Swansea 2 Reading 0: Coppell fears instant return could be ruined by sales

18 January 2009 23:08
Last game: Key Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt could leave a Premier League club before the window closes with Tottenham, Wigan and Newcastle all keen  Reading accept Sheffield United's for Leroy Lita but the striker fails to agree termsHermann Hreidarsson to leave Portsmouth and join ReadingJanuary transfer window 2009 - Sportsmail's list of the completed deals 'We also have the two weeks left of the transfer window and that could influence so many things.' Headache: Steve Coppell fears the January transfer window could prove destructive for his Reading side If it was a swansong for Hunt, it was hardly a fitting farewell, as any scouts would only have been taking notice of players on the side of dominant Swansea. Jason Scotland made it seven goals in as many matches when he used brute strength to shrug off Michael Duberry for the breakthrough just before half-time. And while a sluggish Reading side never looked like hauling themselves level, Liam Rosenior's dismissal for a second bookable offence in the closing stages all but ended their chances. Sub Andrea Orlandi added to Reading's misery by bundling in a second goal a minute from time. He said: 'We've played all the top teams and shown we can hold our own. The play-off spots are within our reach.'  Reading accept Sheffield United's for Leroy Lita but the striker fails to agree termsHermann Hreidarsson to leave Portsmouth and join ReadingJanuary transfer window 2009 - Sportsmail's list of the completed deals  

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