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by Broxroyal
01 Feb 2017 19:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Team for Ipswich (A)
Replies: 17
Views: 6566

Re: Team for Ipswich (A)

Al Habsi

Reece, Moore, Blackett

Gunter, Kelly, Williams, Swift, Obita

McCleary, Beerens


Bench:

Jaakkola
Watson
Evans
Mutch
Meite
Popa
Grabban

Not risking McShane or Kermie
by Broxroyal
04 Aug 2016 16:20
Forum: The Team
Topic: Your starting XI vs Preston?
Replies: 29
Views: 8060

Re: Your starting XI vs Preston?

Al Habsi

Gunter
McShane
Cooper
Obita

Williams
Van den Bergh
Swift

Beerens
Kermorgant
Rakels
by Broxroyal
31 Jul 2016 21:26
Forum: The Team
Topic: Reading FC and Miss Marple
Replies: 13
Views: 6274

Re: Reading FC and Miss Marple

So did Mike Rogers really bump off Robert Maxwell and make it look like a suicide / drowning accident, do you think?
by Broxroyal
28 Jul 2016 14:45
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: Rumour - Rafael van der Vaart
Replies: 140
Views: 54128

Re: Rumour - Rafael van der Vaart

Leaving aside fitness issues, I really don't see where Rafa vdV would fit in Stam's preferred 4-3-3 formation. If we were playing 4-4-1-1 or 4-2-3-1, then maybe, with Rafa behind the striker, but in a 4-3-3? Nah.
by Broxroyal
20 Jul 2016 12:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: Swindon Town (A) Friendly
Replies: 104
Views: 40113

Re: Swindon Town (A) Friendly

A Reading under 21 X1 won 4-0 at Enfield last night. Not sure why the official site doesn't bother reporting it. A goal for Cardwell and an o.g. - don't know who scored the other two. There is a bit of a report on the Enfield Town site. I'm afraid I'm not sure how to post the link, as I'm rather an ...
by Broxroyal
15 Jul 2016 20:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - John Swift
Replies: 164
Views: 71116

Re: Rumour - John Swift

Brentford season ticket holder tells me that Swift looks like he has the talent to be very decent but is extremely lazy and they ended up with the fans on his back a lot as he appeared to regularly not put the effort in required and was the first who's head dropped when things were not going well. ...
by Broxroyal
14 Jul 2016 19:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: Your 4-3-3 formation?
Replies: 23
Views: 7878

Re: Your 4-3-3 formation?

Jaakkola Gunter McShane Campi Obita Norwood Van der Bergh Swift or Quinn McCleary Samuel Beerens or Swift If Beerens signs, then him on the left wing and Swift at centre / left midfield. If no Beerens, then Quinn in midfield and Swift on the wing. Norwood is the difficult player to accommodate, good...
by Broxroyal
13 Jul 2016 13:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - Roy Beerens
Replies: 71
Views: 26221

Re: Rumour - Roy Beerens

I'm hoping this bloke can play down the left because that's what we need. We don't really need another right winger.
by Broxroyal
16 Apr 2016 11:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: Team for Leeds
Replies: 19
Views: 6218

Re: Team for Leeds

Is Hector injured?

If not,

Al Habsi

Hector Ferdinand Cooper Taylor

McCleary Norwood Quinn John

Cox
Rakels

Keown in if Hector not available.
Keown and Hector in if Brian feels Ferdinand can't run about enough for 90 minutes
by Broxroyal
23 Jan 2016 13:22
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - YANN KERMOGANT
Replies: 260
Views: 65442

Re: CONFIMRED - YANN KERMOGANT

Roberts signed for 18 months in Jan 2012 and officially retired in March 2014. He had pretty much a year out injured but I don't think there was a renewed contract while he was injured. 1 year extension given at start of PL season, before he was injured. http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/f...
by Broxroyal
23 Jan 2016 11:31
Forum: The Team
Topic: CONFIMRED - YANN KERMOGANT
Replies: 260
Views: 65442

Re: CONFIMRED - YANN KERMOGANT

I think I am OK with this one, as long as the contract is just for 18 months and he doesn't have a clause whereby he can trigger an extension of another year (unless of course it suit the club as well to extend in 18 months). IIRC Roberts was able to trigger such an extension, at a time when he was ...
by Broxroyal
09 Jan 2016 12:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: Reading's most unsung hero
Replies: 58
Views: 20513

Re: Reading's most unsung hero

There seems to be a lot of just remembering people rather than identifying unsung heroes on here. Either that or people are struggling with the definition. Richie Bowman was here for around 5 seasons and won player of the year twice. Steve Death and Mick Gooding won it three times. I think that pre...
by Broxroyal
04 Dec 2015 14:46
Forum: The Team
Topic: Graham Poll on Reading vs Southampton...Cup 1996/97
Replies: 21
Views: 6273

Re: Graham Poll on Reading vs Southampton...Cup 1996/97

Afternoon Nobbers, Thought the older (about 25 and up) generation would appreciate this, had an interview with Graham Poll for the bwin news site and couldn't resist asking about the time he became a Reading hero...sending off two Premier League Southampton players, paving the way for Jamie Lambert...
by Broxroyal
03 Sep 2015 08:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: Strongest XI
Replies: 100
Views: 23967

Re: Strongest XI

Bond

Gunter
Ferdinand
McShane
Obita

Williams
Norwood

John
Piazon
Hurtado

Vydra

Subs:
Al Habsi
Hector
Quinn
Fernandez
MacCleary
Sa
Blackman
by Broxroyal
28 Aug 2015 23:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: Reading's best ever left-back?
Replies: 63
Views: 16313

Re: Reading's best ever left-back?

Most likely would be Shorey cheap buy to England international, was a good gamble that one. For the level we were playing at the time Colin Meldrum was pretty useful. This. Shorey overall, Meldrum top man in his day. Honourable mention also for Mark White. Ray Reeves was just before my time. My lat...
by Broxroyal
11 Jun 2015 19:56
Forum: Rumours and Gossip
Topic: SPECULATION - Roger Johnson
Replies: 19
Views: 5282

Re: Roger Johnson

MoorgateRoyal I'm ruling him out on the basis that he's shit.


This. If ever there was a good player who turned rapidly shit, it was Roger Johnson.
Plenty of speculation as to the reason, drink often being mentioned. Really don't care why he is shit, - he just is.
by Broxroyal
29 May 2015 13:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: Summer Rebuild
Replies: 1896
Views: 340644

Re: Summer Rebuild

It's all about the financing. If someone else wants to match his current terms then good luck to them and him. If we can find an equal or better replacement for less money, which I believe is a strong possiblity, then so be it. Well, as I said, those are some big "ifs" there and I don't s...
by Broxroyal
19 Jul 2014 19:51
Forum: The Team
Topic: New Club Captain - Jem Karacan
Replies: 89
Views: 14532

Re: New Club Captain - Jem Karacan

Jem was captain of the youth team in his day. I think he is a leader, - just need him to be fit for most of the season.
by Broxroyal
16 Jul 2014 21:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: Favourite RFC backroom staff ever
Replies: 49
Views: 10845

Re: Favourite RFC backroom staff ever

Jimmy Wallbanks anybody?[/quote]

Yes, got to mention Jimmy Wallbanks - the physio who had a couple of spells as Acting Manager. He lived in Wantage Road, next to the Elm Park ground, as a matter of interest.
by Broxroyal
13 May 2014 13:50
Forum: General Football
Topic: England Squad
Replies: 397
Views: 33968

Re: England Squad

As for Gibbs, I think I've said before that I'm not his biggest fan but he has kicked on pretty well this season to be fair to him. He's not done enough for me to get above Cole or Baines though, and Shaw just looks better than him both now and as a prospect for the future. He's stonger, probably e...
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