Obita Joins Scunthorpe On Loan

Obita is tipped as a hot prospect for the future

Nov 2012: Highly rated 18 year old Jordan Obita completed a loan move to Scunthorpe that will see him play out the rest of the season in League 1.

The youngster who has been linked with Bolton and Fulham has only managed 1 substitute appearance for the Royals this term and boss Ally Clark felt it would benefit Obita to play regular first team football.

“Obita is young and enthusiastic so I felt it unfair to let him sit on the bench for us. He made 20 appearances for us last term but so far has struggled to step up to the Premiership. He’s only 18 though and I’m confident the boy will be a huge player for us in years to come”

Man Utd 2-0 Reading

Nov 2012: Man Utd eased past Reading to keep up their title chase with rival Man City.

Unlike in the League Cup game earlier in the season, Man Utd never looked like slipping up to Reading and goals from Kwawdo Asamoah and Ezquiel Lavvezi were enough to brush the Berkshire side off.

Reading boss Ally Clark said after the game “Man utd showed why they’re probably the best team in the league at the moment. I’m disappointed we never looked up for it today, especially after running them close here a couple of months ago)

Reading slipped to 13th and welcome Liverpool to the Madejski next week.

Reading: Cerny, Boakye (Mills 33), Pearce, Van Damme, Wallace, Karacan, Vavrik (Rowe 85), Besnard, Templeton, Swanson, Maazou (Goodwillie 85)

Reading 1-0 Arsenal

Captain Alex Pearce picked up the Man Of The Match award

Nov 2012: Reading boss Ally Clark said he was ecstatic with his team after they overcame a classy Arsenal side at The Madejski.

Moussa Maazou was the man the grabbed the winning goal with a deft header from a Pavol Vavrik corner kick, 3 minutes before half time. Maazou has been on top form for Reading since his 2.4M switch from CSKA Moscow. This his 8th goal of the league campaign so far.

After the break Arsenal tried to get back into the game but a man of the match performance from new Reading captain Alex Pearce was enough to secure the 3 points The Royals deserved.

Reading now rise to 11th in the table but face a tricky fortnight with a trip to old Trafford followed by the visit of Maik Taylor’s Liverpool side.

Reading: Cerny, Boakye, Pearce, Van Damme (Mills 82), Wallace, Besnard (Andrews 72), Karacan, Vavrik (Cohen 67), Templeton, Swanson, Maazou

Goal: Maazou (42)

Chelsea 3-0 Reading

Ashley Cole completes the scoring.

Nov 2012: Chelsea brushed aside a helpless Reading infront of a packed house at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea looked a class above from the start but the Reading defence managed to hold out the superstars until first half stoppage time when Lucas Barrios scored from the edge of the box.

Any chance of a comeback was put to bed two minutes into the second half when Zdravko Kusmanovic put Chelsea two up. Left back Ashley Cole completed the scoring just after the hour.

Reading boss Allly Clark will be disappointed his team failed to make any real threat on the Chelsea defence.

Reading: Cerny, Boakye, Pearce, Van Damme, Wallace, Besnard (Langil 69), Karacan, Vavrik (Mills 82), Templeton, Swanson, Maazou (Goodwillie 82)

Mills Vows To Win Back Place

Mills has been dropped in recent games for Jelle Van Damme

Nov 2012: Reading captain Matt Mills has vowed to win back his starting slot after being dropped by boss Ally Clark in favour of Jelle Van Damme.

Mills enjoyed a good start to the season before a decline in form saw Clark drop the club captain in recent games. Alex Pearce has acted as stand in captain.

Mills said “Obviously the gaffer just wants to let me know that even as captain, I can’t afford to go through a run of bad games and always need to perform to my best. I was disappointed when he told me Jelle would be taking my place but I just need to use that as motivation to get myself back in the team.”

Reading 4-0 West Brom

Karacan celebrates putting his team 2-0 up.

Nov 2012: Reading demolished West Brom in front of a capacity crowd at the Madjeski Stadium.

West Brom never looked up for the challenge and Reading finally seemed to find that extra gear boss Ally Clark has been pushing for.

Alex Pearce opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a header from a Danny Swanson corner. Hot Prospect Jem Karacan put Reading 2-0 up on the half hour with a cheeky chip over Baggies keeper Scott Carson. Just before the half time whistle Moussa Maazou grabbed his 6th goal of the season for Reading.

Maazou completed the rout 3 minutes after Half Time with a tap in from 6 yards.

Reading: Cerny, Boakye, Pearce, Van Damme, Wallace, Besnard, Karacan, Templeton, Vavrik (Langil 60), Swanson (Goodwillie 60), Maazou

Goal(s): Pearce (19), Karacan (29), Maazou (41,48)

Fans Trust Step Up Reading Takeover Bid

Nov 2012: Fans Trust RFL (Reading For Life) today stepped up their efforts to takeover the club. RFL president Bradley Rowlands expressed his desire to turn Reading into the first English league club run entirely by it’s own fans. The Premiership new boys have been struggling financially for the last couple of years and it was rumoured that Readings promotion last season saved the club from going into administration.

Reading chairman John Madejski was unavailable for comment but a club source did confirm a transfer embargo has been set on the club until the takeover talks complete.

Blackburn 1-1 Reading

Christopher Samba was named Man Of The Match

Nov 2012 : Readin players showed no signs of rustiness after the International break by securing a 1-1 draw with Blackburn at Ewood park.

In a tightly contested game Itey Scheter gave Blackburn the lead after 41 minutes with a fine effort from the edge of the box.

With it looking like the teams would go in at half time with Blackburn 1-0 up, David Goodwillie bagged his first goal for The Royals since August with a header from a Danny Swanson corner.

In the 2nd half both teams had their chances to win the match, most notably with Jem Karacar hitting the post in the 67th minute. But the game finished even and Reading will be happy to get away from a potentially tricky tie with a point.

Reading: Cerny, Boayke, Pearce, Van Damme, Wallace, Besnard (Cohen 77), Karacan, Vavrik, Templeton (Obita 62), Swanson, Goodwillie (Maazou 62)

Goal(s): Goodwillie (45)