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Former Newcastle United manager John Carver has spent time with Reading FC this week.

Carver, who left the Magpies in June, was down south to watch Crystal Palace play Sunderland on Monday night.

And following that game, at the personal invitation of Steve Clarke, he enjoyed a few days watching Royals train at Hogwood Park.

“John was down,” said Clarke. “He’s my mate.

“I’ve known John since I was in Newcastle. He worked with me and Ruud Guillt and then he worked with me and Sir Bobby.

"We’ve always kept in touch and are good friends.

“He’s out of the game just now and I knew he was coming down to watch Crystal Palace against Sunderland so I invited him down the training ground to watch us train.

“It was good to see him.”

Ironically Carver has been linked with the vacant managerial position at Fulham - a job Clarke rejected just over a week ago.

There are also suggestions he might be looking at the possibility of working in America, but Reading’s boss believe he still has unfinished business in England.

“He’s been over to the MLS before,” said Clarke. “He worked with Toronto so he’s got connections.

“If he can’t get a job in this country he can always cross the Atlantic and work in the MLS, but I think he still wants to work in this country.”