What was the last player that you were gutted that left/sold

Vision · by **Vision** » 15 Nov 2006 14:54

Symposium
Vision Not mentioned yet that i can see, but the last one that annoyed me when he left was Jamie Ashdown.

You didn't see my post, then!

Guilty i'm afraid

Smoking Kills Dancing Doe · by **Smoking Kills Dancing Doe** » 15 Nov 2006 15:09

RoyalBlue
OldBiscuit Not just losing 'Our Robin' but seeing him go to a club going nowhere (then or since), and for the insulting sum of just Â£30,000.

Surely 30K wasn't quite such a small sum of money back in those days. Also, I believe Charlie Hurley had realised the writing was on the wall, even he was struggling to have any control of RF's excesses, and that the very bright star was soon to burn out. He therefore decided to move him on and get what he could whilst the player was still worth something. If so, his judgement was proved right.

At the time I was still very disappointed to see Robin Friday leave though.

I always used to hear a story at the time that the Cardiff manager rang Hurley a few weeks after the transfersaying that he felt sorry for robbing Reading blind and that Friday was the greatest bargain of all time, a few months later he rang back saying no one had seen Friday for weeks and did Hurley have any idea were he could be, Hurley just laughed and said I told you so..

Farnborough Royal · by **Farnborough Royal** » 15 Nov 2006 15:36

handbags_harris · by **handbags_harris** » 15 Nov 2006 15:55

One player had a profound effect on me when he left. Gilkesy was my first "favourite" and was gutted when he left, and to Wolves as well to join the FSB...

dobcheck · by **dobcheck** » 15 Nov 2006 16:22

For me it has to be the polish international, the greatest player i have ever seen wear the royals shirt.

tomrfcurz · by **tomrfcurz** » 15 Nov 2006 16:33

Scott Murray ... never did realise why he left after one/two seasons to go back to bristol city

International Royal · by **International Royal** » 15 Nov 2006 17:57

Forster - although it was right that he was finally allowed to move on. For 3 to 4 seasons he was the best player at the club at his peak.

On the flip side, most delighted when Caskey was eventually shipped out.

Pete10 · by **Pete10** » 15 Nov 2006 18:23

Tommy Jenkins .What star Jack got him for 1500 quid sold him three
months later 60 grand ,Good business but a big loss.

thefruits · by **thefruits** » 15 Nov 2006 18:56

definately Caskey... a fit caskey would have made Harper look amateurish... and Osbourne when he went to Wolves... and Hurlock !

scutterbucket · by **scutterbucket** » 15 Nov 2006 19:31

Has anyone mentioned Reading legend Phil Parkinson yet? If not, I was gutted when he left. i understood completely but it was like the end of an era.

Darren Caskey's Dietician · by **Darren Caskey's Dietician** » 15 Nov 2006 19:43

The players who I was disappointed to see leave us would be:

Jamie Ashdown, Curo, Adie Williams, Linvoy Primus, Darren Caskey, Grant Brebner and Shaka Hislop.

A long list, but all players I was gutted to see leave us.

1871 Royal · by **1871 Royal** » 15 Nov 2006 19:54

tomrfcurz Scott Murray ... never did realise why he left after one/two seasons to go back to bristol city

Good shout, I always thought he was a good player, better then Huges and Brooker

OldBiscuit · by **OldBiscuit** » 15 Nov 2006 22:28

Only one Trevor Morley Michael gilkes

I still cant believe we flogged him on transfer deadline day to Wolves for 100,000 - it was the beginning of the end for that team.....

One of the best bits of business ever done at Reading.

OldBiscuit · by **OldBiscuit** » 15 Nov 2006 22:33

AJ~ Paul Brayson.

Could have been a star, but in the wrong place at the wrong time.

He stole my Banjo and was last seen chasing a herd of cows!

Dirk Gently · by **Dirk Gently** » 15 Nov 2006 22:34

1871 Royal
tomrfcurz Scott Murray ... never did realise why he left after one/two seasons to go back to bristol city

Good shout, I always thought he was a good player, better then Huges and Brooker

Yep. When I saw him tear Derby apart at the start of the season I thought that he was the one missing piece in the jigsaw and that all of a sudden we had a complete and balanced team.

Symposium · by **Symposium** » 16 Nov 2006 00:39

thefruits definately Caskey... a fit caskey would have made Harper look amateurish... and Osbourne when he went to Wolves... and Hurlock !

Simon Osborn went to QPR... unless you mean a different player called "Osbourne"! Although I think he went to Wolves after QPR...

Jackson Corner · by **Jackson Corner** » 16 Nov 2006 01:05

I've never forgiven Neil Webb leaving us for Portsmouth they were in the same league as us at the time.

Very near...far away · by **Very near...far away** » 16 Nov 2006 09:13

Jackson Corner I've never forgiven Neil Webb leaving us for Portsmouth they were in the same league as us at the time.

That's the one - 93,000 or something. And to f@ckin' Pompey!?!

RG30 · by **RG30** » 16 Nov 2006 09:32

Why's everyone saying Scott Murray? Apart from a very impressive opening half few games, he did little afterwards when SC came in and wasn't 100% settled in Reading and we took the right decision.

I was gutted to see Owusu leave because although he wasn't the greatest player who'll grace the hoops, he gave everything for the cause and was a top bloke if you ever spoke to him.

Tilehurst End · by **Tilehurst End** » 16 Nov 2006 10:15

Very near...far away
Jackson Corner I've never forgiven Neil Webb leaving us for Portsmouth they were in the same league as us at the time.

That's the one - 93,000 or something. And to f@ckin' Pompey!?!

Possible reason for leaving, from an old Webb article.

He loved Portsmouth. They won promotion to the Second Division in his first season and he was soon a crowd favourite. â€œWe were playing in front of 20,000 people â€” to me it was an absolute dream. I had a great time, a great house, some great friends around me, a tremendous life.â€

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