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Powys County Times
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Stevenage's first-half showing against Rotherham ‘above Wrexham'
Manager Alex Revell hailed Stevenage's first-half performance in Saturday's narrow 1-0 League One win over Rotherham as 'above Wrexham'. It was the same score as that victory over the Welsh side in October and came with a superb hard-working effort matched by this success over the Millers. Jamie Reid's deft header after 40 minutes had given Boro an interval lead and they should have put the game to bed as they passed up a succession of chances in the second half. Revell said: 'For me, the first half was one of the best I've seen. I put that above Wrexham. 'I thought we had everything. We had energy, the start we wanted where we asked for runners in behind to get crosses and shots. 'That was an excellent performance and then second half, you saw a resilient team that put their bodies on the line in certain moments. 'We had 12 shots and not enough on target but we restricted them to five and none on target. 'That tells a story from the game. It was only going to be a set-piece they scored from because other than that, we were strong and dominant.' And the boss had praise for Northern Ireland international Reid as he followed up a brace in the win over Blackpool last time out. He added: 'All of a sudden we've got wide players and overlapping full-backs that want to put crosses in the box. 'The delivery for the goal was right and the movement was right, but the execution of his header was top class. It was another performance where he just grows. 'I'm delighted for him as it's his hard work and energy that gets us the win.' Rotherham manager Matt Hamshaw was left to look at what ifs in a toothless display that brought no shots on target. He said: 'I'm disappointed and frustrated but I know what we've got in this group. 'We're up and down and we've got to stop this not turning up for halves of football. 'First half we didn't turn up. We could have gone in 0-0 at half-time but they get the lead and then they're hanging on a little bit, but we were huffing and puffing and not creating a lot. 'I'm not going to rant and rave as it's only the second game of season, but the levels have got to improve as we didn't show anywhere near enough quality. 'Stevenage are a hard-working team and they put balls into the box, but I felt for the majority of the game we dealt with that. 'But they could have arguably won 2-0 or 3-0 with the chances created, albeit on the counter attack – and it didn't look like we had much.'
Powys County Times
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Alex Revell says Jamie Reid's pre-season work has paid off after starring role
Boss Alex Revell praised the contribution of two-goal Jamie Reid as Stevenage came from an early goal down to beat Blackpool 3-2 in Skybet League One. Dan Kemp netted Stevenage's other goal in his side's first ever victory at Bloomfield Road. George Honeyman and Niall Ennis scored the game's first and last goals after five and 79 minutes but the Tangerines were punished for poor defending. Reid equalised after 17 minutes and converted a penalty in the 10th minute of first-half stoppage time. 'Jamie has worked extremely hard over pre-season,' said Revell. 'His levels went through the roof as we progressively got further down the line. 'He feeds off confidence and opportunities. He had some but we didn't create him enough last season. 'His first goal came from a player who didn't think about it. It was instinctive and that's what he needed. 'The penalty was a tough one against a keeper (Bailey Peacock-Farrell) who he has faced many times. So, it was a big challenge for him. 'His general workrate for the team was good to see but everyone showed what it means to play for the football club. 'We feel we have a special group in what they have together and what they give each other. 'So, when you concede an early goal it can be hard to get back in the game. But we started to become more like ourselves and showed how incredibly hard the lads worked over pre-season.' Debutant Honeyman punished sloppy play by new boy Jordan Houghton to put Pool in front. But Reid equally capitalised on Fraser Horsfall's poor back back to level. His second came after Michael Ihiekwe handled Carl Piergianni's header before Jordan Roberts set-up Kemp five minutes after half-time following Peacock-Farrell's poor clearance. Blackpool boss Steve Bruce admitted: 'We gifted them the match. It is a worry for me because that was our Achilles heel last season. 'We gave poor goals away and Stevenage didn't have to do much because we gifted them three goals; something you probably wouldn't see on a school pitch. 'That is the frustrating thing because I couldn't fault their effort or endeavour, especially the way they kept at it. 'We looked capable of being a threat at the top end of the pitch. But we can't make mistakes like we did. We made basic errors which cost us badly. 'So, we have got to eradicate them and certainly concentrate better. Otherwise, we are never going to progress. 'They had a shot after a minute and apart from the three goals we gifted them it was the only shot on target they had.'
Yahoo
30-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Reading to host Thursday Night Football as Sky Sports confirm latest television picks
Reading have three more matches live on the television in 2025 as Sky Sports have confirmed their selections. The Royals are already on Sky for their first home match against Huddersfield Town on August 9, pushed forward to a 12.30pm kick-off. A few days later, Reading's trip to Bolton Wanderers will be broadcast live on Wednesday, August 20. Well now, Sky have confirmed their picks up to the first weekend in January, and three more fixtures have been selected, including two Thursday night picks. On Thursday, November 6, Reading will host Stevenage, former loanee Chem Campbell's return with Alex Revell's Boro. A trip to the seaside and Blackpool, on November 29, has now been brought forward to a 12.30pm kick-off at Bloomfield Road, which will no doubt impact upon the number of supporters making the three-and-a-half hour drive north. In December, newly-relegated Luton Town will visit the SCL Stadium on a Thursday, this time December 18. The next batch of broadcast selections will be confirmed by November 7 for all matches to be played between the end of the Third Round of the FA Cup and the last weekend of February 2026.
BBC News
23-07-2025
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- BBC News
Stevenage sign ex-Arsenal midfielder Roberts
Stevenage have signed former Arsenal youth midfielder Mathaeus Roberts on a permanent contract following a trial spell at the League One 20-year-old has been given an undisclosed-length deal after scoring five times in four pre-season friendly progressed through the Gunners youth sides, representing the club at under-18 level, before joining Ipswich Town, where he played for their becomes Stevenage's seventh signing of the summer as boss Alex Revell reshapes his squad for the new campaign, which begins at Blackpool on Saturday, 2 August.
BBC News
19-05-2025
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- BBC News
Striker Reid extends contract with Stevenage
Stevenage striker Jamie Reid has agreed an "improved and extended" contract with the League One 30-year-old scored nine goals in 49 appearances this season as Boro finished 14th in the table under boss Alex first joined the club from Mansfield Town in the summer of 2021 following spells at Exeter City and Torquay has 55 goals in 197 games for Stevenage and is seventh on their all-time scorers' list.
