Squad Numbers

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1 Adam Federici
2 Chris Gunter
3 Stephen Kelly
4 Jem Karacan
5 Alex Pearce
6 Adrian Mariappa
7 Pavel Pogrebnyak
8 Mikele Leigertwood
9 Adam Le Fondre
10 Royston Drenthe
11 Jobi McAnuff
12 Garath McCleary
13 Reading Fans
14 Jimmy Kebe
15 Sean Morrison
16 Hope Akpan
17 Kaspars Gorkss
18 Wayne Bridge
19 Hal Robson-Kanu
20 Danny Guthrie
21 Alex McCarthy
22 Nick Blackman
23 Daniel Williams
24 Shaun Cummings
25 Jake Taylor
29 Daniel Carrico
31 Mikkel Andersen
32 Nicholas Arnold
33 Jason Roberts
36 Gozie Ugwu
37 Jordan Obita
40 Lawson D’Ath
41 Stuart Taylor
42 Jonathan Henly
44 Dominic Samuel
45 Ryan Edwards
46 Matthew Partridge
47 Pierce Sweeney
49 Karl Sheppard
50 Jake Cooper
51 Stuart Moore
52 Niall Keown
53 Shane Griffin
54 Sean Long
55 Shepherd Murombedzi
57 Craig Tanner
58 Aaron Tshibola
61Daniel Lincoln

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6 keepers, 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61.

Maybe his squad number is a hint at Jobi's best position.....

[reading_fan]

55 Shepherd Murombedzi

Who he?

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55 Shepherd Murombedzi

Who he?

Midfielder in the development squad. Had a couple in pre-season from the spot so far, seems to be a bit more of a focus in the team than last year in the first couple of games.

[andrew1957]

Hector missing. I assume that is just an error.

[RoyalinBracknell]

Taylor and McCarthy switch.... hmm.
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Eh?!

Think Bridge likes the number 18 otherwise I guess he'd have got number 3 - in which case it's no surprise to see Kelly getting that number.

Akpan and Blackman also move up - who was 22 last year?! Thought Williams might be a bit higher than 23 - again a favoured number perhaps? Think he'll be playing a lot this season.

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Taylor and McCarthy switch.... hmm.
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Eh?!

Ignore me, having a moment

[YateleyRoyal]

Why does Andersen have a number when he's out on loan for the season.

[Clyde1998]

6 keepers, 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61.

Maybe his squad number is a hint at Jobi's best position.....

Henly is 42 as well.

[Clyde1998]

Why does Andersen have a number when he's out on loan for the season.

Carrico has a number as well - maybe it's in case we recall them.

[SCIAG]

Why does Andersen have a number when he's out on loan for the season.

Theoretically his loan could be cancelled. In that case he'd be ahead of Taylor, Henly, Lincoln and Moore, so I guess he's been given that number to indicate that.

Jon Henly getting 42 and breaking the pattern for goalkeepers:lol:

I don't know why Carrico has a number though.

[Clyde1998]

It seems we've given every player that's on a professional contract a number - including the ones that are out on loan for the season...

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6 keepers, 1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61.

Maybe his squad number is a hint at Jobi's best position.....

Henly is 42 as well.

Didn't notice him sneaking in there!

[Ian Royal]

Looking a little like Federici has snuck his way back to first choice having played more preseason and keeping number 1. Maybe McCarthy'll get the full game against Swansea though.

I'd be surprised if we leave August with both still at the club though...

[Clyde1998]

Looking a little like Federici has snuck his way back to first choice having played more preseason and keeping number 1. Maybe McCarthy'll get the full game against Swansea though.

I'd be surprised if we leave August with both still at the club though...

I wouldn't read much into squad numbers to see who would be playing during a season. The play may pick a certain number for themselves, or the club decided that there was little, or no point changing the numbers for players (except for the January signings).

[Pepe the Horseman]

Looking a little like Federici has snuck his way back to first choice having played more preseason and keeping number 1. Maybe McCarthy'll get the full game against Swansea though.

I'd be surprised if we leave August with both still at the club though...

I assumed the reason McCarthy didn't play last night is because he'll play the full game on Sat. I'm sure he'll be first choice.

[RoyalinBracknell]

Looking a little like Federici has snuck his way back to first choice having played more preseason and keeping number 1. Maybe McCarthy'll get the full game against Swansea though.

I'd be surprised if we leave August with both still at the club though...

I assumed the reason McCarthy didn't play last night is because he'll play the full game on Sat. I'm sure he'll be first choice.

Yeah providing he's still here and fit I'd firmly expect McCarthy to start the season as our first choice - I'd expect him to start against Swansea at the weekend. Wasn't he given extra time off because of his England duty so that's presumably why he's played a bit less in preseason?

It seems quite rare clubs give a player still at the club a lower number as it's effectively a clear demotion. Obviously in some special cases it will happen (a bit like last year when we'd made a number of 'big name' signings and so reasonably long-term players in Tabb and Bryn got given different numbers.) But if there's still a reasonably close level between two players I think it's unlikely they'd change even if the guy with the lower number is the preferred option, particularly if there's doubt about whether he'll even still be there come the end of the transfer window.

[Ian Royal]

Sorry I'm having a bit of a depressive day.

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55 Shepherd Murombedzi

Who he?

Midfielder in the development squad. Had a couple in pre-season from the spot so far, seems to be a bit more of a focus in the team than last year in the first couple of games.

IIRC according to the Reading website he had a long-term injury last season, hence why he appears to have popped out from nowhere.

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It seems we've given every player that's on a professional contract a number - including the ones that are out on loan for the season...

Standard practice.