Reading Season Review

We asked every PickOurTeam writer to give their honest opinions on how their team fared this season. Here are the views of Reading writer Jon Arnold:

Season in Summary

There were many, many near misses. Too many, obviously, and Reading won't be around next year. There was a brief bit of hope after the holidays when the…

Was this Reading’s greatest victory of the season? We’ve only had six of them, so it hardly has a lot of competition, but I think I saw enough to proclaim this game our most impressive of the season.

Sure, there were heady times in January, the comebacks against West Brom and Newcastle, in particular. But all…

Late goals were the order of the weekend as the season entered its crucial phase: Gareth Bale and Juan Mata gave Spurs and Chelsea much-needed late wins in their quests for Champions League qualification, while Gabby Agbonlahor scored a vital late goal for Aston Villa at Norwich. Wigan also needed a late winner to keep…

There was not the usual heartbreak that comes after suffering relegation. There was no shock, just a dull antipathy to the depressing inevitability of the whole situation.

There was an unfortunate irony you can't help but laugh at that Reading and QPR should be the ones to relegate one another in a dire, half-hearted 0-0 draw.…

QPR and Reading sealed their relegation fate while Wigan, Stoke and Aston Villa picked up valuable points in their fight against the drop. At the other end of the table, Robin van Persie scored on his return to the Emirates, while there were wins for Chelsea and Manchester City as Spurs dropped points in the…

Wycombe sign full-back Nick Arnold on a season-long loan from Reading, where he has signed a new one-year deal.

Reading goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen joins Danish top-flight team Randers on a year-long loan deal.

Reading midfielder Hal Robson Kanu believes his team-mate Alex McCarthy is currently the best keeper in England.

Reading owner Anton Zingarevich is confident the club are "in a good place financially" despite their relegation.

Reading manager Nigel Adkins targets an immediate return to the Premier League after his side are relegated.

The agent of former Everton midfielder Royston Drenthe claims the Holland international has agreed a move to Reading.

Carlo Ancelotti’s departure from PSG, to Real Madrid, has yet to be officially confirmed but it hasn’t stopped the Parisians sounding out his successor. The ambitious club, who recently won their first French championship in 19 years, seem to be taking a leaf out of Roman Abramovich's book in wanting to replace the…

Saints made their first signing of the summer on Friday, with the capture of Croatian centre-back Dejan Lovren. He joins from Lyon for a fee the French club confirmed to be €10m, roughly £, meaning he's the second most expensive Saint of all time.

Many felt that centre-back was the area in which Saints most needed…

Yohan Cabaye to Monaco they said. Done deal they said. He's completed his medical and it's going to be confirmed any moment now. Of course he hadn't and it wasn't. Yet another lesson in case anyone needed, of don't believe everything you read on Twitter.

It's becoming an unwanted badge of honour for Europe's lesser lights…

One player definitely on the move this summer is Douglas. The defender's contract at FC Twente has expired and there's no interest in renewal. Both the player and club have decided it's best they both go their separate ways.

A month ago it was reported he was on the verge of signing for Russian side FC…

England captain Casey Stoney discusses the "massive honour" of leading "the best squad we've ever had" into Euro 2013.

Amateurs Tahiti score a historic goal in their Confederations Cup debut, which ends in a 6-1 defeat by Nigeria.

Nnamdi Oduamadi scores a hat-trick as Nigeria beat Tahiti 6-1 in the Confederations Cup.

Celtic are keen on Cedric Mongongu and Virgil van Dijk as manager Neil Lennon seeks a new central defender.

Jonathan Tehau sparks wild celebrations by scoring for Tahiti against Nigeria in the Confederations Cup in Brazil.