1. Cocktail of booze and drugs killed family man

A family man died after taking a lethal cocktail of booze and drugs in a ‘24-hour drinking den’, an inquest heard this morning.

2. Jem’s an instant hit

Reading 1 Aston Villa 1

Jem Karacan netted with his first touch of the game, but it wasn’t enough to earn Reading an eighth successive pre-season victory as Aston Villa came back to earn a draw.

3. Tornadoes edge closer to second spot with Burgess Hill split

Bracknell Tornadoes, Bracknell Baseball Club’s U16s, split with Burgess Hill Red Hats in a thrilling match at Brighton on Saturday.

4. Goal-king Noel bags a double

Noel Hunt grabbed his first two goals for his new club as Reading ended their tour of Sweden with a third successive victory.

5. Royals take Long, hard route to victory

Steve Coppell paid tribute to his players’ attitude but admitted Reading’s finishing was not good enough as they made hard work of beating a team of amateurs on Saturday.

6. 'Average so far', says Coppell

Steve Coppell admits he hasn’t been overly impressed with Reading’s pre-season so far.

7. Bobby joins the big wigs at Bulgarian FA

Back in September 1995, the Royals caused a bit of a stir when they signed Bulgarian international goalkeeper, Borislav ‘Bobby’ Mihaylov, from Botev Plovdiv for a then record fee of £300,000.

8. Doyle comes to Royals’ rescue

Havant & Waterlooville 0 Reading 1

Kevin Doyle spared Reading's blushes with the only goal as Reading scraped a 1-0 over Blue Square South side Havant and Waterlooville last night.

9. Bracknell AC leave Ealing reeling

Bracknell AC returned to winning ways on Saturday, as they defeated Ealing, the side sitting second in Division 3 South of the Southern League at Bracknell Leisure Centre.

10. Didcot Town 0 Royals 9

More than 2,000 fans turned out to watch Reading cruise to victory over part-timers Didcot at Loop Meadow Stadium on Saturday.