Reading have been blessed with some tremendous goalkeepers in recent years. Ali Al-Habsi, Rafael and Emi Martinez all performed at vastly superior levels to the often pretty rubbish teams in which they played. Even Joe Lumley turned out to be a pretty decent player... ...

This is the most important positive from the January transfer window. Reading have four key attacking players who are capable of providing match-winning moments (and have done so already in their time with the Royals): Femi Azeez, Lewis Wing, Harvey Knibbs and Sam ... ...