And even more animals than that are invoked to describe Reading’s loss to Barnsley, which saw the Royals plummet back into the relegation zone. The boys pay particular attention to the defensive mistakes that cost the team this week, and wonder how things could be improved. The mailbag sees questions on the shape of the team, and on whether it’s too soon to expect more from Noel Hunt with the 2025/26 squad. Apologies for some audio issues in the pod this week! Thanks as always to our friends at ZCZ Films for sponsoring the pod! Thank you to The Amazons for providing the theme song!  Follow The Tilehurst End on Twitter @thetilehurstend Follow Ross on Bluesky @webberross.bsky.social Follow Ben on Twitter @mrblthomas