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Roberto Di Matteo is now the strong favourite to land the Chelsea job on a permanent basis at 4/9, Chelsea are 12/1 to retain the Champions League title!
Liverpool continue their search for a new manager with Villas-Boas the current favourite whilst Martinez and Benitez remain outside bets
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Reading left-back Ian Harte has signed a new one-year contract which will keep him with the newly-promoted Royals until the summer of 2013.
Kevin Doyle has cooled talk he could rejoin Reading by saying the only contact he has had with the club is to congratulate Brian McDermott.
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Reading new boy Garath McCleary is relishing the chance of plying his trade in the Premier League after joining the Championship winners.
AFC Wimbledon will host Premier League newcomers Reading in a pre-season friendly.
Garath McCleary has become Reading's first piece of transfer business since wrapping up promotion to the Premier League.
Reading boss Brian McDermott has revealed his delight after being named LMA Championship Manager of the Year.
| Position | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 46 | 28 | 89 |
| 2 | Southamptn | 46 | 39 | 88 |
| 3 | West Ham | 46 | 33 | 86 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 46 | 27 | 76 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 46 | 20 | 75 |
| 6 | Cardiff | 46 | 13 | 75 |
| 7 | Middlesbro' | 46 | 1 | 70 |
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 3 | 68 |
| 9 | Leicester | 46 | 11 | 66 |
| 10 | Brighton | 46 | 0 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | -8 | 64 |
| 12 | Derby | 46 | -8 | 64 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Leeds | 46 | -3 | 61 |
| 15 | Ipswich | 46 | -8 | 61 |
| 16 | Millwall | 46 | -2 | 57 |
| 17 | C Palace | 46 | -5 | 56 |
| 18 | Peterboro | 46 | -10 | 50 |
| 19 | N Forest | 46 | -15 | 50 |
| 20 | Bristol C | 46 | -24 | 49 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | -25 | 48 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 46 | -9 | 40 |
| 23 | Coventry | 46 | -24 | 40 |
| 24 | Doncaster | 46 | -37 | 36 |
Updated Sat, 28 Apr 2012
| Saturday, 28 April 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 - Championship | |||
| Birmingham | 2-0 | Reading | Report |
| Saturday, 21 April 2012 | |||
| 15:00 - Championship | |||
| Reading | 2-2 | C Palace | Report |
| Tuesday, 17 April 2012 | |||
| 20:00 - Championship | |||
| Reading | 1-0 | N Forest | Report |
| Friday, 13 April 2012 | |||
| 19:45 - Championship | |||
| Southamptn | 1-3 | Reading | Report |
| Tuesday, 10 April 2012 | |||
| 19:45 - Championship | |||
| Brighton | 0-1 | Reading | Report |
| Friday, 06 April 2012 | |||
| 14:00 - Championship | |||
| Reading | 2-0 | Leeds | Report |
| Saturday, 31 March 2012 | |||
| 15:00 - Championship | |||
| West Ham | 2-4 | Reading | Report |
| Saturday, 24 March 2012 | |||
| 15:00 - Championship | |||
| Reading | 3-1 | Blackpool | Report |
Manchester City assistant Brian Kidd says the time for celebrating a first title in 44 years is over and the focus must switch to next season.
Chelsea are to announce that neither Salomon Kalou nor Jose Bosingwa will be retained by the club ahead of the new season, it is understood.
Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay says European glory has boosted Roberto Di Matteo's job claims "enormously" as the club seek a new manager.
The heat may well have got to one chap, who has come up with a few players/managers whose hair reflects their playing style. That, and the man who tamed Drogba...
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