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Reading midfielder gutted after club ‘prevent him joining Everton’ for £3.5 million

by stresster on September 3rd, 2008 | 279 words | 2 comments

It appears that the Toffees were either outbid or failed to land a number of transfer targets this summer. Everton fans certainly don’t appear to be particularly happy with the lack of activity on deadline day, and it appears as though it will be an uphill struggle to finish in fifth place again this season. […]

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Spurs move for DREAM £8m striker!

by Mr Comfort on September 2nd, 2008 | 258 words | 20 comments

It appears that whilst a move to north London to join the Ramos revolution would have been a ‘dream’ move for this Reading man it appears his club decided they would avoid the nightmare of losing another of their strikers!

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Stoke land £2.5 million defender from Reading: Should help them score goals and stop the opposition from doing so

by stresster on August 29th, 2008 | 190 words | 2 comments

Fair play to the Potters, they’re spending plenty of cash to make sure that they’re not playing Championship football next season. They have already raided Reading once to bring in Dave Kitson for £5.5 million, and now they have boosted the coffers at the Madejski Stadium further by signing this imposing central defender.

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Will Aston Villa snap up Reading striker and add more firepower to the ranks?

by stresster on August 26th, 2008 | 339 words | 3 comments

It’s been a goaltastic start to the campaign for Martin O’Neill’s men, with thirteen goals notched in their first five matches. OK, so four of those have been against FH Hafnarfjordur, although it’s clear that the Irishman has been sending out his team with the express intention of getting stuck into the opposition, even at […]

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Reading bolster their strikeforce with another Irishman!

by stresster on August 22nd, 2008 | 233 words | no comments

Cork City seem to be producing a conveyor belt of striking talent exclusively for Reading FC, with reports coming through that the Royals have snared yet another forward from the Irish cup champions. Steve Coppell is clearly keen to increase his attacking options after losing Dave Kitson to Stoke City during the summer and he’s […]

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No fresh Middlesbrough bid for Reading midfielder - good news for the Royals?

by stresster on August 20th, 2008 | 282 words | 1 comment

Dave Kitson and Nicky Shorey have already flown the Madejski Stadium nest for the Premier League, and Steve Coppell doesn’t need any more of his key players doing one out of the exit door in Berkshire. It appears as though he’s taken a step nearer to retaining the services of a talented midfielder, with news […]

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Can anyone stop Birmingham from winning the Championship?

by stresster on August 19th, 2008 | 224 words | 14 comments

What happens when you’re drawing or losing a football match in the English second flight? Do you a) panic and tell the team to play it long, b) send your central defender into attack or c) bring on Kevin Phillips to save the day?

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Reading manager determined to be the predator not the prey

by stresster on August 11th, 2008 | 276 words | no comments

It’s not much fun losing your best players. Nevertheless, it’s a fact of life for any football club, unless you’re a Manchester United, a Chelsea or a Barcelona. Reading manager Steve Coppell has seen the likes of Steven Sidwell, Dave Kitson and Nicky Shorey leave the club since he’s been at the helm, and it […]

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Reading reject joins Crystal Palace: Eagles swoop for two attacking midfielders

by stresster on August 11th, 2008 | 196 words | 1 comment

I’m in the minority of people who actually like Neil Warnock, having tremendous respect for the Crystal Palace manager’s achievements within the game. Indeed, there can be few people who have a greater knowledge of the Championship and the former Blades boss has today landed a couple of new players for his Eagles squad, which […]

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THREE THINGS you learnt from the Championship this weekend?

by stresster on August 11th, 2008 | 243 words | 3 comments

One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster’s 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that’s only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last […]

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