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		Reading were a league below at the time, they did win promotion that season though. Seem to remember the Reading keeper playing a blinder to keep us out in the 0-0 draw.
	
	
	
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		Was Steve Francis with Reading back then?
	
	
	
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		Probably not Marco, think he could have still been at Chelsea then.
	
	
	
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		I bet Trevor Senior was playing though
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		Yes Wakey, he scored both Reading goals in the replay!!
	
	
	
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		Reading Board meeting minutes from Monday.
'That was a crap result on Saturday - Brum couldn't rub two goals together in a single match not long ago. Who've we drawn in the cup again?'
'Huddersfield away'
'Oh crap! Better sack the manager then if we want a result in that one. Works for everyone else in this division'
'Miss Smith, would you ask Mr. Adkins to come to the boardroom please?'
	
	
	
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		And they've given the job to Steve Clarke, just a day after Adkins was sacked. 
Now Deano. That's the way it's done. Get your replacement lined up before you make a snap decision and leave us rudderless for weeks on end.
	
	
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		He'd made the decision on Powell about a month before Powell actually took over. Just took a while to agree the small print stuff, back room staff and all the other crap that goes on with contracts - especially when it comes to bullet time which for a football manager is about as certain as death and taxes.
Good to see Reading taking their time to consider all the options available to them. There will be a few letters sitting in the bottom of post boxes tonight with applications in them that will go straight on the yule tide log fire when they arrive in Reading.
	
	
	
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