Reading boss Steve Coppell hopes taking the squad abroad in March will boost their morale.

"We have pencilled in a training camp abroad next month," he told the Evening Post. "It is not definite, but we have done it for the last two years and we're looking to do it again.

"We put a lot of work in on the pitches at the training ground but they do get a bit bobbly and lively around this time of year so it's good to go somewhere else. You can't guarantee the weather here so we'll go away. It is a chance to do some intensive training."