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In the Game of the Father

Arsenal legend Martin Keown’s son Niall has been earning plaudits for the Reading U21 side and with reports that he has already declared for Ireland, could the Boys in Green recruit the defender, having missed out on his old man?

Passage of Play: Ian Harte

It’s a joke. I’ve seen Stephen Kelly’s phone, pretty much every one of the Reading lads have seen it, and we’re thinking: ‘What’s going on’? If the press were to see the full text, that would be the end of Trap. That would be the end of Giovanni Trapattoni

Republic of Loose Talk: Trap and Kelly in War of Words

Stephen Kelly and Giovanni Trapattoni are playing out a nasty tit-for-tat row in the full glare of the media spotlight after the defender stated he was ‘shocked and disgusted’ with the manager’s comments about him this week.

Veteran Ian’s All Harte

Ian Harte continued to roll back the years when he was named in the Championship Team of the Year for the second season in a row. He is the only member from Reading’s title winning side, repeating the feat he achieved last time out when the Royals lost out on promotion in the play-offs. Could he be a shock option for Giovanni Trapattoni this summer?

Passage of Play: Noel Hunt

“I did used to jump off my roof but only to escape from Stephen when he was mad!! #littlebrotherfear”