New manager Brendan Rodgers was introduced to the media at Madejski Stadium on Friday lunchtime, and we have a four-part complete transcript here at the official site. Below is part three, and a link to part four is at the bottom of the page.

Reading World has a full video interview with Brendan and complete press conference video live right now.

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Did any part of you feel sad to leave Watford behind and do you feel at all that you have left them in the lurch or are they still in safe hands?
There is always sadness whenever you leave. As I said I was happy there. The Chairman yesterday said he heard the 100% commitment when he spoke to me last week and he is absolutely right, I was happy there. It was a good club and it was in a difficult moment but we turned it around in six months and we also gave the supporters hope.

Then the approach came in only on Friday from Reading to Watford and obviously once that approach came in and the Chairman discussed it with me at Watford then I had some thinking to do. I wanted to speak to Reading because of course I know the club and when the opportunity was presented to me, this was nothing about money, nothing about anything than the opportunity to take the club back, a club that I have a big association with, back into the Premier League.

There is certainly no way I have left them in the lurch you know, I went there in November and the club was in a difficult moment, we were able to galvanise that, change the footballing philosophy of the club and finish off in a position which was very credible to where they were when I first walked in. I always look at the positive aspects and there will always be disappointment I'm sure on both sides but certainly for me there's absolutely no regrets in coming to what is a very, very big club.

You've mentioned how you were involved in coaching for 15 years. When your career was cut short by injury as a young man, did you think, however many years down the line, this would be a culmination of your dreams, that there was always was a career for you in coaching?
Yes, I think that obviously every dream of every player, or every young player, is to become a professional footballer and I moved to England at 16 to be that. Very early on I had the choice, do I go home and play football or do I stay here? The choice was simple - if you can't become a player the next best is a coach. I knew I couldn't walk into it, I needed to learn my trade and I started working with kids of five years of age in the community. Eventually I progressed in a short period to working with some of the best in the world.

But I'm not pretentious enough to know I won't make mistakes, I will. I am learning every day, I will make mistakes here and it's important to have an understanding club, like I did at Watford. I went there, lost a Chairman within two weeks, which was difficult. One of the questions when I came here was to the board in terms of security but I knew the answer anyway. It's run fantastically well, it's a great model, I knew that from the outside looking in. I know the reputation the Club has gained in the last five years in particular.

When I left Reading my departing comment was that I would one day come back as manager. Maybe a wee bit tongue in cheek but I had the belief in myself. I'm ambitious, I was involved at Champions League level at Chelsea and maybe one day with Reading.

Because your career was cut short, did it give you more strength mentally to become a coach
Absolutely. I've been fortunate, I've had time. I look at some of the guys like Alan Shearer, and I speak to Roy Keane a lot, they were top, top players who have been thrust into it and have done a terrific job. I've been fortunate to take my time from 20 years old, having the education, making mistakes and most importantly learning.

See part four for more.