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2026 Pre-Season Thread - fixture list (1st post) - Reading MATCH THREAD Sat 2:15pm (p56)

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    Interestingly Reading also have a match on Friday night, away to Crawley. You’d hope they’re putting out a stronger side against us
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,663
    Reading sources say the game is likely to be cancelled no mention of whether it will take place somewhere else or whether we need to find a new fixtuee
    Very poor if so.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,469
    I blame Starmer 🥸
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,663
    edited July 30
    Been told Reading now being behind closed doors at the Valley
    Now on their website, being played at Sparrows Lane on Saturday at 14.00

    Behind closed doors, not surprisingly.
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,567
    Been told Reading now being behind closed doors at the Valley
    Now on their website, being played at Sparrows Lane on Saturday at 14.00

    Behind closed doors, not surprisingly.
    Our club new site says at the Valley  at 2pm Saturday, behind closed doors but live streamed. 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,272
    msomerton said:
    Been told Reading now being behind closed doors at the Valley
    Now on their website, being played at Sparrows Lane on Saturday at 14.00

    Behind closed doors, not surprisingly.
    Our club new site says at the Valley  at 2pm Saturday, behind closed doors but live streamed. 
    Good way to beat them, tell them SL and we turn up at The Valley instead, might even get more than 2 goals out of us! 
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,288
    AS1987 said:
    For those looking for an alternative fixture, Dorking Wanderers are playing Charlton XI at 15:00 on Saturday.
    I'm going to be in the DW dressing room wearing my favourite Charlton shirt. 
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,461
    What a shit show.  Such a shame for those that had planned to go (me included)
  • captainbob
    captainbob Posts: 1,028
    sam3110 said:
    msomerton said:
    Been told Reading now being behind closed doors at the Valley
    Now on their website, being played at Sparrows Lane on Saturday at 14.00

    Behind closed doors, not surprisingly.
    Our club new site says at the Valley  at 2pm Saturday, behind closed doors but live streamed. 
    Good way to beat them, tell them SL and we turn up at The Valley instead, might even get more than 2 goals out of us! 
    I think we could still only win 1-0 because they wouldn't be able to 'kick-off' after we score.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,661
    Reading's a shithole anyway

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  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,288
    DW will give free entry to anyone who had a ticket to the Reading game. 
  • wolfgang
    wolfgang Posts: 983
    edited July 30
    Reading's a shithole anyway
    I do not know if this still applies, but in the '60s and '70s Reading was considered the most average town in England (or maybe the UK, I cannot remember) on various criteria,  population size, area, income, age groups, education, employment, ethnicity, and so on.  And was swarmed by market researchers and social statisticians. 

    If still true, it would follow from our poster's comment that England generally is a shithole.
     
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 1,336
    Henry, I understood you were working overtime at the Museum on Saturday with a huge paper clip delivery, I am suddenly available to assist you with the heavy loading on this occasion.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119

    Unfortunately no media allowed at the #cafc match tomorrow.

    — Richard Cawley (@RichSCawley) July 31, 2026
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,554
    fenaddick said:

    Unfortunately no media allowed at the #cafc match tomorrow.

    — Richard Cawley (@RichSCawley) July 31, 2026
    Mmmm no media...this is becoming very intriguing...what is going on 🤔

  • AberystwythAddick
    AberystwythAddick Posts: 2,019
    fenaddick said:

    Unfortunately no media allowed at the #cafc match tomorrow.

    — Richard Cawley (@RichSCawley) July 31, 2026
    Mmmm no media...this is becoming very intriguing...what is going on 🤔


      It’s being lived streamed for free, I can’t imagine that there would be some hidden trial or player? 

    Think it’s probably just a staffing thing and have areas available. 
  • twiggyaddick
    twiggyaddick Posts: 1,657
    I've never live streamed from Charlton TV website, silly question but how do you get it onto your tv? 
  • YannTheMann
    YannTheMann Posts: 1,634

    I've never live streamed from Charlton TV website, silly question but how do you get it onto your tv? 

    Easiest way is to plug a HDMI cord into your laptop & then into the TV & full screen the Charlton TV player 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    I've never live streamed from Charlton TV website, silly question but how do you get it onto your tv? 
    You'd have to plug your laptop into your TV or port from whatever device you were using. If they had any sense the club would stream it on YouTube which would make it easy as you could use the YouTube app on your TV/Sky box/EE box/Playstation etc.
  • twiggyaddick
    twiggyaddick Posts: 1,657
    Thanks gents much appreciated

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  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,631
    fenaddick said:
    I've never live streamed from Charlton TV website, silly question but how do you get it onto your tv? 
    You'd have to plug your laptop into your TV or port from whatever device you were using. If they had any sense the club would stream it on YouTube which would make it easy as you could use the YouTube app on your TV/Sky box/EE box/Playstation etc.
    The game will be streamed live on CharltonTV and YouTube free of charge, with live commentary from Greg Stubley and Steve Brown. 
    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/pre-season-preview-charlton-v-reading
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    Some common sense has snuck it's way into The Valley!
  • crookester
    crookester Posts: 1,594
    Thanks gents much appreciated
    Or if you have a smart TV or something like a fire stick, you can do it directly in a web browser
  • RonnieMoore
    RonnieMoore Posts: 5,423
    Shame for Knibbs who would have enjoyed going back to Reading 
  • addickson
    addickson Posts: 914
    wolfgang said:
    Reading's a shithole anyway
    I do not know if this still applies, but in the '60s and '70s Reading was considered the most average town in England (or maybe the UK, I cannot remember) on various criteria,  population size, area, income, age groups, education, employment, ethnicity, and so on.  And was swarmed by market researchers and social statisticians. 

    If still true, it would follow from our poster's comment that England generally is a shithole.
     
    Not often that I can contribute on social issues but can confirm that the last town to get "most average" was Didcot in 2017. The Dreaming Spires released the album Normal Town last year by way of tribute
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,413
    fenaddick said:

    Unfortunately no media allowed at the #cafc match tomorrow.

    — Richard Cawley (@RichSCawley) July 31, 2026
    Its weird because there's going to be music.  I suppose as it's at The Valley Red Red Robin HAS to be played 😀
  • Rock Spectacle
    Rock Spectacle Posts: 1,641
    Wonder if technically Reading are the home team still. NJ would be delighted with that...
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 21,119
    Charlton Life fan favourite Charlie Savage unlikely to feature tomorrow as he’s playing in Reading’s other game against Crawley 
  • wolfgang
    wolfgang Posts: 983
    fenaddick said:
    Interestingly Reading also have a match on Friday night, away to Crawley. You’d hope they’re putting out a stronger side against us
    Why? Might be our only chance to beat a team in the top three tiers all season.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,847
    fenaddick said:
    Charlton Life fan favourite Charlie Savage unlikely to feature tomorrow as he’s playing in Reading’s other game against Crawley 
    Strange. You'd have thought their best player, certainly their biggest financial asset, would be playing against the much stronger opposition. Most of the rest of their team tonight was academy players.

    https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2026/july/31/beacroft-stunner-steals-crawley-victory/