VisionRoyal Rotherdobcheck I would just like to concur with the Craig Maskell was rubbish comments , was he a club record signing at one time?
I think he was - £800k IIRC.
I doubt it very much. 250k tops.
I always used to have a bee in my bonnet with Reading fans and "record signings". The moment we signed someone it seemed to be the cue for fans to expect Cruyff,Pele and Puskas all rolled into one. If they didn't score a hat trick in their first couple of games then they were instantly dubbed a failiure. I always thought Maskell was a decent enough player, didn't quite work out for him with us but there were much much worse before and after.
Agreed. I thought he was one of the best two or three players in an otherwise pretty dreadful team.