11. Doyle comes to Royals’ rescue

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Kevin Doyle spared Reading's blushes with the only goal as Reading scraped a 1-0 over Blue Square South side Havant and Waterlooville last night.

12. Sodje's days are numbered

Sam Sodje's days at Reading look numbered after Steve Coppell told him: “It may be in your best interests to leave.”

13. Hammers in for Harper

West Ham have emerged as favourites to land Reading midfielder James Harper.

14. De la Cruz is wanted in USA and Spain

Ulises de la Cruz is weighing up whether to finish his career in the United States or Spain.

15. Federici will play at Olympics

Adam Federici will play for Australia in the Olympic Games, ruling him out of Reading’s summer tour to Sweden and the start of next season.

16. Federici wants to be Wizard of Oz

Adam Federici has set his sights on dislodging Marcus Hahnemann at Madejski Stadium – but only after he has shown the Australian nation he is a serious contender to Mark Schwarzer’s No. 1 shirt.

17. Oster among six released

Royals have released six players following their relegation from the Premier League – John Oster, Ulises de la Cruz, John Halls, Graham Stack, Aaron Brown and Adam Bygrave.

18. Henry is England’s goal hero

Reading’s James Henry scored as England Under-19s beat Serbia 1-0 in the European Championship Elite qualifying stage in Serbia yesterday, writes NICK IVE.

19. Shorey dismisses England snub

Nicky Shorey is determined to get over the disappointment of being left out of the England squad by helping Reading secure their Premier League survival.