71. Marek holds key to Royals season

Kevin Dillon believes Marek Matejovsky will be the key to how successful Reading are this season.

72. Coppell in new bid for Hunt

Royals have upped their offer to £600,000 in a bid to sign Noel Hunt from Dundee United.

73. Royals step up hunt for Irish pair

Reading are closing in on Stephen Hunt’s brother, Noel, and are also chasing Cork City striker David Mooney.

74. 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.

75. Lita's too hot to handle

Leroy Lita rattled in four second-half goals as Reading chalked up a comfortable 4-1 win against Swedish part-timers FC Trollhatten last night.

76. Boss happy with another bargain Hunt

Steve Coppell believes Reading will have landed a bargain if new signing Noel Hunt proves as successful as his older brother Stephen.

77. Goal-king Noel bags a double

Noel Hunt grabbed his first two goals for his new club as Reading ended their tour of Sweden with a third successive victory.

78. Nicky unsure about his future

Nicky Shorey has vowed to ignore the speculation about him leaving Reading, insisting that he has no idea what the future holds for him.

79. Andre on his Bikey?

Steve Coppell believes he is winning his battle to keep Reading’s relegated squad together, despite Andre Bikey’s admission that he would welcome the opportunity to move to France this summer.

80. Coppell won’t give in to want-away Royals

Steve Coppell revealed there has been Premier League interest in a few of his stars – but insists Reading will not be bullied into selling.