I was under, perhaps the incorrect impression, that the Reading job was down to the final two, one would cost nothing the other £2.5million, they went for the cheaper option, and perhaps used the money saved to finance the signing of Wayne Bridge.
Spoke to a well respected figure close to the club hierarchy less than 2 hours ago and he said the complete opposite.
This is right up there with Who shot JR? (God I love the 1980's), we just need an outcome, whichever way it goes, soon.