Reading

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Reading

Club Name	Reading
Founded	1871
Stadium	Madjeski Stadium
Manager
Division	Coca-Cola Championship

Reading made their debut on the series in FIFA Football 2004. They have been in every game since barring the international games and the FIFA Street Series.

Squad

Position	Name
Goal Keepers	Marcus Hahnemann Mikkel Andersen
Defenders	Graeme Murty Chris Armstrong Ivar Ingimarsson Sam Sodje Liam Rosenior Andre Bikey Alex Pearce Michael Duberry
Midfielders	Kalifa Cisse Brynjar Gunnarsson Marek Matesjosky Stephen Hunt Jimmy Kebe James Harper Bobby Convey Jem Karacan
Strikers	Kevin Doyle Noel Hunt Dave Mooney Shane Long

FIFA 08

Taking over Reading is quite a challenge to keep them up in the Barclays Premier League. You don't have much cash to spend and a relatively weak squad. At the start of the game you will have a shortage of central midfielders, so it is always good to bring in one or two. If Mark Noble is transfer listed he is a must buy and is still a good signing if he is not listed. He may only be 72 at the start of the game and will probably only be a bench player in your first season but he is only 20 years old and grows excellently!

Matt Holland is also a good buy, he is cheap but a steady central midfielder and a good pick for captain also. Other than that splashing out the cash isn't always good as there is a bit of a limited budget, maybe left back cover but that is all really. When he slowly loses ability due to age, moving him to central defence is wise as he gains 3 overall numbers when moving to that position.

Reading's key players have to be Leroy Lita and James Harper. Lita is an 80 overall and Harper a 77. Although, Lita doesn't score many goals, but Kevin Doyle can get around 20 a season if played right.

Central defence is certainly a confusing position to sort out. There is Ivar Ingimarsson, Ibrahima Sonko, Michael Dubbery and Andre Bikey all in there with a chance. The pace of Bikey can be very helpful but after a lot of chopping and changing I settled for Sonko and Duberry even though ability wise Ivar is the strongest.