Worst ever Reading FC X1

[Brum Royal]

GK Sheppard RB Franklin LB Gernon CB Hunter CB Kromheer RW Knight CM Evers CM Elsey LM Meaker CF Brayson CF Scott Subs Van Der Kwaak Whitlock D Wood Bodin Mclaren Crawford Mass Sarr No Captain as it would not make any difference.

Beat me to it, was just reading the thread and was going to nominate van der Kwaak for the keeper slot, courtesy of that horrendous OG on the opening day of the season at Wrexham (possibly his league debut).

Am I the only one to remember Robert Fleck being awful?

Saw Keith Jones got a mention up the thread as well, he'd be in my side as well.

[Brum Royal]

No mention of Mass Sarr yet.....? Surely he'd make the XI...?

He'll always have Luton 1998 to keep him out of such sides, despite his subsequent failings.

[Nameless]

Kebe was never that shit though

He was

[Hendo]

Surely only Jimmy Kebe would be a serious candidate fir both the worst and best XI’s ? Utterly useless to start with then suddenly achieved god like status.
I guess Blackman might be another butdid anyone think those 10 games were anything other than a complete blip in an otherwise extremely mediocre career....

Bobby Convey might get into both teams.

[Snowflake Royal]

In which case you could probably also argue Sonko and Gorkss whose form plummeted after injury and promotion and relegation respectively.

Kitson and Little back on loan.

Etc etc.

[WoodleyRoyal]

Steve Blatherwick has to be the worst defender I've ever seen in a Reading shirt

[Dick Habbin's hairdo]

Steve Blatherwick has to be the worst defender I've ever seen in a Reading shirt

Ooo, that's a good call.

Thinking about it, Colgan would be my GK. He was utterly inept - like so bad my ninety year od mother with her Weinstein-esque walker would be more mobile and kick further - on that fateful 'Taxi for Terry' night in the Cuckoo Lane End.

Guthrie was disappointing but he was far from the worst. Akpan on the other hand....

[Mid Sussex Royal]

This is really difficult as I go back to 1970 and the fourth division days, when we finished 16th in 1972 and some of that side (Malcolm Swain and Martin James have been mentioned) played like they had signed from a Prospect Park Sunday morning side, but in fairness were probably paid peanuts. So maybe the fairest way would be on a value for money basis so then you'd have to include big money flops like Fae, Halford, Aluko, Mihaylov etc maybe even Hugh Cheetham a full back from Crewe who for a time was our most expensive signing and played only a handful of games.

And again loanees feature in a number of sides - some of whom were only here a month - a worst side including loanees must include Paul Lemon.

[Half Horse]

Sorry to say that any team that doesn't include Malcolm Swain has no credibility. Anyone who doesn't remember him is simply a newbie

[Jagermesiter1871]

How does no ones team include any of our current shit team or one from the last few years (other than Virgina)? Sone Aluko for a start no?

[WoodleyRoyal]

How does no ones team include any of our current shit team or one from the last few years (other than Virgina)? Sone Aluko for a start no?

We all know that reading fc was only formed the first year we got to the prem.

Believe or not the utter shitcunts that we have in the squad at the moment are light years ahead of some of the players we had in the past. Not a single player in our current squad would make it into my 11. In fact probably no player in the last 20 years would make it into the 11. Neville Roach, Byron Glasgow I’m looking at you

[leon]

Steve Blatherwick has to be the worst defender I've ever seen in a Reading shirt

Paul Bodin was so bad we didn’t appeal his sending off when the referee got the wrong person.

[WoodleyRoyal]

Steve Blatherwick has to be the worst defender I've ever seen in a Reading shirt

Paul Bodin was so bad we didn’t appeal his sending off when the referee got the wrong person.

Yep I had ‘bodin’ as my blockbuster video rental password.

[Rudolph Hucker]

Michael Meaker is the worst player I've ever seen in a Reading shirt. A winger that could neither beat a man or cross a ball!
Made worse by the fact that he was the makeweight in the Simon Osborn transfer too.
With him out on the wing and Carl Asaba in the middle it's no wonder we went down.
Dark days indeed...

[Westwood52]

How does no ones team include any of our current shit team or one from the last few years (other than Virgina)? Sone Aluko for a start no?

We all know that reading fc was only formed the first year we got to the prem.

Believe or not the utter shitcunts that we have in the squad at the moment are light years ahead of some of the players we had in the past. Not a single player in our current squad would make it into my 11. In fact probably no player in the last 20 years would make it into the 11. Neville Roach, Byron Glasgow I’m looking at you

Neville Roach was ok.He was never given enough of a chance.

[WoodleyRoyal]

How does no ones team include any of our current shit team or one from the last few years (other than Virgina)? Sone Aluko for a start no?

We all know that reading fc was only formed the first year we got to the prem.

Believe or not the utter shitcunts that we have in the squad at the moment are light years ahead of some of the players we had in the past. Not a single player in our current squad would make it into my 11. In fact probably no player in the last 20 years would make it into the 11. Neville Roach, Byron Glasgow I’m looking at you

Neville Roach was ok.He was never given enough of a chance.

yeah he went on to good things after he left us to be fair

1996–1999 Reading 16 (1)
1998 → Kingstonian (loan) 11 (4)
1998 → Slough Town (loan) 11 (2)
1999 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
1999–2000 Southend United 16 (2)
2000 → Stevenage Borough (loan) 0 (0)
2000 Kingstonian 1 (0)
2000–2001 Eastern Pride 12 (5)
2001 St Albans City 4 (0)
2001 Frickley Athletic 1 (0)
2001 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2001 Torquay United 12 (1)
2001 Stevenage Borough 0 (0)
2001–2002 Slough Town 23 (14)
2002–2005 Basingstoke Town 125 (47)
2005–2006 Eastleigh 23 (7)
2005–2006 → Oxford United (loan) 7 (0)
2006 → Maidenhead United (loan) 9 (5)
2006–2007 Basingstoke Town 16 (2)
2007 Maidenhead United 25 (8)
2007 → Harrow Borough (loan) 7 (1)
2007–2008 Farnborough 10 (7)
2008 Uxbridge 21 (7)
2008–2009 Didcot Town ? (15)

[Jerry St Clair]

Got to be looked at in the context of transfer fees. So:

Craig Maskell. Record signing who was ok, but nowhere near as good as he should have been. And replaced Deano "Dean" Horrix I think so was always onto a loser.

Carl Asaba. Record signing. Wasn't terrible but he was no Jimmy Quinn.

Lee Nogan. Controversial? Record signing (I think?). Had a glorious 4 months than nearly took us to The Prem including several of the most memorable goals in our history. But, apart from that four months, he was pretty bog average.

[sandman]

How does no ones team include any of our current shit team or one from the last few years (other than Virgina)? Sone Aluko for a start no?

We all know that reading fc was only formed the first year we got to the prem.

Believe or not the utter shitcunts that we have in the squad at the moment are light years ahead of some of the players we had in the past. Not a single player in our current squad would make it into my 11. In fact probably no player in the last 20 years would make it into the 11. Neville Roach, Byron Glasgow I’m looking at you

Neville Roach was ok.He was never given enough of a chance.

Glasgow was starting to look a decent player before he decided to shove his career up his nose.

[Nameless]

Steve Blatherwick has to be the worst defender I've ever seen in a Reading shirt

Paul Bodin was so bad we didn’t appeal his sending off when the referee got the wrong person.

That was a farce, although I think it was more because we only had 2 fit centre backs so couldn’t afford a suspension for one of them.
Bizarrely the appeal would have been entirely justified anyway given Robbie Keane’s theatrics ....

[leon]

Steve Blatherwick has to be the worst defender I've ever seen in a Reading shirt

Paul Bodin was so bad we didn’t appeal his sending off when the referee got the wrong person.

That was a farce, although I think it was more because we only had 2 fit centre backs so couldn’t afford a suspension for one of them.
Bizarrely the appeal would have been entirely justified anyway given Robbie Keane’s theatrics ....

Yeah happened right in front of us on the SB - he was 18. What a little shit.