Hey, as I am really starting to learn and get into the Womens side of football i thought i would start a topic about my local Womens team - Reading Ladies F.C - Not to be confused with Reading Women or Reading Royals Ladies (Who were convincingly beaten by Arsenal). This will be a thread i will update constantly with latest news and results of the girls. Posts from you greatly appreciated! To sum up season for the Ladies so far is really a mixed bag and a bit depressing if i am honest. Only three wins on the board so far against Chalfont St Peter and a double over Carterton. We have suffered heavily at the hands of Reading Women, Shanklin, Southamton and Wycombe.

Just to help us out here floody - what are the relative leagues etc where Reading Ladies, Reading Royals and Reading Women play?

Nice to see the Southern Regional league represented on this forum. I havent seen your team yet but have seen most over the last two seasons. Usually very fierce matches with lots of strong tackling and vocal support on the touchline. The other Reading team with connection to the mens club were running away with your league-I hope to see Slough and Bracknell next week. Look forward to hearing how your team is doing- do they still play at the IBIS ground opposite Reading Towns ground?

Yes mate they do. And Twm, i believe the Reading Royals ladies play in the league directly below the premier league while Reading Ladies and Reading Women both compete in Southern Regional premier League. Currently headed by Bracknell i with Reading Women going strong in 2nd. Unfortunately we are languishing 10th in the division of 11 and face very difficult games against Aldershot and Slough in the coming couple of weeks. Below us only are Carterton who have scored 5 and conceded 90 goals on their way to only 4 points so far from 14 league games.

Right, with the run in to the end of the season looming it's looking bleak. The race to avoid relegation is on between ourselves (played 14, W2 D2 L10 PTS 7) and Carterton (P14 W1 D1 L12 PTS 4). A host of difficult fixtures ahead does not help the situation, games against almost high flying Slough and Aldershot unfortunately i do not see us getting anything out of, if i am being perfectly honest. We need to make the ABSOLUTE most of fixtures against mid table Lauton and Wycombe.

Do the Southern Regional premier League winners get promoted to the league where the Reading Royals ladies are playing now?

Thats a good question mate, im not actually to sure i think it is still a couple of divisions below. We are going no where near it anyway !!!


A matter of fact can anyone check that for me please?

I think there is another league in between the South East Combination League which then feeds into The Southern premier division which then goes onto the premier league.

Right the ladies next two fixtures as we desperately try to put some points on the board late on:

8/4/07 - Aldershot - Away Fixture. Aldershot currently lie 4th in the table after winning 6 of their 11 fixtures so far. They have two games in hand over Slough in 3rd and Shanklin in fourth. An extremely difficult fixture to play at this point in the season and the girls will need to work extremely hard to take anything from it.

15/4/07 - Slough - Home fixture. Again another very difficult fixture to be playing in our situation at this time and the girls will need to take advantage of being on home turf if they are going to succeed. Slough currently lie 3rd in the table and look to put forward realistic title ambitions as the season comes for the run in. We will need huge performances from everyone over the coming weeks. But especially from Stewart, Brown and Hall. Our season has not exactly helped by club player of the year Katie Hardie has only played one quarter of the season before going off to travel foreign climes.

Not the easiest of games to pick up the points you need

Tell me about it, we have come into the wrong run of fixtures at the wrong time.

Thanks for taking an interest Clive, i was beginning to think i was talking to myself here!

I've been reading the thread too, Floody
but I have no clue about other leagues than Premiership
so I cannot really comment, but keep us up to date

I thought that might be the case. Will do

Match report from our last game, a rare 4-0 victory against Carterton.

So you've got 7 points, and 3 of those were against a team that only brought 9 players?

It has been a really difficult season with player constantly coming and going has been hard to find a set consistent squad. Player of the year Katie Hardie left to go travelling before the midway point of the season. We also recieved a one point deduction.

Why the point deduction?

I'm not to sure regarding the whole situation, but Slough alsoreceived a point deduction.

It's hard to find things out about women's footie ain't it floodster

Especially a league as far down as the division the Reading Ladies arein.

Going to get a ticket hopefully, for the Slough game. The girls play on Sunday which is very good because it doesn't clash with my Reading season ticket.

Getting a ticket to a ladies' game is not difficult
You just go there, buy it and go in.
We're waiting for your report
And if you want to see world class female footballers,
Borehamwood is not very far from Reading or Slough

Not a chance! You are welcome at the Ibis though The ladies play within walking distance from my house as well which is a bonus.

Invitation accepted
I'll watch any football, anywhere, at any time.
You should really take my advice and go to BWood as well
- don't have to support my beloved Arsenal
but at least see them play - in a few weeks they will be Champions of Europe