JASON ROBERTS is making the most of his Reading lifeline

Image taken from The New Den
and supplied by Jason Dawson.

By BOB HARRIS

The Sun

The 34-year-old striker looked to be heading for a media career after falling out with Blackburn.

But Brian McDermott made him an offer and Roberts has fuelled Royals' promotion charge with three goals in four games before setting up Adam Le Fondre's winner at The Den.

Boss McDermott said: "I've known Jason since he was a teenager. I was manager of Slough and he was making his debut for Hayes — he scored twice and they won 3-1.

"Now, 17 years later, I have got him at last. And you can see what he brings to the team."

Reading had to battle back after Andy Keogh's opener for Millwall. Hal Robson-Kanu cashed in on keeper David Forde's poor punch to volley an equaliser before Roberts raced past Tony Craig to set up Le Fondre's 76th-minute winner.

Keogh admitted: "We're gutted and we didn't do enough in the second half. Reading never give up and it wasn't a case of them outplaying us but us gifting it to them."