McDermott Sacking: Huge Gamble for Reading


I returned home on Monday evening to be met with the news of Brian McDermott’s dismissal from Reading.
I returned home on Monday evening to be met with the news of Brian McDermott’s dismissal from Reading.
He now holds the record for number of goals scored as a substitute in a single season, but this is no assurance of a starting place for Reading’s Adam le Fondre.
We may be only be a month into the new Premier League season, but many will feel the writing is already on the wall for newly promoted Reading.
There are a number of approaches used by clubs promoted to the Premier League to try to achieve the important goal of retaining top flight status.
When Reading were promoted as Champions to the Premier League in April, unsurprisingly players and fans were celebrating an incredible campaign, made all the more impressive after their Play Off final defeat a season earlier.