Reading FC ownership latest, a focus on the foundation phase at Reading's academy, and we announce our competition to win tickets for the Jem Karacan Q&A at the Purple Turtle on Sunday, November 24. We are joined by Everton academy coach Dominic Doherty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

We take a look back at Reading's recent run of results, question whether no news off the pitch is good news, and we also focus on Reading FC legend Nicky Shorey - with his live Q&A event coming up at the Purple Turtle on Sunday (with a special ticket offer). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Mark and Johnny bring you the latest Reading FC update and look back on Saturday's 4-1 win against Crawley Town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Michael Gilkes is a Reading FC legend as a player and currently works for the club as a coach with the Under 21s. Former West Ham player and coach educator Geoff Pike, who helped him with his coaching badges, joins us for a chat about Michael Gilkes as a well liked and respected former player and current coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

Reading fan and football agent Graham Fletcher - who was a player with Reading's academy - talks to us about how he works with young Reading players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Former Reading striker Lloyd Owusu joins us on his journey to work in Australia, to reminisce about his time in Berkshire and to discuss how off the field issues can have a negative impact on players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Former Reading defender Andy Bernal discusses some of the key issues with Reading FC's ownership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Reading FC takeover latest, reaction to Saturday's defeat at Rotherham and an 1871 Podcast competition! Our special guest is lifelong Reading fan Roger Ware, who was part of the group of people who helped Roger Smee block the attempted merger between Reading and Oxford United in 1983. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho…

Kobina Elliott, who spent eight years as a coach with Reading FC's academy and watched the likes of Michael Olise make the step up to the first team, talks about the club's academy set up and how important it is for the development of future first team stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

On this 1871 Podcast episode, Mark Roach talks to Chinese business expert Sunny Shen about the subtle cultural differences between ways of doing business in China compared to other countries - and how this might relate to the sale of Reading FC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Reading FC legend Shaka Hislop - who is based in the USA - gives his views on why Americans are becoming more interested in buying English football clubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

We reveal the shocking reason why Rob Couhig's bid to buy Reading Football Club fell through and why there are some reasons for Reading fans to feel positive. We also take a look back at Saturday's 2-1 win against Huddersfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Mark, Johnny and Dylan are joined by Reading season ticket holder Mark Pollard to discuss Ruben Selles, the current state of play with the club's takeover and Saturday's game against Huddersfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Reading's Academy has a good track record for producing first team players. Callum Langley, the Player Care Manager at Cambridge United's Academy, joins Mark Roach for a chat about the importance of taking care of player welfare - and ensuring he helps to prepare academy players for the next steps in their career. Learn more about your ad choices. …

Wael Al-Qadi bought Reading's League One rivals Bristol Rovers in 2016. He talks about the process of buying a football club and the importance of an owner understanding the relationship between the club and its fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Mark Roach is joined by Reading season ticket holder Neil Warren, who has supported the club since the 1970s. Mark and Neil look back at Saturday's defeat at Bolton and discuss the current situation at Reading FC, including the likelihood of Ruben Selles staying as manager. There are also details of the 3 Reading FC legends events at Purple Turtle …

WTF is going on at Reading FC? It's the question Reading fans want answered. We try to make sense of it all with BBC Radio Berkshire's Tim Dellor and STAR's Greg Double. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Mark Roach and Dylan Kerr discuss the latest Reading FC takeover situation. They also look back at Saturday's defeat against Leyton Orient and look ahead to Reading's trip to Bolton Wanderers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

We look ahead to Reading's game against Leyton Orient on Saturday - and Dylan Kerr reveals who the best Reading player he played with was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Mark and Johnny discuss the Reading FC ownership situation and the season so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Former Reading winger John Salako chats about Reading FC, club ownership, the importance of developing young players and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Reading legend and current Wrexham manager joins us for a chat about Reading, Wrexham and Saturday's game in North Wales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

The 1871 Podcast is back! Mark Roach, Johnny Hunt and Reading FC legend Dylan Kerr are joined by Nathan from the Rob.Ryan.Red podcast to chat about Reading's ownership situation, Saturday's game against Wrexham and the season ahead. And Dylan opens up about his mental health challenges after being rejected for management and coaching roles. Learn m…

We decided to do another 1871 podcast episode following on from some excellent feedback. Mark and Johnny take a look at Reading's season so far - and listen out for an announcement about a new support group that Johnny is creating to support people with mental health challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

In what could be the last ever episode of the 1871 podcast, former Royals left back Dylan Kerr, Mark Roach, Johnny Hunt and Reading fans Eunan Carr and Alex Blissett discuss the latest Reading FC news - and give their predictions for Saturday's opening League One game against Peterborough and how they think the Royals will fare this season. Learn m…

The 1871 podcast is back as Mark and Johnny chat to the Sunday Mirror's sports news editor Darren Witcoop to discuss all things Reading FC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

It's all a bit doom and gloom for Reading at the moment, isn't it? No manager announcement (despite our best efforts to officially announce Chris Wilder as Reading's new manager!), a potential points deduction (again), the club seems to be in a mess and the fans are in the dark. SO... If any Reading fan needs some cheering up, this might do it - he…

The Reading Chronicle's James Earnshaw joins us for a special one off episode, where we attempt to answer questions from Reading fans about what is going on at the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

We admit it. We thought Chris Wilder was going to be announced as the new Reading manager. So much so that we prepared an 'official announcement' episode. Here's the episode we prepared for what we thought was the imminent announcement. We can hereby confirm that Chris Wilder has NOT yet been confirmed as Reading manager, despite what you are about…

Is Chris Wilder going to be announced as Reading's new manager? We think so - and we are hopeful that the announcement will be made this week. We also take a look ahead to next season for the Royals in League One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

A huge number of people in the UK and worldwide are experiencing varying degrees of challenges with their mental health, from anxiety and low mood to suicidal thoughts. Johnny Hunt and Mark Roach are joined by several Reading fans, as well as former Peterborough, Aldershot and Swindon defender Dean Hooper and Lee Adams from Walk and Talk MMH, who t…

Former Royals midfielder Scott Davies talks about his recovery from gambling addiction, his time at Reading, what Chris Wilder is like as a manager, and his current role as Slough Town manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Reading have had several Australian players over the years. Goalkeeper Steve Mautone recalls some of his fondest memories from his time at the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Former Reading winger Glen Little is our special guest. He talks about his time at Reading and some of his favourite memories - and gives his views on how he think the Royals might get on in League One next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

We are joined by Dylan Kerr for a chat about who the next Reading manager could be, Reading Women's fight for WSL survival and Dylan's experience of his players going on strike in South Africa and experiencing relegation for the first time as a head coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

John Halls played for Reading in the 106 season and the Royals' first season in the Premier League, but was unable to hold down a regular place in the side. He talks about how he felt to watch on from the sidelines as the team enjoyed success and also discusses his subsequent career as a model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices…

Former Reading defender Linvoy Primus MBE is our guest. Linvoy talks about his time at Reading, his central defensive partnership with Keith McPherson, why he predicted that there would be a clash between Alan Pardew and Martin Allen, suffering from depression, being awarded an MBE and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co…

Reading Women and Wales defender Lily Woodham is only 22 years old but has already played for five seasons in the WSL as well as one season in the Women's Championship. She talks about a difficult season with Reading, representing her country, and her hopes for the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Former Reading defender Andy Bernal is a returning guest, having chatted about his time at Reading, his cocaine addiction and being David Beckham's minder last time round. This time, he discusses his role as Head of Athletic Development and Vibe Manager at Central Coast Mariners, the prospect of an A League Grand Final against Adam Le Fondre's Sydn…

The final episode of our Reading FC Top 100 series. The series concludes with our look at some of the people who have had the biggest influence on Reading Football Club in the last 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Former Royals Technical Director Brian Tevreden, who is now General Manager of the Suriname FA, discusses his time at Reading FC, Jaap Stam, why he left the club and what went wrong during Ron Gourlay's time as Royals CEO. He also reveals that Erik Ten Haag was on the Reading FC manager short list before Stam was appointed. Learn more about your ad…

We continue or Reading FC Top 100 series by looking at our top five greatest Reading managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

We continue our Reading FC Top 100 series by taking a look at our Top 5 memorable Reading seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Ahead of our chat with former Royals defender Andy Bernal next week, we bring you our Series 1 chat with Andy again as a YouTube and audio episode. Andy talked to Mark Roach, Dylan Kerr and Johnny Hunt about his time at Reading, being David Beckham's minder, and his problems with cocaine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a…

We are joined by six Reading fans, who give us their views about what went wrong for Reading this season, what they think needs to happen next, and how they think next season might pan out. They also give their opinions about the type of manager and players the club needs ahead of the start of next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…

Part 2 of our look at some of the managers we think could be in contention to take over as new Reading manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

Part 1 of our look at some of the managers we think could be in contention to take over as new Reading manager, ahead of the club's first season in the third tier since 2001-02. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesद्वारा 1871

David Artell was manager of Crewe Alexandra in League One next season. He gives us some insight into what the Royals can expect next season in League One, the possibility of him becoming Reading's next manager and the first thing he would do if he is appointed as the club's manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic…

Adam Le Fondre was top goalscorer three seasons running for Reading - including the last time Reading were a Premier League side. He discusses Reading's relegation and what needs to happen next for the club to move forward in a positive way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Former Reading midfielder Jem Karacan discusses the Royals' relegation to League One, what the club needs to do next and what type of manager is needed to take the club forward. He also talks about his time at Reading and his belief that he will be working for the club in some capacity in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc…