by Barry the bird boggler » 03 Feb 2009 16:38
by Royal Rother » 03 Feb 2009 16:57
by papereyes » 03 Feb 2009 17:04
by Sun Tzu » 03 Feb 2009 17:04
by SCIAG » 03 Feb 2009 17:14
by The Rouge » 03 Feb 2009 17:21
by OzBiscuit2004 » 03 Feb 2009 17:22
by Ian Royal » 03 Feb 2009 17:23
by The Real Sandhurst Royal » 03 Feb 2009 17:28
Dylan Kerr (my lord) will always be a RFC legend for joining in the chanting away at Bristol City when he was injured.
by facaldaqui » 03 Feb 2009 17:33
by Royalee » 03 Feb 2009 18:21
by Royal Rother » 03 Feb 2009 18:37
Sun Tzu Umpteen reasons.
Different to a 'Hall of Fame' thing which I would agree would be length of service and excellence.
Legend is all about a player who the fans still talk about years after they have moved on.
You can be a 'legend' despite having played not many games, or even not been very good.
One moment can see you rise to the status of Legend.
Uwe Hartenberger, Billy Whitehurst, Ollie Kearns - legends all
by Smoking Kills Dancing Doe » 03 Feb 2009 18:41
OzBiscuit2004 Dylan Kerr (my lord) will always be a RFC legend for joining in the chanting away at Bristol City when he was injured.
by SLAMMED » 03 Feb 2009 18:43
by Jackson Corner » 03 Feb 2009 19:04
by Gunny Fishcake » 03 Feb 2009 19:05
Royalee Shaka Hislop
Mark McGhee
Jimmy Quinn
Mick Gooding
Simon Osborn
Dariusz Wdowczyk
Scott Taylor
Adie Williams
Stuart Lovell
Nicky Foster
Graeme Murty
Martin Butler
Jamie Cureton
Nicky Shorey
Marcus Hahnemann
Glen Little
Barry Hunter for his Cuckoo Lane End appearance
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Doyle
Dave Kitson
Phil Parkinson
by poohs pure » 03 Feb 2009 19:19
Barry the bird boggler How long before a player can be classed by fans as a legend for the club?
Can they be classed as a legend while still playing here?
What would grant them legend status; a goal? consistency? length of time at the club? one particular performance?
Can management be granted legend status?
Personally I think legend status on a player can only be given after they've left although it may well be apparent that they would be a legend while still playing.
Such status can also be conferred on management but in all cases any Reading fan should agree the player/manager was a legend.
As we know there have been a number down the years such as Maurice Evans, Steve Death, Martin Hicks, Robin Friday, Phil Parkinson etc. but is there a definitive list? should perhaps there be one detailing the player/manager and reason for inclusion?
Anyway if there was a list who should be on it? By its nature there should be only a select few names from the down the years and in Reading's case I reckon 25 since formation in 1871 would be reasonable.
For actions made on the non-playing/team management side of things, special mention should also be made of John Madejski for what he has done in bringing Reading on and Roger Smee & Roy Tranter for quite simply managing to save the club 25 years ago!
by Amongst the sheep » 03 Feb 2009 19:27
by Agent Balti » 03 Feb 2009 19:35
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