Reading FC

Ady Williams chats to former Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann, who was a mainstay between the sticks during the Royals' promotion winning season in 2005/06.

Hahnemann opens up about the risk of moving over the England from the USA, the moment where Reading decided to sign him, and how he's relaxing in retirement.

Ady Williams chats to former Reading striker Jamie Cureton, who's played over 1000 games, and scored nearly 400 goals.

Cureton discusses the moment he secured Reading's promotion in 2002, and the strain that can be put on footballers' personal lives at the start of their careers, and the end.

Ady Williams chats to former Reading midfielder Steve Sidwell, who played for the club from 2003-2007.

The former Arsenal trainee discusses the reasons why the Royals won the Championship title in 2006 with a record points total, and the reasons behind him leaving the club for Chelsea in 2007.

Ady Williams chats to former Reading manager Ian Branfoot, who was in charge of the club from 1984-1989.

He oversaw two promotions during his tenure, and remains the only man to manage a Reading side to victory at Wembley.

Ady Williams chats to former Reading manager Brian McDermott, who was in charge of the club in two spells from 2009-2013, and once again from 2015-2016.

He became only the second man to lead them to the Premier League following their Championship title win in 2012, and oversaw a historic FA Cup win over Liverpool at Anfield in 2010.

McDermott reflects on how hard he found coping with the 2011 play-off final defeat, that promotion to the Premier League, and the meeting which led to his sacking in 2013.

Ady Williams chats to the former Reading striker Dave Kitson, who played for Reading between 2003 and 2008.

After joining from Cambridge, Kitson went on to play for Reading in their record-breaking 106 points season in the Championship, and the Premier League.

Kitson also reveals to Ady that one of his biggest regrets is not putting his mental health before football back in the mid-noughties.

Ady Williams chats to Reading's former Chairman, Sir John Madejski, who saved the club when he bought it in 1990.

Madejski then went on to build a new, modern stadium for the club to play it's football, and made the decision to bring Steve Coppell in as manager, who eventually led the club to the Premier League in 2006.

The club also provided Madejski with the lowest point of his life, when Reading found themselves in deep financial trouble in 2014.

(We asked Anton Zingarevich if he would like to add anything to Sir John's comments and views, but he has chosen not to take part)

Ady Williams chats to the first man to guide Reading to the Premier League, Steve Coppell.

After joining the Madejski Stadium as manager in 2003, Coppell built a record-breaking side to win promotion in 2006, then oversaw two seasons in the Premier League, before his eventual resignation in 2009.

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Ady Williams chats to the first man to guide Reading to the Premier League, Steve Coppell.

Before joining the Madejski Stadium, Coppell had a successful, if curtailed, playing career with one of the biggest clubs on the planet - Manchester United.

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Tim Dellor and Ady Williams look back at the 2018/19 season for Reading FC.