Drax blasts 'disrespectful' Royals

Maidenhead United boss Johnson ‘Drax’ Hippolyte has blasted Reading for their ‘disrespectful’ behaviour regarding young forward Trevor Mutero.

Teenager Mutero arrived at York Road a fortnight ago on a month’s work experience but this week he returned to the Championship club having made just two substitute appearances.

Drax took the decision to let the youngster return to the Royals after receiving a phone call from the Madejski Stadium outfit during the week.

The Magpies boss said: “I had a call from Reading saying they expected him to start for us.

“Now I’m sorry, and I don’t care how big a club you are, no-one tells me who I should be starting in my side.

“Trevor is a nice young lad who has a good future in the game.

“But he’d only just arrived and was feeling his way in - you can’t just throw a 17-year-old into the starting line-up. I found it all very disrespectful.”

Drax added: “It’s a real shame and I’m sad to see the lad go.

“I spoke to him and explained that it was nothing to do with him, it wasn’t as if I was sending him back.

“He was a likeable boy and I hope it works out for him in the future.”

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