I would also point out that the top three in the betting for the next Reading manager are...Pulis 4/1, Sherwood 5/1, Hughton 7/1. Which indicates that there is absolutely no proper information linking any of the three with either job other than their profile and availability.
I'd be amazed if Sven comes back. He has only just signed up to coach Shanghai East Asia, who finished a very creditable 5th last season and for the first time ahead of big rivals Shenhua (who had Drogba/Anelka a couple of years back etc).
Ian Walker coaches their keepers, and that club (unlike...