Coppell's heartbreak

Steve Coppell gave an emotional post-match interview after the defeat tonight. The gaffer described a 'hollow feeling' after the match and added that once the second Burnley goal went in he knew 'it wasn't meant to be'. Tellingly he talked of the need for 'significant change with the playing staff' and added that the club needed 'a new generation to take responsibility'. He also told the BBC that he 'fully intended to be in work tomorrow planning for the play-off final' and that he signed on the dotted line last year to 'take the club to promotion', admitting failure to do so was a responsibility he accepted. One of the best managers in the game, and the best Reading have ever had, Coppell spoke with more emotion that we're used to, but was his usual measured, thoughtful and insightful self. Whatever decision he makes in the coming weeks his status as a Royals legend is secure.