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Matt

@RustyRoyal

ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ꜰᴄ. ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɴᴏɴ-ʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇ.

 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢, 𝘽𝙚𝙧𝙠𝙨.
Joined July 2011
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Terribly sad news to hear of Dave passing at the weekend. A man who fought with such courage throughout his horrid ordeal. A face of the Southbank at Elm Park. An avid follower of Hungerford Town FC. Thoughts with all family and friends. RIP 💙
Dave Allen (@oldcasual1871) profile pictureDave Allen@oldcasual1871Oct 11
2 weeks and 2 days in hospital. Bored stiff. Hoping to be out tomorrow or Tuesday. Never had so many drugs. Fantastic win for Hungerford Yesterday. Sounded fully deserved. Looking forward to wifey visiting shortly. Enjoy your Sunday and keep smiling.
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Ticking off a new one. OFI vs Bayer Leverkusen. #Grondhopping
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Fair to say that Simon Jordan and Dale Vince don’t get on. No shock but Vince is one bizarre character and Jordan is bang on yet again.
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Your phone @DMAC102 must have blown up in the last 30mins. 🤣
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Simply wanted it more. Well deserved 3pts. 👊🏻
Thatcham Town FC (@Thatcham_TownFC) profile pictureThatcham Town FC@Thatcham_TownFCAug 31
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Good evening, @ReadingCityFC admin(s) notice the “Death, taxes, and beating Thatcham Town” post has gone awol recently. 👀
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Prepare a decent pitch considering the recent conditions, then having to look for broken glass that injured a player during the warm up. Must feel like a thankless task being a Non-League groundsman at times.
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Whilst our fan base are crying over discoloured seats and shite WiFi, here’s a reminder how things were. So rough. So intimidating. So good. A proper ground this one. 😍
FootballAwaydays (@Awaydays23) profile pictureFootballAwaydays
@Awaydays23Aug 17
Can you guess the ground? 🏟️ Did you ever pay a visit here?
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Let’s be honest, this platform would be considerably duller if it wasn’t for Non-League football and Bracknell Town FC in particular. It’s becoming an annual thing. Some club. 😍
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Bromley (a).
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🎫 Bromley (a). One spare adult for sell for next Saturday. £15. #ReadingFC
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*SOLD*
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Richard Ashcroft / Shed Seven event cancelled - 24th July at Englefield Estate. 😞 Email at 11:09 from Heritage Live asking us to contact @seetickets for a refund. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Email at 11:30 from See Tickets asking us to contact Heritage Live for a refund. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Marvellous.
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Day 4 refund policy activated. Strange Test match but a wins a win.
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The lad is on a cricket tour in the West Country and sent me this earlier. Majestic. 😍
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Matt (@RustyRoyal) profile pictureMatt@RustyRoyalApr 25
Here we go again. 20 weeks of ferrying the lad around, starting off at this cracking looking ground. 😍
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Shame to see Matt leave #ReadingFC A very decent young goalkeeper - no doubt he’ll soon find another club.
Matthew Pullinger (@Matthew62273044) profile pictureMatthew Pullinger@Matthew62273044May 18
Looking for new club 🚨 Recently departed Reading Academy after 7 years, experience at step 3 and 4. Looking for step 2/3/4 📍Farnborough Age: 18
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🧐 Ah.
Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) profile pictureSouthampton FC
@SouthamptonFCMay 18
Wembley week 🗓️
An image of Wembley Stadium taken from inside the bowl looking up ton the sky, which is clear blue, with the Wembley arch seen above the roof. Text added reads 'Next match, Sat 23 May, 4.30pm BST' with the crests of Hull and Southampton.

ALT An image of Wembley Stadium taken from inside the bowl looking up ton the sky, which is clear blue, with the Wembley arch seen above the roof. Text added reads 'Next match, Sat 23 May, 4.30pm BST' with the crests of Hull and Southampton.

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Southampton FC are no longer in the EFL Championship Playoffs after an independent disciplinary commission found them guilty of spying on other championship teams. Middlesborough FC has been reinstated and will play Hull in the Playoffs on the 23rd May. theguardian.com/football/2026/…
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Leam Richardson’s wife has done this lad a favour. #ReadingFC
Euan Kirk (@rfceuann) profile pictureEuan Kirk@rfceuannApr 25
Got kicked out because I wanted leam out
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Here we go again. 20 weeks of ferrying the lad around, starting off at this cracking looking ground. 😍
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Had a catch with both. One has attended 4 games, the other slightly more. “The most dull and boring football ever”. Not a prayer of renewing. “Football for the people”. 🤷🏼‍♂️
Matt (@RustyRoyal) profile pictureMatt@RustyRoyal1 Jun 2025
Replying to @RCouhig
@RCouhig @ToddTrosclair morning, gents. A short story to share. I met a couple of pals yesterday that I’ve not seen for a while. Both surprised me somewhat in saying they’ve bought season tickets for 25/26. One hasn’t had one for many years, the other has never had one at all. 💪🏼
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