Murty vows to remain calm
07 Feb 2008 - 08:52:57
Reading captain Graeme Murty has pledged to keep calm and help lead the struggling club away from relegation danger.
The Royals slipped to 17th place in the Premier League table after losing 2-0 at home to Bolton Wanderers last weekend.
Steve Coppell's side have now lost their last five games and face a daunting trip to Everton at the weekend just one point above the relegation zone.
However, experienced full-back Murty claims nobody at the Madejski Stadium is pressing the panic button just yet.
"My job as captain is to make sure we all remain calm, keep the focus and not get caught up in the emotion because it can be easy to get histrionic," he told the club's official website.
"We'll be professional, stay within the group and be collectively strong.
"There's never any finger-pointing when we do well or if we do badly.
"There are no answers on the floor. Keep your head up, and look in the eye of the guy next to you. Be ready to go and work hard.
"Even when we're doing well we always say concentrate on the next game and the manager has said that to us again.
"We'll stick together and we've been preparing properly since full time against Bolton.
"We'll do everything we can to be absolutely right for Everton."
