Football FanCast columnist Tatsuhiko Ina reflects on the fortunes of Leroy Lita following his freak injury at the start of the current campaign and wonders if the striker should return to the Madjeski.

Leroy Lita is near to returning but do Reading need him? With Doyle, Kitson and Long performing upfront, there is a feeling Lita may need to stay with Charlton until the end of the season.

Football FanCast columnist Tatsuhiko Ina takes time out to assess the relegation battle in the Premier League and wonders what the likely benchmark will be to assure top flight survival.

With the Premier League fast approaching the business end of its season, the fight for relegation is well and truly underway. With Derby County virtually condemned, there is a battle between no fewer than seven clubs all fighting it out for Premier League survival.

Football FanCast columnist Tatsuhiko Ina reacts to two consecutive clean sheets for the Reading back line and suggests that Steve Coppell may have finally find the right formula for the Royals defence.  

After the encounter with Manchester City, Reading have not only won two games on the bounce, but they have also managed to keep a clean sheet in consecutive games. Is this down to the change in personnel across the Reading back line and does this mean that Rosenoir, Bikey, Ingimarrson, and Shorey are the best defenders at the club?

New FFC Columnist and Reading fan Tatsuhiko Ina analyses the recent performance of Kalifa Cisse at centre half and wonders if the Frenchman has finally found his role in Steve Coppell's side.

When Steve Coppell brought Kalifa Cisse to the Madjeski Stadium last year, he was seen as the ideal replacement for Chelsea bound Steve Sidwell. Injuries and players off to the African Cup of Nations has conspired to cause Coppell to have a reshuffle and the former Boavista player has find himself in the back four of late; a position in which I feel he should stay for the foreseeable future.