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Bolton 1 Reading 3
By Ken Gaunt, PA Sport
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Reading turned this Barclays Premiership game on its head in the last seven minutes thanks to two goals from Kevin Doyle.
The Republic of Ireland striker took his tally for the season to 12 goals at the Reebok Stadium.
Stephen Hunt added a third in stoppage time to complete a remarkable and unexpected victory.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce could hardly believe what was unfolding after seeing his team take the lead.
To add to his frustration three of his players were injured in a first half that was short on entertainment.
Nicky Hunt was the first to go in the 21st minute and was replaced by Lubomir Michalik.
It was the Slovakian defender's first start for the club - he was recalled from a loan spell at Leeds yesterday.
Ten minutes later El-Hadji Diouf pulled up with what appeared to be a damaged hamstring after a tussle for the ball with
Michael Duberry.
The Senegal striker was carried off on a stretcher and former Portsmouth midfielder David Thompson came on.
Then in first-half stoppage time skipper Kevin Nolan was left on the floor following a challenge from Duberry.
Referee Howard Webb signalled the end of the half with Nolan needing treatment and Allardyce had a face like thunder as he
headed to the dressing room.
Nolan did not appear for the second half, Stelios Giannakopoulos coming on.
It was hardly the situation Allardyce was looking for after seeing his side almost take the lead in the second minute.
A cross from Hunt took a huge bounce in the penalty area and Diouf was the first to react.
He managed to fire a shot on target but goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann was equal to it.
Hunt again split the Reading defence in the ninth minute when he found Kevin Davies.
However the striker's effort failed to test American shot-stopper Hahnemann.
Then Diouf released Nicolas Anelka on the edge of the area. The France striker turned quickly only to see his instinctive effort
go wide of the target.
Nolan tried to get Bolton going a minute before the break and attempted to pick out Davies.
However he was crowded out and the move broke down much to the home crowd's frustration.
Giannakopoulos squandered a glorious chance of giving them the lead in the 47th minute.
Ben Haim picked him out with a glorious through-ball but Giannakopoulos only succeeded in finding the arms of Hahnemann with
his effort from six yards.
It was a clear chance and the he was left holding his head in frustration at missing the opportunity.
Andranik Teymourian then made an unsuccessful appeal for a penalty in the 53rd minute when Duberry blocked his shot.
Reading hit back three minutes later when Oster tried to pick out Dave Kitson but Jaaskelainen was able to make the interception.
Teymourian carved open the Reading defence in the 62nd minute and Anelka saw his shot hit the post but the referee had
already ruled for offside.
However Bolton made the breakthrough a minute later after Thompson released Anelka.
He cracked in a shot that came off the unfortunate Nicky Shorey and went beyond Hahnemann.
It was just the boost Bolton wanted going into a crucial stage of the game.
Anelka almost a second for Bolton in the 73rd minute when he tried to beat Hahnemann at the near post but he was able
to claw it to safety.
Three minutes later the Reading goalkeeper made another fine save when Thompson tried to attempted to chip from the
edge of the area.
Reading almost equalised in the 82nd minute only for Michalik to make a crucial block from Duberry.
However a minute later they drew level after Doyle delivered an unstoppable penalty beyond Jaaskelainen after
being tripped by Abdoulaye Meite.
Doyle then put them ahead with a minute to go following a cross from substitute Seol-Ki-Hyeon.
Hunt added a third by heading home Shorey's delivery to leave Bolton reeling although they remain on course for a UEFA
Cup place.
STAT ATTACK
Bolton....Reading
15 Shots On Target 7
3 Shots Off Target 3
17 Fouls (Conceded) 13
7 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
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4 The Game
Kevin Doyle's first goals since New Year's Day clinched an unlikely Premiership double for Reading which keeps Steve Coppell's top-flight newcomers on course for a European debut next season.
Bolton, too, remain in line for a UEFA Cup spot despite conceding three times in the last six minutes.
Nicky Shorey's own goal after help from Nicolas Anelka put Sam Allardyce's team in front after 64 minutes.
And it looked certain to clinch three vital points for the Lancastrians until Doyle's late double.
Coppell revealed the Irishman hadn't trained all week to protect his groin problem, but he drilled home an 84th minute penalty when brought down needlessly by Abdoulaye Meite.
Four minutes later, Doyle knocked in his second when Meite lunged in on Steve Sidwell and the ball broke to the Royals top-scorer.
And in the last seconds an unmarked Stephen Hunt headed in Reading's third from a left-wing cross.
It was an amazing and exciting finish to a game that, up to that stage, had largely been second rate.
Bolton certainly didn't deserve to lose and a draw would probably have been a fair result.
Indeed, Wanderers could be without three key players for their final three games as Nicky Hunt (calf), El Hadji Diouf (hamstring) and Kevin Nolan (ankle) all failed to finish the first half.
Allardyce has consistently bemoaned his team's inability to convert scoring opportunities and Wanderers wasted two early on when a goal may have put a different complexion on a free-kick strewn encounter.
Diouf made a weak connection to a second minute chance that Marcus Hahnemann easily saved and it was a similar tale when Kevin Davies closed in on the target.
The stream of injuries and petty offences wrecked the game as any kind of spectacle.
But Bolton were the more productive and Anelka curled a right foot effort wide, while Andranik Teimourian drove a 20-yard volley straight into Hahnemann's hands.
Doyle flicked a header that Jussi Jaaskelainen comfortably gathered as Reading offered a token threat.
With Hunt and Diouf already out of action, Bolton lost skipper Nolan on the stroke of half-time after clashing with Michael Duberry.
They did well to recover from the setbacks and were good value for their lead at the end of a five-man move.
But they reckoned without Reading's never-say-die attitude and Doyle's happy knack in front of goal.
Kevin Doyle's first goals since New Year's Day clinched an unlikely Premiership double for Reading which keeps Steve Coppell's top-flight newcomers on course for a European debut next season.
Bolton, too, remain in line for a UEFA Cup spot despite conceding three times in the last six minutes.
Nicky Shorey's own goal after help from Nicolas Anelka put Sam Allardyce's team in front after 64 minutes.
And it looked certain to clinch three vital points for the Lancastrians until Doyle's late double.
Coppell revealed the Irishman hadn't trained all week to protect his groin problem, but he drilled home an 84th minute penalty when brought down needlessly by Abdoulaye Meite.
Four minutes later, Doyle knocked in his second when Meite lunged in on Steve Sidwell and the ball broke to the Royals top-scorer.
And in the last seconds an unmarked Stephen Hunt headed in Reading's third from a left-wing cross.
It was an amazing and exciting finish to a game that, up to that stage, had largely been second rate.
Bolton certainly didn't deserve to lose and a draw would probably have been a fair result.
Indeed, Wanderers could be without three key players for their final three games as Nicky Hunt (calf), El Hadji Diouf (hamstring) and Kevin Nolan (ankle) all failed to finish the first half.
Allardyce has consistently bemoaned his team's inability to convert scoring opportunities and Wanderers wasted two early on when a goal may have put a different complexion on a free-kick strewn encounter.
Diouf made a weak connection to a second minute chance that Marcus Hahnemann easily saved and it was a similar tale when Kevin Davies closed in on the target.
The stream of injuries and petty offences wrecked the game as any kind of spectacle.
But Bolton were the more productive and Anelka curled a right foot effort wide, while Andranik Teimourian drove a 20-yard volley straight into Hahnemann's hands.
Doyle flicked a header that Jussi Jaaskelainen comfortably gathered as Reading offered a token threat.
With Hunt and Diouf already out of action, Bolton lost skipper Nolan on the stroke of half-time after clashing with Michael Duberry.
They did well to recover from the setbacks and were good value for their lead at the end of a five-man move.
But they reckoned without Reading's never-say-die attitude and Doyle's happy knack in front of goal.
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KEVIN DOYLE'S late double kept Reading in the hunt for a UEFA Cup place. Bolton were heading for three points after Nicolas Anelka's 63rd-minute effort. But Steve Coppell's battlers scored three times in the last seven minutes to stun the Reebok.
Doyle levelled from the penalty spot after he was tripped by Abdoulaye Meite. Irishman Doyle put the Royals in front with a minute to go before Stephen Hunt added the third in injury-time. Reading's late burst might have owed much to the fact that Sam Allardyce had used all three subs by half-time. He lost Nicky Hunt and El-Hadji Diouf before skipper Kevin Nolan was replaced at the break.
Diouf had started the game well and almost fired Bolton into the lead inside two minutes. He reacted quickest after Hunt's centre took a huge bounce in the box but Reading keeper Marcus Hahnemann was equal to the effort. Hunt then played in Doyle only for the striker to miss the target while Brynjar Gunnarsson did the same at the other end.
Hunt picked up a knock and was forced off on 21 minutes, with Lubomir Michalik coming on. Diouf released Anelka on the edge of the box but the Frenchman's instinctive shot went wide. Bolton were forced to make another change in the 31st minute when Diouf pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury and David Thompson came on.
Reading were beginning to find their feet and Doyle rattled in a powerful shot that goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen did well to take comfortably. Andranik Teymourian then tested Hahnemann in stoppage-time before Nolan was left injured after a challenge by Duberry. Allardyce had to make his final change at the break, with Nolan making way for Stelios. And the Greek winger squandered a glorious chance of giving them the lead in the 47th minute.
Tal Ben Haim picked him out with a glorious throughball but Stelios only succeeded in finding the arms of Hahnemann with his effort from six yards. Teymourian then made an unsuccessful appeal for a penalty in the 53rd minute when Duberry blocked his shot. Iran hitman Teymourian carved open the Reading defence in the 62nd minute and Anelka saw his shot hit the post but the referee had already ruled for offside.
Bolton made the breakthrough a minute later after Thompson released Anelka. He cracked in a shot that came off the unfortunate Nicky Shorey and went beyond Hahnemann. Anelka almost hit a second in the 73rd minute when he tried to beat Hahnemann at the near post but the keeper was able to claw it to safety. Three minutes later the Reading goalkeeper made another fine save when Thompson attempted a chip from the edge of the area.
Reading almost equalised in the 82nd minute only for Michalik to make a crucial block from Duberry. However, a minute later they drew level after Doyle delivered an unstoppable penalty beyond Jaaskelainen after being tripped by Meite. Doyle then put them ahead with a minute to go following a cross from substitute Seol-Ki-Hyeon.
Hunt wrapped up a remarkable victory in stoppage time by heading home Shorey’s delivery.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt (Michalik 21), Ben Haim, Meite, Gardner, Nolan (Giannakopoulos 46), Speed, Teymourian, Davies, Anelka, Diouf (Thompson 31). Subs not used: Walker, Martin.
Goals: Shorey 64 og.
Reading: Hahnemann, De la Cruz (Harper 74), Ingimarsson, Duberry, Shorey, Oster (Ki-Hyeon 73), Sidwell, Gunnarsson, Hunt, Doyle, Kitson (Long 77). Subs not used: Federici, Bikey.
Booked: Shorey, Hunt.
Goals: Doyle 84 pen, 89, Hunt 90.
Att: 23,533
Ref: H Webb (S Yorkshire)
KEVIN DOYLE'S late double kept Reading in the hunt for a UEFA Cup place. Bolton were heading for three points after Nicolas Anelka's 63rd-minute effort. But Steve Coppell's battlers scored three times in the last seven minutes to stun the Reebok.
Doyle levelled from the penalty spot after he was tripped by Abdoulaye Meite. Irishman Doyle put the Royals in front with a minute to go before Stephen Hunt added the third in injury-time. Reading's late burst might have owed much to the fact that Sam Allardyce had used all three subs by half-time. He lost Nicky Hunt and El-Hadji Diouf before skipper Kevin Nolan was replaced at the break.
Diouf had started the game well and almost fired Bolton into the lead inside two minutes. He reacted quickest after Hunt's centre took a huge bounce in the box but Reading keeper Marcus Hahnemann was equal to the effort. Hunt then played in Doyle only for the striker to miss the target while Brynjar Gunnarsson did the same at the other end.
Hunt picked up a knock and was forced off on 21 minutes, with Lubomir Michalik coming on. Diouf released Anelka on the edge of the box but the Frenchman's instinctive shot went wide. Bolton were forced to make another change in the 31st minute when Diouf pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury and David Thompson came on.
Reading were beginning to find their feet and Doyle rattled in a powerful shot that goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen did well to take comfortably. Andranik Teymourian then tested Hahnemann in stoppage-time before Nolan was left injured after a challenge by Duberry. Allardyce had to make his final change at the break, with Nolan making way for Stelios. And the Greek winger squandered a glorious chance of giving them the lead in the 47th minute.
Tal Ben Haim picked him out with a glorious throughball but Stelios only succeeded in finding the arms of Hahnemann with his effort from six yards. Teymourian then made an unsuccessful appeal for a penalty in the 53rd minute when Duberry blocked his shot. Iran hitman Teymourian carved open the Reading defence in the 62nd minute and Anelka saw his shot hit the post but the referee had already ruled for offside.
Bolton made the breakthrough a minute later after Thompson released Anelka. He cracked in a shot that came off the unfortunate Nicky Shorey and went beyond Hahnemann. Anelka almost hit a second in the 73rd minute when he tried to beat Hahnemann at the near post but the keeper was able to claw it to safety. Three minutes later the Reading goalkeeper made another fine save when Thompson attempted a chip from the edge of the area.
Reading almost equalised in the 82nd minute only for Michalik to make a crucial block from Duberry. However, a minute later they drew level after Doyle delivered an unstoppable penalty beyond Jaaskelainen after being tripped by Meite. Doyle then put them ahead with a minute to go following a cross from substitute Seol-Ki-Hyeon.
Hunt wrapped up a remarkable victory in stoppage time by heading home Shorey’s delivery.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt (Michalik 21), Ben Haim, Meite, Gardner, Nolan (Giannakopoulos 46), Speed, Teymourian, Davies, Anelka, Diouf (Thompson 31). Subs not used: Walker, Martin.
Goals: Shorey 64 og.
Reading: Hahnemann, De la Cruz (Harper 74), Ingimarsson, Duberry, Shorey, Oster (Ki-Hyeon 73), Sidwell, Gunnarsson, Hunt, Doyle, Kitson (Long 77). Subs not used: Federici, Bikey.
Booked: Shorey, Hunt.
Goals: Doyle 84 pen, 89, Hunt 90.
Att: 23,533
Ref: H Webb (S Yorkshire)
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It was the Slovakian defender's first start for the club - he was recalled from a loan spell at Leeds yesterday.
Doyle double spoils Bolton party
Arindam Rej at the Reebok Stadium
Sunday April 22, 2007
The Observer
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Sam Allardyce believes that finishing in fifth place would be feel like winning the league because of the way that the top four
have cut the rest off into virtually a separate division.
The way Bolton threw away the points here after dominating most of the game, with Kevin Doyle's double assuring victory, suggested
that he may not experience the feeling this season. This should have been comfortable for Bolton - not a 3-1 defeat.
Marcus Hahnemann's sharp reflexes were tested as early as the second minute when El-Hadji Diouf burst into the penalty area
and forced him to parry a low drive.
Another chance quickly followed when Dave Kitson's miskick allowed the ball to roll into Kevin Davies's path but the Bolton forward
struck straight at Hahnemann.
Brynjar Gunnarsson's over-optimistic, off-target 25-yard effort was the first threatening moment from Reading after an opening
15 minutes that Bolton had dominated.
Normal service was resumed when Diouf teed up Nicolas Anelka, who received the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box, with his
back to goal, but spun smartly before shooting wide.
Bolton's tactical options were reduced significantly when injuries to Nicky Hunt then Diouf forced Allardyce to make two substitutions
in quick succession, although he persisted with his 4-3-3 formation.
For the remainder of the half, Bolton found it more difficult to create clear chances despite enjoying most of the possession.
After the restart Anelka left a static Reading defence trailing and his shot hit a post but play was halted because of an offside decision
that was clearly incorrect.
Anelka immediately made amends when he collected David Thompson's neat pass and struck the ball against Nicky Shorey, who
deflected the ball in.
Reading showed little threat until a late flourish.
That period of pressure yielded an equaliser when Abdoulaye Meite brought down Kevin Doyle, leading to a penalty that the
fouled player tucked away.
The shock was complete when Seol's late cross was controlled on the chest by Doyle and slotted in.
There was still time for Reading to add to Bolton's misery, though. Shorey's cross found an unmarked Hunt in the six-yard
box and he gleefully headed in the third.
Man of the match
Nicolas Anelka
Showed some neat touches and impressive awareness. He had shown signs of flourishing from the start when Diouf was alongside
him but, even after the Senegal forward departed with injury, Anelka remained dangerous.
Arindam Rej at the Reebok Stadium
Sunday April 22, 2007
The Observer
http://football.guardian.co.uk/Observer ... 65,00.html
Sam Allardyce believes that finishing in fifth place would be feel like winning the league because of the way that the top four
have cut the rest off into virtually a separate division.
The way Bolton threw away the points here after dominating most of the game, with Kevin Doyle's double assuring victory, suggested
that he may not experience the feeling this season. This should have been comfortable for Bolton - not a 3-1 defeat.
Marcus Hahnemann's sharp reflexes were tested as early as the second minute when El-Hadji Diouf burst into the penalty area
and forced him to parry a low drive.
Another chance quickly followed when Dave Kitson's miskick allowed the ball to roll into Kevin Davies's path but the Bolton forward
struck straight at Hahnemann.
Brynjar Gunnarsson's over-optimistic, off-target 25-yard effort was the first threatening moment from Reading after an opening
15 minutes that Bolton had dominated.
Normal service was resumed when Diouf teed up Nicolas Anelka, who received the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box, with his
back to goal, but spun smartly before shooting wide.
Bolton's tactical options were reduced significantly when injuries to Nicky Hunt then Diouf forced Allardyce to make two substitutions
in quick succession, although he persisted with his 4-3-3 formation.
For the remainder of the half, Bolton found it more difficult to create clear chances despite enjoying most of the possession.
After the restart Anelka left a static Reading defence trailing and his shot hit a post but play was halted because of an offside decision
that was clearly incorrect.
Anelka immediately made amends when he collected David Thompson's neat pass and struck the ball against Nicky Shorey, who
deflected the ball in.
Reading showed little threat until a late flourish.
That period of pressure yielded an equaliser when Abdoulaye Meite brought down Kevin Doyle, leading to a penalty that the
fouled player tucked away.
The shock was complete when Seol's late cross was controlled on the chest by Doyle and slotted in.
There was still time for Reading to add to Bolton's misery, though. Shorey's cross found an unmarked Hunt in the six-yard
box and he gleefully headed in the third.
Man of the match
Nicolas Anelka
Showed some neat touches and impressive awareness. He had shown signs of flourishing from the start when Diouf was alongside
him but, even after the Senegal forward departed with injury, Anelka remained dangerous.
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EUROPE WOULD BE A HINDRANCE - COPPELL
By Ken Gaunt, PA Sport
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Steve Coppell remains unconvinced that Reading would benefit from competing in the UEFA Cup.
This season was meant to be a period of consolidation in the Barclays Premiership after their promotion year.
Instead they are seventh in the table - which would secure a spot in Europe - following a dramatic 3-1 victory at Bolton.
The Reading boss said: "I have always given glib answers and said we are not ready. It could be not good for us.
"We would have to have a bigger squad which we could not afford and over time could prove to be cumbersome and a hindrance.
"Europe is a feather in the cap but no gravy train."
Reading proved at the Reebok Stadium their stamina is second to none as is their will to win.
Bolton had taken the lead after 63 minutes when Nicky Shorey deflected a shot from Nicolas Anelka into his own net.
It seemed as though they were closing on a UEFA Cup spot after that lucky break.
However Reading retaliated and Kevin Doyle equalised from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after being tripped by Abdoulaye Meite.
Then he put them ahead with his 12th goal of the season with a minute to go and Stephen Hunt added a third in stoppage time.
Coppell said: "Kevin is not firing on all cylinders and is not back to where he was but it was good psychological healing for him today.
"I thought we were capable of getting an equaliser but I did not expect the win.
"For us to come here and beat Bolton is a bit of an acid test. We lose a lot of games because were are not prepared to sit back for a draw.
We try to win very game.
"It won't be an accident where we finish in the table. After 38 games you end up where you deserve."
Not only did Bolton finish up with nothing but they could lose three of their players for the last three games.
Manager Sam Allardyce was angered by a challenge from Michael Duberry on skipper Kevin Nolan, which went unpunished
by referee Howard Webb.
Nolan went to hospital for X-rays on his damaged ankle while Nicky Hunt (calf) and El-Hadji Diouf (hamstring) were also injured.
Allardyce said: "It was nasty challenge on Kevin that went unpunished unfortunately. But we have to live with that.
"Those three players are unlikely to recover with three games left and it leaves us short of numbers.
"We overcame a lot barriers and are very disappointed at not getting anything after playing some good football."
Allardyce believes his team should have seen the game out after taking the lead.
He said: "We looked like we had managed to overcome Reading and get the three points which we deserved. But we did not get
far enough in front and gave a silly penalty away.
"Then we left the back door open, although there was the possibility of offside for their second goal.
"We were not clinical at the right time and paid a heavy price. We did not do what should have done. We should have stayed solid
and protected our lead."
EUROPE WOULD BE A HINDRANCE - COPPELL
By Ken Gaunt, PA Sport
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Steve Coppell remains unconvinced that Reading would benefit from competing in the UEFA Cup.
This season was meant to be a period of consolidation in the Barclays Premiership after their promotion year.
Instead they are seventh in the table - which would secure a spot in Europe - following a dramatic 3-1 victory at Bolton.
The Reading boss said: "I have always given glib answers and said we are not ready. It could be not good for us.
"We would have to have a bigger squad which we could not afford and over time could prove to be cumbersome and a hindrance.
"Europe is a feather in the cap but no gravy train."
Reading proved at the Reebok Stadium their stamina is second to none as is their will to win.
Bolton had taken the lead after 63 minutes when Nicky Shorey deflected a shot from Nicolas Anelka into his own net.
It seemed as though they were closing on a UEFA Cup spot after that lucky break.
However Reading retaliated and Kevin Doyle equalised from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after being tripped by Abdoulaye Meite.
Then he put them ahead with his 12th goal of the season with a minute to go and Stephen Hunt added a third in stoppage time.
Coppell said: "Kevin is not firing on all cylinders and is not back to where he was but it was good psychological healing for him today.
"I thought we were capable of getting an equaliser but I did not expect the win.
"For us to come here and beat Bolton is a bit of an acid test. We lose a lot of games because were are not prepared to sit back for a draw.
We try to win very game.
"It won't be an accident where we finish in the table. After 38 games you end up where you deserve."
Not only did Bolton finish up with nothing but they could lose three of their players for the last three games.
Manager Sam Allardyce was angered by a challenge from Michael Duberry on skipper Kevin Nolan, which went unpunished
by referee Howard Webb.
Nolan went to hospital for X-rays on his damaged ankle while Nicky Hunt (calf) and El-Hadji Diouf (hamstring) were also injured.
Allardyce said: "It was nasty challenge on Kevin that went unpunished unfortunately. But we have to live with that.
"Those three players are unlikely to recover with three games left and it leaves us short of numbers.
"We overcame a lot barriers and are very disappointed at not getting anything after playing some good football."
Allardyce believes his team should have seen the game out after taking the lead.
He said: "We looked like we had managed to overcome Reading and get the three points which we deserved. But we did not get
far enough in front and gave a silly penalty away.
"Then we left the back door open, although there was the possibility of offside for their second goal.
"We were not clinical at the right time and paid a heavy price. We did not do what should have done. We should have stayed solid
and protected our lead."
the independent
Bolton 1 Reading 3: Doyle delivers to batter Bolton
By Jon Culley at the Reebok Stadium
Published: 22 April 2007
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football ... 472123.ece
Ever the level-headed pragmatist, Steve Coppell will not be jumping through hoops even if Reading cap an extraordinary debut
season in the Premiership by qualifying for Europe, as now looks a possibility after an unexpected win propelled them into seventh.
In fact, he shuddered at the thought, arguing that a place in the Uefa Cup next season could set Reading's development back as they
try to establish themselves as a top-flight club.
"We are not ready for it," he said. "We would need a bigger squad that we could not afford and that could actually be a hindrance.
Europe is a feather in the cap but it is no gravy train."
Coppell would have been quite content with finishing in the top half of the table but his players have ambitions beyond that, as they
demonstrated by making Bolton pay for letting their concentration slip in the dying minutes.
Until then, Reading had looked likely to leave empty handed after Sam Allardyce's team had overcome the loss of Nicky Hunt,
El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Nolan to first-half injuries to go ahead through Nicky Shorey's 64th-minute own goal.
But a penalty six minutes from time, when Abdoulaye Méïté brought down Kevin Doyle, handed them a lifeline, and after Doyle got up
to score his 11th goal of the season from the spot they found the energy to punish a heavy legged Bolton defence.
Doyle scored again in the 89th minute from substitute Seol Ki-Hyeon's low cross and Stephen Hunt stole in to head a third from
Shorey's cross two minutes into stoppage time.
Bolton were on top when David Thompson gave Nicolas Anelka the opportunity for the strike on goal that gave them the advantage,
the Frenchman's curling shot, which may have gone in on its own merits, being deflected in by Shorey.
Anelka and Thompson then had chances to make the points safe but two fine saves by Marcus Hahnemann kept Reading in the game,
and any thoughts Bolton might have entertained that they had done enough were proved painfully wrong.
Bolton 1 Reading 3: Doyle delivers to batter Bolton
By Jon Culley at the Reebok Stadium
Published: 22 April 2007
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football ... 472123.ece
Ever the level-headed pragmatist, Steve Coppell will not be jumping through hoops even if Reading cap an extraordinary debut
season in the Premiership by qualifying for Europe, as now looks a possibility after an unexpected win propelled them into seventh.
In fact, he shuddered at the thought, arguing that a place in the Uefa Cup next season could set Reading's development back as they
try to establish themselves as a top-flight club.
"We are not ready for it," he said. "We would need a bigger squad that we could not afford and that could actually be a hindrance.
Europe is a feather in the cap but it is no gravy train."
Coppell would have been quite content with finishing in the top half of the table but his players have ambitions beyond that, as they
demonstrated by making Bolton pay for letting their concentration slip in the dying minutes.
Until then, Reading had looked likely to leave empty handed after Sam Allardyce's team had overcome the loss of Nicky Hunt,
El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Nolan to first-half injuries to go ahead through Nicky Shorey's 64th-minute own goal.
But a penalty six minutes from time, when Abdoulaye Méïté brought down Kevin Doyle, handed them a lifeline, and after Doyle got up
to score his 11th goal of the season from the spot they found the energy to punish a heavy legged Bolton defence.
Doyle scored again in the 89th minute from substitute Seol Ki-Hyeon's low cross and Stephen Hunt stole in to head a third from
Shorey's cross two minutes into stoppage time.
Bolton were on top when David Thompson gave Nicolas Anelka the opportunity for the strike on goal that gave them the advantage,
the Frenchman's curling shot, which may have gone in on its own merits, being deflected in by Shorey.
Anelka and Thompson then had chances to make the points safe but two fine saves by Marcus Hahnemann kept Reading in the game,
and any thoughts Bolton might have entertained that they had done enough were proved painfully wrong.
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Bolton 1 Reading 3: Doyle delivers to batter Bolton
By Jon Culley at the Reebok Stadium
Published: 22 April 2007
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football ... 472123.ece
Ever the level-headed pragmatist, Steve Coppell will not be jumping through hoops even if Reading cap an extraordinary debut
season in the Premiership by qualifying for Europe, as now looks a possibility after an unexpected win propelled them into seventh.
In fact, he shuddered at the thought, arguing that a place in the Uefa Cup next season could set Reading's development back as they
try to establish themselves as a top-flight club.
"We are not ready for it," he said. "We would need a bigger squad that we could not afford and that could actually be a hindrance.
Europe is a feather in the cap but it is no gravy train."
Coppell would have been quite content with finishing in the top half of the table but his players have ambitions beyond that, as they
demonstrated by making Bolton pay for letting their concentration slip in the dying minutes.
Until then, Reading had looked likely to leave empty handed after Sam Allardyce's team had overcome the loss of Nicky Hunt,
El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Nolan to first-half injuries to go ahead through Nicky Shorey's 64th-minute own goal.
But a penalty six minutes from time, when Abdoulaye Méïté brought down Kevin Doyle, handed them a lifeline, and after Doyle got up
to score his 11th goal of the season from the spot they found the energy to punish a heavy legged Bolton defence.
Doyle scored again in the 89th minute from substitute Seol Ki-Hyeon's low cross and Stephen Hunt stole in to head a third from
Shorey's cross two minutes into stoppage time.
Bolton were on top when David Thompson gave Nicolas Anelka the opportunity for the strike on goal that gave them the advantage,
the Frenchman's curling shot, which may have gone in on its own merits, being deflected in by Shorey.
Anelka and Thompson then had chances to make the points safe but two fine saves by Marcus Hahnemann kept Reading in the game,
and any thoughts Bolton might have entertained that they had done enough were proved painfully wrong.
Europe is a feather in the cap but it is no gravy train."
I'm getting on the gravy train.
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The Sunday TimesApril 22, 2007
Doyle’s dramatic double leaves Bolton reeling
Bolton 1 Reading 3Pete Oliver at Reebok Stadium
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 687419.ece
HE MAY be a Eurosceptic, but Reading manager Steve Coppell cannot bury his passport just yet after his side produced a
remarkable fightback to maintain their hopes of a Uefa Cup place. Reading refused to accept defeat against one of their
rivals for a European slot by scoring three times inside the last eight minutes.
Their late barrage came as a body blow to Bolton, who still remain well placed for a top seven finish but who are likely to stagger
towards the line after losing Nicky Hunt, El Hadji Diouf and Kevin Nolan to injury in a match that also limped along until its incredible finale.
Bolton’s pain was then increased when Kevin Doyle scored twice and Stephen Hunt once.
Tottenham’s failure to win earlier should have had Bolton on the front foot as the gateway to Europe beckoned even wider and twice in
the first 10 minutes they had opportunities to smooth their passage further, but the finishing of Diouf and Kevin Davies was indecisive.
Nicky Hunt went off after 21 minutes with an ankle injury and Slovakian Lubomir Michalik, recalled from a loan spell at Leeds United on
Friday, made his debut.
Michalik became only the 21st player used in the Premiership by Bolton this season and their modest resources were stretched further
10 minutes later when Diouf apparently injured a hamstring and went off.
The disruption did little to help what little flow Bolton had managed, although Andranik Teymourian tested Marcus Hahnemann
with a long-range effort.
Despite the lack of entertainment the most unpopular figure leaving the field at half-time was referee Howard Webb, who took no
action against Michael Duberry for a challenge on Nolan that left the Bolton captain unable to return after the break.
In fairness to Webb, it looked no more than an evenly contested tackle and Nolan’s replacement, and therefore Allardyce’s final throw
of the dice, almost gave Bolton the lead within two minutes of the restart.
Again a simple ball into the box, this time from a Tal Ben Haim free kick, caught out Reading but again Hahnemann came to their
rescue as he blocked from substitute Stelios Giannakopoulos.
The impressive Teymourian then fired against Duberry but what Bolton really needed was a chance to fall to leading scorer Nicolas Anelka
and when it did, the home side got the goal their increasing pressure merited, albeit with a slice of luck.
Teymourian and Davies did well in the build-up, but from David Thompson’s clever pass it is doubtful whether Anelka’s shot
would have gone inside the post but for an inadvertent touch from defender Nicky Shorey.
Relieved to have finally made the breakthrough, Bolton appeared freed of their earlier tension and Anelka and Thompson could have
added to their lead but for alert stops from Hahnemann and those saves then proved crucial as Bolton’s jitters returned in the closing
stages to allow Reading, finding unpreviously untapped attacking reserves, to win the game.
Only some desperate defending prevented an earlier goal as Duberry’s shot was bravely blocked by Michalik following a goalmouth
scramble, but Bolton could not hold out.
Outpaced by Doyle, Abdoulaye Meite brought down the Reading striker, who picked himself up to score from the penalty spot.
Having hardly had a kick up to that point, the Irishman underlined his growing promise by then putting the visitors in front with a neat
piece of control and finish from Seol Ki-Hyeon’s cross before Bolton’s defence capitulated again when Shorey crossed for Hunt to head in.
Doyle’s dramatic double leaves Bolton reeling
Bolton 1 Reading 3Pete Oliver at Reebok Stadium
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 687419.ece
HE MAY be a Eurosceptic, but Reading manager Steve Coppell cannot bury his passport just yet after his side produced a
remarkable fightback to maintain their hopes of a Uefa Cup place. Reading refused to accept defeat against one of their
rivals for a European slot by scoring three times inside the last eight minutes.
Their late barrage came as a body blow to Bolton, who still remain well placed for a top seven finish but who are likely to stagger
towards the line after losing Nicky Hunt, El Hadji Diouf and Kevin Nolan to injury in a match that also limped along until its incredible finale.
Bolton’s pain was then increased when Kevin Doyle scored twice and Stephen Hunt once.
Tottenham’s failure to win earlier should have had Bolton on the front foot as the gateway to Europe beckoned even wider and twice in
the first 10 minutes they had opportunities to smooth their passage further, but the finishing of Diouf and Kevin Davies was indecisive.
Nicky Hunt went off after 21 minutes with an ankle injury and Slovakian Lubomir Michalik, recalled from a loan spell at Leeds United on
Friday, made his debut.
Michalik became only the 21st player used in the Premiership by Bolton this season and their modest resources were stretched further
10 minutes later when Diouf apparently injured a hamstring and went off.
The disruption did little to help what little flow Bolton had managed, although Andranik Teymourian tested Marcus Hahnemann
with a long-range effort.
Despite the lack of entertainment the most unpopular figure leaving the field at half-time was referee Howard Webb, who took no
action against Michael Duberry for a challenge on Nolan that left the Bolton captain unable to return after the break.
In fairness to Webb, it looked no more than an evenly contested tackle and Nolan’s replacement, and therefore Allardyce’s final throw
of the dice, almost gave Bolton the lead within two minutes of the restart.
Again a simple ball into the box, this time from a Tal Ben Haim free kick, caught out Reading but again Hahnemann came to their
rescue as he blocked from substitute Stelios Giannakopoulos.
The impressive Teymourian then fired against Duberry but what Bolton really needed was a chance to fall to leading scorer Nicolas Anelka
and when it did, the home side got the goal their increasing pressure merited, albeit with a slice of luck.
Teymourian and Davies did well in the build-up, but from David Thompson’s clever pass it is doubtful whether Anelka’s shot
would have gone inside the post but for an inadvertent touch from defender Nicky Shorey.
Relieved to have finally made the breakthrough, Bolton appeared freed of their earlier tension and Anelka and Thompson could have
added to their lead but for alert stops from Hahnemann and those saves then proved crucial as Bolton’s jitters returned in the closing
stages to allow Reading, finding unpreviously untapped attacking reserves, to win the game.
Only some desperate defending prevented an earlier goal as Duberry’s shot was bravely blocked by Michalik following a goalmouth
scramble, but Bolton could not hold out.
Outpaced by Doyle, Abdoulaye Meite brought down the Reading striker, who picked himself up to score from the penalty spot.
Having hardly had a kick up to that point, the Irishman underlined his growing promise by then putting the visitors in front with a neat
piece of control and finish from Seol Ki-Hyeon’s cross before Bolton’s defence capitulated again when Shorey crossed for Hunt to head in.
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EUROPE WOULD BE A HINDRANCE - COPPELL
By Ken Gaunt, PA Sport
http://tinyurl.com/2s77r5
Steve Coppell remains unconvinced that Reading would benefit from competing in the UEFA Cup.
This season was meant to be a period of consolidation in the Barclays Premiership after their promotion year.
Instead they are seventh in the table - which would secure a spot in Europe - following a dramatic 3-1 victory at Bolton.
The Reading boss said: "I have always given glib answers and said we are not ready. It could be not good for us.
"We would have to have a bigger squad which we could not afford and over time could prove to be cumbersome and a hindrance.
"Europe is a feather in the cap but no gravy train."
Reading proved at the Reebok Stadium their stamina is second to none as is their will to win.
Bolton had taken the lead after 63 minutes when Nicky Shorey deflected a shot from Nicolas Anelka into his own net.
It seemed as though they were closing on a UEFA Cup spot after that lucky break.
However Reading retaliated and Kevin Doyle equalised from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute after being tripped by Abdoulaye Meite.
Then he put them ahead with his 12th goal of the season with a minute to go and Stephen Hunt added a third in stoppage time.
Coppell said: "Kevin is not firing on all cylinders and is not back to where he was but it was good psychological healing for him today.
"I thought we were capable of getting an equaliser but I did not expect the win.
"For us to come here and beat Bolton is a bit of an acid test. We lose a lot of games because were are not prepared to sit back for a draw.
We try to win very game.
"It won't be an accident where we finish in the table. After 38 games you end up where you deserve."
Not only did Bolton finish up with nothing but they could lose three of their players for the last three games.
Manager Sam Allardyce was angered by a challenge from Michael Duberry on skipper Kevin Nolan, which went unpunished
by referee Howard Webb.
Nolan went to hospital for X-rays on his damaged ankle while Nicky Hunt (calf) and El-Hadji Diouf (hamstring) were also injured.
Allardyce said: "It was nasty challenge on Kevin that went unpunished unfortunately. But we have to live with that.
"Those three players are unlikely to recover with three games left and it leaves us short of numbers.
"We overcame a lot barriers and are very disappointed at not getting anything after playing some good football."
Allardyce believes his team should have seen the game out after taking the lead.
He said: "We looked like we had managed to overcome Reading and get the three points which we deserved. But we did not get
far enough in front and gave a silly penalty away.
"Then we left the back door open, although there was the possibility of offside for their second goal.
"We were not clinical at the right time and paid a heavy price. We did not do what should have done. We should have stayed solid
and protected our lead."
Lets play our Reserves. Why not tret it like the League cup and Enjoy our international Recognition!
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seahawk10 Anyone who thinks Coppell doesn't want Europe just look at this emotion on the sideline today. He wanted a win today badly and you could see it in his demeanor. From minute 80 on he was up barking at the boys, the ref, the linesmen, anyone within shouting distance. Great job by SC today!
Jesus wept!!!
So, because he wanted to win yesterday means he wants European football next season despite his constant assertions to the contrary....................................some of you beggar belief
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Woodcote Royalseahawk10 Anyone who thinks Coppell doesn't want Europe just look at this emotion on the sideline today. He wanted a win today badly and you could see it in his demeanor. From minute 80 on he was up barking at the boys, the ref, the linesmen, anyone within shouting distance. Great job by SC today!
Jesus wept!!!
So, because he wanted to win yesterday means he wants European football next season despite his constant assertions to the contrary....................................some of you beggar belief
He wants it! this is S. Coppell! come on lads we know him by now surly
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Bolton 1 Reading 3: Doyle delivers to batter Bolton
By Jon Culley at the Reebok Stadium
Published: 22 April 2007
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football ... 472123.ece
Ever the level-headed pragmatist, Steve Coppell will not be jumping through hoops even if Reading cap an extraordinary debut
season in the Premiership by qualifying for Europe, as now looks a possibility after an unexpected win propelled them into seventh.
In fact, he shuddered at the thought, arguing that a place in the Uefa Cup next season could set Reading's development back as they
try to establish themselves as a top-flight club.
"We are not ready for it," he said. "We would need a bigger squad that we could not afford and that could actually be a hindrance.
Europe is a feather in the cap but it is no gravy train."
Coppell would have been quite content with finishing in the top half of the table but his players have ambitions beyond that, as they
demonstrated by making Bolton pay for letting their concentration slip in the dying minutes.
Until then, Reading had looked likely to leave empty handed after Sam Allardyce's team had overcome the loss of Nicky Hunt,
El-Hadji Diouf and Kevin Nolan to first-half injuries to go ahead through Nicky Shorey's 64th-minute own goal.
But a penalty six minutes from time, when Abdoulaye Méïté brought down Kevin Doyle, handed them a lifeline, and after Doyle got up
to score his 11th goal of the season from the spot they found the energy to punish a heavy legged Bolton defence.
Doyle scored again in the 89th minute from substitute Seol Ki-Hyeon's low cross and Stephen Hunt stole in to head a third from
Shorey's cross two minutes into stoppage time.
Bolton were on top when David Thompson gave Nicolas Anelka the opportunity for the strike on goal that gave them the advantage,
the Frenchman's curling shot, which may have gone in on its own merits, being deflected in by Shorey.
Anelka and Thompson then had chances to make the points safe but two fine saves by Marcus Hahnemann kept Reading in the game,
and any thoughts Bolton might have entertained that they had done enough were proved painfully wrong.
Europe is a feather in the cap but it is no gravy train."
I'm getting on the gravy train.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh BISTO!
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Woodcote Royalseahawk10 Anyone who thinks Coppell doesn't want Europe just look at this emotion on the sideline today. He wanted a win today badly and you could see it in his demeanor. From minute 80 on he was up barking at the boys, the ref, the linesmen, anyone within shouting distance. Great job by SC today!
Jesus wept!!!
So, because he wanted to win yesterday means he wants European football next season despite his constant assertions to the contrary....................................some of you beggar belief
its reverse psychology innit
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