Reading defeated Cardiff 3-0 last night to claim a place in the Championship play-off final.
The defeat of the Welsh side on their own turf was a superb result. Everybody including myself believed the tie would be a tight affair.
However it turned out to be far from tight, as Brian McDermott’s side produced the perfect away performance.
Reading will now face Swansea at Wembley on May 30th for the chance to play Premier League football next season.
Surprise
A few months ago the Royals were in 12th place struggling for consistency. A winning run and a lot hard work later and the Royals are now just 90 minutes away from a return to the top flight of English football.
The last few seasons have seen teams come into the play-off pict…
John Carver admitted Grant Hanley’s lack of recent game time for Scotland is a concern but he remains hopeful that the injury-plagued Norwich defender can prove his fitness in time for the European Championship.
The 32-year-old was due to join up with the squad this month for the first time in a year after recovering from an Achilles problem that sidelined him from April to December last year.
Having made nine appearances since returning to action on Boxing Day, however, Hanley withdrew on Tuesday from the Scotland squad for the upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Northern Ireland after missing the last two Norwich matches with an ankle injury that forced him off against Middlesbrough earlier this month.
Scotland squad update.
OUT: Grant Han…