daib0 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Brian McDermott departs Reading Finally came ... perhaps still in the job so long out of loyalty by the Russian president ... but was it too late to save the Royals? What's your opinion on a change of manager at the taoil end of the season? Quotes/Opinions from the Media: Inside FootballIt remains to be seen who Reading will bring in, but the new manager will have precious little time to guide the Royals to safety Irish ExaminerHe guided Reading back to the top flight last season for only the second time in their history but has been relieved of his duties as the club look to turn around their form in time to secure Premier League survival. San Francisco ChronicleMcDermott had been in charge since 2009 and took Reading back into the Premier League. Reading says "in our current situation, owner Anton Zingarevich felt that a change was necessary." Daily ExpressThe managerial merry-go round had already already seen casualties this season in the Premier League with Mark Hughes, Roberto Di Matteo and Nigel Adkins being given the chop. And McDermott, who for some have felt the writing has been on the wall for him, was given his P45 after a poor sequence of results. Reading Evening PostBrian McDermott has been sacked by Reading FC with Alan Curbishley the bookmakers' favourite to replace him. Joe.ieThe powers that be at Reading have decided that they need a new man to help them beat the drop after parting company with Brian McDermott today. McDermott wasn’t known to be in danger of losing his job with the Royals, but speculation about his future at the club began to increase earlier today when the odds of him losing his job plummeted and betting was eventually suspended as his fate became clear. The IndependentThe decision, with just nine games of the season remaining, will come as a surprise. Despite Reading's difficulty on the pitch following their return to the Premier League there has been a well publicised good team-spirit at the club. And with so few games of the season remaining, any incoming manager will struggle to make a swift enough impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Moyes will be available . Shame for McDermott....like the man. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Strange. I think it's too late in the day to save Reading but who knows, it could happen. I don't think that having a caretaker boss will benefit them in any way though so they had better have someone lined up for the vacant position. Good luck to McDermott though, not really took that much of an interest in him but he always seemed like a decent bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I'd imagine at the start of the season most Reading fans would have been happy if the team was 4 points from safety with 9 games to go. Not enough players of a premiership level to blame the manager, given they're not rooted to the bottom I'd say he's done a good job. Regroup, bounce back up and invest heavily the next time round would have been my forecast. Edited March 11, 2013 by pete0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Reading's squad is probably the weakest in the PL on paper, I'm actually quite surprised they haven't been cut adrift at the bottom of the table yet. I though McDermott did a good job so this is surprising, especially with 9 games left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Reading's squad is probably the weakest in the PL on paper, I'm actually quite surprised they haven't been cut adrift at the bottom of the table yet. I though McDermott did a good job so this is surprising, especially with 9 games left. They have Hope Akpan for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 They have Hope Akpan for a start. Mad that he ended up in the prem, but Wallace and Baxter had to drop two divisions to get a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Even though I think McDermott did a good job at Reading thats one thing that he's cocked up on. I don't know how much they paid for him but he's simply not good enough for the Premier League. I'd have liked him to take Ross Barkley on loan, he would have done well at Reading for a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Di Canio favourite to take over, madness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Not particularly arsed.... Get onto talksport - massive broadcast for our club http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/how-to-listen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Di Canio favourite to take over, madness! Would be a great manager for them I think, give them a kick up the arse and keep them up. He did really well at Swindon Town and love the guy so wouldn't mind him in charge of Reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thing it was disgusting he was sacked just like Atkins.Although they may not be percieved as a big name but they brought their teams up to the big league and even if they go down they have earnt their club millions. I hope they both go down due to that.Reading especially because they were going down regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 The rumour is that the players themselves don't want Di Canio to take over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I wouldn't want Di Canio either. He'll probably be a comedy appointment at West Ham when they're done with Allardyce by end of season. McDermott has done OK at Reading. Had some memorable achievements in the FA cup and upset some big names and won the second division last year, and that's how they treat him. Seems a lot like Adkins and how we went after doing a fine job. I did admittedly think about McDermott as a possible replacement for Moyes at one or two times during some of his 'better days' but realized there was little chance we could have got him or he would have been made manager. I wish him well in his future endeavors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Nigel Adkins is the new Reading manager and will make his debut against Southampton. Edited March 26, 2013 by Zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Couldn't have written the script better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hopefully he'll pack those Waitrose adverts in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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