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By James Dall Last updated: 14th August 2008
Kitson: During his Reading days
We had no money, no reputation or image to project, no flash cars and nobody had their mortgage paid off.
Dave Kitson on Reading.
Quotes of the week
Dave Kitson has blamed an inflation in egos for his former club Reading's relegation from the Premier League.
The Royals suffered the heartache of the drop last term, despite thriving in their debut campaign in the top flight in 2006/07 when they finished eighth.
Kitson, who joined Stoke City for £5.5million in July, believes a change in the squad's attitude was detrimental last season, and has admitted he was 'partly to blame' for their demise.
He told the Reading Evening Post: "Unlike players from teams established in the Premier League, we had no money, no reputation or image to project, no flash cars and nobody had their mortgage paid off.
"We had everything to prove and nothing to lose. None of us had played in the Premier League but we had nothing to be scared of. It was just 11 different players than we had faced before.
"This changed in our second season. Suddenly we had flash cars, images, egos and everyone knew who we were, and when we didn't freshen things up with new players we were in a dangerous situation.
"All too quickly we went from being a side that could lose three games and bounce back immediately by winning three games, to a side which could lose eight games in a row, and that just killed us.
"There was a real 'Lord of the Flies' split, which I had never experienced before. We didn't feel we were all together and I was partly to blame.
"We didn't have the vocal players we needed when things were going wrong but we had people pointing fingers, which was not good.
"Contrast that with our first season when everyone pulled in the same direction and you can see how we contributed to our own downfall."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 21st November | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Blackpool |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Derby vs Reading |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Sheff Wed vs Reading |
| Tuesday 8th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Reading vs Crystal Palace |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Bristol City vs Reading |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Swansea |
| Monday 28th December | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Plymouth vs Reading |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Nottm Forest vs Reading |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Sheff Utd vs Reading |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Barnsley |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Doncaster vs Reading |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Reading vs Plymouth |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Reading vs Derby |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 1 - 1 Ipswich | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Coventry 1 - 3 Reading | |
| Monday 26th October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 0 - 1 Leicester | |
| Tuesday 20th October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| QPR 4 - 1 Reading | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| West Brom 3 - 1 Reading | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 0 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Tuesday 29th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Preston 1 - 2 Reading | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 1 - 1 Watford | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Peterborough 3 - 2 Reading | |
| Wednesday 16th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 0 - 1 Cardiff | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 0 - 0 Doncaster | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Barnsley 1 - 3 Reading | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Reading 1 - 2 Barnsley | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 1 - 3 Sheff Utd | |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Swansea 0 - 0 Reading | |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Newcastle 3 - 0 Reading | |
| Tuesday 11th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Reading 5 - 1 Burton Albion | |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Reading 0 - 0 Nottm Forest | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Reading 2 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Kettering 2 - 1 Reading | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 15 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 15 |
| 22 | Reading | 16 | 14 |
| 23 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 12 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 16 | 11 |
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