Reading FC

Reading FC's Joseph Mills
advertisement

Mills not thinking of top two at Reading FC just yet

By Jonny Fordham
February 13, 2012

Joseph Mills insists that Reading are not thinking about breaking into the top two just yet.

Royals are seven points off second-placed Southampton with a game in hand having won seven of their last nine league games.

Thirteenth-placed Derby County are next up at Pride Park tomorrow night after Saturday’s 2-0 home win over relegation-threatened Coventry City.

But when asked about gatecrashing the top two, Mills said: “I’m not sure anybody is really thinking about that. I know it’s a cliché, but you have to take care of every game as it comes.

“If we get on a good run I wouldn’t say it’s out of our reach, but at the same time we need to make sure we’re in the top-six at the end of the season.

“If we do that then it’s all to play for and we feel we can do what we need to do to get back into the Premier League.”

Follow Royals reporter Jonny Fordham on Twitter here

Mills came in for his first start since November 19 against the Sky Blues in place of Jobi McAnuff on the left wing.

Reading didn’t play to their best and had goalkeeper Adam Federici to thank for a string of second-half saves following Jimmy Kebe and Jason Roberts' first-half goals.

And Mills knows Royals will have to be better than that against Nigel Clough’s Rams on Tuesday night.

He added: “It’s going to be an entirely different game away from home.

“We’ve always been a team that concentrates on ourselves. We will look at the opposition, see what we have to do, but most importantly feel we need to play at our highest levels.”

| View Comments (2)

« Previous Story | Next Story »

We are no longer accepting comments on this article.

Most recent user comments 2 of 2

Hopefully this form continues and not that I dislike Jobi in anyway I was pleased to see Mills get a game. I really do think that given time and dare I say it now he's signed an extension and Harte may probably be going come June, Mills does a "Cummings" and makes LB very much his own next season. He put a great ball into Hunt from near enough the corner flag under pressure in the first half! With Jobi on-song he could make a good LWB and they could combine very well in future one hopes.

As for a top 2 finish? Like I said, lets hope our habit of having a great second half to the season continues. Looking at the fixtures April couldn't be a tougher month though! Assuming our new signings improve us, as well as our form, wherever we finish (if we make top six?) is going to be quite some ask.

Out of the current top six we've beaten 2, drawn with 1 and lost to the other 3. Two of whom we've played twice (and lost both times) already! Of the games left against this group that leaves us with 3 nasty away days and only 1 home game. Oh and let's not forget 'Boro and Brighton away still to come too. Just in case we forgot about those two breathing down our necks.

Who says the Championship's boring?

Hopeful Hoops, Reading
13/02/2012 at 13:26

We need to sort out the referees first - we could have had four more points at least . Dick Sawdon-Smith time :) - Hull at least should have been a draw and we shouls have beaten Blackpool Oh well.