Aims to get back on the winning scent, and building connections with our fanbase!
Our form has taken a bit of a hit with back-to-back defeats – and the challenges keep coming when AFC Bournemouth, clear leaders at the Championship summit, visit the Select Car Leasing on Saturday evening.
Full-back Baba Rahman knows the magnitude of the game – and is more than willing to go tooth and nail with the table-topping Cherries in the 8pm kick-off.
“It’s an important game coming up,” Baba said. “We know it’s going to be tough – we’ve had a week of training, and now we’re looking forward to the game.
“We need to get back to winning ways. That would boost our confidence a lot. We have to take it game by game and give our all on Saturday.
“I was expecting ups and downs in the Championship, even before I arrived. Seasons ago, I would see the Championship table – and a team that is at the top can lose a game and suddenly they are in the middle.
“You can win one game and be in the play-offs or lose one game and drop down. So we just have to get consistency. This game on Saturday should be a good game for us and we will fight for the three points!”
Baba is becoming a bit of a cult hero amongst Royals supporters. Not just because of some stellar performances at left-back, but also because of some of his engagement on social media.
Just like any of our fans, the adrenaline doesn’t always pass through the system straight away after a big win – and he has been enjoying building some rapport with the supporters in the small hours of the morning on Twitter…
“I think it’s important for fans to know how you feel, and to express yourself to the fans!” he continued.
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“I am just trying my best to keep in touch with fans, and to show them that the love they show to us on the pitch is not going in vain.
“When I play a game, sometimes it is difficult for me to go to sleep… so I just try to engage some of the fans how they are doing and how they felt.
“It’s really nice. I’m liking how positive they are and how they motivate me!”