Steve Coppell says he's not dreaming of walking out at the new Wembley just yet. "We still have a mountain to climb. I've said all along that the FA Cup is a pleasant diversion, and whoever wins the replay, it'll be a really interesting quarter-final. "Just walking around today I've noticed so many people coming up to me and saying, 'Well done at the weekend'. The club still has that magic, there's a fascination with the Cup, and it's multiplied this year by the possibility of a return to Wembley." The red machine
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If Reading do climb their mountain and beat Manchester United, Coppell says a trip to the Midlands is preferred, simply to keep the journey time to a minimum. "Only in terms of geography I'd prefer West Brom - the travelling time makes a big difference and that's a huge aspect these days. "But as I say we're not even contemplating that yet, because there's a huge red machine coming to the Madejski Stadium next Tuesday." The red machine, much like the blue and white machine, will probably involve a few fringe players. Coppell says he doesn't feel 'vindicated' that his much-criticised team earned a draw at Old Trafford. "I couldn't care what people think and it doesn't affect what I plan for the team, but I'm conscious of it. "I know my players are good and they can compete, and there's a certain amount of cynicism in the papers today about the magic of the Cup, but at the quarter-final stage there's an extra edge to the game, a tingle looking forward to the matches." Ignited with the Cup
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Reading chairman John Madejski's still recovering from the thrill of watching his club earn the replay on Saturday. "I'm absolutely delighted. It was a Herculean task to go to Old Trafford and come away with something. "We were written off by most pundits and certainly the underdogs. To come back with a draw is like winning. We live to fight another day and that's fantastic." Having observed the queues snaking out of the Madejski Stadium ticket office this morning, the chairman is glad the town appears to be as enthused as he is. "Everybody's totally ignited with the FA Cup, even though we've got the small problem of overcoming United again at home before we can move on in the Cup. "But then the way the team have prepared and the way we're going, you have to say we're in with a very good chance of winning the replay." | 
