14 August 2012
By Hob Nob Anyone?
Reading will have to prove the bookmakers wrong once again this season to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Despite winning the Championship last season to gain promotion to the top tier, betting companies have Reading as clear favouries for relegation. Luckily this is very unlikely to bother manager Brian McDermott and the team who, we hope, and perhaps expect, to thrive as underdogs as the season gets underway. The Royals have combined a batch of excellent new signings with a very strong league winning side from last season. The signs all point to Reading being well placed to launch a positive campaign. William Hill have Reading as clear favourites for the drop and are offering evens on that bet. The Royals are also only 5/6 to stay up. Paddy Power appear a bit keener on the Royals chances and have us joint bottom of the pile with Southampton, offering 5/4 for relegation. We are 4/7 to stay up with Paddy Power, also with Southampton, while the bookies seem to offer Norwich as the next likely contender to finish in the bottom three.
04 July 2025 HNA?
Reading Back On The Hunt For Promotion In 2025/26
03 July 2025 HNA?
Pre-Season Fixtures Begin At Hungerford Town
01 July 2025 HNA?
Mbengue And Wareham Leave After Turning Down Contracts
26 June 2025 HNA?
New Season Fixture List In Full
16 May 2025 HNA?
Six First Team Players Not Offered Contracts
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
All news for 2015
All news for 2014
All news for 2013
All news for 2012
Older News Archive
Hob Nob Anyone? - Home (Non-AMP)