ArthurRead19

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

100 games for @ColU_Official yesterday, appreciate the love 💙

[Luke O'Nien @LukeONien]

EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.

What kid would?

Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.

What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?

I was heartbroken.

My dad looked at me and said:

“What are we doing tomorrow?”

To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:

“We’re training, Dad.”

So we trained.

Every single day.

My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.

One club replied.

One.

That was all I needed.

An opportunity.

@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.

Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .

A massive club.

A massive opportunity.

And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.

But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.

“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”

Then came the Championship.

“He’s not good enough for this level.”

Then the Premier League.

“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”

I understood the doubt.

I’ve faced it my whole career.

And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.

But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:

Outwork your doubt.

You don’t always need to see the full journey.

You just need to take the next step.

Then the next one.

And then another.

Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.

Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.

Keep working.

Keep learning.

Keep showing up.

Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.

To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.

You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.

And to the boys… thank you.

You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.

What a team.

What a club.

What a fanbase.

Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍

And in the words of Granit Xhaka:

“This is just the beginning.”

[Sky Bet League Two @SkyBetLeagueTwo]

💫 @WhoScored's highest rated #SkyBetLeagueTwo Team of the Season is in!

📘: https://t.co/cvbZBUcGqS

#EFL

[Colchester United FC @ColU_Official]

🏆 Arthur Read wins the Goal of the Season for 2025/26.

Arthur Read was amongst the top three in most of the awards, but he came out on top in the Goal of the Season vote for his screamer against Shrewsbury here at the JobServe Community Stadium.

Read all about our full list of honours from last night's End of Season Dinner.

🖊️ https://t.co/a8i1aeCqMD

#ColU | #WeAreUnited

[Sky Bet League Two @SkyBetLeagueTwo]

💫 Your #SkyBetLeagueTwo Team of the Week!

Read more 👉 https://t.co/f8IFnCoGqZ

#EFL | @WhoScored

[Colchester United FC @ColU_Official]

Arthur Read’s rocket against Shrewsbury has been nominated for the February Sky Bet League Two Goal of the Month award.

Get voting now, U’s fans, before 5pm on Monday via the link below.

https://t.co/PTCoDdpIjD

The winner will be announced at 10am on Friday 20th March.

#ColU | #WeAreUnited

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

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[Sky Bet League Two @SkyBetLeagueTwo]

⚽️ Vote for your @SkyBet Goal of the Month! 👇

#EFL | #SkyBetLeagueTwo

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

@mandela_e @Filthy_Fellas @poetscorneruk @LickshotLippy @SavageDan10_ @StevoTheMadMan You’re the best 🤣🤣🤣

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

Hey @grok who was the most famous person to visit my profile ? It doesn’t need to be a mutual, don’t tag them , just say who it was

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

@HCfootball01 Top top @JuniorTchamadeu

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

@TovideSamson You’re the best 😍

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

❤️👏🏼

[Southend United FC @SUFCRootsHall]

Welcome back, Tom Hopper! 💙

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

What a player 😍😍

[Enterprise National League @NL_Enterprise]

Audacious, Conor Wilkinson 🍟

Moors lead at Yeovil!

#TheVanarama | @SolihullMoors

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

🫶🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Peterborough United @theposh]

📷 First appearance. First goal.

Welcome to Posh Brad🤩

#pufc

[Colchester United Community Foundation @ColU_CF]

Watch our interview with @ColU_Official midfielder, Arthur Read, after his visit to today's Annual Soccer Camp.

Also, hear from Barney about his experience on camp ⚽.

You can book onto our Soccer Camp here - https://t.co/h73aXlIjMN

#ColU #HolidayActivities

[HC @HCfootball01]

From Weston-Super-Mare to the winner in a Euros semi-final. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙌

It’s possible, keep believing.🙌

[The Real EFL @RealEFLSocial]

Day 9 of posting a banger ever day until the EFL returns.

Throwback to when Arthur Read made the Sutton United defence look like a FIFA glitch 👏👏

#ColU

[HC @HCfootball01]

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 | 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀🔍

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#ColU

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

Congrats my boy @jaydenfevrier7 only the start for you ! Fully deserved ❤️

[Stockport County @StockportCounty]

✍️ 𝗙𝗲𝘃𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻...

We are delighted to announce that we have agreed terms for the transfer of the Colchester United winger, who joins us on a three-year-deal with the option of a further year.

Welcome to County, @jaydenfevrier7! 🔵⚪

#StockportCount✍️ 𝗙𝗲𝘃𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻...

We are delighted to announce that we have agreed terms for the transfer of the Colchester United winger, who joins us on a three-year-deal with the option of a further year.

Welcome to County, @jaydenfevrier7! 🔵⚪

#StockportCount✍️ 𝗙𝗲𝘃𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻...

We are delighted to announce that we have agreed terms for the transfer of the Colchester United winger, who joins us on a three-year-deal with the option of a further year.

Welcome to County, @jaydenfevrier7! 🔵⚪

#StockportCounty

[ArthurRead19 @arthurread99]

@tomhwilliams23 @HCfootball01 ❤️🤝