The boss (@simfrombucks.bsky.social) joined @mrblthomas.bsky.social and I on the pod this week! Watch as our editor shows us proper dress code for a Reading FC themed podcast, as well as how to crease up laughing at perfectly appropriate sounding football terminology youtu.be/9g4DcnyyRUY

Stevenage w/ the best 'away team performance' at the SCL this season: stopped us from playing, slowed game down when they wanted to gave #ReadingFC a frustrating challenge which we didn't have the answer to too tired (fatigue and tactically). glad for the international break

last two games have brought #ReadingFC back down to earth somewhat, but think we need a bit of perspective, so here's a piece on that from me + kudos to Noel Hunt for getting results out of an increasingly depleted side that feels like it's running on fumes atm

Here's Savage's overall touchmap from Rotherham (Thanks @simfrombucks.bsky.social) There's no huge tweak to a 4-2 buildup structure or anything that dramatic, but clearly Hunt is moving Savage more central and encouraging more #readingfc midfield rotation Frees Knibbs up higher up the field too

one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.

REPORT: If that was Tyler Bindon's final bow at #ReadingFC, then what a final bow it was. @simfrombucks.bsky.social recaps a dogged win over Mansfield Town that meant the Royals end 2024 in the playoffs.

REPORT: Festive cheer at the SCL as #ReadingFC win for the first time under Noel Hunt! Here's @simfrombucks.bsky.social's take on a decent performance and enjoyable win over the Cobblers.

Short version: I'm emotionally conflicted after that game. Obv pleased #ReadingFC won, but it was a needlessly stressful way to get there (a phrase gladly pinched off @wimby.bsky.social Long version: in the article :)

The thing I'll never get over is Zuckerberg having a legit Twitter-killer app with countless sign ups on day one and deciding: let's bury news and flood their feed with shit they don't want.

The boys are back to talk all things Posh after a banging win in Cambridgeshire. Give us your thoughts on a good three points for #ReadingFC, the upcoming week and your current favourite player.

“It was a good game of football and I’m very proud of the effort. It’s always difficult to come here.” Ruben Selles was pleased with #ReadingFC's display at Peterborough yesterday - and challenged his side to maintain that level of performance and stay in the playoff race.

RATINGS: #ReadingFC put in an excellent performance at Peterborough United (the best display of the season?) to pick up a second away win of 23/24. @simfrombucks.bsky.social was pleased with pretty much everyone, particularly two-goal Harvey Knibbs.

The kind of fun afternoon that isn't just a joy in itself, but also such a tease for how well this awesome #ReadingFC side might do this season.

OPINION: Recently, a significant number of #ReadingFC fans have switched over to Bluesky, a new(ish) social media platform. So is Twitter’s status as the go-to platform for online football discussion gone? Not yet, argues @simfrombucks.bsky.social

Uppers of the Ding unite #ReadingFC #UpTheDing

Ben's cat Samson joins us on @thetilehurstend.bsky.social pod this week - helping us immediately provide @bsky.app with the cat content that will cement its authority as a real social media of note

After a week or so of mostly using this place, I would say that the primary user experience improvement I notice isn’t even ‘tone’ or ‘fewer Nazis’ etc, it’s just the replies to popular messages not being crowded with shit. I had almost forgotten what that was like

I'm seeing a lot of beard-stroking about why BlueSky has taken off, but honestly, it's largely down to lucky timing: Musk started trashing Twitter, and then Trump won the election. The clever bit was making it look and feel like old Twitter.

introduce yourself with four video games...

As much as I love going to #ReadingFC games, it's also actually really nice to have a weekend off from it every now and again. This season seems to be more draining than previous ones - fixture list has been pretty intense, and the interminably slow takeover doesn't make it any better lol. Just me?

Think Chem Campbell had a pretty slow start at #ReadingFC - although his work rate looked good from the off and he obv had that brace against Burton. Picking up recently though. Goal against Stockport, three assists in his last two, and generally looking like a more reliable threat at RW.

Good morning! If you've found my 'UK news and politics' starter pack useful to get you up and running on @bsky.app, please spread the word to new users by giving this a repost. Cheers! go.bsky.app/VNsC9bL

We're having a broader check-in on how Ruben Selles is getting on at #ReadingFC. @simfrombucks.bsky.social has his say on how well the gaffer is doing, and you can have your say too in our Approval Rating poll at the bottom of the article.

Really liked Gladiator 2. Not as good as the first, but still a good film in its own right. If the first is a 10/10, this was prob a 7/10 Paul Mescal v good. Action scenes great Wasn't quite as focused as the original and it seemed a bit unsure on how much to deviate from the original, but...

General summary from me on how I think Ruben is doing. #ReadingFC's home/away disparity is frustrating, but not sure how much better we should be doing in the circumstances. He's been excellent at developing individual players though, which imo we take for granted a tad.

Great choice

No idea how well BlueSky will develop over the coming months/years, but for the time being it's really cool and nice that a lot of people are collectively deciding to try to build something better away from Twitter. (1/2)

Off to see Gladiator 2 tonight and I am so so excited

It also misses that for most of us this is a hobby, and Twitter stopped being fun. I don't have some kind of moral obligation to broaden the debate/ communicate for my team/ whatever. It's my phone, it's my time, and they're my thumbs, if I prefer Bluesky its no-ones business but mine.

If I were Starmer, I would be instructing every relevant department to fast track any and all visas and grants for medical scientists and pharmaceutical companies to set up shop in the UK. If Trump gives him free reign and even half of what RFK jr wants happens, there will be a huge brain drain.

No idea how this works but attempting a starter pack for the few #ReadingFC fans on here go.bsky.app/PsvXMhY

you know what. I kinda like it here. real twitter 2014 vibes: occasionally irritating, but without the fear that the third reich will reseruct if you say you thought Stellar Blade was mid

Hi there! New platform, same unprofessional joke of a #ReadingFC outlet 👋🏻

Verrryyyy early days, but this platform does seem an awful lot like a version of Twitter which is actually nice and good

With a bunch of new followers, I wanted to re-introduce myself 👋🏻. Every Saturday, I publish a newsletter called Plot the Ball 📊🏐 — where I use data to tell better stories about sport. To get this week’s edition in your inbox, subscribe here: www.plottheball.com

Some people cannot comprehend that the exodus from X is not 'liberal flight' but a lot of people deciding that the content on the platform - hate/extremism, disinformation, violent/nsfw content, low quality ads, lax responses to user reports, suppression of content - just can't be ignored any more.