Football: COPP OF THE FLOPS; Boss on brink as Royals crash again BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE 0 Reading Tottenham 1.(Sport)

From: The People (London, England) | Date: May 4, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: By Neil SILVER

STEVE COPPELL should thank his lucky stars that John Madejski is hobbling around on crutches recovering from a broken ankle...otherwise the Reading chairman might feel like chasing his manager out of town.

Just a few weeks ago Reading looked a decent bet to maintain their Premier League status. Now, even victory at relegated Derby on Sunday will not guarantee survival.

Robbie Keane's 24th goal of the season dumped Reading into the bottom three and Coppell summed up their plight in four simple words: "It's s**t or bust."

Coppell was advised ...

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