Forty days in the desert
19.08.26, 11:11 Updated 19.08.26, 11:11 3 Minute Read
Anthony Tomas
“Then Reading fans were led by the ITK into the Twittersphere to be tempted by the prospect of Conor Masterton. After fasting forty days and forty nights, they were hungry for squad depth. The tempter came to them and said, ‘If you are promotion contenders, turn this free agent into prime Carles Puyol.’”
Playing in a third competition in as many matches, Reading made it two wins from three so far in the 2026/27 season, beating Wycombe Wanderers on penalties in the EFL Trophy. With the sole defeat coming against Luton Town in the league, Reading are in the odd position whereby a reversal of all three results would be considered a more positive start among the fans.
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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.