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• Nickname:Royals
• Founded:1871
• Manager:Brian McDermott

• Ground:Madejski Stadium
• Capacity:24,200

Kitson fears for Royals

18 Sep 2007 - 14:30:29

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Reading striker Dave Kitson fears that the Royals may be suffering from second-season syndrome as the other Premier League teams have now worked out how they play.

Kitson scored Reading's consolation goal in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Sunderland, a result that left Steve Coppell's side entrenched in the relegation zone.

It is all a far cry from last term when the club enjoyed a top-half finish and Kitson is worried that this season could be an anti-climax.

He told the club's official website: "I really don't know what's happened. Maybe teams have wised up to how we play and how to nullify our main threats.

"But, it kind of disintegrated for Sunderland in the second half and we were much the better team.

"We do look like scoring, we got one and could have had another with some half-chances.

"I don't like saying 'we must take positives' but the fact is that it's still all within us. We just have to do it from the off.

"It's bitterly disappointing to lose. And yes, that's three defeats in a row, but we lost three or four in a row last year and bounced back.

"After the second goal we've gone on and played so well. We could have got a draw, even though we probably didn't deserve it."