Doyle happy to stay with Royals

Reading striker Kevin Doyle has reassured Royals fans he has no intention of moving to another club.

The Republic of Ireland striker has been a huge hit in the Royals' first Premiership season and has already scored 11 goals, including one for his country.

That has seen his name linked with a number of rival clubs and Reading were quick to offer him a contract extension last week that was as much a hands-off warning to them as a pay rise for the player.

But the 23-year-old, who cost just £78,000 from Cork City in the summer of 2005, was more than happy with that.

He told the Reading Evening Post: "I am more than happy where I am. There is no need to go anywhere. I don't want to unsettle myself by moving. That can upset your game.

"Hopefully the best years are ahead of me and I am developing all the time.

"There is still plenty to learn, but I have the right manager to teach me and hopefully I can do even better.

"I am very happy at Reading, so what is the point of going anywhere else? This is the place to be. We have a great manager, a great chairman, great players, a stadium that can get bigger, a good training ground and a great town."

The manager in question, Steve Coppell, is set to leave Doyle on the sidelines for the next match, tomorrow's FA Cup third round visit of Burnley which was abandoned just minutes before kick-off on Saturday.

Torrential rain made the pitch unplayable and continued to fall in Berkshire for some time afterwards. Tomorrow's game, which will see the winners travel to either Birmingham or Newcastle in the fourth round, is expected to go ahead as scheduled however.