Reading v Middlesbrough: PA Preview

An exclusive preview of our matchday announcements, club news and information for the Premier League match against Middlesbrough tomorrow is now available.

Be sure to buy your copy of the match programme which is full of entertaining features including midfield maestro James Harper on missing Siddy, a new-found language barrier and much more; Chief writer for the Daily Telegraph on Steve Coppell’s influence on a foreigner-flooded industry; Coppell on Southgate and Murts on how the City defeat should spur us on; Centre spread poster of Middlesbrough-born skipper Graeme Murty; Match reports and pictures from our Manchester City thriller; All the information on this weekend’s opponents and the game itself plus quizzes, historical articles, statistics and much more.

Leading out the Royals will be mascots Kate Axson, Thomas Wilkins, Lauren Taylor, James Widman & Calum Pryce. Jamie Ingledew will lead out the Middlesbrough team.

The match sponsor is Burdens. The Golden Gamble draw, sponsored by Excel in Finance, will welcome ex-Reading FC players Trevor Senior, Colin Duncan, Bill Davies & Chris Palethorpe.

In association with Reading 107 and Grosvenor casinos, Paul Allen will once again announce three fans to join him pitchside for Play Your Shirts Right for a chance to win £107 cash.

The launch of STAR’s new book ‘Reading Till I Die’ will take place in the Megastore with John Oster signing books from 11.30 until 12.30.

The Prince’s Trust’s South East Regional Director, Simon Fulford, will present John Madejski with a plaque to mark ten years of The Prince’s Trust Football Initiative and to thank Reading FC for their involvement.

It's the first day of December, so you can be sure that at least one Christmas tune will sneak into our playlist tomorrow. As well as that it's the start of pantomime season. Hexagon ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ pantomime characters ‘Buttercup the Cow’ and ‘Silly Billy’ will be pitchside to promote the exclusive pantomime performance for Young Royals members on Sunday 16th December. A family ticket for this performance will be offered as an additional Golden Gamble prize.