SPECULATION: Michael Kightly

[brendywendy]

Kebe + Kightly =

Not sure that Brian wants another winger though, seems odd.

to allow kebe to move into the middle to take gylfis place

[sandman]

I'm sure we had Kightly on trial a few years ago and he wasn't deemed good enough. So why is he good enough now?

Obviously he's had more experience since then but he's also had a long term injury.

[chilipepper91]

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... ckailsmith

No quotes from McD though, just from Kightly

[pea]

Had to have more surgery so this seems unlikely(er) now

[roadrunner]

I'm sure we had Kightly on trial a few years ago and he wasn't deemed good enough. So why is he good enough now?

I don't remember that at all, but for what it's worth, in this division he is a superb player!

[Elmer Park]

Seems like this guys career is really in doubt now. Very sad really.

Kightly used to play for Grays Athletic but as far as I know he never had a trial with Reading. We did have a player from Grays on trial but his name was Gary Hooper - wonder what happened to him. In fact I am certain Hooper made an appearance in one of our many pre season matches at Didcot. To be fair I think Hooper was very young at the time.

[Adz1871]

Seems like this guys career is really in doubt now. Very sad really.

Kightly used to play for Grays Athletic but as far as I know he never had a trial with Reading. We did have a player from Grays on trial but his name was Gary Hooper - wonder what happened to him. In fact I am certain Hooper made an appearance in one of our many pre season matches at Didcot. To be fair I think Hooper was very young at the time.

The same Gary Hooper that's now at Celtic?

[gazzer, loyal royal]

indeed it was

was only 17 or 18 at the time-maybe even youndger as he's only 22

he didn't play in the same game as Roman did he?

[Elmer Park]

Can't recall what year it was but I think gazzer is right that it was four or five years ago and that Hooper would have been very young. All I can remember is that he didn't really look anything special and that I don't think it was one of the games in which we scored a hatful of goals.