Reading Roars!

Steve Coppell is the calmest man in English football. While every game is ‘hyped into a four-day event’ the Reading manager quietly goes about his business - and, despite his team having not a single Premiership appearance between them at the start of the season, he is producing stunning results.

So begins Amy Lawrence’s “Big interview” with Steve Coppell in today’s Observer newspaper. The interview was conducted at the club’s training ground and you can read it on Guardian Unlimited Football.