Reading confirm plans for exciting season ticket holder open day at Bearwood
With new owner Rob Couhig at the helm, season ticket holders were encouraged to purchase or renew early with the offer a trip to Bearwood for anyone who did so before June 6.
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The state-of-the-art facility has been open since 2019 but has never fully opened for supporters to visit before.
However, fans will now have the chance to have a two-hour tour of the home of the men and Academy side on Sunday, July 15.
"I think most fans knew we had something special here," Couhig told the club. "There was a little thought of what Rob was going to do with this facility, but I don't think those people understood me at all so I'm going to forgive them for now.
"We want them to come out and get the full breadth of being a true Reading football fan. This facility is important and we will plan some special things for the day. It will start early on go on for a long time. People will be invited out in two-hour shifts because we have so many season ticket holders."
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Emails will be sent out accordingly to those eligible, with the date coming in three weeks time.
Fixtures for the new season are announced on Wednesday, June 26 and the season gets underway on the first weekend of August.
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