Coppell has gone

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Coppell has gone

by FiNeRaIn » 13 May 2009 00:02

Official text through.

Thanks for the memories steve :(

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http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsInd ... 06,00.html

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Re: Coppell has gone

by Alivey » 13 May 2009 00:05

Sad day. :cry:

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by Thomas L'Heureux » 13 May 2009 00:06

You'll always be remembered Sir Steve, you're a true legend in every sense of the word.

Good luck for the future.

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by The Prisoner » 13 May 2009 00:06

The MVP LETS ALL HAVE A DISCO,
LETS ALL HAVE A DISCO,
NAH NAAH NAH NAA!
HEY!
NAH NAAH NAH NAA!
HEY!


You utter utter cock.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by The whole year inn » 13 May 2009 00:06

Not what I wanted :cry:

Reading will get nowhere near a 4th placed finish again for a long, long time


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Re: Coppell has gone

by Royal With Cheese » 13 May 2009 00:07

Well, not surprising.

I would have kept him on purely to piss Royalee off.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by westongeezer » 13 May 2009 00:08

Tbh he was great but like everything time moves on i wish him well he was almost god like in his chapter here, but i wont miss him now.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by cmonurz » 13 May 2009 00:09

Wow, that's all happened very quick. I can't help but think, however, that this is best for the club.

Truly the end of an era then. Thanks for everything Steve, a true Reading legend.

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by Alan Partridge » 13 May 2009 00:09

Legend, but the time is right. Hard act to follow but it just had to happen.

What I would say though is the players are a gutless spineless shower and I hoep the 'names' and lads on big money are the first ones out the door, they have let down Coppell and the supporters massively in 2009


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by Thomas L'Heureux » 13 May 2009 00:09

The Prisoner
The MVP LETS ALL HAVE A DISCO,
LETS ALL HAVE A DISCO,
NAH NAAH NAH NAA!
HEY!
NAH NAAH NAH NAA!
HEY!


You utter utter cock.


He's an absolute dickhead, I agree.

Anyone who writes the above when the best manager this club has ever seen leaves in such sad circumstances, whether joking or not, is a clown.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by Royalee » 13 May 2009 00:10

You beauty, I'm cracking open a beer.

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by papereyes » 13 May 2009 00:10

Didn't we achieve 4th under a 'far inferior' manager, once?

The next manager will get us into the playoffs, if not promoted.

We're a bigger, better club now than when Steve took over. We've pushed ourselves beyond what we've ever achieved before and it will be done again. Under Steve Coppell, we had two fantastic seasons and, for that, he'll always be regarded as a RFC legend.

But attend carefully now:

This is not the end.

This is not even the beginning of the end.

This is the start of something new.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by The Prisoner » 13 May 2009 00:11

Alan Partridge Legend, but the time is right. Hard act to follow but it just had to happen.

What I would say though is the players are a gutless spineless shower and I hoep the 'names' and lads on big money are the first ones out the door, they have let down Coppell and the supporters massively in 2009


Absolutely. Certain players need to take a long long look at themselves. Steve was a legend. He did not deserve to be let down so much by the prima donnas.


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Re: Coppell has gone

by crossie » 13 May 2009 00:11

He won't read this, but in case he does, you are a true legend, Steve.

Thank you for everything.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by Denver Royal » 13 May 2009 00:11

So the Parking Lot Crew will be out in force to change his mind then? :shock:
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Re: Coppell has gone

by The whole year inn » 13 May 2009 00:11

Royalee You beauty, I'm cracking open a beer.


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Re: Coppell has gone

by Ozymandias » 13 May 2009 00:12

Not good.

Fella has done well here, and deserves praise.

Those who think not, are as pathetic as I expected.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by yuomi » 13 May 2009 00:12

end of the chapter, end of an era. sounds via the report that it was entirely his decision and i respect him for it. i thank him for the years, for the highs and lows. i think though that now was definately the time.

the king is dead.








long live the king.

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Re: Coppell has gone

by maf82 » 13 May 2009 00:14

thanks for best day of my life when we won the championship and getting to the prem,

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Re: Coppell has gone

by Royalee » 13 May 2009 00:14

papereyes Didn't we achieve 4th under a 'far inferior' manager, once?

The next manager will get us into the playoffs, if not promoted.

We're a bigger, better club now than when Steve took over. We've pushed ourselves beyond what we've ever achieved before and it will be done again. Under Steve Coppell, we had two fantastic seasons and, for that, he'll always be regarded as a RFC legend.

But attend carefully now:

This is not the end.

This is not even the beginning of the end.

This is the start of something new.


Spot on.

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