Squad Numbers

[howser]

With the first League match now only 6 days away, our squad numbers should be announced pretty soon, I would think, presumably they have to be with the league at set time before the season officially kicks off, does anyone know ?

[yappy]

Certainly being announced later than usual. Hope Hector isn't wearing 8...

[JC]

I think they were probably wearing their numbers against Espanyol

[MoorgateRoyal]

They must have already submitted them to the FL- last year they had to do that in July.

I suppose the club will release them this week.

[Royal_Biscuit]

1 Jonathan Bond
2 Chris Gunter
3 Andrew Taylor
5 Paul McShane
6 Oliver Norwood
7 Pavel Pogrebnyak
8 Michael Hector
9 Hal Robson-Kanu
10 Orlando Sa
11 Jordan Obita
12 Garath McCleary
13 Reading Fans
15 Anton Ferdinand
16 Hope Akpan
18 Aaron Tshibola
21 Stephen Quinn
22 Nick Blackman
23 Danny Williams
24 Pierce Sweeney
25 Jake Taylor
26 Ali Al-Habsi
28 Aaron Kuhl
30 Dominic Samuel
31 Simon Cox
32 Sean Long
33 Shane Griffin
34 Niall Keown
35 Jake Cooper
36 Andrija Novakovich
37 Jack Stacey
39 Tariqe Fosu
40 Stuart Moore
45 Dominic Hyam

[Sutekh]

Why oh why oh why is HRK still in possession of the no.9 shirt?

[WoodleyRoyal]

no number 4 assuming this might be for the guy incoming from Espanyol, Bond number 1 obviously tells you everything about who's going to be between the sticks. taylor 3 & Obita 11? what was obita's number last year? anything to read into that?

[UpThePrem]

Why oh why oh why is HRK still in possession of the no.9 shirt?

Thought that. Didn't the club state that Pog was having 9 this year.

Edit: It was the Daily Fail who quoted him saying it.

[Simon's Church]

Why oh why oh why is HRK still in possession of the no.9 shirt?

Because the numbers are meaningless?

[akranes]

So, presuming they both sign, Fernandez 4, Hurtado 14?

[Kingsley Junior]

no number 4 assuming this might be for the guy incoming from Espanyol, Bond number 1 obviously tells you everything about who's going to be between the sticks. taylor 3 & Obita 11? what was obita's number last year? anything to read into that?

Not saying Bond won't be first choice, but wouldn't take that as gospel based only on squad numbers - Al Habsi wore 26 at previous clubs where he was first choice and there's various other clubs where the guy with number 1 on his shirt has been a bench warmer at best. Bond starting against Espanyol was probably the biggest indicator, though, so you're probably right.

Obita was 11 last season and Stephen Kelly was number 3. I'm hoping no number 4 indicates a new arrival still to come in but no guarantees there either.

[loyalroyal4life]

Not so sure another striker will be coming in

[SCIAG]

8 Michael Hector

9 Hal Robson-Kanu

31 Simon Cox

Given a number amongst the kids? More evidence that he's not wanted.

Hopefully we sell Hector next summer so we can give #8 to a midfielder, Tshibola probably.

[Hoop Blah]

Obviously the numbers are pretty irrelevant but it's interesting to see that Cox has lost the 10 shirt to Sa (assuming he didn't beg for the 31 for superstitious reasons).

As much as it doesn't matter I don't like Hector taking the 8 shirt.

[Mike Hunt]

isnt Cox's twitter handle got 31 in it?

Hector 8 is odd. I don't like it. But its Semantics really, means oxf*rd all.

[toppy]

Young goalkeeper Jonathan Bond takes the number 1 jersey after his summer arrival, while fellow shot-stopper Ali Al-Habsi – who also arrived this summer – takes shirt number 26, as he did at Bolton and Wigan previously. This season Simon Cox has also opted for a number which he wore at previous clubs Swindon and West Brom – 31 – while striker Orlando Sa will sport the number 10 for the new campaign after his arrival from Legia Warsaw, and will wear the full name ‘Orlando Sa’ on the reverse of his shirt.
Read more at http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article ... TQCY0QE.99

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Hate squad numbers, 1 to 11 then subs up to how ever many are allowed this season.

5 should be enough imho

[Forbury Lion]

Why oh why oh why is HRK still in possession of the no.9 shirt?

Maybe the club have alot of HRK 9 merchandise unsold from last season?

I'm a traditionalist, I want to see 9 on the shirt of a striker.

Also, I don't agree with every player in the squad getting a number - I doubt we will sell may Hyam 45 shirts this season, so why not give them a lower number shirt when they break into the squad instead of lumbering them with a high number now that could be demotivating as it suggests they are way down the pecking, which may be true bit it isn't very motivating know that.

[John Smith]

Why oh why oh why is HRK still in possession of the no.9 shirt?

Maybe the club have alot of HRK 9 merchandise unsold from last season?

I'm a traditionalist, I want to see 9 on the shirt of a striker.

Also, I don't agree with every player in the squad getting a number - I doubt we will sell may Hyam 45 shirts this season, so why not give them a lower number shirt when they break into the squad instead of lumbering them with a high number now that could be demotivating as it suggests they are way down the pecking, which may be true bit it isn't very motivating know that.

That last paragraph is the ramblings of someone who has never watched, experienced or even thought about football before. Utterly clueless.

[CountryRoyal]

Jesus. Who cares.