Leicester 0-2 Reading FC – The Royals & Hunt down Mills

August 14, 2011

Well that shows how much we know doesn’t it? I at least got the number of goals right for Reading… but what a result and I’m delighted to be proved wrong!

Having not been able to be at or even listen to the game, another Loyal Royal, Steve Guscott, volunteered to share his thoughts on the game and you can read his report below the jump.

August 13 – Leicester City (A)

So who are we playing?: Leicester City at the Walkers… I mean King Power Stadium

Where did Leicester finish in the Championship last year? 10th

How are they shaping up after the summer?  Leicester have spent this summer reshaping their squad with a number of high profile and high cost acquisitions that have made them one of the favourites for the division. Neil Danns, Paul Konchesky, Kasper Schmeichal and of course our former Captain Matt Mills have been signed by Sven and they won their opening league and cup game to start this season.

Last time we played them? Jimmy Kebe was on top form as Reading won 3-1 at the Madejski Stadium last spring

Any former Royals? The man who led the Royals out at Wembley in May shocked many when he moved across the division in a deal worth up to £5.5 million pounds. Matt Mills will certainly get an interesting reception from Royals fans.

Where Do We Point A Finger? – A Take On The Matt Mills Transfer

July 8, 2011

(Courtesy This Is Leicester)

When the final whistle blew at Wembley some six weeks ago, I fully expected one player to leave the club for around 5 million pounds, but if you’d have told me that it would be Matt Mills, I’d have asked where you were drinking pre-match and how cheap was the beer…..

I’d have suggested you were drinking/taking even stronger stuff if you’d told me the same thing 15 months ago when a certain central defender caused uproar amongst a group of fans for giving them the middle finger and followed it up weeks later with a needless red card at Ipswich to all but end our play-off hopes.

However, yesterday Matt Mills’ transfer to Championship rivals Leicester City was confirmed, with a fee reported to be £4.5 million rising to £5.5m.  The initial reaction from Reading fans has been mixed, with some players angry and the player, others frustrated at the club’s management and others praising Nick Hammond for getting maximum value for the player.

Below I’ll be giving my take on the whole saga and trying to figure out what might be next.

Fans View From The Tilehurst End – Leicester City (H)

April 19, 2011

To compliment the ‘View From The Coach’ and the ‘View From The Town End’ segments, we get the views from our own fans on the last home game, in what we’re calling Fans View From The Tilehurst End. This week our newest contributor Sarah Neeson gives us her verdit on the Leicester game.

Twitter Review: Reading 3-1 Leicester

Reading’s fascinating form… after the 3-1 result against Leicester at the Mad Stad yesterday. That’s 8 wins on the trot now… 8!

Below you’ll find some tweets from Loyal Royals, before, during and after the game.

Match Review: Reading FC 3 – 1 Leicester City

April 16, 2011

So we won then? Of course! we know how to do little else right now, as we beat the Foxes 3-1.

The Team? McCarthy, Griffin, Harte, Khizinishvili, Mills, Leigertwood, Karacan, Kebe (Robson-Kanu 83), McAnuff, Manset (Hunt 54), Long.

Attendance: 19,199

MOTM: Jimmy Kebe, scored the first created the second and made a great run for the third, should have scored at least a hat-trick but we’ll let him off!

April 16 – Leicester City (H)

So who are we playing?: Leicester City at the Madejski Stadium.

Where are Leicester in the Championship? 9th

Recent Form?  Very up and down. Leicester have spent most of 2011 inside the top half and flirting with the playoff places without ever actually getting into them. Their last five games include two wins, two draws and one defeat, including a 3-3 draw away at Middlesbrough and a 3-0 win over Scunthorpe.

Last time we played them? Gylfi Sigurdsson’s scored his last goal in a Reading shirt, before Matt Mills headed in late on to give us our first win of the season, in a 2-1 win at the Walkers.

Any former Royals? Nope, Leicester are a Royal free zone, though they did nick Mark McGhee off us in 1994, with winger Scott Taylor signing shortly after.