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Hayden Mullins is hoping that Reading FC throw him a Premier League lifeline and rescue him from League One
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Hayden Mullins hopes to stay with Reading FC

May 04, 2012

Hayden Mullins is hoping that Reading throw him a Premier League lifeline and rescue him from League One.

The 33-year-old midfielder made seven appearances during his month-long loan at Madejski Stadium from relegated Portsmouth.

Mullins has just 12 months to go on his Fratton Park contract and would be available at a cut-price fee.

And with cash-strapped Pompey dropping down a division and his hometown club moving up to the top-flight, he is keen to make his move to Berkshire permanent.

He said: “I’ll try to sort something out if I can and if I could stay here that would be absolutely brilliant.

“I’ve only been involved in seven games, but hopefully that’s enough to have earned a contract. Who knows, though? It’s down to the manager and he has to build for the Premier League now.”

The former West Ham United and Crystal Palace player has experience of playing in the Premier League.

And his connections with the club and town are also seen as a positive by Royals boss Brian McDermott.

Mullins said: “I’m sure he has his targets in mind, but hopefully we can sit down and sort something out in the summer.

“These days don’t come along that often in your career and to be part of a team that has won the Championship is very special.”

However, Mullins admits the contrasting fortunes of Portsmouth and Reading have made it a peculiar season for him.

He added: “I’m happy at the moment, but the reality has also hit me that I am a Portsmouth player and I have to deal with that.

“To be part of a club that has won the Championship and part of another that has been relegated is a strange feeling.

“All the boys here are delighted, but I still have in the back of my head that I’ve been relegated too.

“It’s mixed emotions. I’ll just try to enjoy it as much as I can.”

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We want to here about new signings NOT the same old story for the last 4 days!!!!!!

Tilehurst Ender, Spencers wood
08/05/2012 at 09:01

Signing Mullins? You must be having a laugh! NOwhere near good enough.

Doing so will demonstrate the lessons of trying to stay in the Prem on the cheap - like last time - haven't been learnt.

Big P, Reading
08/05/2012 at 08:35

That second season in the premiership was down to JM not providing enough funds for investment to stay up that was the real problem. Coppell was to much of a gentleman to say anything. So lets get the issue right people.

cav007, Caversham
08/05/2012 at 05:52

your right about copell relied upon too many who werent prem players didnt buy when was needed a lesson to be digested

dickemery, caversham
05/05/2012 at 06:01

Id be happy to have Mullins floating around the squad. But what I'd really like to see is the ground capacity expanded, we have another year left on the planning permission for an additional 15K, crowds of 24,000 will not sustain/attract the names that we all seem to crave for.

up for debate, lost
04/05/2012 at 18:06

Gilkes Dropped Shoulder, Reading. I tend to agree with you here, we do have several slow (ish) players who may well be caught out in the Prem? That is however my opinion. I think we may well be tempted to sign Mullins however cuz he will be very cheap and it could be argued that he does have lots of experience. But, yes we could do better.

Tilidie, Reading
04/05/2012 at 14:17

Surely we can do a lot better than this?

It's all very exciting we're linked with Butterfield (bright young creative midfielder) and the Forest winger, both on free's, but let's please not make the same mistakes as Coppell and be too loyal to the players, and not invest appropriately.

We will go down otherwise!