‘Cheerio, Cheerio, Cheerio’ rung out around the Madejski Stadium in December 2017 as Reading led Cardiff City 2-0 and pantomime villain boss, Neil Warnock, was sent to the stands for remonstrating with the officials one too many times. Traipsing down the tunnel 13 minutes early and looking set to be pulled back into the play off picture with defeat in Berkshire, little did Warnock know that he would walk away with a point following a dramatic turnaround and his Bluebirds team would go on to secure promotion to the Premier League. “I knew on that day that we were going to get promotion,” the ve ..read more

As with the end of every season, May proves a tricky month for players and managers alike as decisions are made on futures. So far, nine League One clubs have published their Released and Retained lists, with Reading yet to do so but expected to announce theirs in the next fortnight. Take a look below at all of those released so far and let us know in the comments if there are any you would like to see in Berkshire next season ..read more

Reading youngster Adrian Akande has been nominated for Premier League 2 [PL2] Player of the Month after a prolific spell in front of goal. 20-year-old Akande has been in the Royals set-up since 2022, previously rising through the ranks with Swansea City and West Ham United. The Nigeria Under-17s international is yet to make his senior debut for the club but has been going from strength to strength in Noel Hunt's Under-21s team ..read more

'Here we go, Super Luke Southwood in goal' went the chant as goalkeeper Southwood rose through the ranks in Reading before nailing down the number one shirt in 2021/22. Spending eight years under contract in Berkshire, the Northern Ireland international only managed 30 appearances in the blue and white hoops. Enjoying a successful season on loan with Cheltenham Town in 2022/23, featuring in every League One fixture, the 26-year-old joined them permanently last season ..read more

The route that Reading will need to take in order to win PL2 has been mapped out as Middlesbrough visit the SCL Stadium on Saturday in the first knockout stage. Noel Hunt's Under-21s made a very successful start to life back in Category One and the PL2, finishing fifth in a 26-team league table ..read more

Reading star Lewis Wing is looking to back up his Player of the Season award with the EFL's Player of the Month honour for April. The 28-year-old has enjoyed his best individual campaign of his career, picking up 11 goals and 10 assists as the Royals ended 17th in League One. Four of Wing's strikes came in the month of April when the club officially guaranteed survival. Scoring two direct free-kicks against Bristol Rovers and Burton Albion, his long-range piledrivers at Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers were from more than 100 yards out from goal collectively ..read more

A pair of former Reading captains are among the raft of EFL players released after clubs revealed their retained squad lists. With League One and League Two done and dusted, barring the highly-anticipated play-off campaigns, relegation and survival has been confirmed in the bottom two rungs of professional football. Managers are already looking ahead to pre-season and building their squads for the summer, with those out of contract either kept on or let go. Among the hundreds let go so far include former Royal captains Alex Pearce and Liam Moore ..read more

After more than 20 years in the top two divisions of English football, many had expected Reading to need an acclimatisation period in the lower leagues. What followed was nine months of sheer heartbreak, ecstasy, agony and pride as the Royals overturned points deductions, and a 10-point deficit, to survive in League One. Take a look at part one below, reaching New Year's Day in an unforgettable campaign following the club ..read more

For most in the EFL, April 27 marked the end of a gruelling nine-month campaign of blood, sweat and tears. However, for those in the Championship, Saturday marks the final game of the normal season for 24 teams in the 2023/24 season. Only Rotherham United have booked their place back in the third tier for next year, just the 25 points adrift of the nearest team in an uber-competitive second tier. Two of Huddersfield Town; Birmingham City; Plymouth Argyle; Sheffield Wednesday or Blackburn Rovers will also be visiting the SCL Stadium next season in League One ..read more

Reading club captain Andy Yiadom released an emotional message on social media after Saturday's 3-2 win over Blackpool signalled the end of a tough League One campaign. The full-back has been injured for the last three matches, with Jeriel Dorsett and Kelvin Abrefa filling in for the vastly experienced operator. Bringing to a close the Ghana international's sixth season in Berkshire, it is the first campaign in which he has failed to score and his lowest match involvement (34 appearances) since an injury-hit 2020/21 year (21 appearances). But this year did mark his 200th club appearance, a lan ..read more