Reading boss Steve Clarke admits he will look to rebuild in the summer.
The Royals were relegated from the Premier League after finishing 19th in the 2012/13 season before falling just short of the promotion play-offs when ending last term in seventh place in the Championship.
This campaign, the Berkshire club find themselves 19th on the tier two standings and after losing the FA Cup semi-final 2-1 to Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday, Clarke spoke of the need to refresh things at the Madejski Stadium.
"For some reason they have lost their way a little bit and it is very difficult to put your finger on the reason why when you see a performance like that," he said.
"The disappointment of relegation. The disappointment of just missing out on the play-offs - this season is a hangover from those two disappointing years.
"So we have to exorcise the place a little bit. We have to clean a little bit, reshape the club. Change one or two things in the summer and rebuild the club. Rebuild the club to get back to the level we want to be at."