by Saaaaaaaammmmmm »
09 Feb 2017 12:50
The only two first-teamers left are now Williams and Kermorgant, who both obviously appear to be in discussion with the club
Agreed with Kermie's game not really declining with age unlike other forwards, I reckon he has another 2 decent seasons in him at least, would love him to finally get a shot in the Premier League, he's spoken about how devastated he was that Bournemouth never gave him a chance after he got them promoted. Not sure we'd start him up top though if we found ourselves in the Prem
Don't rate Williams at all, the guy is just not a good footballer, slows down all our plays, gives us nothing in midfield whilst we have quality players like Evans stuck on the bench behind him every week. Praying he finally gets the move him and his agent have been asking for on Instagram
The only other senior players worth mentioning are Fosu and Tanner. Fosu's days looked numbered when he can't even get into a League Two side, although I notice they've surge up the table since Xmas when they looked in danger of dropping out the Football League. Tanner is a different case, but given he's close to hitting 100 games for Argyle, is absolutely adored by their fans, and is close to winning promotion with them, he may just see Plymouth as his home and would rather stay there than come back to a packed Reading squad. Shame as I think he's a really good footballer, just not quite physical enough to stand alongside our current wingers (although compared to Beerens I often don't see a huge amount)
As for the other youngsters it's anyone's guess how long they've got left. Griffin has already been released so he could join Cork, and Long's loan moves suggest he won't be getting any new deal now he's behind Watson. Same may apply to Cardwell, who is probably looking to earn a deal at Brighton rather than here. Novakovich keeps scoring for the U23s at a genuinely decent rate, so he might earn himself another year. Despite their promise, it's not looking good for Hyam, Kuhl and Dickie, but they're all at the club so it's up to them to show they deserve to stay. Moore, Sheppard and Jules all got decent loan moves in January so every opportunity for them to impress in the professional game