“We thought there might be a better way.” Chairman Rob Couhig explains the thinking behind One Royal and how the new subscription model is designed to provide greater flexibility, value and a closer connection to Reading Football Club. Sign up now and secure your place for 2026/27. Prices frozen... until 3pm on 15 June.show more

How about some contract renewals, news on pre-season or literally anything that isn’t just One Royals?

Concerning that all we tweet about at the moment is OneRoyal. Nothing about the future of the club in the pitch.

“We thought there might be a better way” is a weird line to take when there was no consultation with the fan base, Supporters Trust, and the sales are reflecting it. Yet still, no attempt to acknowledge, engage or address these concerns.

Don't talk shit, just be honest that you want the predictability and cash flow that comes from monthly recurring revenue, which is fine, I totally understand why the club wants that. Just don't make out this has anything to do with benefiting supporters.

You’ve fucked up and got it wrong again amongst a load of other things. Revert back and sack the manager

How many fucking times do you wanna shove one royal down peoples throats?

Loyalty coming at a cost, couldn't be further from a closer connection!!!

There is ‘a better way’. Get rid of Richardson now!

A better way would be to get a manager in who plays exciting forward football, a few good signings and the season tickets will triple over night

Keep kidding yourselves this is going well. Not too late to admit you got it wrong.

I don’t think it matters while you still have that idiot as Head Coach. Reading has huge potential and some decent players but as @CazParker1871 and I agreed, if they are set up like last season they won’t achieve what they should.

Not sure why everyone is loosing their heads about One Royal its good to see a forward thinking club its better than Zebra Finance which no one whinged about. Fair play to Rob for making positive change. Agree the crap on the pitch needs fixing but dont combine into a double moan

Don’t want a fucking scheme just some decent ticket prices, decent beer, decent scran and some expansive football. Fuck everything else.

I do actually think people ain't renewing and sticking to there guns... One Royal would suit me & my family as makes it easier to go. but the football is so bad I can't be arsed to go. Richardson I can't stand at all just don't like him at all.

Better way...what was wrong with the old way. Get a winning team people will turn up whatever. Elm Park we turned up when we had a great team with no facilities as such. Fans dont care what's off the pitch its what's on it that matters

I think there might be a better way every time I watch the current team under the current manager

Rob, I implore you to go back to basics and go and get some proper advice about running a football club. We seem to have more of the nice to have rather than the must have atm.

Sack Leam Richardson and it will be better

Well this isn't it!! Paying extra for loyalty? No thank you. Buying a season ticket should be loyalty enough 🤬

Get rid of LR and you'll find an immediate increase in season ticket sales. We saw no progress last season under LR and as a result so many fans are expecting the same. The football was devoid of any enjoyment and ultimately watching was a predictable depressing experience.

I have no issue with this One Royal. But I do have an issue with the manager. Get rid of Leam and watch the seasons tickets fly out the door! They would double within weeks with a new man in charge. I’m not excited at all at the thought of a new season under him.

god this is awful

Just get rid of Leam, it’s not going away Rob, Todd and Rick.

You fcked up @RCouhig leaving that fraud in the dugout. How many times do we have to say it. We are not coming back with that shit boring football

Bullshit, every company wants a bottom line income every month, it makes the business look more financially secure and higher resell value

@RCouhig If you think that One Royal subscriptions will rise by force feeding us the same information every other day you’re more out of touch than I feared. Give us a reason to spend our hard earned money, promoting a service with an unchanged setup isn’t motivating it’s lazy…

Desperate time must mean desperate measures. Rob must be getting worried now that season tickets are low this season.

Any signings or contract renewals, and just sack the manager 👍

These owners are just so blind to how fans are actually feeling, spending more time pushing fans away rather then a closer connection with the club

Sack the manager and your see 1000s renew it’s so easy @RCouhig

Sack the manager get a new one before the season starts back him and get him some good players yeah?

Any danger of some useful information

So incredibly out of touch

@GasmanCOTN Never seen such an entitled fan base!