1871

Royals legend Graeme Murty talks about his time at Reading, including his penalty that earned the Royals the record for most points in a season. He also discusses the current side's battle against relegation and what he thinks is needed for Reading to stay up.

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Natasha Dowie chats to Dylan, Mark and Johnny about her career to date and her season so far with Reading FC Women.

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Kevin Bremner is a true Reading FC legend. He scored one of the goals as the Royals won 2-0 at Newport to break the record for most wins at the start of the season in the 1985-86 season and was a key member of that season's Division 3 title-winning squad. He was key to victory in one of the most famous Reading victories of all time, as they came from 3-0 down with 25 minutes remaining to win 4-3 against Plymouth and scored the late winner - and it was his all action style that made him a fans favourite in his two seasons at Elm Park.

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Adam Le Fondre was top scorer for Reading in all three of his seasons with the club, including the last time the Royals were in the Premier League in 2012-13. He joins us from Australia, where he plays as a striker for Sydney FC.

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Our special guest is Reading FC goalscoring legend Trevor Senior - who scored 190 goals for the Royals in two spells with the club between 1983 and 1992 and was part of the 'Record Breaking Royals' side that won 13 games at the start of the 1985-86 season and went on to win the Canon League Division 3 title. This episode is dedicated to the father of 1871 podcast host Mark Roach - former Reading FC director Brian Roach - who passed away on Sunday.

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Joining us this week is legendary former Royals manager Steve Coppell, who reflects on his hugely successful time at the club - including the record 106 point haul in Reading's 2005-6 Championship winning season - and gives his verdict on the Royals' current predicament.

Steve also talks about signing Kevin Doyle, his relationship with Sir John Madejski and managing in India - and Johnny asks if he fancies a return to Reading FC.

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Welcome to the launch episode of 1871 - the podcast for Reading FC fans old and new!

Host Mark Roach introduces your co-hosts, former Royals left back Dylan Kerr and Johnny Hunt, who has been a Royals fan for 40 years.

Dylan looks back on some happy memories during his time at Elm Park - and Dylan and Johnny give their thoughts on what the club is missing now.

For our first episode we are joined by former Reading FC head of media Andy West, who has fond memories of his time at the club - and reveals a daunting challenge when Sir John Madejski told him he would be reporting on a Reading FC match for the first time, for the launch of the new Reading 107 radio station. Andy also gives his thoughts on the current situation at the club.

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