Showing posts with label Reading FC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading FC. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Hunt maybe joining the Tigers


Reading have agreed a fee weighed in by Hull for Stephen Hunt.

Reading have confirmed the 29-year-old is set to hold contract talks and undergo a medical in the North East.

He is on international duty this week but could complete a move to the Tigers before their Premier League opener against Chelsea on Saturday.

Hunt joined Reading from Brentford in 2005 and has since made 173 appearances for the Royals, scoring 20 goals.

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Coppell commits future to Reading



Reading have confirmed that manager Steve Coppell will remain at the club next season.

His future was in doubt after Reading were relegated from the Premier League, but Coppell will stay to spearhead a promotion challenge.

"I'm very pleased to be staying," said the 52-year-old.

"After the end of the season I needed time to reflect and think about what was the best course of action for both myself and for Reading Football Club."

Sunday, 11 May 2008

The final day











What a good day with lots of good football. Joy for some and sorrow for others. Boro amazed everone with an amazing 8-1 score line over Man City, me thinks the recent news of Svens departure has angered alot of the team as well as the fans. Nail bitting stuff at the top as Man Utd scored then Chelsea scored so level pegging then Utd scored with a Ryan Giggs goal and Bolton got one back to give a 2 point lead to Utd. Birming had a win a very repsectable 4-1 over Blackburn but not enough to help them as Reading got a last day win and they to went out with a bang both teams too little too late.

Premier league results for final day 11 may 2008

Birmingham
Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Murphy, Larsson, Muamba, Johnson (Nafti 73), Kapo (McSheffrey 87), Forssell (Jerome 69), Zarate.
Subs Not Used: Doyle, Parnaby.
4-1
(HT 1-0)
Blackburn
Friedel, Reid, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock (McCarthy 81), Bentley, Emerton, Vogel (Dunn 67), Pedersen (Kerimoglu 67), Santa Cruz, Roberts.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Khizanishvili.
Murphy 31
Jerome 73
Jerome 89
Muamba 90

Pedersen 49
Bookings:
Johnson 26
Larsson 40
Ridgewell 76

Att: 26,668.

Ref: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).



Bookings:
Roberts 33
Santa Cruz 51

Chelsea
Cech, Essien, Alex, Terry (Belletti 14), Ashley Cole, Ballack, Makelele (Shevchenko 46), Lampard, Joe Cole (Obi 78), Drogba, Malouda.
Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Kalou.
1-1
(HT 0-0)
Bolton
Al Habsi, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Samuel, Davies, Joey O'Brien, McCann, Nolan, Taylor, Diouf (Giannakopoulos 69).
Subs Not Used: Walker, Jaaskelainen, Meite, Cohen.
Shevchenko 62

Taylor 90
Bookings:
Drogba 81

Att: 41,755

Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).



Bookings:
O'Brien 17
McCann 39
Davies 45

Derby
Carroll, Mears, Moore, Nyatanga, Lewis, Sterjovski (Edworthy 46), Savage (Feilhaber 46), Ghaly, Jones, Villa (Simmons 63), Miller.
Subs Not Used: Price, Addison.
0-4
(HT 0-1)
Reading
Hahnemann, Murty, Ingimarsson, Duberry, Shorey, Oster, Harper (Bikey 86), Matejovsky (Cisse 83), Hunt, Lita, Kitson (Doyle 66).
Subs Not Used: Federici, Kebe.


Harper 15
Kitson 61
Doyle 69
Lita 90


Att: 33,087.

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).



Bookings:
Doyle 70

Everton
Howard, Neville, Yobo (Baines 85), Jagielka, Lescott, Pienaar, Fernandes, Carsley (Rodwell 90), Osman, Yakubu, Anichebe (Gravesen 85).
Subs Not Used: Wessels, Gosling.
3-1
(HT 1-0)
Newcastle
Harper, Beye, Faye (Cacapa 46), Taylor (Ramage 90), Jose Enrique (LuaLua 79), Smith, Butt, N'Zogbia, Owen, Carroll, Duff.
Subs Not Used: Forster, Tozer.
Yakubu 28
Lescott 70
Yakubu (pen) 82

Owen (pen) 47


Att: 39,592

Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).



Bookings:
Duff 28
Smith 65
Middlesbrough
Schwarzer, Young (McMahon 75), Riggott, Wheater, Pogatetz, Boateng, Rochemback, Arca (Johnson 62), Downing, Sanli (Aliadiere 62), Alves.
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Taylor.
8-1
(HT 2-0)
Man City
Isaksson, Jihai, Corluka, Dunne, Ball, Ireland, Gelson, Petrov (Elano 71), Garrido, Vassell (Hamann 62), Mwaruwari (Castillo 13).
Subs Not Used: Hart, Caicedo.
Downing (pen) 16
Alves 37
Downing 58
Alves 60
Johnson 70
Rochemback 80
Aliadiere 85
Alves 90

Elano 87
Bookings:
Pogatetz 21
Young 26

Bookings:
Jihai 54

Att: 27,613

Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).



Sent off:
Dunne 15

Portsmouth
Ashdown, Johnson, Distin, Pamarot, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diarra (Muntari 83), Pedro Mendes (Davis 73), Kranjcar, Defoe, Kanu (Baros 73).
Subs Not Used: Begovic, Wilson.
0-1
(HT 0-0)
Fulham
Keller, Stalteri, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Murphy, Bullard, Dempsey (Nevland 72), Kamara (Andreasen 85), McBride.
Subs Not Used: Warner, Bocanegra, Healy.

Att: 20,532

Ref: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear).



Murphy 76

Sunderland
Fulop, Whitehead, Nosworthy, Evans, Collins, Edwards (Miller 71), Yorke (Chopra 75), Leadbitter, Wallace, Reid, Jones (O'Donovan 46).
Subs Not Used: Gordon, Higginbotham.
0-1
(HT 0-1)
Arsenal
Fabianski, Song Billong, Senderos, Djourou, Clichy, Eboue (Randall 81), Denilson, Silva, Walcott, Adebayor, Bendtner (Traore 81).
Subs Not Used: Mannone, Nordtveit, Barazite.


Walcott 24
Bookings:
Collins 54

Att: 47,802

Ref: Keith Stroud (Hampshire).



Bookings:
Clichy 82

Tottenham
Cerny, Hutton, Dawson (Bent 75), Woodgate, Gilberto, Malbranque, Jenas (Huddlestone 46), Zokora, O'Hara (Tainio 46), Berbatov, Keane.
Subs Not Used: Robinson, Chimbonda.
0-2
(HT 0-0)
Liverpool
Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Kuyt (Lucas 80), Gerrard, Mascherano, Babel (Benayoun 59), Torres, Voronin (Finnan 71).
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Hyypia.


Voronin 69
Torres 74
Bookings:
Hutton 63

Bookings:
Insua 58

Att: 36,063

Ref: Uriah Rennie (S Yorkshire).



West Ham
Green, Neill, Tomkins, Ferdinand, McCartney (Pantsil 46), Solano (Sears 80), Noble, Parker, Boa Morte, Zamora (Cole 73), Ashton.
Subs Not Used: Wright, Mullins.
2-2
(HT 1-1)
Aston Villa
Carson, Mellberg, Laursen, Knight, Bouma, Petrov, Reo-Coker, Barry, Young, Carew (Harewood 87), Agbonlahor.
Subs Not Used: Taylor, Salifou, Routledge, Maloney.
Solano 8
Ashton 88

Young 14
Barry 58
Bookings:
Parker 10
Neill 10

Att: 34,969

Ref: Mike Dean (Wirral).



Bookings:
Mellberg 33
Petrov 50

Wigan
Kirkland, Boyce, Bramble, Scharner, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Brown (King 81), Koumas, Bent (Sibierski 70), Heskey.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Taylor, Skoko.
0-2
(HT 0-1)
Man Utd
Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes (Hargreaves 67), Park (Giggs 68), Tevez, Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Saha, Silvestre.


Ronaldo (pen) 33
Giggs 80
Bookings:
Palacios 71
Heskey 71
Valencia 77

Att: 25,133

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).



Bookings:
Scholes 14
Rooney 58

Saturday, 19 April 2008

Results for Saturday 19 April 2008

Arsenal
Lehmann, Toure (Eboue 60), Gallas, Song Billong, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Silva, Hleb (Denilson 74), Van Persie, Adebayor (Bendtner 73).
Subs Not Used: Mannone, Senderos.

2-0
(HT 2-0)
Reading
Hahnemann, Murty, Sonko (Duberry 73), Ingimarsson, Bikey, Rosenior, Kebe (Matejovsky 79), Cisse, Harper (Fae 73), Convey, Kitson.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Doyle.
Adebayor 30
Silva 38





• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger:
"In this match we showed what quality we do have and that the team is strong.

"We are still ambitious - we have 74 points and want to finish with 83 points which is a decent total. We want to finish off as close as we can to the winners of the league.


Att: 60,109

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).





Bookings:
Kitson 28
Bikey 58
Sonko 71

• Reading boss Steve Coppell:
"When they scored their first goal it was always going to be a mountain for us to climb.

"We shrunk back after we conceded and observed and did not play.

"After the break we put in some real effort and commitment.

"We have a three game mini-season and must aim to get enough points to stay up.



Blackburn
Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Bentley, Reid, Vogel (Mokoena 85), Pedersen, Santa Cruz, Roberts.
Subs Not Used: Brown, Ooijer, McCarthy, Dunn.

1-1
(HT 1-0)
Man Utd
Kuszczak, Brown (O'Shea 81), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs (Nani 46), Tevez, Rooney (Park 90).
Subs Not Used: Foster, Pique.

Santa Cruz 21

Tevez 88
Bookings:
Reid 51



Att: 30,316

Ref: Rob Styles (Hampshire).



Bookings:
Rooney 40

Fulham
Keller, Stalteri, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Davies, Bullard, Murphy (Andreasen 78), Dempsey, Healy (Nevland 76), McBride (Kamara 81).
Subs Not Used: Warner, Bocanegra.
0-2
(HT 0-1)
Liverpool
Reina, Finnan, Skrtel, Hyypia (Carragher 46), Riise, Pennant, Lucas, Mascherano (Alonso 72), Benayoun, Voronin (Aurelio 82), Crouch.
Subs Not Used: Itandje, Torres.


Pennant 17
Crouch 70
Bookings:
Healy 67


• Fulham manager Roy Hodgson:

"We matched them quite well but once they got their first goal we were chasing the game and when they got the second goal it put us out of contention.


Att: 25,311.

Ref: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).







• Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez:

"I picked a team I believed could win the match. We now need just one more point to ensure fourth place in the league, even if Everton win all their remaining games.



Middlesbrough
Turnbull, Young, Wheater, Pogatetz, Taylor (Rochemback 74), Aliadiere, Boateng, Arca, Downing, Alves, Sanli (Johnson 64).
Subs Not Used: Steele, Shawky, Grounds.

0-1
(HT 0-0)
Bolton
Al Habsi, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Samuel, Nolan, Cohen (Guthrie 45), Campo, McCann, Taylor, Rasiak (Diouf 56).
Subs Not Used: Walker, Giannakopoulos, Fojut.


McCann 61



Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate:
"We had enough chances to have the game under control at half-time.

"Our attitude was right and we were up for it and were the better side for 45 minutes, but their keeper kept them in it and they have him to thank.


Att: 25,037

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).




Bookings:
Steinsson 57
Campo 77

Bolton manager Gary Megson:
"Today was not a classic performance and we set off poorly. We were fortunate to go into half-time at 0-0.

"But we played well in the second-half and it really was a case of two halves.





West Ham
: Green, Pantsil, Tomkins, Neill, McCartney, Faubert (Solano 78), Noble, Parker, Ljungberg (Boa Morte 90), Sears (Cole 74), Zamora.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Mullins.
2-1
(HT 1-0)
Derby
Carroll, Todd (McEveley 83), Leacock, Stubbs, Lewis, Mears, Ghaly, Savage, Jones (Villa 75), Sterjovski, Miller.
Subs Not Used: Price, Feilhaber, Moore.
Zamora 20
Cole 77

Mears 65
Bookings:
Noble 80
Parker 83

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley:

"After losing our last three games it was important that we bounced back. There is a great lack of appreciation of what we have done this season.





Att: 34,612

Ref: Steve Tanner (Somerset).



Bookings:
Stubbs 74


Derby boss Paul Jewell:

"The fans have been unbelieveable and that's why we were desperate to reward them today.

"They have been there all season and they deserve to be in the Premier League.



Wigan
Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Scharner, Kilbane, Valencia, Palacios, Brown, Taylor (Koumas 81), Bent (King 84), Heskey (Sibierski 76).
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Skoko.
1-1
(HT 1-1)
Tottenham
Cerny, Hutton, Dawson, Zokora, O'Hara, Lennon, Huddlestone, Jenas, Malbranque, Keane (Bent 72), Berbatov.
Subs Not Used: Forecast, Tainio, Gilberto, Rocha.
Heskey 12

Berbatov 6
Bookings:
Valencia 70
Palacios 81

• Wigan manager Steve Bruce:

"We've got ourselves in a position now where if we beat Reading next week we're safe and that's a wonderful position to be in.



Att: 18,673

Ref: Lee Probert (Wiltshire).



Bookings:
O'Hara 85

• Tottenham manager Juane Ramos:

"We wanted to play at the same lively tempo we started with.

"The condition of the pitch was perhaps less than superb, which inhibited what we were able to do.


Monday, 14 April 2008