Transfers that made you cry

[Gordons Cumming]

Roger Joslyn.

Liar.

[papereyes]

Pew
Pew
Barney McGrew
Cuthbert
Dibble
Grub

[royal.badger]

Andy King

[Alan Partridge]

When we permanently signed Paul Brooker.

[Jerry St Clair]

The exodus after the 1995 play off final was predictable, but still heart-rending. Hislop, Taylor and Osborn.

Adie Williams went the following summer after a protracted "will he, won't he" affair.

Trevor going to Watford (or was it Boro?) was gutting as well.

[SpaceCruiser]

Trevor going to Watford (or was it Boro?) was gutting as well.

It was Watford. A year later, he went to Boro and helped them gain promotion to the top division before coming back to us.

[hutch]

Absolutely gutted when Terry Hurlock left, went on to forge a good career for himself, seem to remember he described Reading as like living in "Mogadon Town" . Also gutted when Simon Osborn left-a superb player, also today with Glen Little leaving, a sad day indeed :

[working class hero]

Little

Curo

Butler

Igoe

[Bimace]

Curoten - thought he was awesome

[hutch]

Absolutely gutted when Terry Hurlock left, seem to remember he said Reading was like "Mogadon Town"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, also when Super Simon Osborn went and obviously today now that Glen Little has gone to Pompey .

[SpaceCruiser]

Curoten - thought he was awesome

Who?

[mahoj002]

keith jones:D

[allwite123]

Scott Murry

[papereyes]

Simone Osboyne

[winchester_royal]

Sidwell

[Old Biscuitman]

Keith Curle. Class player and one of the very best of that RFC era.

[chandog]

Tyson - i used to thing he was pretty decent
Signing oster

[working class hero]

Andy Hughes.

[wolsey]

Trevor going to Watford - I saw him play for them: just so wrong in a non RFC shirt

Keith Curle (to Wimbledon?) The classiest player I had ever seen in a Reading shirt (and was for a long time until Dariusz turned up)

Not quite a transfer, but McGhee leaving (especially after th EP headlines earlier that day)

Little's decision today is one of anger and "why?" - will probably turn into sorrow soon enough.

[Roger the Rabbit]

Neil Webb
ironically also to Pompey

Reasons (which may not be valid, I'm sure others will correct me !)

- he'd not played that much for us, was obviously going to be a top player and it was disappointing we weren;t going to see him develop first hand
- local lad, big family connection to the club
- didn't get much of a fee for him (£70k ?)
- move seemed to happen quickly so didn;t have time to get used to it - back in the good old days before the internet when these things weren't the subject of months of gossip followed by months of anguish !