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by Crusader Royal
25 Dec 2025 22:06
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 11329
Views: 3100343

Re: The Non - League thread

Going to Boxng Day local derby between Devizes and Calne. Devizes are unbeaten in the league this season, suspect they will remain do.
by Crusader Royal
23 Dec 2025 22:56
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 11329
Views: 3100343

Re: The Non - League thread

Hungerford 2 Taunton 1 attendance 347 Gary Johnson new manager at Taunton and saw his team take the lead on 6mins. Hungerford equalised on 64 mins and the winner on 90 +3 came courtesy of a Charlie Austin tap in. Horsham beat Plymouth Parkway 4-0 attendance 655 Oddly Farnham also beat Parkway 4-0 t...
by Crusader Royal
22 Dec 2025 14:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25
Replies: 8681
Views: 6309759

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

Carter Bowdery has signed on loan for Hungerford. Came on as a sub on Saturday and impressed. Interesting that he’s the 5th Bradfield College pupil to get a pro football contract. Can’t be many private schools producing footballers, much more rugby and cricket territory. Have you seen my post today...
by Crusader Royal
22 Dec 2025 14:47
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 11329
Views: 3100343

Re: The Non - League thread

Royals and Racers Dearth of non- league fixtures tomorrow Tuesday 23rd. I am going to Hungerford v Taunton- hopefully say hello to Crusader Royal ). The other match is Farnham v Plymouth Parkway.



We’re only playing as it’s rearranged from a postponement.
I shall be on the gate as usual so do say hi !
by Crusader Royal
22 Dec 2025 10:22
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25
Replies: 8681
Views: 6309759

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

Royals and Racers Carter Bowdery has signed on loan for Hungerford.


Came on as a sub on Saturday and impressed.
Interesting that he’s the 5th Bradfield College pupil to get a pro football contract. Can’t be many private schools producing footballers, much more rugby and cricket territory.
by Crusader Royal
05 Dec 2025 14:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup 2025/6
Replies: 83
Views: 31611

Re: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup 2025/6

It's insanity really. Would've gone if it was the Wednesday, but obviously can't with it clashing with the first team. Yep, madness. Would have been a major IN! for this. Well done R&R. Sadly local FAs really are the law and the judge in these things so would be amazed if they allowed for a rea...
by Crusader Royal
04 Dec 2025 19:50
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

He's been in the Academy for several years. More home grown than Long, whether he's as home grown as McIntyre doesn't really come into it. Rushesha basically came in as an academy graduate from another club at the edge of the first team from day 1 He was 20 when he signed, and was here for two seas...
by Crusader Royal
02 Dec 2025 16:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

I may be misunderstanding but you seem to be suggesting Wellens was home grown ? Just go with it. It's easier to just agree with him. Heaven forbid we could manage our own reasonable conversation, whether it involves a difference of opinion on 'home grown' or not, without you having a pop. Indeed, ...
by Crusader Royal
01 Dec 2025 20:47
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

He's not going to be playing ahead of Wing or Savage... or even really coming on for them. Would he be playing ahead of Doyle, Elliott, Fraser? Not really. Needed the move to play, and its going brilliantly for him. Glad to see it So while I do think there's been a lot of fuss about the quality of ...
by Crusader Royal
29 Nov 2025 20:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: Top winger individual performances
Replies: 26
Views: 4832

Re: Top winger individual performances

One for the oldies - shame we didn't get longer to enjoy him before his then big money (£60K then - £881K now) move to Southampton. Tommy Jenkins five goals in just 21 games. Bought from Margate for £500 just 6 months earlier, although we did then have to pay them an appearance bonus of £1,000 afte...
by Crusader Royal
28 Nov 2025 17:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

How does RS justify it? It's within the rules. Yeah, if he wants to dick about and use subs to play the match with a team that's ineligible to start, that's on him. And the consequence is he has fewer subs to manage the rest of the game. With 7 subs available using 2 early seems a pretty innovative...
by Crusader Royal
27 Nov 2025 15:26
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

Was that in the National League Cup? Seems to have similar rules regarding squad strength as the EFL Trophy. I take it Kanu didn't play in that if it was. It was, and he didn’t. I was expecting the early sub, although it was still a bit weird seeing a sub stood waiting at kick off. The guy coming o...
by Crusader Royal
27 Nov 2025 13:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

Was at Forest Green Rovers last night to see Charlie’s dad make the earliest substitutions I have ever seen. FGR took kickoff, booted it straight into touch and then made 2 subs. Royals connection is that one of the subs was Harry Cardwell who seemed a lot taller than he was when he was with us (or...
by Crusader Royal
26 Nov 2025 17:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Royals
Replies: 4474
Views: 4910087

Re: Ex Royals

Was at Forest Green Rovers last night to see Charlie’s dad make the earliest substitutions I have ever seen. FGR took kickoff, booted it straight into touch and then made 2 subs. Royals connection is that one of the subs was Harry Cardwell who seemed a lot taller than he was when he was with us (or ...
by Crusader Royal
27 Oct 2025 08:20
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Home ticket changes
Replies: 19
Views: 6133

Re: Home ticket changes

One thing I can't work out is why this great new system doesn't extend to loading FA Cup games to a season ticket card. A friend of mine wanted to buy a ticket for the Carlisle cup tie, but was told his only options are to download an app (which he doesn't want to do) or print at home (which he can...
by Crusader Royal
29 Sep 2025 17:08
Forum: The Team
Topic: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup 2025/6
Replies: 83
Views: 31611

Re: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup 2025/6

I’m going to Wantage for the game tomorrow.
by Crusader Royal
28 Sep 2025 09:30
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Football Ground Map
Replies: 7
Views: 3822

Re: Football Ground Map

Can’t be bothered to go through inputting things into an app, although I have started using Futbology for upcoming games. I haven’t worked out how to just input grounds, and I can’t remember exactly when I saw Reading play at Mansfield ! Seen Reading on 110 grounds, been to a total of 164 and missin...
by Crusader Royal
01 Sep 2025 11:19
Forum: The Team
Topic: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup 2025/6
Replies: 83
Views: 31611

Re: Berks & Bucks Senior Cup 2025/6

All change this season. 2 new step 6 teams are taking part New Bradwell St Peter and Kintbury Rangers. It’s also all change for the 3 Football league clubs in the competition. Instead of MK Dons, Wycombe and Reading entering the competition at the QF stage, we now have MK Dons in round 1 and Wycomb...
by Crusader Royal
01 Sep 2025 08:02
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: 3 more signings
Replies: 66
Views: 30470

Re: 3 more signings

Sutekh Not going to be hijacking the Guehi move anytime soon then.


We were close to getting Isak but apparantly there was an issue over decimal places
by Crusader Royal
28 Aug 2025 20:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Owners - Redwood Watch
Replies: 499
Views: 306331

Re: New Owners - Redwood Watch

Had the pleasure of chatting with Mike and Grace Kearney yesterday. They were watching their grandson playing for Yate Town. Mike was a hard as nails Glaswegian forward who played 150+ games for us in the late 70’s/ early 80’s.. He and Grace then ran the Royals Rendezvous and did various back of ho...
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