Squad Bible

[Sutekh]

Just thought it'd be useful to have a round up of the current state of play of contracts for the various Reading squads:

Believed to no longer be in the manager's plans

Name (age at expiry of current permanent contract) > Squad No.

Contracted until 30 June 2024

1. Nelson Abbey (21) > 32
2. Hamid Abdel-Salam (20) > 43
3. Adrian Akande (20) > 37
4. Kelvin Abrefa (20) > 30
5. Femi Azeez (23) > 11
6. Andy Carroll (35) > 9
7. Matt Carson (21) > 47
8. John Clarke (20) > 33
9. Harvey Collins (21) > 41
10. Jerial Dorsett (22) > 20
11. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (21) > 15
12. Ovie Ejaria (26) > 14
13. Nesta Guinness-Walker (24) > 18
14. Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis (19) > 46
15. Sam Hutchinson (34) > 23
16. Tom McIntyre (25) > 5
17. Tivonge Rushesha (21) > 40
18. Basil Tuma (19) > 48
19. Caylan Vickers (19) > 42

Loan players

1. Paul Mukairu (28) - (will be out of contract at Copenhagen in January 2025) > 12

Contracted until 30 June 2025

1. Jokull Andresson (22) > 25
2. Tyler Bindon (20) > 24
3. Dean Bouzanis (34) > 21
4. Coniah Boyce-Clarke (22) > 31
5. David Button (36) > 1
6. Mamadi Camará (21) > 28
7. Harlee Dean (33) > 6
8. Jerial Dorsett - Central Defender - 30 Jun 2024 > 20
9. Tom Holmes (25) > 3
10. Amadou Mbengue (23) > 27
11. Andy Yiadom (33) > 17

Contracted until 30 June 2026

1. Ben Elliott (23) > 4
2. Harvey Knibbs (27) > 7
3. Sam Smith (28) > 10
4. Lewis Wing (31) > 29

Contracted until 30 June 2027

1. Charlie Savage (24) > 8

Remaining Players, all presumed contracted until June 2024 (if anyone can confirm when their current deals run to that would be really useful)

Name - position > Squad No.

1. Joseph Barough (19) - Midfielder
2. Boyd Beacroft (19) - Defender
3. Jamari Clarke - Striker > 39
4. Michael Craig - Defensive Midfielder > 36
5. Blesk Ekpenyong (19) - Midfielder
6. Tyler Field (20) - Defender
7. Ajani Giscombe (19) - Midfielder
8. Matthew Goulding (19) - Defender
9. William Guttierrez-Ramirez (19) - Defender
10. Taylan Harris (19) - Midfielder
11. Louie Holzman - Central Defender
12. Ayyuba Jambang (19) - Right Back
13. Abraham Kanu (19) - Defender
14. Harvey Maudner - Attacking Midfielder
15. Geneiro Maragh (21) - Midfielder
16. Toby Mawer (20) - Goalkeeper
17. Denim Nnamudi (19) - Midfielder
18. Tom Norcott - Goalkeeper
19. Jeremiah Okine-Peters - Attacking Midfielder
20. Sam Paul (21) - Right Back > 44
21. Jayden Porter-Atkinson (19) - Midfielder
22. Benjamin Purcell (21) - Midfielder > 45
23. Harrrison Rhone (20) - Goalkeeper
24. Matt Rowley (21) - Goalkeeper
25. Jack Senga-Ngoyi - Midfielder > 35
26. Shay Spencer (19) - Midfielder
27. Michael Stickland - Central Defender > 38
28. Jack Timberlake (19) - Striker
29. Aaron White (19) - Defender

Current Triallists

1. Billy Clarke - Striker
2. Jack Wareham - Striker

[Stranded]

Not sure on a lot of the players who you have running out this year.

Carson, Clarke, Vickers, Salam & Tuma all signed full professional deals in July - at no point have the club confirmed the length of these, as seems to be standard for most of our deals with young players signing a first contract.

However, going on past deals that were announced, we seem to give players 2 years on a first deal often with a clause for a 3rd.

[YorkshireRoyal99]

I thought Dorsett only signed a one year extension earlier this summer so he will be out of contract this summer.

It would be a good piece of business to get Abbey and Kelvin E tied down to a longer term deal sooner rather than later.

[Royalwaster]

I thought this was going to be something about Selles' squad bible, a bit like Rodgers big book ... !?

[Brogue]

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[Tinpot Royal]

Didn't Andresson sign a deal to the end of June 2025 before he went on loan to Carlisle?

[Tinpot Royal]

Yes he did

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2023/a ... -contract/

[Brogue]

Well at least the title of the thread is apt. As the bible is littered with lies and inaccuracies too

[Snowflake Royal]

Well at least the title of the thread is apt. As the bible is littered with lies and inaccuracies too

[Sutekh]

Not sure on a lot of the players who you have running out this year.

Carson, Clarke, Vickers, Salam & Tuma all signed full professional deals in July - at no point have the club confirmed the length of these, as seems to be standard for most of our deals with young players signing a first contract.

However, going on past deals that were announced, we seem to give players 2 years on a first deal often with a clause for a 3rd.

Yes the club was very vague and unhelpful about contract duration on a number of young players in the summer, just saying contracts were offered and that they committed their future to the club instead of being clear on duration, but then a part of that this thread is about is to try and clarify these things.

Adrian Akande, Harvey Collins, Matt Rowley and Michael Stickland all had extension clauses in their contracts triggered in the summer keeping them at the club until 2024.

New deals were offered in the summer to Hamid Abdel-Salem, Matty Carson and Jeriel Dorsett.

Harvey Maudner, Jacob Borgnis, Tom Norcott, Caylan Vickers, Jeremiah Okine-Peters and Basil Tuma were all offered, and accepted, their first professional contract this summer which I presume will be for 1 or 2 years (either way I'd already be opening discussions with Vickers about extending his deal) .

[Sutekh]

Yes he did

https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2023/a ... -contract/

Now corrected in the OP. Will correct the others as they're confirmed.

[Sutekh]

Following the close of the summer transfer window:

Believed to no longer be in the manager's plans

Name (age at expiry of current permanent contract) > Squad No.

Contracted until 30 June 2024

1. Nelson Abbey (21) > 32
2. Hamid Abdel-Salam (20) > 43
3. Adrian Akande (20) > 37
4. Kelvin Abrefa (20) > 30
5. Femi Azeez (23) > 11
6. Matt Carson (21) > 47
7. Billie Clark (19) > ?
8. John Clarke (20) > 33
9. Harvey Collins (21) > 41
10. Jerial Dorsett (22) > 20
11. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (21) > 15
12. Ovie Ejaria (26) > 14
13. Nesta Guinness-Walker (24) > 18
14. Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis (19) > 46
15. Sam Hutchinson (34) > 23
16. Tom McIntyre (25) > 5
17. Clinton Mola (23) > 2
18. Tivonge Rushesha (21) > 40
19. John Ryan (20) > ?
20. Basil Tuma (19) > 48
21. Caylan Vickers (19) > 42
22. Jayden Wareham (21) > ?
23. Charlie Wellens (21) > ?

Loan players

1. Dom Ballard (19) - (will be out of contract at Southampton in June 2024) > ?
2. Paul Mukairu (28) - (will be out of contract at Copenhagen in January 2025) > 12

Contracted until 30 June 2025

1. Jokull Andresson (22) > 25 - ON LOAN TO CARLISLE UNITED FOR THE SEASON
2. Tyler Bindon (20) > 24
3. Dean Bouzanis (34) > 21 - ON LOAN TO SUTTON UNITED UNTIL JANUARY 2024
4. Coniah Boyce-Clarke (22) > 31
5. David Button (36) > 1
6. Mamadi Camará (21) > 28
7. Harlee Dean (33) > 6
8. Jerial Dorsett (23) > 20
9. Tom Holmes (25) > 3
10. Amadou Mbengue (23) > 27
11. Andy Yiadom (33) > 17

Contracted until 30 June 2026

1. Ben Elliott (23) > 4
2. Harvey Knibbs (27) > 7
3. Sam Smith (28) > 10
4. Lewis Wing (31) > 29

Contracted until 30 June 2027

1. Charlie Savage (24) > 8

Remaining Players, all presumed contracted until June 2024 (if anyone can confirm when their current deals run to that would be really useful)

Name - position > Squad No.

1. Joseph Barough (19) - Midfielder
2. Boyd Beacroft (19) - Defender
3. Jamari Clarke - Striker > 39
4. Michael Craig - Defensive Midfielder > 36
5. Blesk Ekpenyong (19) - Midfielder
6. Tyler Field (20) - Defender
7. Ajani Giscombe (19) - Midfielder
8. Matthew Goulding (19) - Defender
9. William Guttierrez-Ramirez (19) - Defender
10. Taylan Harris (19) - Midfielder
11. Louie Holzman - Central Defender
12. Ayyuba Jambang (19) - Right Back
13. Abraham Kanu (19) - Defender
14. Harvey Maudner - Attacking Midfielder
15. Geneiro Maragh (21) - Midfielder
16. Toby Mawer (20) - Goalkeeper
17. Denim Nnamudi (19) - Midfielder
18. Tom Norcott - Goalkeeper
19. Jeremiah Okine-Peters - Attacking Midfielder
20. Sam Paul (21) - Right Back > 44
21. Jayden Porter-Atkinson (19) - Midfielder
22. Benjamin Purcell (21) - Midfielder > 45
23. Harrrison Rhone (20) - Goalkeeper
24. Matt Rowley (21) - Goalkeeper
25. Jack Senga-Ngoyi - Midfielder > 35 - ON LOAN TO AYR UNITED UNTIL JANUARY 2024
26. Shay Spencer (19) - Midfielder
27. Michael Stickland - Central Defender > 38
28. Jack Timberlake (19) - Striker
29. Aaron White (19) - Defender

[Royal Ginger]

In the interest of jobsworth pedantry, I believe Senga's loan in until January.

[Sutekh]

In the interest of jobsworth pedantry, I believe Senga's loan in until January.

Thanks, now corrected.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Squad looking good. Now the priority is contracts, starting with Abbey.

[Stranded]

In the interest of jobsworth pedantry, I believe Senga's loan in until January.

Thanks, now corrected.

Added pedantry, Bouzanis is also only currently on loan until January.

[Sutekh]

In the interest of jobsworth pedantry, I believe Senga's loan in until January.

Thanks, now corrected.

Added pedantry, Bouzanis is also only currently on loan until January.

Updated again, thanks. If anyone can confirm the "remaining players" contract dates that'd be really helpful.

[Hound]

That’s some overhaul

[The Green Programme]

Well at least the title of the thread is apt. As the bible is littered with lies and inaccuracies too

Or clear metaphors and complex concepts - representative of living a good life - written in ancient times - depending upon how you see it…..

It’s probably best not to criticise religious books on here - and the Bible of course is always a ‘cheap shot’ because, as you may know, Christians don’t tend to send the boys round in response to criticism.

[Linden Jones' Tash]

Well at least the title of the thread is apt. As the bible is littered with lies and inaccuracies too

Or clear metaphors and complex concepts - representative of living a good life - written in ancient times - depending upon how you see it…..

It’s probably best not to criticise religious books on here - and the Bible of course is always a ‘cheap shot’ because, as you may know, Christians don’t tend to send the boys round in response to criticism.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition