Maxwell unveiled a hugely unpopular plan to merge United with Reading in March 1983 , moving the new club to Didcot and naming them Thames Valley Royals .
However , businessman and media magnate Robert Maxwell arrived to save the day .
businessman unveiled a hugely unpopular plan to merge United with Reading in March 1983 , moving the new club to Didcot and naming them Thames Valley Royals .
However , businessman and media magnate Robert Maxwell arrived to save the day .