Roach Thanks Jim and Mick
Reading's young striker Neville Roach has revealed joint-managers Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn persuaded him not to quit the game.
Roach, 18, has hit 44 goals for the reserves this season and scored on his full debut in the 2-0 against Oldham on Saturday but says he almost gave up last summer.
He said: "I knew I wasn't doing myself justice and couldn't see things improving but then the two gaffers took me in their office and had a word with me when I really needed it."

New Contract
Reading are set to award young striker Neville Roach a professional contract as a reward for his outstanding season.
The 18-year-old Royals fan who used to stand on the terraces in the South Bank scored on his full debut against Oldham at the weekend.
Roach, who has scored 44 goals in all competitions this season, turned down Nottingham Forest as a schoolboy to stay with his home town club.

Reading Give The Go-Ahead
Reading today received the final go-ahead for their new stadium bringing an end to 100 years of football at Elm Park.
The 25,000 all-seater stadium will be completed in time for the start of the 1998-99 season at a cost of £37million.
It will offer double the current capacity of Elm Park which does not meet the requirements of the Taylor Report.
The stadium will bear the name of chairman John Madejski who is putting £10m of his own money into the project.
Madejski said: "I believe today marks the greatest happening in Reading for 100 years and the club is poised to move into the 21st century. Elm Park is a Victorian stadium which is now sadly out of date."
The stadium will be situated half a mile from junction 11 of the M4, close to the Whitley area of Reading and will be served by a new relief road.
The stadium, approximately two miles from the current ground, will also house a retail park and the Royal Berkshire conference centre with 2,000 car parking spaces.
Construction will begin in a few weeks time on the project which is being partly funded by proceeds from the sale of Elm Park.

Royals Denied Managers Split
Reading chairman John Madejski has denied that the club have parted company with joint managers Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn after a message was faxed by mistake.
The club sent out their list of players available on a free transfer at the end of the season, and both managers were named on it.
Madejski said: "It is strange, I agree, but their is nothing sinister about it. We hope to sign new contracts with them in the next two weeks."

I Get High On Reading..

I get high on Reading:
The thrills, excitement and roar of the crowd
By two forty-five, Elm Park is alive:
The men in blue and white
Are ready for the fight...

I get high on Reading:
The highs and lows, the ups and downs
Names from the past, names from today:
	Gilkesy...Quinny... 
	Macca...
	Archie...Scotty... 
	Shaka...
The names ring out around the ground...

In wind and hail, cold and rain 
Standing on the terraces to watch the game
Without it Saturday afternoons would 
		never be the same.

Royals Wait For Morley News
Reading are waiting to hear if they will be without 23-goal top scorer Trevor Morley for the rest of the first division season.
Morley, 36, has seen a specialist about the injury to his left knee picked up at Barnsley last week, and it is feared he may need surgery.
Joint-player manager Jimmy Quinn said: "It certainly doesn't look brilliant at the moment. It looks like ligament damage and he'll be struggling to play again this season."

Mautone Is Determined To Repay Royals
Reading keeper Steve Mautone says he hopes to repay the faith the club have shown in him by ending their goalkeeping nightmare.
Mautone moved to Elm Park in a deadline day deal with West Ham to finally solve Reading's problem position this season.
He says: "Reading have given me the opportunity to play regular first team football and I hope to repay them with a good run of form."

Micky takes the strong aproach
Reading joint-player manager Mick Gooding has called on his side to tighten up their defensive game after the 2-1 home defeat against promotion chasing Reading.
The Royals conceded two sloppy first half goals, and despite a Trevor Morley penalty Reading went down to their third straight defeat.
Gooding said: "I'm not just talking about the defenders, but as a team we have to be better defensively. In the last few games we have not been tight enough." (April 3rd 1997)