Ready and waiting for the Reading experience

I’VE never been to watch Reading play in my life but I will . . . within months. If Wigan’s remarkable success remains the story of the season, then Steve Coppell taking Reading into the top flight comes very close to it.

A team of 'no stars', of no pretensions except to provide good, honest football, will enrich the Premiership next season.

And the parallels with Wigan are many an excellent young 'English' manager, careful husbandry under a wealthy chairman unafraid to put his hand in his wallet, and an excellent stadium inhabited by 'family' supporters. Like Wigan, it's almost too good to be true.

I only hope the perils that accompany the riches in the Premiership see elsewhere under 'cheating' don't spoil life at the Madjeski Stadium.