The 'they never played for Reading, did they?!' XI

[percy_freeman]

Luke Chadwick and Daley Thompson.

[grey_squirrel]

FA Cup Final winning goal scorer.

Lawrie Sanchez

[Cape Town Royal]

FA Cup Final winning goal scorer.

Lawrie Sanchez

Local lad. Pres college from memory?

[WoodleyRoyal]

2 caps for England zat knight
Champions league winner Ryan Bertrand
Uefa cup winner Daniel Carrico
Reading Manager Mark Bowen
World Cup appearance Oliver Bozanić
36 England caps Wayne bridge
Terry Bullivant
Champions league quarter finalist Michael Duberry
Man city legend Sean feed the goat goater
Irish legend Ian harte
Blugarian Racist Boris 'wiggy' Mihailov
Multi medal winning john 'o' shea
Ray Ranson
Ex manchestuer united 'legend'* mark robins
John salako
Graham stack the peado
Ex swindon legend* Frank Talia

[Royality creeps In]

Uwe Hartenburger (spelling?)
David Lee
Tony Witter

To name a few

[Fox Talbot]

Carrico, O Shea and Duberry fit the bill. Squad is looking better and better!

Did Bullivant play for Reading? Bowen didn’t make a league app.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Rasiak?

[Forbury Lion]

Charlie Adam - Dropped off most peoples radars once he left the Premier League

Daley Thompson - Trained with us, even scored in a friendly.

[oldebiscuit]

West Tip 1986 Grand National winner made an appearance in one game at Elm Park.

[SCIAG]

Simon Cox? Two spells with us but probably best remembered for Swindon and West Brom.

[Dr_Hfuhruhurr]

I like the Sean Goater Nom - Would replace Antonio with it - as we basically created Antonio, so hes definitely one of ours. Like Siggurdson.

[Fox Talbot]

West Tip 1986 Grand National winner made an appearance in one game at Elm Park.

Thought that was Foinavon in 1966? If you're right we'll have 'em both as mascots.

[AthleticoSpizz]

West Tip 1986 Grand National winner made an appearance in one game at Elm Park.

Thought that was Foinavon in 1966? If you're right we'll have 'em both as mascots.

you’ve probably already gotten very close to Shergar at that burger van

[Fox Talbot]

FINAL SQUAD AND MUCH IMPROVED BY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MASSIVE

Criteria - players of significance that the general footballing public would probably be surprised to learn had played for Reading.

All league match starters - no George Bests or Daley Thompsons friendly apps. - ideally cameo careers

1, Jim Leighton
2. Nathan Ake
3. Wayne Bridge
4. John O'Shea
5. Martin Keown
6. Michael O'Neill
7. Ray Houghton
8. Royston Drenthe
9. Les Ferdinand
10. Yakubu
11. Michail Antonio

Subs: Chris Woods, Graham Potter, Ian Porterfield, Michael Duberry, Jason Roberts, Steve Archibald, Charlie Adam

Manager: Brendan Rogers, Asst Man: Billy Bonds, Chairman: Lady Sasima, Celebrity fan: Felix Bowness off Hi-de-hi, Mascots: Foinavon, West Tip, portion of Shergar

The test - give the XI to a non-Reading fan and ask which club did they all play for?

[Nameless]

Fairly sure Lady Sasima never started a league game for us.

If Mark McGhee was manager he’d fit the criteria better than Rogers, as would Maurice Evans.

[OldBiscuit]

Has anyone yet mentioned Arsenal Wembley winner Steve (broken arm) Morrow?

[Sutekh]

Has anyone yet mentioned Arsenal Wembley winner Steve (broken arm) Morrow?

Altogether now “tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow is only a pass away”.

[Forbury Lion]

Mark Reiley - 4 appearances before he presumably got homesick