Next Reading Manager: Press Conference @ 9:15

[Big Ern]

It is going to be Di Canio. Will be confirmed tomorrow or Wednesday morning at the latest. 3 Year deal done and dusted.

Source - Evening Standard Jorno

U being serious?

Old school pal...was on Skype with him. He seems pretty certain of it. He gets most things right to be honest. Told me about Clyne to Southamoton before it happend and also that we had no chance with Zaha....although that didn't take a genius to work out.

[Reading4eva]

Just a thought I really rated this chap at Fulham and now without a club, why not? He has a wide knowledge of good young players and has gone on after Fulham to manage some large and interesting clubs.

[Reading4eva]

Worse ever managerial appointment in Readings history this will be.

Would rather we welcomed Steve Kean back to the club!

[Gunny Fishcake]

2/5 with SkyBet now , money talks

[Archie's penalty]

Bloody hell, not in my name!

https://www.facebook.com/NofascismNotoDiCanio

[JIM]

we need a manager with premier league experience. so far we had 2 brilliant championship managers. So mr money bags what about it ?

[old woman]

Was pissed off at Brian's sacking but reading this has made it worse.....

Can't say anyone mentioned would suit me though the fascist is a no no along with Mcleish

In fact none of them

Piss off Anton I am really brassed off tonight

[Fezza]

A couple of weeks since Michael Appleton last got a new job....

[winchester_royal]

Jonny says Di Matteo has been approached

[Darren Caskey's Dietician]

Really sorry to see Brian go, completely the wrong time IMO. I agree, victim of his own success, we overachieved last year, and he put too much faith in a sub-par squad, and failed to bring in the players we needed, and had we gone down with him in charge, this probably would have happened anyway. But I'm not sure what we were hoping for by removing him now (but I really, really hope that I will be forced to eat all of those words if we bring in a miracle worker.)

Would love it to be Di Matteo, but I just don't see him coming to manage in the championship next year. He'll get a bigger job with a team in Europe somewhere.

I'm not Adkins biggest fan, but he got Southampton playing, and got Scunthorpe overachieving while he was there, and I think he could do a good job here. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would also be a really interesting appointment, and a good chance for him to break into management in England. Having said that, he gets linked to every job that comes up over here, and I can't help but think he might just bide his time.

God forbid it's Di Canio, but I fear it could be. Or, maybe 1 + 1 = 3..... An upcoming coach from Galatasary, given our newly formed link with them?

No idea who it will be, but it will need to be an absolute miracle worker if we're going to stay up.

[Darren Caskey's Dietician]

Gibbs also gone. Dolan to be caretaker:

http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article ... 08517.aspx

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

Jonny says Di Matteo has been approached

step in the right direction! hopefully he will want to come here even thought it is likely we will be competing in the championship next season.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Jonny says Di Matteo has been approached

#fapfapfap

[Royals-lad14]

di matteo offered 1 and a half year deal according to fordham

[MmmMonsterMunch]

Really sorry to see Brian go, completely the wrong time IMO. I agree, victim of his own success, we overachieved last year, and he put too much faith in a sub-par squad, and failed to bring in the players we needed, and had we gone down with him in charge, this probably would have happened anyway. But I'm not sure what we were hoping for by removing him now (but I really, really hope that I will be forced to eat all of those words if we bring in a miracle worker.)

Would love it to be Di Matteo, but I just don't see him coming to manage in the championship next year. He'll get a bigger job with a team in Europe somewhere.

I'm not Adkins biggest fan, but he got Southampton playing, and got Scunthorpe overachieving while he was there, and I think he could do a good job here. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would also be a really interesting appointment, and a good chance for him to break into management in England. Having said that, he gets linked to every job that comes up over here, and I can't help but think he might just bide his time.

God forbid it's Di Canio, but I fear it could be. Or, maybe 1 + 1 = 3..... An upcoming coach from Galatasary, given our newly formed link with them?

No idea who it will be, but it will need to be an absolute miracle worker if we're going to stay up.

People really need to get the idea of us staying up out of their heads. Anton has done this with next season in mind of that I have no doubt. IF we stay up then bonus.

[Kebe is our Messi]

In a way i can see why the decision has been made, but at the same time I just think because Mcdermott is such a good manager at championship level perhaps we should have kept him so that if we were to go down, he'd be the first to bring us back up.

Maybe this decision has been made for the long term and it might be the correct one, who knows

[bobby1413]

Di Matteo talk all over twitter - I'd cream my pants if we got him

Maybe we could even win the champions league.

[edinburghroyal]

Neil Warnock

[bassett royal]

even if Di Canio kept us up and took us into Europe next season it would feel wrong and I would not feel part of it. Terrible direction for the club to take.

Also, Di Canio lost Swindon at least one sponsor - really can't see Waitrose/ John Lewis associating themselves with the Fascists.

Ole Gunnar for me.

[bobby1413]

I can't sleep now - wanna know what happens