Former Reading favourite has been linked with a Championship return after being released by Sheffield United following Premier League relegation. The Blades finished rock-bottom of the top flight with the most goals ever conceded, returning after one year back in the elite. 33-year-old Norwood joined Sheffield United in 2019 and won promotion to the Premier League twice at Bramall Lane, departing with more than 230 appearances. This follows on from earning Premier League promotions with Fulham a
Former Reading Head of Scouting, Jared Dublin, has left Stoke City after less than 12 months with the Potters. American Dublin joined the Royals as part of Mark Bowen and Paul Ince's backroom reshuffle, arriving in February 2022 after an impressive six-year stint with Sheffield United. Impressing supporters at a Q&A session at Blue Collar Corner, alongside Bowen and Brian Carey, Dublin lasted just 16 months in Berkshire and moved to Stoke following relegation to League One.
Reading experienced yet more play-off heartache, losing 4-3 to Sunderland in the semi-final of PL2. More than 2,700 supporters were in attendance as the club's prestigious Academy continued to prove it is among the best in the country. Royals legend Noel Hunt, who has taken the Young Royals to Berks and Bucks Senior Cup glory and the Premier League International Cup qualification, had to pit his wits against former captain Graeme Murty in the Sunderland dugout. Ellis Taylor bagged himself a hatt