From todays' press;.........
Reading are unwilling to stake a measly £50,000 on Shaun Goater firing them to the Premiership.
The shot-shy Royals are in danger of blowing their play-off chances after managing just one goal in six winless Championship games since Boxing Day.
With leading scorer Dave Kitson injured - and Nicky Forster and new signing Les Ferdinand struggling to hit a cows backside with a banjo - a fully fit Goater has been left kicking his heels and counting his £8,000 a week in the reserves.
Boss Steve Coppell revealed: "We have a stand-off with Shaun. That sounds confrontational but it isn't. It's just the unfortunate result of his transfer situation."
"If he plays one more game we have to pay out £50,000. I've told Shaun I don't think he's the future of this club so I don't want to pay it."
"He doesn't want to go out on loan and so he's doing nothing here, which is a shame." When asked if Goaters' goals would be worth more to Reading than £50,000 Coppell snapped "Have you got that sort of money to throw away?"
"It's nothing personal, he just doesn't fit my style. I like pace and power up front. Goat's not happy but I've lived and died by my decisions for a long time."
Now unless I'm wrong aren't we now coming into the final straight as far as the season goes. If Reading don't pick up soon my bet is that the Premiership dream can be put on hold for another season. If £50,000 was the difference between getting into the Premiership and another season in the Championship I think I'd get my cheque book out a bit sharpish. Unless there's a sudden cash-flow problem we don't know about of course. They need to score goals and Goater could be the man to do it.
Seems that when Coppell gets a bee in his bonnet about a certain player nothing will make him play that person. Ask Adam Virgo!!!
Reading are unwilling to stake a measly £50,000 on Shaun Goater firing them to the Premiership.
The shot-shy Royals are in danger of blowing their play-off chances after managing just one goal in six winless Championship games since Boxing Day.
With leading scorer Dave Kitson injured - and Nicky Forster and new signing Les Ferdinand struggling to hit a cows backside with a banjo - a fully fit Goater has been left kicking his heels and counting his £8,000 a week in the reserves.
Boss Steve Coppell revealed: "We have a stand-off with Shaun. That sounds confrontational but it isn't. It's just the unfortunate result of his transfer situation."
"If he plays one more game we have to pay out £50,000. I've told Shaun I don't think he's the future of this club so I don't want to pay it."
"He doesn't want to go out on loan and so he's doing nothing here, which is a shame." When asked if Goaters' goals would be worth more to Reading than £50,000 Coppell snapped "Have you got that sort of money to throw away?"
"It's nothing personal, he just doesn't fit my style. I like pace and power up front. Goat's not happy but I've lived and died by my decisions for a long time."
Now unless I'm wrong aren't we now coming into the final straight as far as the season goes. If Reading don't pick up soon my bet is that the Premiership dream can be put on hold for another season. If £50,000 was the difference between getting into the Premiership and another season in the Championship I think I'd get my cheque book out a bit sharpish. Unless there's a sudden cash-flow problem we don't know about of course. They need to score goals and Goater could be the man to do it.
Seems that when Coppell gets a bee in his bonnet about a certain player nothing will make him play that person. Ask Adam Virgo!!!
