home to Burton Albion, making it 6 points in 3 days for the Royals. Alex is joined by Paul and Matt...

Chair of the Supporters Trust at Reading (STAR) Sarah Turner joins Ben to discuss recent ongoings at the club and in the fanbase, as well as breaking down the emotional journey of a comeback win over ...

Reading FC legend Shaka Hislop - who is based in the USA - gives his views on why Americans are becoming more interested in buying English football clubs.
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Alex & Paul discuss a comeback win against Huddersfield Town with Reading winning their 3rd home game out of 4 this season with goals from Harvey Knibbs and Ben Elliott.
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We reveal the shocking reason why Rob Couhig's bid to buy Reading Football Club fell through and why there are some reasons for Reading fans to feel positive. We also take a look back at Saturday's 2-...

Mark, Johnny and Dylan are joined by Reading season ticket holder Mark Pollard to discuss Ruben Selles, the current state of play with the club's takeover and Saturday's game against Huddersfield.
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Alex is joined by Matt from And He Takes That Chance! to discuss The Terriers, whilst Paul speaks with James Earnshaw from the Reading Chronicle.
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Reading's Academy has a good track record for producing first team players. Callum Langley, the Player Care Manager at Cambridge United's Academy, joins Mark Roach for a chat about the importance of t...

Wael Al-Qadi bought Reading's League One rivals Bristol Rovers in 2016. He talks about the process of buying a football club and the importance of an owner understanding the relationship between the c...

The boys weigh in on a truly miserable week in Berkshire, with another takeover failing to be completed, and the team falling to a 5-2 loss in Bolton. 
There’s discussion of the definition of “garbage...

Mark Roach is joined by Reading season ticket holder Neil Warren, who has supported the club since the 1970s. Mark and Neil look back at Saturday's defeat at Bolton and discuss the current situation a...

Alex is joined by Matt and Paul to discuss the 2nd Bolton 5-2 win against Reading in 6 months.
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Paul chats with James Earnshaw about the Nigel Howe and Ruben Selles presser at Bearwood yesrerday. Nigel gave us some remarkable quotes and Selles sounds near walking out on RFC
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WTF is going on at Reading FC? It's the question Reading fans want answered. We try to make sense of it all with BBC Radio Berkshire's Tim Dellor and STAR's Greg Double.
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Matt chats with a Bolton podcast to get a Bolton view of their start to the season.
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Reading put in an uncharacteristically limp performance at home to lose for the first time in RG2 this season. The boys chat through some of it, including some interesting trends in the goals Reading ...

Paul, Erik & Matt discuss the news that the Couhig takeover deal has officially collapsed and the RFC statement from today. Will this saga ever end?
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Mark Roach and Dylan Kerr discuss the latest Reading FC takeover situation. They also look back at Saturday's defeat against Leyton Orient and look ahead to Reading's trip to Bolton Wanderers.
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Alex, Matt & Erik discuss the first home loss of the season for Reading as they go down 1-0 to a mistake from the goalkeeper against a Leyton Orient side who pick up their first points of the season.
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Paul is joined by James Earnshaw from the Reading Chronicle with all the latest news about Reading FC as we look forward to our match against Leyton Orient this Saturday. While Matt talks to Paul from...

The boys are obviously caught up in the #barclaysmen trend, but Ross steps aside to chat to Tilehurst End Women's Match Report writer Peter Matthews about everything that's going on with the new Women...

We look ahead to Reading's game against Leyton Orient on Saturday - and Dylan Kerr reveals who the best Reading player he played with was.
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Men’s First Team manager Ruben Selles joins The Tilehurst End podcast to discuss his impact on the team, the town, and the fans during his first year in RG2.
Ruben gives the boys the lowdown on new si...

Mark and Johnny discuss the Reading FC ownership situation and the season so far.
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Alex is joined by Matt & Paul to discuss Groundhog Day for Charlton who have a 2nd loss at the SCL in the space of 6 months 2-0 with goals coming in the exact same minutes from Savage & Smith to give ...

The boys are excited about the Oasis reunion and markedly less so about the result at the Racecourse over the weekend. There's time for discussion of the departure of Femi Azeez, the legacy of the now...

Paul and James chat about latest Reading news, before Matt chats with Charlton Live about their fantastic start to the season.
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TTE Podcast Extra returns as Wimb is joined by the Reading Chronicle's James Earnshaw & Reading Today's Andy Preston to get the very latest on Reading's ongoing takeover saga.We also discuss the lates...

Former Reading winger John Salako chats about Reading FC, club ownership, the importance of developing young players and more.
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Alex is joined by Matt to discuss a 3-0 defeat away at Wrexham to give Reading their first league loss of the season.
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Reading legend and current Wrexham manager joins us for a chat about Reading, Wrexham and Saturday's game in North Wales.
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The 1871 Podcast is back! Mark Roach, Johnny Hunt and Reading FC legend Dylan Kerr are joined by Nathan from the Rob.Ryan.Red podcast to chat about Reading's ownership situation, Saturday's game again...

Alex is joined by James to discuss the (lack of) takeover news, followed by Matt chatting with Fearless in Devotion to tell us all about Wrexham.
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Ben’s back. So is Ross’ overconfidence. But why not, given new prospective owner Rob Couhig is in attendance as Reading romp their way to their first win of the season. 
Several players are singled ou...

Reading win their first home game of the season at home to Wigan, defeating them 2-0. Goals for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan & Charlie Savage give Reading 3 points. Alex is joined by Matt & Erik to discuss th...

Matt catches up with Barry from the Progress with Unity podcast to look ahead to our opening home game of the season. Can we get off to a winning start at home?
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The 24/25 League One season is underway! Reading go to Birmingham and are unlucky to come away with just a point, giving away a penalty in a slice of instant karma.
There’s discussion of Azeez’s sudde...

First league game of the season ends in a 1-1 draw at St Andrews against the highest spenders in League One, with a battling performance from Reading. Alex & Matt discuss a well earned point.
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Paul was by the lead singer & lyricist of the OTP at the iconic Purple Turtle before they launched the beautiful 3rd RFC kit for this season. Tommy was really great fun and we discussed our love for t...

Season opener away at Birmingham City this Saturday, and we chat with James Earnshaw about pre season, while Matt chats with Tommy from Blues Focus about the huge transfer spend they've had
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The 24/25 League One season is just days away and our hosts are here with their things to look out for across the league and in RG2. Outlandish predictions are the theme of the 24/25 preview, with Ros...

Elm Park Royals returns for the 24/25 season with a season preview discussing the upcoming season. Alex is joined by Paul & Matt to look forward to the upcoming season.
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Ben and Ross finally have a match to review! QP-hahaha are on the menu this week, as Reading continue their encouraging pre season with a win over the fake hoops. 
 
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Ben and Ross bring back local women's football writer Abi Ticehurst to discuss the sad situation with the Reading women's team dropping to the 5th tier. 
Abi takes us through the scope of the loss, an...

Is this thing still on? Why are we still here? Well despite it being peak Euros season, there's Royal rumors floating around.
Ben and Ross invite on Tom to discuss the fixture announcement, the women'...

Prolific new TTE writer Alex joins the pair to kick off the second half of the Iconic XI series! The importance of the Westcoast logo to a generation of Reading fans is up for discussion, and a coach ...

Reading face a pair of setbacks early in their summer with charges for Mark Bowen as well as confirmation that the exclusivity period granted has ended without a sale being completed. 
Ben and Ross ta...

The average age of the Iconic XI miniseries is brought down a few years as Ryan comes into the studio with his team!
With limited memories of anything prior to Marek Matejovsky, Ryan draws upon the la...

Ben and Ross get an excellent listener email and stumble into accidentally recording a full pod to go around it.
Graeme Murty is back in town to deliver Reading's U21s an agonizing defeat in the PL2 S...

Ben and Ross are still stuck down memory lane, continuing their series of iconic XIs. What defines a cult legend or favorite player, and what are the stories behind those connections? 
Today, Ben and ...

In a new series, Ben and Ross build their own teams made up of iconic or favorite Reading players from any era. What defines a cult legend or favorite player, and what are the stories behind those con...

Reading FC's retained list is released just minutes after Ben puts the agenda for the pod together, and he's very upset about his upturned show order.
The boys discuss the players who are staying and ...

Paul and Alex were joined by Sarah Turner (chairperson of Supporters Trust at Reading) to discuss the off-field issues that RFC have encountered during this campaign, and the creation of SBWD. We cove...

Paul, Alex, Matt, and James Earnshaw from the Reading Chronicle sit down to discuss our turbulent start to the 23-24 season, up to the Shrewsbury Town away match. We will be bringing out part two, cov...

In a much improved second half of the season, Reading manage to clamber clear of threat of relegation, despite further points deductions. Alex, Erik, Matt & Paul sit down to chat through and discuss t...

Reading sign off their season with a home win against Blackpool 3-2 followed by a lap of appreciation for the entire squad and staff. Lewis Wing hoists Player Of The Season, with Bindon and Knibbs fin...

Paul is joined by James Earnshaw from the Reading Chronicle to take a look at Reading FC ahead of the last game of the season. Matt is joined by Tom and Martyn from It's Not Orange Podcast to look at ...

A 3-2 defeat away to Burton ends the 23/24 season away from home. Paul and Alex discuss the game at the Pirelli stadium.
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A quiet week for once in the Reading FC world, as James speaks with Alex before our final away league game of the season. Matt catches up with a Burton fan about the relegation run in.
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Reading confirm safety with a 2-2 draw against Barnsley. The full EPR crew of Alex, Erik, Matt, Paul & Dave are recording live at the SCL Stadium discussing a huge sigh of relief with League One safet...

A trip to Oakwell this weekend awaits, Paul and James chat through a good midweek for Reading, before Matt chats with Reds Report about Barnsley and their hope for a playoff win this season.
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Reading win 2-0 away at Bristol Rovers, with goals from Sam Smith, and Lewis Wing. They climb to 49 points, and celebratory scenes at full time from the fans & squad.
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Erik is joined by Paul and Matt to discuss the 1-1 draw vs an inform, 12 man Lincoln City. We dive into the game and all the talking points. 
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Paul & James talk about the Easter weekend of football, before discussing the recent release of season tickets for 24/25. Matt speaks to a Lincoln fan about their incredible run of form.
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A 5-2 loss at Bolton on Easter Monday, Alex is joined by Matt to discuss an up and down weekend of Easter football.
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Matt is joined by Colin from The Fanzone Podcast to look ahead of the Easter Monday game vs Bolton who currently sit 3rd in League One and boast one of the best home records in the division, can Readi...

Matt is Joined by Alex and Paul to discuss the 1-0 win over Northampton on Good Friday. Positivity is in the air after exclusivity was announced in the week, a big crowd was in for the game, it's quit...

With James Earnshaw back from holiday, and Reading now off international break, Paul has managed to get James to discuss the big news of the week involving Reading. Matt chats with a Northampton fan a...

Reading FC confirm exclusivity with a to be named party.  Alex, Paul and Erik react.
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We look back at another week of Dai World insanity which is pushing all RFC fans towards the edge. Just Sell Now!
Hosted by Paul,Matt & Dave
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Paul chats with Lewis Wing's partner, Yazmine, about the journey of her working at Watford, what supporting Lewis on the field is like, and how being "behind the scenes" is with a player at the club.
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Paul is joined by Becky and Matt who discuss a fantastic 4-0 win over Cambridge. After a torrid week for Reading FC off the pitch, a great team performance and reaction to get the win. Reading Till We...

A crazy week for Reading fans with the proposed sale of Reading's training facilities, reports of a potential buyer for the club and a 4-0 win over Cambridge United. Tim Dellor has been speaking to fo...

Paul and James discuss the latest circus town move from Dayong Pang to sell Bearwood to Wycombe Wanderers, while Matt chats with Under The Abbey Stand before our match with Cambridge this weekend
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A 2-1 loss at Derby County is punctuated by awful decisions throughout the game which cost Reading the chance at a point away from home. Paul and Alex chat through.
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Paul is joined by James Earnshaw & Greg Double to discuss today's breaking news that the club have a million pound shortfall for March finances. Time for a local hero to be born.
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Paul,Alex & Matt discuss all the action from our match against Wycombe Wanderers that was settled by a late penalty. Will we ever get a dramatic finish in our favour ever again? 
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Paul chats with James Earnshaw about the worrying times which continue around the ownership saga, whilst Matt chats to James from Bucks Free Press about Wycombe and how they are getting on as we come ...

Alex is joined by Erik and Matt to discuss Reading's 3rd away win of the season and a first win in Carlisle since 1965.
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Reading legends: Ady Williams and Dylan Kerr their thoughts on what could be a monumental week in Reading's hope for survival in League One. Also, Dan Kerr shares his praise for Rubén Sellés and his t...

Alex is joined by Lee from Carlisle Podcast, Brunton Bugle, whilst Paul chats with James Earnshaw about another teeth grinding week following Reading FC.
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In another difficult day for RFC we discuss the EFL decision to deduct us another 2 points for repeatedly paying HMRC late. I was joined by James Earnshaw from the Reading Chronicle who broke the stor...

Alex is joined by Erik and Matt to discuss a second 3-2 defeat of the season vs Shrewsbury this season. A frantic game which ultimately lead to Reading's first home loss since December.
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A look back to a week which started with a 2-0 victory over Port Vale and a 2-3 loss to Shrewsbury. Reading FC legends: Ady Williams and Mick Gooding share their thoughts on the disappointing result a...

A look back to a tough week for Reading with a late Fleetwood equaliser and a Portsmouth thrashing. Reading legends: Ady Williams and Mick Gooding try to figure out what went wrong against Portsmouth ...

Reading legends: Ady Williams and Mick Gooding, share their thoughts after a week where the Royals earn six points against Stevenage and Charlton Athletic. And they, also, look ahead to the next five ...

Reading legends: Ady Williams and Mick Gooding, share their frustrations with the draw and the substitutions made late into the game. Mick Gooding also shares what he thinks is Reading's Achilles heel...

Reading legends: Ady Williams and Mick Gooding share their thoughts on the transfer window so far and a player who could potentially be leaving the club before the end of January. They also look ahead...

Match reaction to the 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. Reading legends Ady Williams and Mick Gooding discuss the reliability of the Royals' shot stopper, David Button, and fear a potential lapse in form ...

Reaction to the on-pitch protest which caused the abandonment of Reading vs Port Vale after 16 minutes had been played.
Reading legends, Ady Williams and Mick Gooding, share their thoughts on the curr...

The Royals end 2023 with a draw against Cheltenham in the league, it can only go up from here, right? 
Ady Williams, Mick Gooding and Charlie Estcourt look back to the crazy first half and cagey secon...

One big win for the Royals as they beat Wigan 2-0. With other results going their way, it means they are one point away from being in the relegation zone. Tim speaks to the manager, Rubén Sellés, and ...

Reaction to the 1-1 draw against Lincoln City with Reading dominating the stats for the right reasons. Ady and Mick look ahead to the Christmas fixtures and Tim speaks to assistant manager, James Oliv...

If only Reading games were 80 minutes long instead of 90, the Royals would likely not see themselves in the relegation zone. Match reaction to the 3-1 defeat to Barnsley and Tim Dellor speaks to the R...

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