Reading’s Vito Mannone has told Get Reading that he believes that they can still get promoted this season.

The Royals just missed out on promotion last season after losing to Huddersfield Town on penalties in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final and it was believed that they would be once again be at that part of the table this year. However they have had a very poor start to the season and are currently 20th in the table with their head coach Jaap Stam starting to come under a lot of pressure.

But even though Reading are fighting to make sure they don’t drop into the relegation zone, Mannone has said that he thinks that the team can still get promoted. They are currently eight points off 6th placed Leeds United and 12 off 2nd placed Cardiff City but with so many games to go this season, Mannone believes they can turn things around and be up there by the end of the season.

He said: “I believed it from day one and I haven’t changed my mind because a few results have gone wrong.”

“This season is going to be more difficult because the other teams know what we can achieve.”

“We are nowhere near what we can be in potential and as a group.”

“We just need to know what we can do, work as much as possible because I believe work only brings success.”

“I came here for promotion and I still believe we can get it.”

Reading can get their promotion bid back underway on Saturday when they face Sheffield United on Saturday.