Reading have this morning dispensed with the services of manager Paul Clement, as reported by the official club site.

The Royals are languishing in the bottom four of the Championship and have been there for most of the season, with the boss paying the ultimate price for their failure to show significant improvement.

The timing now gives a new man chance to express himself in the transfer market. Any new appointment will surely be made before the January transfer window, allowing a new manager maximum time to build his own squad.

It's all change at the Madejski Stadium this week, with Nigel Howe coming in as CEO this week and he's wasted no time in effecting change, despite a recent upturn in fortunes, albeit a small one.

The hunt will now start for a new manager, but for Reading fans they now have to digest the news and of course react.

That's exactly what they've been doing on Twitter this morning.