RUMOUR - Hal Robson Kanu

[Muskrat]

What did ever happen to Peter Castle? He was going to be our CB for next ten years wasn't he?

[The Cube]

I wasn't really counting Henderson either, but over the last say 8 years I couldn't think of more than 4 who've come through our ranks to go on and have productive professional careers (the four being Tyson, Ashdown, Cox and Lockwood - you could maybe claim Hayes at a real push perhaps). There maybe others but I can't think of them (Jamie Young doesn't count either as like Henderson he joined at a later stage).

I realise you did say "productive" professional careers, but there are others who have played League football after leaving Reading, and some of those are still young enough to progress further:
S Allaway
Hadland
Corbisiero
Boucaud
B Smith
Stamp
The first Simon Cox
Castle
Haddow
C Smith
Mullins
Soares

And I bet there are others, as well as a couple who went abroad and might be at a similar level.

Also I don't see why the likes of Henderson and Young shouldn't be included. Beckham joined Manchester United at 16 and I reckon you'd happily categorise him as a player they developed.

[The Cube]

What did ever happen to Peter Castle? He was going to be our CB for next ten years wasn't he?

Well, he went to Rushden. I think he then got injured (knee?) and had to retire, although I can't find any record of it.

[BR2]

What did ever happen to Peter Castle? He was going to be our CB for next ten years wasn't he?

Well, he went to Rushden. I think he then got injured (knee?) and had to retire, although I can't find any record of it.

No,he plays for Bashley in the British Gas Business League along with teams like Abingdon.

[Vision]

I wasn't really counting Henderson either, but over the last say 8 years I couldn't think of more than 4 who've come through our ranks to go on and have productive professional careers (the four being Tyson, Ashdown, Cox and Lockwood - you could maybe claim Hayes at a real push perhaps). There maybe others but I can't think of them (Jamie Young doesn't count either as like Henderson he joined at a later stage).

I realise you did say "productive" professional careers, but there are others who have played League football after leaving Reading, and some of those are still young enough to progress further:
S Allaway
Hadland
Corbisiero
Boucaud
B Smith
Stamp
The first Simon Cox
Castle
Haddow
C Smith
Mullins
Soares

And I bet there are others, as well as a couple who went abroad and might be at a similar level.

Also I don't see why the likes of Henderson and Young shouldn't be included. Beckham joined Manchester United at 16 and I reckon you'd happily categorise him as a player they developed.

I think Adam Lockwood has carved himself a very decent career as we'll probably find out wheen we play Donny this season.