No Squad Numbers For Fosu, Stacey and Kuhl

By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading have revealed their squad numbers for the new 2016/2017 Championship season. The numbers revealed a few possible surprises with Jonathan Bond claiming the number 1 jersey and Jaakkola taking number 31. A number of squad players, who have been involved pre-season, are missing from the list giving a heavy hint they may not expect to be involved at the Madejski Stadium this season. The missing list includes Fosu, Stacey and Kuhl. New signing Joey Van Den Berg will wear shirt number 4 this season, while John Swift will be number 8. Joseph Mendes will be the club number 9 with Gravenberch number 28. Zak Jules finds himself in the official squad list and will be given 22 for the new season.

1 Jonathan Bond
2 Chris Gunter
3 Jake Cooper
4 Joey Van Den Berg
5 Paul McShane
6 George Evans
7 Roy Beerens
8 John Swift
9 Joseph Mendes
10 Deniss Rakels
11 Jordan Obita
12 Garath McCleary
13 Reading Fans
14 Dominic Samuel
16 Oliver Norwood
18 Yann Kermorgant
21 Stephen Quinn
22 Zak Jules
23 Danny Williams
26 Ali Al Habsi
28 Danzell Gravenberch
29 Josh Barrett
30 Tennai Watson
31 Anssi Jaakkola
38 Liam Kelly

From the Discussion

ON One8Seven1* 26 Jul 2016 · 10:24am

No Fosu or Stacey... Not sure what's going on with Fosu. He doesn't seem to fit in for some reason, yet is one of our best prospects coming through at the moment. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoR3InBXYAA_emM.jpg
HE Hendo 26 Jul 2016 · 10:39am

It could be that they aren't considered first 11/immediate playing squad players and their numbers haven't changed from last year.
MO MoorgateRoyal 26 Jul 2016 · 10:39am

That's a good spot. No Kuhl either. I guess the u-21s will get given squad numbers as well but aren't considered part of the senior squad. Keown's had a squad number for a couple of years and I imagine they will be part of the full list when it's submitted to the EFL. Edit: Hendo beating me to it. Just like in our youth.
SU Sutekh 26 Jul 2016 · 1:10pm

As there are no squad numbers for Keown, Fosu, Stacey or Tanner then I presume that means season long loan deals for them are planned (or imminent) for them. It'll be subject to further change anyway as more signing appear and others leave.
SC SCIAG 26 Jul 2016 · 1:54pm

Cooper getting #3 is a bit weird, as is continuing with a midfielder wearing #6. I'd rather we stuck to more traditional numbers. Eh. The youth squad numbers from this time last year: 18 Aaron Tshibola (gone) 24 Pierce Sweeney (gone) 25 Jake Taylor (gone) 28 Aaron Kuhl 30 Dominic Samuel (now #14) 32 Sean Long 33 Shane Griffin 34 Niall Keown 35 Jake Cooper (now #3) 36 Andrija Novakovich 37 Jack Stacey 39 Tariqe Fosu 40 Stuart Moore 45 Dominic Hyam Obviously we shouldn't read too much into this but I find it a bit worrying that these players are just being ignored, particularly Tanner who hasn't had a number since Adkins left. Looks…
RW royalp-we 26 Jul 2016 · 2:00pm

Cooper getting #3 is a bit weird, as is continuing with a midfielder wearing #6. I'd rather we stuck to more traditional numbers. Eh. The youth squad numbers from this time last year: 18 Aaron Tshibola (gone) 24 Pierce Sweeney (gone) 25 Jake Taylor (gone) 28 Aaron Kuhl 30 Dominic Samuel (now #14) 32 Sean Long 33 Shane Griffin 34 Niall Keown 35 Jake Cooper (now #3) 36 Andrija Novakovich 37 Jack Stacey 39 Tariqe Fosu 40 Stuart Moore 45 Dominic Hyam Obviously we shouldn't read too much into this but I find it a bit worrying that these players are just being ignored, particularly Tanner who hasn't had a number since Adkins left. Looks…
MU muirinho 26 Jul 2016 · 3:27pm

Most probably a little rushed because the new kit is out tomorrow and fans are less likely to have the U21 names on the back. I'm sure the likes of Fosu, Stacey, Kuhl & Tanner get numbers over the coming weeks. Yep, was thinking they may be holding off until they are sure their inwards business is done, so they have more numbers to offer new players. Tad surprised that Zak Jules got one in the first cohort, and Fosu did not though. I also note that Bondy has kept the No. 1 jersey....
NA Nameless 26 Jul 2016 · 6:51pm

Presumably they want the squad to have some balance. So Jules getting a number does not put him ahead of Stacey because one is a defender and the other is a winger and they are not competing for the same places

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