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Coppell quits after play-off defeat

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Steve Coppell has resigned as manager of Reading in the wake of the club's 2-0 defeat at home to Burnley in the second leg of the Championship play-offs on Tuesday night. The Royals were looking to make an immediate return to the Premier League following their relegation last season and had made a superb start to the campaign only to see their form fall away in the final three months of the season. Second-half goals from Martin Paterson and Steven Thompson at the Madjeski Stadium yesterday e ...

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