Following a defeat to Burnley in the promotion playoff to return to the EPL, Steve Coppell has resigned as big boss man at Championship side Reading.

 “Following our exit from the play-offs, I feel it’s the best thing, for both the club and myself, for me to leave,” said Coppell, who spent a little over five and a half years in charge at the Madejski Stadium after replacing Alan Pardew in October 2003. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Reading manager and would like to thank everyone connected to the club for the support I have received.”

[Guardian]