Royals blog about Reading Football club and Kingsley the lion (who is Real)
This is what happens when you go away for a long weekend and don’t check anything about the football. Your team goes away and loses 3-0.
By all accounts we were woeful. I don’t suppose the injuries to the defence and all three right sided midfielders helped.
On the bright side, Lita came off the bench and Kitson’s suspension is now served. So more firepower next week.
You might also want to read :It seems that most managers and fans think that qualifying for Europe is a good idea. Except Reading manager Steve Coppell.
Coppell said :-
“We’re not geared up for Europe.
“It would be too heavy a load in our development, which would not be good for us.”
Why wouldn’t a manager show the ambition to get into Europe?
For a start it is important to remember that it is Reading’s first ever season in the Premiership and they have vastly exceeded expectations. It is reasonable to believe that the Pragmatic One is looking at next season and thinking that Reading will struggle. It is reasonable to believe that Reading will not finish as high next season as this. No one knew anything about Reading this season. Next season they will.
It is important to get as good as start next season as we did this, where we amassed enough points at the start to get over a dodgy spell where we played United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in the space of 6 weeks. Add in a few games in Europe and a little tiredness means a few more dropped points and suddenly, you are lucking at a West Ham season.
Another thing is that the UEFA Cup is not the Champions League. It doesn’t produce as much money as you think. Premiership money is more important and is guaranteed.
Finally, all the comments from Steve leads us to believe that he is trying to cement Readings place in the Premiership. He knows that if you can stay up the next two seasons, you can aim to stay a long while. Compare Bolton to West Ham.
On the other hand, getting into Europe will give Reading extra exposure to getting the better players to the club. It might make Sidwell more likely to re-sign.
I’m sure that Steve is “taking it one game at a time” and that if a European place is achieved, he will welcome the challenge. And put out a “reserve” side against Dynamo RussianFarAwayPlace.
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