The Reading Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Reading turn down Bristol City for Daniel Kyerewaa
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Derrick Williams in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Reading this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Reading
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match15 Aug 2026
Paddy Lane’s goal not enough for Reading
Paddy Lane scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Cardiff City, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Rubén Pardo falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Rubén Pardo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rubén Pardo, and the manager let it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Christopher Harris steps up from the Reading academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christopher Harris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Richard Ellis joins the Reading first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Richard Ellis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
David Moore steps up from the Reading academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Moore has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Isaac Holland signs on for more
- Boardroom Reading turn down the training-ground plan
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Paddy Lane