Kaspars Gorkss spent three years at Reading FC; winning a Championship title, dropping back down to the Championship and then very nearly bouncing straight into the play-offs.
As an integral part of that triumphant 2011/12 team, the Latvian takes a walk down memory lane with The Tilehurst End Podcast to discuss his famous goal at West Ham, playing alongside the likes of Jimmy Kebe and Royston Drenthe, and how the Big Bad Wolf became the anthem of their success.
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Alongside Jaap Stam in the dugout for his spell as Reading manager was his assistant and fellow Dutchman Andries Ulderink, who joins us on The Tilehurst End to give the inside track on working at the club.
Ulderink takes us through how he first started working with Stam and how the opportunity at Reading came about, before discussing the reasons behind their success in their debut season in Berkshire and then why it all went so wrong the year after. The coach also discusses the team’s playing style and his fondness for England, making the interview well worth a listen.
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Simon Church was only 23 when he played his last game for Reading, and yet he seemed part of the furniture during the Brian McDermott years.
A surprise league debut in the 2009 play-off semi-final against Burnley was followed up by a strong run in the first-team under Brendan Rodgers and McDermott, yet Church was often given the less glorious roles than his colleagues.
That made his contribution to the team perhaps harder to sell, the academy graduate typically running the hard yards to tire the defenders before Adam Le Fondre popped up with the later winner.
But he still played a big role in the Championship title win of 2012 and discusses that success, the fact he never played in the Premier League, and his subsequent early retirement in the latest podcast interview from The Tilehurst End.
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In amongst all the coronavirus chaos, Reading’s financial accounts for 2018-19 were released at the weekend, and were pretty concerning to say the least.
To delve deeper into the report, Olly Allen is joined by Kieran Maguire, author of The Price of Football and a lecturer on football finance at The University of Liverpool. You can find him on Twitter here.
On the agenda: Reading’s worryingly high wage bill, the sale of the Madejski Stadium, what the current pandemic may mean for the whole of the EFL and much more.
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Listeners can always get in touch with the podcast via our Twitter and Facebook pages as well as our email, thetilehurstend@gmail.com, with thoughts on the show, opinions on the team, and potential topics to sink our teeth into always welcome.
Reading FC won promotion from the third-tier, broke the record for points scored in a Football League season and finished eighth in the Premier League with Graeme Murty bombing up and down the right wing.
Now a part of Rangers’ academy, the Royals legend dropped by for a chat with The Tilehurst End to discuss how he moved down to Berkshire, his early struggles, the relief at breaking out of Division Two, and of course the glory of facing - and beating - some of the world’s very best footballers.
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Reading FC won’t play again this month and most likely not until the summer, so The Tilehurst End Podcast is naturally going on a bit of a break.
But while we rack our brains thinking of decent content ideas, Marc and Westy chatted for a podcast special about the season so far and when we hope to see the show back on the road. Marc also chatted to Al Cousins, a Tilehurst-native now living out in the USA who was unable to attend the Stoke game, which would have been his first Royals match for two decades.
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A 3-1 win at Birmingham elevated Reading FC firmly into the mid-table echelons after a strong showing against Sheffield United was not enough to progress in the FA Cup.
Marc Mayo and Olly Allen discuss the matches in The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 224 along with your Mailbag questions, the club’s Newsbites and the Stoke game focused on in Big Match Preview.
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Listeners can always get in touch with the podcast via our Twitter and Facebook pages as well as our email, thetilehurstend@gmail.com, with thoughts on the show, opinions on the team, and potential topics to sink our teeth into always welcome.
Show Order
Recap - 02:06
Mailbag - 25:36
Newsbites - 41:26
Big Match Preview - 45:54
Reading FC very smartly banished memories of a 3-0 defeat at home to Wigan in midweek with a necessary win over Barnsley just days later.
Marc Mayo is back in the host’s chair this week with Simeon Pickup to work out what changed for the Royals between the devastating loss and its instant reprieve. Both Mad Stad matches are reviewed in Recap before your Mailbag questions, Newsbites and Big Match Preview for Episode 223.
Sponsored by ZCZ Films, The Tilehurst End Podcast can be taken in via PodBean, Spotify, Acast, YouTube or iTunes. Furthermore, thanks to all listeners who continue to pledge to our Patreon campaign.
Listeners can always get in touch with the podcast via our Twitter and Facebook pages as well as our email, thetilehurstend@gmail.com, with thoughts on the show, opinions on the team, and potential topics to sink our teeth into always welcome.
Show Order
Recap - 02:38
Mailbag - 21:58
Newsbites - 34:20
Big Match Preview - 36:06
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Reading fans paid £39 for a ticket away to Leeds at the weekend, but unfortunately didn’t see the Royals leave Yorkshire with any points despite a performance to be proud of.
Olly Allen steps into the hosting chair on this week’s podcast and is joined by Simeon Pickup to dissect the key talking points from the defeat at Elland Road, answer your mailbag questions, round-up all the goings on in RG2 and look ahead to a double header of home league games against Wigan Athletic and Barnsley.
Sponsored by ZCZ Films, The Tilehurst End Podcast can be taken in via PodBean, Spotify, Acast, YouTube or iTunes. Furthermore, thanks to all listeners who continue to pledge to our Patreon campaign.
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Show Order
Recap - 1:49
Mailbag - 25:54
Newsbites - 38:43
Big Match Preview - 46:42
Mark Bowen’s Reading FC side won their first Championship game since New Year’s Day in convincing fashion on Saturday, downing Sheffield Wednesday 3-0.
The Tilehurst End Podcast reconvenes to review the game with Marc Mayo joined by Simeon Pickup straight off the train from Yorkshire, the pair recapping the week's games before answering your mailbag questions, reviewing the club news, and previewing the trip to Leeds.
Sponsored by ZCZ Films, The Tilehurst End Podcast can be taken in via PodBean, Spotify, Acast, YouTube or iTunes. Furthermore, thanks to all listeners who continue to pledge to our Patreon campaign.
Listeners can always get in touch with the podcast via our Twitter and Facebook pages as well as our email, thetilehurstend@gmail.com, with thoughts on the show, opinions on the team, and potential topics to sink our teeth into always welcome.
Show Order
Recap - 02:02
Mailbag - 23:54
Newsbites - 46:42
Big Match Preview - 49:13
