by South Coast Royal »
08 Feb 2021 13:56
Nameless paultheroyal Another chance for Fosu to shine and prove to be the second biggest transfer mistake Reading have made behind Antonio.
Neither of those are close to being our biggest ‘mistake’ though
Your biggest obsession perhaps, but that’s not the same thing at all....
Agreed.
Over the years the club has done many things wrong but it can't be accused of getting rid of many who went on to have a sparkling career elsewhere, in fact the opposite in that very often they haven't done as well.
A few examples:-
Kitson
Doyle
Lita
Senior
Tshibola
Blackman
Decent money received for all of these and there have of course been hundreds of others over the years who have not achieved much after leaving us and the same goes for all clubs.
For Long, McCarthy and Kerry Dixon we received good fees and in Dixon's case, as with Neil Webb, the club badly needed the money.
Dickie has got back to our level and Fosu is an in and out selection at Brentford but apart from Antonio, who looked almost non-league for us, I can't think of many who we have let go as 19,20,21 year olds who have then gone on to play successfully at a higher level.