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Worst Reading XI

by WoodleyRoyal » 15 Jan 2019 11:55

Obviously Reading Football club didn't exist before 05/06, so that's when I'm going to start the question from, but to be honest this shocking XI will take some beating! Even going back maybe to the Bullivant/ Burns era.

Courtesy of Brain Traysers in the BBC Radio Berkshire section he named this beauty of an XI from 2015 against Watford (a)

M.Andersen, N.Keown, Z.Knight, J.Cooper, J.Travner, J.Stacey, H.Akpan, D.Guthrie, J.Taylor, S.Cox, A.Yakubu

With a bench of
Dan Lincoln
Sean Long
Ryan Edwards
Jem Karacan
Aaron Kuhl
Nick Blackman
Andrija Novakovich

https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v ... 15-312137/

Can you name a worse XI that we've put out in the last 15/20 years?
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Re: Worst Reading XI

by PistolPete » 15 Jan 2019 11:59

I was there for that game. What fixture did we have next that caused us to rest players?

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by WoodleyRoyal » 15 Jan 2019 12:01

PistolPete I was there for that game. What fixture did we have next that caused us to rest players?


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Re: Worst Reading XI

by stealthpapes » 15 Jan 2019 12:35

lol

understandable really.

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by From Despair To Where? » 15 Jan 2019 12:45

That's a starting 11 that contained an English international, an Irish international, a Welsh international and 2 Nigerian internationals.


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Re: Worst Reading XI

by URZZZZ » 15 Jan 2019 13:31

Not the worst XI I've ever seen but remember playing Bournemouth away with zero central midfielders available, as such we played 4-4-2 with four wingers in the midfield four and they were completely outplayed that game. Wasn't the worst XI in terms of ability but certainly in structure

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by Hoop Blah » 15 Jan 2019 13:32

From Despair To Where? That's a starting 11 that contained an English international, an Irish international, a Welsh international and 2 Nigerian internationals.


That certainly doesn't mean they're any good though!

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by From Despair To Where? » 15 Jan 2019 14:01

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From Despair To Where? That's a starting 11 that contained an English international, an Irish international, a Welsh international and 2 Nigerian internationals.


That certainly doesn't mean they're any good though!


Not at all. Only 3 of them were current internationals, only 2 of them earned more than 4 caps and only 1 of them had any sort of lasting impact and that was well in the past by 2015.

I suppose what I'm thinking is that under different circumstances, that could have been a half decent side. Travner's the only complete duffer there.

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by Hoop Blah » 15 Jan 2019 14:37

From Despair To Where? I suppose what I'm thinking is that under different circumstances, that could have been a half decent side. Travner's the only complete duffer there.


Maybe. You'd have needed a few time machines though. At the time of the game, it was a very shoddy lineup.


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Re: Worst Reading XI

by Sutekh » 15 Jan 2019 14:46

Would imagine there are a number of XIs under Bullivant, Branfoot, Porterfield and Burns that would run that close.

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by Jagermesiter1871 » 15 Jan 2019 15:26

This crock of shit from last season against league 2 Stevenage should be up there. No recognised striker sneaking an abysmal 0:0:

Jaakkola
Bacuna Substituted for Gunter
Richards
McShane
Ilori
van den Berg
Evans
Edwards
Kelly
McCleary
Barrow

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by TiagoIlori » 15 Jan 2019 15:28

WoodleyRoyal Obviously Reading Football club didn't exist before 05/06, so that's when I'm going to start the question from, but to be honest this shocking XI will take some beating! Even going back maybe to the Bullivant/ Burns era.

Courtesy of Brain Traysers in the BBC Radio Berkshire section he named this beauty of an XI from 2015 against Watford (a)

M.Andersen, N.Keown, Z.Knight, J.Cooper, J.Travner, J.Stacey, H.Akpan, D.Guthrie, J.Taylor, S.Cox, A.Yakubu

With a bench of
Dan Lincoln
Sean Long
Ryan Edwards
Jem Karacan
Aaron Kuhl
Nick Blackman
Andrija Novakovich

https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v ... 15-312137/

Can you name a worse XI that we've put out in the last 15/20 years?

Christ the careers these lot have had are embarrassing

Anderson- second fiddle Midtjylland
Keown- playing for Patrick Thistle still who are bottom of the Scottish championship
Knight- retired
Cooper- one of the few who’s had a respectable career
Travner- back in Slovenia
Stacey- Luton, another relatively successful one
Akpan- Bradford after two relegations from the championship in two years, could be in league two next year
Guthrie- recently played for a club relegated from the top Indonesian league
Taylor- still at Exeter
Cox- still at Southend
Yakubu- had a respectable career but was way past it

Lincoln- Bognor Regis
Long- Cheltenham
Edwards- Hearts
Karacan- struggling to get into the Millwall team
Kuhl- still a free agent, whatever happened to him
Blackman- at Sporting Gijon, seems to be doing alright there
Novakovich- still with us, but would be surprised if he still was come July.

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by Hendo » 15 Jan 2019 15:30

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WoodleyRoyal Obviously Reading Football club didn't exist before 05/06, so that's when I'm going to start the question from, but to be honest this shocking XI will take some beating! Even going back maybe to the Bullivant/ Burns era.

Courtesy of Brain Traysers in the BBC Radio Berkshire section he named this beauty of an XI from 2015 against Watford (a)

M.Andersen, N.Keown, Z.Knight, J.Cooper, J.Travner, J.Stacey, H.Akpan, D.Guthrie, J.Taylor, S.Cox, A.Yakubu

With a bench of
Dan Lincoln
Sean Long
Ryan Edwards
Jem Karacan
Aaron Kuhl
Nick Blackman
Andrija Novakovich

https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v ... 15-312137/

Can you name a worse XI that we've put out in the last 15/20 years?

Christ the careers these lot have had are embarrassing

Anderson- second fiddle Midtjylland
Keown- playing for Patrick Thistle still who are bottom of the Scottish championship
Knight- retired
Cooper- one of the few who’s had a respectable career
Travner- back in Slovenia
Stacey- Luton, another relatively successful one
Akpan- Bradford after two relegations from the championship in two years, could be in league two next year
Guthrie- recently played for a club relegated from the top Indonesian league
Taylor- still at Exeter
Cox- still at Southend
Yakubu- had a respectable career but was way past it

Lincoln- Bognor Regis
Long- Cheltenham
Edwards- Hearts
Karacan- struggling to get into the Millwall team
Kuhl- still a free agent, whatever happened to him
Blackman- at Sporting Gijon, seems to be doing alright there
Novakovich- still with us, but would be surprised if he still was come July.


Looks like Jem has just been released by Millwall.


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Re: Worst Reading XI

by stealthpapes » 15 Jan 2019 16:09

Jagermesiter1871 This crock of shit from last season against league 2 Stevenage should be up there. No recognised striker sneaking an abysmal 0:0:

Jaakkola
Bacuna Substituted for Gunter
Richards
McShane
Ilori
van den Berg
Evans
Edwards
Kelly
McCleary
Barrow


Jaap Stam's brief dalliance with a 5-5-0 formation. christ.

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Jan 2019 18:03

Anything including Paul's Bodin or Brayson.

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by DOYLERSAROYALER » 15 Jan 2019 18:08

Just wanted to chuck Sean Evers into the pot...

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by Ascotexgunner » 15 Jan 2019 18:10

How on earth has Royston Drenthe been missed?

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by WoodleyRoyal » 15 Jan 2019 18:24

It’s not the worst players in an 11. It’s the the actual XI that stepped on to the pitch as a team

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by TiagoIlori » 15 Jan 2019 19:07

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TiagoIlori
WoodleyRoyal Obviously Reading Football club didn't exist before 05/06, so that's when I'm going to start the question from, but to be honest this shocking XI will take some beating! Even going back maybe to the Bullivant/ Burns era.

Courtesy of Brain Traysers in the BBC Radio Berkshire section he named this beauty of an XI from 2015 against Watford (a)

M.Andersen, N.Keown, Z.Knight, J.Cooper, J.Travner, J.Stacey, H.Akpan, D.Guthrie, J.Taylor, S.Cox, A.Yakubu

With a bench of
Dan Lincoln
Sean Long
Ryan Edwards
Jem Karacan
Aaron Kuhl
Nick Blackman
Andrija Novakovich

https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v ... 15-312137/

Can you name a worse XI that we've put out in the last 15/20 years?

Christ the careers these lot have had are embarrassing

Anderson- second fiddle Midtjylland
Keown- playing for Patrick Thistle still who are bottom of the Scottish championship
Knight- retired
Cooper- one of the few who’s had a respectable career
Travner- back in Slovenia
Stacey- Luton, another relatively successful one
Akpan- Bradford after two relegations from the championship in two years, could be in league two next year
Guthrie- recently played for a club relegated from the top Indonesian league
Taylor- still at Exeter
Cox- still at Southend
Yakubu- had a respectable career but was way past it

Lincoln- Bognor Regis
Long- Cheltenham
Edwards- Hearts
Karacan- struggling to get into the Millwall team
Kuhl- still a free agent, whatever happened to him
Blackman- at Sporting Gijon, seems to be doing alright there
Novakovich- still with us, but would be surprised if he still was come July.


Looks like Jem has just been released by Millwall.

Aye just seen it, was certain he’d be leaving this month but wasn’t sure when

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Re: Worst Reading XI

by Ascotexgunner » 15 Jan 2019 19:37

WoodleyRoyal It’s not the worst players in an 11. It’s the the actual XI that stepped on to the pitch as a team


Ah....I see...Remember some of the games in the 75-76 season...Some horror shows then. Difficult to pick a team and a single performance all those years ago. The last 18 months has been utterly horrible.....so many choices....

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