It can be revealed that Reading did make an approach for Iain Dowie and he has already been interviewed for their vacant manager’s post. John Madejski, who has made Reading into one of the top clubs in the first division, is ready to announce the new boss within the next two days and Steve Cotterill and Bryan Robson are known to also be in the running.Dowie remained reasonably tight lipped when he said, “Until such time as there is a job offer, I’m not prepared to comment on matters like this.” As Dowie is currently without a contract, Athletic would not be in a position to claim any compensation should their popular manager leave.