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Joined March 2014
To those that don’t know our story…. Dai Yongge took over Reading days before the club’s Championship play-off final in 2017. Since then:.• Relegation to the third tier for the first time in 22 years.• A total of 16 points deducted .• A 5 year transfer embargo.• Multiple
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10:00 - signs a pro deal.14:35 - starts for 1st team.15:12 - scores a perfect hat-trick.15:40 - scores a 4th. Danny Loader 🔥 #readingfc
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Luton had a bid accepted for Nelson Abbey but he turned down the move to the Premier League to stay with Reading despite all of our off-the-field issues. Quite incredible from a special player who is well on his way to becoming a legend 💙 #OneOfOurOwn #readingfc
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Thank you @AliAlhabsi for two fantastic years at our club. A brilliant goalkeeper and an even better person. You will be missed 💙 #readingfc
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Rubén Sellés 🇪🇸 . • Officially announced as manager 6 weeks late due to embargo.• Started pre-season with just 8 senior outfield players.• Missed out on lots of targets due to embargoes .• Bravely selected young players and stuck with them.• Had a 4 point deduction.• Took
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Condolences to Leeds United who will now be forced to charge a maximum of £30 to away fans next season. #lufc.
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Rubén Sellés pointing at his players as the fans sung his name says everything about the guy. When things go badly, he takes responsibility. When things go well, he lets the players take the credit. The right man to take this club forward 🇪🇸 #readingfc
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Andy Yiadom’s wife gave birth last night and he’s made himself available for the game, putting in a great performance with presumably no sleep. Admirable commitment when he need it most. My captain, @AndyYids ©️ #readingfc
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22nd Nov - Reading are rock bottom and 10 points adrift of safety. 9th Apr - Reading are 9 points clear of the relegation zone. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 🎶 #readingfc
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Port Vale fans, thank you very much for your support. It’s a long way to come to potentially only watch 16 minutes of football but as you know this cause is about more than one game. You’re a credit to your club and this won’t be forgotten 👏 #pvfc.
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The tennis balls, the march, the pitch invasion, the Wycombe protest, the billboards, the TV interviews, the MP discussions, the social media posts and everything else. It was all worth it. We’ll never die 🔵⚪️ #readingfc
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A goal on his Champions League debut to become the first ever Reading Academy graduate to score in the competition. 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝑶𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆 💎 #readingfc
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Reading have entered exclusivity with a party to purchase the club, stadium and training ground. The negotiations are expected to take up to two months, at which time the purchaser will be announced. Wow. Unbelievably happy 💙 #readingfc
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Tom Ince has turned down interest from three Premier League clubs and made it clear he wants to stay at Reading. [@james_e1871] #readingfc
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Hope Jaap Stam will be remembered as the man that came into a club going nowhere with no plan, revolutionised the style and took us to within two penalty kicks of the Premier League ALL in less than 12 months. Remarkable achievement that won’t be forgotten 👏 #readingfc
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𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆’𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 🚨 . 19/09/2023 - Remember where you were. Reading 9 (NINE) - 0 Exeter. #readingfc
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Once again, thank you Rubén for sticking with Reading despite all of our problems. El Jefe 🇪🇸 #readingfc
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Charlie Savage has offered to waive the pay rise he was due based on league appearances until the summer to help the club. [@MirrorFootball] #readingfc
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Harlee Dean has done a fascinating interview with @UndrTheCosh. Talks about how bad Birmingham was off the pitch and then how much worse it is at Reading. Speaks so, so highly of Rubén - especially considering he hasn’t featured much. Comes across very as a genuine good guy
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A proud night to be Reading! 💙. Despite all the off-field troubles, our Academy is the shining light once again as our U21s beat European giants Ajax. Huge credit to all staff and players for the hard work to make nights like this happen 💫 #readingfc
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Andy Carroll is earning just £1k per week at Reading. Players and staff have noted the positivity his presence has generated and they feel that his decision was fuelled by a passion for the game rather than money. [@TheAthletic] #readingfc
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José Gomes: “I sincerely wish Reading FC and the new manager all the very best of success in the future and I can tell you that, as of today, the club has itself another fan. Come on URZ!". What a bloke. #readingfc
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Happy Birthday to the man who turned our club round, the man who put a smile back on fans faces, the man who we are all very lucky to call Reading manager. José Gomes turns 49 today 🎂🇵🇹 . WE’VE GOT 👏 👏 JOSÉ GOMES 🎶 #readingfc
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If that was Andy Carroll’s last game, then all we can say is thank you and good luck. Been a credit to himself since joining. Works his socks off every game and brought a lot of quality. Will definitely miss him. Our Big Geordie❗️#readingfc
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Congratulations to Emiliano Martínez on his first call up to the senior Argentina squad! 🇦🇷👏 #readingfc
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Ian Holloway when asked if he would replace Mark Bowen as Reading’s new sporting director:. “Yes, because I can then get rid of the manager and give myself a job!”
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Andy Carroll gave the whole club a lift when he came in. Put in some big performances, ran his socks off whenever on the pitch and showed his love for the game playing for just £1k a week. A real shame to see him leave. Thank you and good luck, @AndyTCarroll 💙 #readingfc
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Changed managers 20 hours before kick-off, horrible conditions, away to top-of-the-league. Brilliant point that 👏 #readingfc
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Rubén Sellés, class act as always. Totally gets it. Admirable that he still sticking with us. Working under the most difficult conditions of any manager in English football. Huge respect 🫡 #readingfc
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Reading have lost just 1 of their last 12 league games 👏 . For perspective, that hasn’t happened since promotion under Brian McDermott in 2011/12 🤯 #readingfc
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No team has ever made a better start to a Championship season than Reading in 2020/21 👏 #readingfc
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Rubén Sellés joined Reading on the promise that all the off-field issues were coming to a close. 18 months later and nothing has changed. He said in the summer he couldn’t be sure he would stay if it wasn’t sorted for the sake of his and his family’s wellbeing. He has put up
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Joel Pereira has never really found a home in football. Waited ages to sign for us due to restrictions. When no. 2 he was always first to celebrate with the fans post-match. Got his chance and taken it. In his own words… he’s not fucking leaving ✍️ #readingfc
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Great to see @DannyNamaso starting for Porto in their Super Cup final win over Tondela 🏆🇵🇹 #OneOfOurOwn
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WE ARE STAYING UP 💙. A massive achievement from all involved. Onwards and upwards from here 🔵⚪️ #readingfc
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Can’t believe Rúben Neves hasn’t won the Championship Player of the Season award. Best player to ever play in this division. It has been a pleasure to watch him throughout the campaign. #wwfc
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10 YEARS AGO TODAY:. That night in down in Southampton. A 3-1 win to put Reading within touching distance of the Premier League. An @A1F1E9 masterclass. It simply doesn’t get any better. #readingfc
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Massive shoutout to the legends at @SC_Leasing for going above and beyond AGAIN to cover wages. Amazing to have a sponsor that is the heart and soul of the club, caring for staff when their own employer does not. #readingfc
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In 2016, Yakou Méïté arrived at Reading on a free from PSG as a 20-year-old speaking no English. 6 years later, he is a real fans favourite and the club’s all-time top goal scorer in the Championship. My Hero, My Méïté 💙 #readingfc
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1 league defeat in 12 ✅.5 unbeaten ✅.Back-back wins and clean sheets ✅. RUBÉN’S ROYALS 🔥 #readingfc
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Rubén Sellés has returned to Bearwood to say his goodbyes as he moves ever closer to becoming Hull’s new manager. [@james_e1871] . A sad, sad day for our football club. #readingfc
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18 YEARS AGO TODAY:. Reading were promoted to the top flight of English football for the very first time. Memories to last a lifetime 💙 #readingfc
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“I said to the boys, that if I die tonight, regardless of the situation, I’ll be a proud man and I’ll rest easy. Because I gave it my all for a club that means so much to me.”. Thank you, @Noelhunt20 💙 #readingfc
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Congratulations to @MichaelOlise10 on his incredible move to Bayern Munich 👏 . From Reading’s Academy to one of the biggest clubs in the world 💫 . A very welcome cash injection with the sell-on clause too 🙏 #readingfc
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Tyler Bindon, who’s played the most minutes of any teenager in world footballer over the last year, had a 24+ hour journey back from New Zealand this week, went straight into the starting XI and put in a brilliant 90 min performance. Built different. #readingfc
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All the very best to Garath McCleary who has joined Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the season ✍️ #readingfc
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Liam Moore dislocating his shoulder and choosing to stay on the pitch for the next half an hour. That’s my captain, @liammoore93 💙 #readingfc.
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Reading are on the longest current goal-scoring run in England’s top four tiers, (18 games in a row) 👏 . It’s the club’s longest such run in 12 years 🔥 #readingfc
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21, 21, 19, 22, 29, 21, 22, 22, 25, 26, 16, 17, 20, 21, 19, 21. The ages of the outfield players in Reading’s squad tonight. Cannot underestimate how well this young team is doing getting points against strong teams of seasoned pros. Miracle worker. #readingfc
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No team in English professional football has conceded fewer league goals than Reading this season (1). #readingfc
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Noel Hunt has signed a deal until June 2027 to be the new manager of Reading Football Club ✍️ . It’s your time, we’re all behind you, let’s do this @Noelhunt20 💙 #readingfc
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Two truly great servants to Reading over the last 8 years are leaving. Playing a combined 584 games for the club, they have seen it all here. Showed professionalism and loyalty the whole way through. Thank you and good luck, @gmccleary12 and @Chrisgunter16 💙 #readingfc
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Championship goals this season:. Lucas João - 15.Sheffield Wednesday - 15. João has played 479 fewer minutes. #readingfc #swfc
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If they are to leave the club, Chris Gunter and Garath McCleary deserve a proper send off. It is very rare for two players stay at a club for 7 years, they’ve played a combined 539 games for Reading and have earned the utmost respect. #OnceARoyalAlwaysARoyal 💙
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All the very best to Jobi Mcanuff who has been appointed as interim manager of Leyton Orient! 💙 #readingfc
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Despite two embargoes, no transfer fees and the EFL needing to approve every deal, Mark Bowen built an incredible team from scratch in the summer. A group of young, talented and hungry players with such good characters perfect for the manager’s style. Top work 👏 #readingfc
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George Pușcaș has been a Reading player for just 15 days after joining from one of Europe’s biggest clubs and he’s celebrating his teammates goals like this already. This man cares. This is the sort of player I love at my club. #readingfc
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Pavel Pogrebnyak has been hospitalised with pneumonia after him, his wife and three children all caught coronavirus. Wishing all the best to the B.F.R. and family 💙 #readingfc
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You cannot ask for a better response to the week we’ve had than that. Proud of the team 🔵⚪️ #readingfc
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Noel Hunt: “I’ve been very lucky to play for some great clubs and Reading by far is my favourite. I loved it there. I was five years there and I would have stayed forever. It was a great club, great people involved there, great memories.“
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Reading’s 4-0 win over Cambridge is the club’s biggest home league win without conceding in 14 years 🤯.#readingfc [🎥: @ReadingFC]
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15 YEARS AGO TODAY: Reading signed Kevin Doyle and Shane Long from Cork City for £78,000. They went on to play a combined 366 games for the club, scoring 110 goals, both being part of 106 team. Legends 🙌 #readingfc
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Reading have George Pușcaș on a five-year deal and I still can’t quite believe it. What a player. #readingfc
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Making ourselves heard. Dai Yongge OUT. Great coverage of the protest from @sammatterface and @itvfootball 👍 #readingfc
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George Pușcaș chose Reading over Birmingham as he believes he will have more chance of getting to the Premier League. [@Liga1Romania]. What a bloke. #readingfc #bcfc
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In attempt to introduce a new culture at Reading, Rubén Sellés has changed meals to be healthier and had photos of Reading’s 8th placed Premier League finish in 2006/07 put up around the training ground. [@TheAthletic] #readingfc
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Massive congratulations to everyone’s favourite Reading couple @winglewy & @YazmineDelarose 💍. Spag Bol at the wedding 🍝
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Reading’s takeover is close to completion after Chiron Sports Group have agreed to a deal with Dai Yongge to purchase the club. Parties will now wait for the green light from the EFL as the owners’ tests are carried out. [@footyinsider247] #readingfc
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The sale of Reading Football Club to a consortium led by Rob Couhig has been agreed and the deal should be announced next week. [@james_e1871] #readingfc
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Michael Craig appreciation tweet 👏 . Unsung hero of the season so far with how he’s slotted in so well at right-back. #readingfc
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Sad to say goodbye to one of our own today. Tom Holmes has lived all of our dreams, joining as an 8-year old fan and coming through the ranks to play 133 games and captain the first team. Forever a Royal 💙 . Tommy Holmes is blue and white, he hates Swindon 🎵 #readingfc
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Joel Pereira has now played more games for Reading (26) than any other club in his career. Found his home 🏠 #readingfc
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KSV Roeselare 🇧🇪 1921 - 2019.Beijing Renhe 🇨🇳 1995 - 2021.Reading 🏴 1871 - ?. Dai Yongge has killed two clubs and is well on his way to killing a third. Reading Football Club, the 10th oldest in the world, is on death’s door. #readingfc
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