Reading midfielder Harvey Knibbs has urged his teammates to make Saturday’s derby against Wycombe Wanderers a ‘turning point’ for the third-tier bottom club.
The Royals are 10 points short of safety in League One and will face a first-fourth-tier campaign for the first time in almost 40 years unless results improve dramatically.
1,800 fans are making the short drive across the Buckinghamshire border to Adams Park, the first league meeting at this site that fans can attend in over 20 years.
Matt Bloomfield’s Chairboys are chasing the play-offs and played in the EFL Trophy on Saturday.
Speaking after his goal against Arsenal Under-21s in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, Knibbs has called on the festive season to be the moment fortunes turn.
“We need to make this Christmas season a turning point in the season.” We believe the quality in the locker room is adequate; now we simply need to get started. There will be no more excuses.
“What else can we do if you can’t get up for a local derby like that?” It has the potential to be a watershed moment. “We want to win for the away fans.”
Reading conceded twice in stoppage time before the break at Shrewsbury Town, extending their dreadful away skid to a calendar year without a win.
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