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Reading's Premier League season ended with a whimper as they lost 4-2 to West Ham at the Boleyn Ground on Sunday. Despite the fact that over recent years Reading have seemed to nearly always beat West Ham, they couldn't even meet the obligations as...

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One of the few bright sparks of a pretty dismal season for Loyal Royals was given official confirmation today with the announcement that England manager Roy Hodgson has called young Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy into his squad for the end of seaso...

Although Swansea certainly didn't help Wigan's case for staying up by beating them 3-2 a week or so ago, it wasn't until Arsenal also beat the strugglers 4-1 that Wigan were officially relegated. With the three relegated sides now confirmed, the rema...

With Reading already relegated and Manchester City now managerless, licking their wounds from the FA Cup final defeat to Wigan, and no doubt waiting for season's end and a new hand on the tiller, there wasn't much enthusiasm for Tuesday's match. Even...

A fellow supporter likened Saturday's match to a round of golf - in the same way that it's a nice walk spoiled by all the golf, Saturday was likely to be a nice day out in the sun spoiled by a game of football. But in the end it was anything but that...

Previously, I looked at whether Reading's relegation was inevitable - now I'll discuss what it means to the club in the short-term. There are two key areas where this relegation impacts the club. The first area is player retention. Almost invariab...

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said his side were left 'frustrated' by a stand-out performance from Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy as the clubs shared a 0-0 draw.

Alex McCarthy and Sergio Aguero are in Team of the Week after their stunning performances, but who else is in?

Amid all the controversy about minutes of silence, the return of former manager Brendan Rodgers, sacked by Reading in December 2009, went largely unmentioned. But Royals took their first point from a Rodgers team since then, thanks to a spirited seco...

Brendan Rodgers endured a highly-frustrating return to Reading as a remarkable performance from keeper Alex McCarthy saw Liverpool held to a goalless draw.Time and again McCarthy came to the Royals' rescue by producing a succession of world-class sav...

#INSERT type:image caption: Jamie Carragher makes a clearance during Liverpool's draw with Reading END# Brendan Rodgers endured a highly frustrating return to Reading as a remarkable performance from keeper Alex McCarthy saw Liverpool held to a goa...

One of the sure signs that the end of the league campaign is getting closer and closer is the player of the season vote, and Loyal Royals will be voting for their choice at the home match with Liverpool. But in such a disappointing season for Reading...

Reading are without striker Jason Roberts (hip) for Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round clash against Sheffield United.Midfielder Jem Karacan suffered an unspecified knock in training but should be fit, while goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (shoulder) and midfie...

Reading are without striker Jason Roberts (hip) for Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round clash against Sheffield United.Midfielder Jem Karacan suffered an unspecified knock in training but should be fit, while goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (shoulder) and midfie...

Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy could be set to miss the rest of the Premier League season through injury.