Karl Relishes the challenge ahead * Read Team News

The squad for Saturday is as follows:
Bovingdon Stevens Gavagan R. Webb
O.Webb Bond Sharpe Duncan Dexter
Miles Houghton Sheppard Bhangoo
Lishman Saunders Ellis

*Andy Duncan is the only doubt at the moment as he came off with a groin niggle on Weds.

RFL SENIOR HEADLINES from Mid-week:
No team has a 100% record any longer after the third set of games were played on Wednesday evening -
Early pace setters Highmoor drew 1-1 with Westwood and the two were joined at the top by Sandhurst Devels who won 3-0 at home - The Devels should now comfortably collect six points from their next two games as the Senior Division starts to take shape
* See League table

ABOUT THE DEAN
The Cookham Dean first team has earned a reputation over the years for producing some strong teams and has been represented by many of the top local footballers from the area throughout its long and successful history.
The team were founder members of the Reading Senior Division and have not finished outside of the top six during the last thirteen years of the Competition.

ABOUT THE READING LEAGUE
The Reading Football League is the largest Saturday Football League in the Thames Valley, providing football from Park to Pyramid level. The League has six divisions, with the Senior being part of the National League System as a feeder to the Hellenic League.
Formed in 1988, the League brought together over 100 years of local football, with the merger of the Reading & District and Reading Combination Leagues.

In addition to the League programme, three Cup competitions are run, which are sponsored by the Berkshire Trophy Centre. Division 3 & 4 compete in the Junior, Division 1 & 2 in the Intermediate, and the Senior & Premier Divisions in the Senior competition, which has it's final played at the magnificent Madejski Stadium, home of Reading football Club.

Addresses for all Reading League sides can be found by scrolling through the Reading League Directory on the Team Documents page