1. Bracknell fed to the Lions

Bracknell Town 0 – 2 Andover

Bracknell Town failed to serve up a festive Boxing Day fayre as the sparse home crowd were given an abject performance instead, ensuring their second home league defeat in a row at the hands of Andover.

2. Adger edges derby for Finch!

Finchampstead took the Boxing Day derby spoils at Stubbs Lane thanks to Ryan Adger’s superb late strike. The Moles, however, were left cursing their inability to turn their superior second-half pressure into more goals after Matt Jones had drawn them level early after the interval. Adam Reading had earlier shocked the home side, on 24, with a curling cross-cum-shot over keeper Carl Dennison to put Finch in front.

3. Nowak misses second chance

Bracknell X-X Bishop's Stortford

For the second week running Bracknell were beaten by the narrowest of margins after Ben Nowak had the dubious pleasure of needing to convert a penalty to level the scores.

4. Sonko: 'Royals are the only club for me'

IBRAHIMA SONKO this week signed a new and improved deal that will keep him at Reading until 2010.

5. Moles in shock defeat

Cookham Dean 1-0 Binfield Berks & Bucks Cup Intermediate Cup Third Round

Binfield crashed out of the cup against lower league opposition but a neutral would not have identified Binfield as the pedigree team.

6. Sargeant double Taylor-made

Bracknell Town 2 - 2 Didcot Town
 
On a very heavy pitch, Bracknell Town came from behind to earn a draw and preserve their unbeaten home league record.

7. Coppell hopes Royals can Toon it on again

STEVE COPPELL has warned he expects a backlash from a revitalised Newcastle United tonight (Wednesday).

8. Underwood sets his sights on New Year

JON UNDERWOOD is hoping Bracknell Town remain invincible at Larges Lane to stand a chance of pushing for the Southern League play-offs in 2007.

9. Reading blow the candles out on Sheasby's big day

10. Sheasby ruled out for six weeks with thumb injury

PLAYER-COACH and skipper Chris Sheasby has been ruled out for six weeks after suffering a compound fracture  on his thumb midway through Bracknell’s second round EDF Energy Intermediate Cup win over Salisbury.