BEST MATE Hungary for success

Peering through the transfer window like Tiny Tim gazing into Ebeneezer Scrooge's richly furnished front room, Reading yesterday completetd the signing of Hunagry Under 21 defender Peter Mate on a 1 year loan deal from Hungarian champions Debreceni. With Champions League experience under his belt, Mate joins Andre Bikey and Ulises De La Cruz as new defensive additions to the squad.

Meanwhile, it would appear that Leroy Lita has got himself in trouble in Bristol again. Having been glassed in the face on a previously ill-advised visit to that city earlier in the year, it is alleged that Leroy headbutted a Bristol man in the early hours of Sunday morning. Avon & Somerset police have confirmed that "a 21 year old man voluntarily attended Trinity Road Police Station in Bristol at 8:30 am today". Floyd on Football suspects that if Leroy Lita had a brain he really would be dangerous.