Murty retires

[jonboy29red]

Former Reading captain Graeme Murty has announced his retirement from football.
Murty, 37, made 339 appearances for the Royals and led the side into the Premier League in 2005-06.
The defender, who began his career at York, was also capped four times by Scotland and ended his career with Southampton, playing nine times.
"It's been a hard decision but I've not been able to take up a level of fitness that I would be comfortable with," Murty told BBC Radio Berkshire.
sad day for him hope we offer him a job in the coaching set up

[melonhead]

i <3 murtz

[Wycombe Royal]

H's getting himself ready to take over as manager......

[TBM]

i thought he had retired already?!

[Gordons Cumming]

A career in the media beckons..................

[Alan Partridge]

A career in the media beckons..................

Christ. him and Leroy are utterly woeful on Late Kick Off. That show is the absolute pits.

B-Mac's replacement........

[sandman]

A career in the media beckons..................

Christ. him and Leroy are utterly woeful on Late Kick Off. That show is the absolute pits.

B-Mac's replacement........

Hob Nob Anyone? Where everything's sh1t.

[Wax Jacket]

thought this was going to say "from his media commitments"

but as it is it's not the new I was looking for

[Toon Toon Blue army]

:| i thought he had retired already?!

This.

[Maguire]

Yeah, thought he retired ages ago.

Anyway, never really my favourite player and big w-evs to him returning to RFC

[RG30]

He announced his retirement on the day of the Hull game but because of all the takeover talk it was put aside for couple of weeks.

[Terminal Boardom]

Sadly, a career blighted by injury. Signed as a winger wasn't he? I would be surprised if he played more than 20 times in that position. Not the best right back the club ever had but he had heart and determination in abundance. My abiding memory will be this...

[Barry the bird boggler]

Hope he gets to be a coach with RFC when the Academy set up gets overhauled.

[Gordons Cumming]

Has he taken his FA badges?

[LWJ]

What does this have to with The Team?

[sandman]

He's the new manager m8.

[Maguire]

Not the best right back the club ever had

Go on then...

[Wax Jacket]

Kenny Brown

[RobRoyal]

Sadly, a career blighted by injury.

Really? I know he had an awful start to his Reading career but after he came back it didn't appear that he had lost anything. To go on and lead a team to a record second-tier points haul and 8th in the prem seems like a damn sucessful career to me. I would imagine the reason he ended up playing at right-back had little to do with his injuries and more to do with someone (Pardew?) identifying that it might be his best position. His subsequent career would suggest he wasn't far wrong.

Solid technique and defensive awareness, a cool head and great leadership qualities. Rarely let anyone down. Walks in to the Reading FC hall of fame.

[1871 Royal]

Not the best right back the club ever had

Go on then...

Liam Rosenior

Obviously!