Jacob Brown: "Promotion ambition is why I came to Reading"
27.07.26, 15:59 Updated 29.07.26, 20:33 3 Minute Read
Anthony Tomas
A year ago, Jacob Brown was gearing up for his first season in League One since his breakout 2017/18 campaign as a youngster at Barnsley. It wasn’t a long stay in the third tier, as the then-Luton Town man was loaned out to Championship side Portsmouth from February until the end of the season.
A Premier League player with the Hatters three seasons ago with eight Scotland caps to his name, Brown is clear in his ambitions that the 2026/27 season is going to be another short and sweet period in League One – sharing the club’s goal of promotion was a big factor in his decision to sign for Reading on a two-year deal.
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Anthony Tomas Anthony Tomas has been supporting Reading since he was first taken to Elm Park in 1997 and has worked as a sports writer for five years. He covers European football for Flashscore and has written for World Soccer Magazine and MUNDIAL, but owes it all to writing Reading Handball Club's match reports in the Reading Chronicle many years ago.