Wolves target Kevin Doyle's career so far
Shropshirestar.com brings you a picture story charting the career of Reading striker Kevin Doyle - the subject of a club record move by Wolves.
[caption id="attachment_86384" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="He scored more headers than any other Premier League player in 2007."]
- Initially signed as a back up for Dave Kitson, Doyle instead turned in a 'Player of the Season' shift as Reading stormed to the Championship title in 2006.
- The fairytale continued as Reading started well in their first Premier League season, Doyle netting his first Premier League goal against Villa in a 2-1 defeat.
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[caption id="attachment_86394" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Internationally, he had won his first full cap for the Republic of Ireland the year before, after 11 caps at under 21 level."]
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[caption id="attachment_86395" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Leading the line against Brazil in a friendly was a career highlight."]
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[caption id="attachment_86397" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Today, Kevin Doyle stands just behind former Wolves star Robbie Keane as the leading light in his country's attack."]
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[caption id="attachment_86399" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="But at club level - despite his continued growth - it was all going south in 2008."]
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[caption id="attachment_86400" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Relegation from the Premier League was a low that year, but Doyle stayed with the Royals in an attempt to bounce back."]
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[caption id="attachment_86403" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Reading looked dead certs for the title, until a horror of a half-season in 2009 put pay to any thoughts of that."]
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- They were pipped to the post by Birmingham for second - after Blues beat them on the final day - and a play-off exit to winners Burnley looks to be the end of Doyle's time in Berkshire.