LATEST NEWS ON 'The Royals'
June 2006
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  • 30th June 2006 - Six Live Sky Games

    • BSkyB have announced the fixtures selected for live coverage on sky Sports and Prem Plus up until the end of the year. The Royals will feature no less than SIX times, including FIVE consecutive home games. The revised dates and time for live coverage are as follows:

    Manchester City HOME Monday 11th September, kick-off at 8pm (Sky Sports)
    Manchester United HOME Saturday 23rd September, kick-off at 5:15pm (Sky Prem Plus)
    Chelsea HOME Saturday 14th October, kick-off at 5:15pm (Sky Prem Plus)
    Arsenal HOME Sunday 22nd October, kick-off at 4pm (Sky Sports)
    Tottenham HOME Sunday 12th November, kick-off at 1:30pm (Sky Sports)
    Chelsea AWAY Tuesday 26th December, kick-off at 1pm (Sky Sports)

  • 22nd June 2006 - It's Boro First Up

    • The Royals will face Middlesbrough at home in their first ever game in the top flight of English football. Four days later they will travel to Aston Villa. Manchester United will be the first of the 'big-guns' to visit the Madejski Stadium on 23rd September. The following 3 home games see the might of Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all coming to town in what looks like being a tough autumn period. The full fixture list, which is obviously subject to much change due to TV coverage and possible movements for European fixtures, is shown below:

    Sat-19-Aug-06 READING v Middlesbrough Tue-26-Dec-06 Chelsea v Reading
    Wed-23-Aug-06 Aston Villa v Reading Sat-30-Dec-06 Man Utd v Reading
    Sat-26-Aug-06 Wigan v Reading Mon-01-Jan-07 READING v West Ham
    Sat-09-Sep-06 READING v Man City Sat-13-Jan-07 Everton v Reading
    Sat-16-Sep-06 Sheffield Utd v Reading Sat-20-Jan-07 READING v Sheffield Utd
    Sat-23-Sep-06 READING v Man Utd Tue-30-Jan-07 READING v Wigan
    Sun-01-Oct-06 West Ham v Reading Sat-03-Feb-07 Man City v Reading
    Sat-14-Oct-06 READING v Chelsea Sat-10-Feb-07 READING v Aston Villa
    Sat-21-Oct-06 READING v Arsenal Sat-24-Feb-07 Middlesbrough v Reading
    Sat-28-Oct-06 Portsmouth v Reading Sat-03-Mar-07 Arsenal v Reading
    Sat-04-Nov-06 Liverpool v Reading Sat-17-Mar-07 READING v Portsmouth
    Sat-11-Nov-06 READING v Tottenham Sat-31-Mar-07 Tottenham v Reading
    Sat-18-Nov-06 READING v Charlton Sat-07-Apr-07 READING v Liverpool
    Sat-25-Nov-06 Fulham v Reading Mon-09-Apr-07 Charlton v Reading
    Sat-02-Dec-06 READING v Bolton Sat-14-Apr-07 READING v Fulham
    Wed-06-Dec-06 Newcastle v Reading Sat-21-Apr-07 Bolton v Reading
    Sat-09-Dec-06 Watford v Reading Sat-28-Apr-07 READING v Newcastle
    Sat-16-Dec-06 READING v Blackburn Sat-05-May-07 READING v Watford
    Sat-23-Dec-06 READING v Everton Sun-13-May-07 Blackburn v Reading


  • 12th June 2006 - James Bid Rebuffed

    • Reading have made a £2m bid for England goalkeeper David James (God only knows why)! Thankfully, however, the offer has been rejected by Manchester City. Let us just hope that the Royals do not go back with an improved offer.

  • 5th June 2006 - Royals U-19's Victorious

    • 17-year-old Reading midfielder Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson clinched victory for Reading's Under 19 side against French club Grenoble, in a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win in the final of a youth tournament in France, at the weekend.

    The young Reading side was defensively solid throughout the tournament and did not concede a goal until in the penalty shoot-out against Grenoble in the final. In the group-stages, Reading were paired with Portuguese giants Benfica, Dutch side Maastricht and Czech Republic’s Sparta Prague. The Royals eased to win the group after beating Maastricht 5-0, Benfica 2-0 (in which Sigurdsson scored the opening goal) and narrowly beating the Prague club 1-0.

    As group winners with maximum points, Reading qualified for the final against Grenoble, which they won 4-3 on penalties. Sigurdsson played all the matches from start to finish in midfield and was impressive according to reports.


  • 2nd June 2006 - New Kit

    • Reading have revealed their new away kit for next season. It is, in my opinion, a very smart looking kit in an unusual cerise colour. The Royals will also be revealing a new home kit next month.

    Now that Reading are Premiership they have greater priority with the kit manufacturers, meaning that fans will not have to wait as long as usual to get their hands on replica shirts. Indeed, the new away kit will be available from 4th July to those who pre-order. The home kit will be launched in August.


  • 2nd June 2006 - Premier Changes

    • Reading have now been officially affiliated to the Premiership and there are a few changes that they will need to put in place in order to comply with Premiership rules.

    As an example, Premier League press boxes are required to have TV monitors within view of all press seats, and these are being installed well in time for the new season. Other media facilities will also change within the stadium, with the location of a new press lounge currently being discussed.

    There will be a new hospitality package in the Princess Suite, entitled the 106 Club, in recognition of the Royals' record-breaking 106-point haul last season.

    Changes to the Hogwood Park training ground are also being planned, both for the players and press.

    The Club will enter a new Premiership south reserve league next season, facing the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, among others.

    There will be enforced changes to some aspects of our playing kit, including new Premiership sleeve badges, names and numbers. Advertising on the back of shirts is also not allowed, so the 'Print Copy Scan Fax' will not be on the back of our shirts.

  • 1st June 2006 - Ticket Categories

    • The club have now confirmed which Premiership fixtures fall into the 3 different categories for ticket pricing next season.

    Platinum:
    Arsenal
    Chelsea
    Liverpool
    Manchester United
    Newcastle United
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Wet Sham

    Gold:
    Aston Villa
    Bolton Wanderers
    Everton
    Manchester City
    Middlesbrough

    Silver:
    Blackburn Rovers
    Charlton Athletic
    Fulham
    Portsmouth
    Sheffield United
    Watford
    Wigan