Your Best 11 Since Supporting RFC

[Orion1871]

First season 93/94
Most enjoyable 05/06

Shaka

Murty
Williams
Ingimarsson
Shorey

Little
Sidwell
Osborn
McAnuff

Kitson
Forster

Manager:
Coppell

[Jackson Corner]

Most memorable 94-95
First 78-79

Al Habsi
Murty
Ivar
Williams
Shorey
Little
Parky
Sidwell
Gilles
Senior
Quin

[Millsy]

wot no senior

The best 11 is based on the teams you've seen play, as opposed to a RFC best 11.

Obviously but there are people replying here who have clearly seen Trevor play . I only remember him as a v young kid when I barely understood what was happening tbh but I remember thinking he was God. Perhaps if I was older I'd not be so impressed I guess

[Dirk Gently]

Been watching since 1976

Can't decide, so I thought I'd play attack vs defence (more or less - I gave Forster to the defence as he always worked best as a lone striker).


Death
Murty Gilkes
Osborn Gylfi Convey
Dixon Quinn Friday Kitson Senior

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Shaka
Williams Hicks Hetzke Sonko Ivar
Osborn Sidwell Hurlock Shorey
Forster

[Snowflake Royal]

When did I start watching Reading: May 1995
Favourite season: 2005/06

Ultimate XI

....................Hahnemann
Griffin, Ingimarsson, Wdowczyk, Shorey
Little, .........Sidwell, Harper .........McAnuff
.......................Sigurdsson
.........................Kitson

Subs: Shaka, Murty, Sonko, Swift, Gooding, Kebe, Doyle

Manager: Coppell
Owner: Madejski

[Snowflake Royal]

Gunter? Come the fcuk on.

Name a better right back who has played for us since 2009?

Yiadom, Kelly, at times Cummings.

If Griffin is recent enough, him. For sure.

[Dirk Gently]

When did I start watching Reading: May 1995
Favourite season: 2005/06

Ultimate XI

....................Hahnemann
Griffin, Ingimarsson, Wdowczyk, Shorey
Little, .........Sidwell, Harper .........McAnuff
.......................Sigurdsson
.........................Kitson

Subs: Shaka, Murty, Sonko, Swift, Gooding, Kebe, Doyle

Manager: Coppell
Owner: Madejski

Surely if you're playing with just one up front it's got to be Forster!

[Snowflake Royal]

When did I start watching Reading: May 1995
Favourite season: 2005/06

Ultimate XI

....................Hahnemann
Griffin, Ingimarsson, Wdowczyk, Shorey
Little, .........Sidwell, Harper .........McAnuff
.......................Sigurdsson
.........................Kitson

Subs: Shaka, Murty, Sonko, Swift, Gooding, Kebe, Doyle

Manager: Coppell
Owner: Madejski

Surely if you're playing with just one up front it's got to be Forster!

Only if you're playing counter attacking front to back and want someone to run off the shoulder. In which case you're wasting Little, Sigurdsson, Harper and McAnuff

Forster was good, but I'm not sure he makes my top 5 Reading strikers. Some positions there's a wealth of great options, others a wealth of decent options. And a few a bunch of not brilliant options.

[Henley Royal 1]

Supporter since 1978 best season 05/06 best team Hislop Murty Shorey Williams Wdowczyk Little Sidwell Osborn Canoville Senior Quinn subs Death Curle White Gooding Hurlock Doyle Kitson manager Coppell.

[Esteban]

First season: 1985/86
Favourite season: 1993/94

Best team (though not necessarily my favourite):
Hahnemann
Murty, Ingimarsson, Wdowcyck, Shorey
Little, Sidwell, Osborn, Gilkes
Quinn, Doyle

Bench:
Hislop
Sonko
Kerr
McAnuff
Dillon
Sigurdsson
Forster

[OldBiscuit]

Too many players to choose from, so many that I really can’t make my mind up.

Shocked to see that Trevor ‘Stabber’ Morley didn’t get a place in anyones Team, not even the bench. He was probably one of the classiest strikers to pull on a Reading shirt. Hard working, full of guile, could turn on a sixpence, and knew exactly where to put the ball.

Another surprise omission, especially from the older posters would be George Harris on the wing.

[Snowflake Royal]

Too many players to choose from, so many that I really can’t make my mind up.

Shocked to see that Trevor ‘Stabber’ Morley didn’t get a place in anyones Team, not even the bench. He was probably one of the classiest strikers to pull on a Reading shirt. Hard working, full of guile, could turn on a sixpence, and knew exactly where to put the ball.

Another surprise omission, especially from the older posters would be George Harris on the wing.

Did like Morley, but when you have the likes of Kitson, Quinn, Doyle, Forster, Cureton, Butler, he only really had one good season, so filed with Kermorgant more than those above.

[OldBiscuit]

[quote="Snowflake Royal"][quote="OldBiscuit"]Too many players to choose from, so many that I really can’t make my mind up.

Shocked to see that Trevor ‘Stabber’ Morley didn’t get a place in anyones Team, not even the bench. He was probably one of the classiest strikers to pull on a Reading shirt. Hard working, full of guile, could turn on a sixpence, and knew exactly where to put the ball.

Another surprise omission, especially from the older posters would be George Harris on the wing.[/quote]
Did like Morley, but when you have the likes of Kitson, Quinn, Doyle, Forster, Cureton, Butler, he only really had one good season, so filed with Kermorgant more than those above.[/quote]

But this is a thread about the best 11 and not those that have served the Club the best.
Morley was as good as any of the players that you have mentioned, but that’s just an opinion and everyone has their own opinion. I think the correct filing for Trevor would be the ‘ if only we had him when he was in his prime’.

[Millsy]

Too many players to choose from, so many that I really can’t make my mind up.

Shocked to see that Trevor ‘Stabber’ Morley didn’t get a place in anyones Team, not even the bench. He was probably one of the classiest strikers to pull on a Reading shirt. Hard working, full of guile, could turn on a sixpence, and knew exactly where to put the ball.

Another surprise omission, especially from the older posters would be George Harris on the wing.

Did like Morley, but when you have the likes of Kitson, Quinn, Doyle, Forster, Cureton, Butler, he only really had one good season, so filed with Kermorgant more than those above.

But this is a thread about the best 11 and not those that have served the Club the best.
Morley was as good as any of the players that you have mentioned, but that’s just an opinion and everyone has their own opinion. I think the correct filing for Trevor would be the ‘ if only we had him when he was in his prime’.

Yeah iirc he managed to score around 20 goals for us in a very poor relegation threatened team.

[KC Royal]

When did I start watching Reading: May 1995
Favourite season: 2005/06

Ultimate XI

....................Hahnemann
Griffin, Ingimarsson, Wdowczyk, Shorey
Little, .........Sidwell, Harper .........McAnuff
.......................Sigurdsson
.........................Kitson

Subs: Shaka, Murty, Sonko, Swift, Gooding, Kebe, Doyle

Manager: Coppell
Owner: Madejski

Wasn't going to post a best 18 as so difficult to pick (as Spizz said), but pretty much +1 to all that (including the seasons) except Gunnarsson at RB, Upson and Sonko CB, Long up front.
Changes to the subs: Ingimarrsson in for Sonko, Cureton and Kitson in for Swift and Gooding. Couldn't leave Forster out so him in for Murty.

I'm not 100% sure about my selection so with more time i might come up with something different!

Edit - forgot about Long

[72 bus]

haaanneman
Shorey
Murty
Ivar
Williams
Sidwell
Liegertwood
Gylfi
Kebe
Little
Kitson


Subs
Shaka
Gilkes
Quinn
Forster
Sonko
Harper

End the thread, apart from maybe Mick Gooding on the subs bench

[Tilehurstsouthbank]

First Season: 1989-90
Favourite season: 1993-94

Hislop

Shorey Williams Ingamrasson Murty

Little Sidwell Osbourne Kebe

Kitson Quinn

Subs:

Marcus H
Gylfi
Olise
Sonko
Forster
Cureton
Joao

[Millsy]

................................Hislop........................
Alleyne.....Sonko......McPherson.....Gilkes
............Leigertwood......Harper................
Kebe..............................................McAnuff
............Roberts..................Joao.................

Manager: Ince

[Tilehurstsouthbank]

................................Hislop........................
Alleyne.....Sonko......McPherson.....Gilkes
............Leigertwood......Harper................
Kebe..............................................McAnuff
............Roberts..................Joao.................

Manager: Ince

Gilkes at Full back?

[Millsy]

................................Hislop........................
Alleyne.....Sonko......McPherson.....Gilkes
............Leigertwood......Harper................
Kebe..............................................McAnuff
............Roberts..................Joao.................

Manager: Ince

Gilkes at Full back?

Wanted to shoehorn him in somewhere, and would do better at LB than Jobi would I reckon.

Ok then Richards.