On this day in 2017, Wayne Rooney equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's Manchester United goal record in a comfortable 4-0 victory over Reading. ******************************************************************************* Reading, flying high sat third in the Championship, headed to Old Trafford full of confidence as over 3,000 supporters made the early start to make Manchester for the 12.30pm kick-off. Exceeding expectations under Manchester United legend Jaap Stam, some had hoped the Royals would g
An offer from Wolves forward Matheus Cunha to buy new glasses for a security guard following a post-match melee helped convince an independent disciplinary panel to cut his ban from three matches to two.But it added: "The commission agreed that (Cunha's) acceptance of the charge, his prompt personal apology... the offer to pay for new glasses and his clean disciplinary record, were mitigating factors."
The Bluebirds boss spoke about transfer exits in the window
12 months ago, five Reading stars departed in January for pastures new. In a regular season for any League One club, this might not be the big deal that it became in this corner of Berkshire. However, in this particular winter, with the heat already turned up on owner Dai Yongge, the infamous 'fire sale' was the final straw for many. Established and experienced professionals, Tom McIntyre and Tom Holmes, moved on for a pittance while up-and-coming prospects Nelson Abbey, Caylan Vickers and Tayla