New Centre Back ?

[bhaexpress]

Brighton take a look at Royals defender


Out-of-favour Reading right-back Shaun Cummings is attracting interest from Brighton and Hove Albion.

It is understood that the League One side are interested in the former Chelsea trainee who has found life hard since switching to Madejski Stadium on transfer deadline day in August for £300,000.

Royals are desperate to sign Stoke City defender Andy Griffin and manager Brian McDermott even played left-footed midfielder Jay Tabb and Brynjar Gunnarsson out of position ahead of the 21-year-old before Griffin signed on loan in January.

Cummings played four games for Championship runners-up West Brom at the start of last season and if Griffin was to sign he could even find himself behind Academy graduate Julian Kelly in the pecking order.

 

[The Tassie Seagull]

Beat me to it - just!

 

[Nappy thrower]

Great surname.

He is a right back Frank and not a center back

 

[bhaexpress]

Great surname.

He is a right back Frank and not a center back

Hey it's early !

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

With Calderon in I think this is now unlikely.

 

[bhaexpress]

With Calderon in I think this is now unlikely.

True, however maybe there's a connection via Chelsea.

 

[Mendoza]

Gus wants two quality players for each position, if we get Cummings, that would be the full backs sorted

Right: Calderon / Cummings
Left: Painter / McNulty

 

[Icy Gull]

Gus wants two quality players for each position, if we get Cummings, that would be the full backs sorted

Right: Calderon / Cummings
Left: Painter / McNulty

I really doubt that we are a big enough club to be able to attract players who would be 1st choice at other League 1 clubs as reserves.

Nice thought but I can't see it myself, the one we do already have still has to prove himself after injury and has made it known he'd like to go to Scunthorpe hasn't he?

 

[Springal]

I really doubt that we are a big enough club to be able to attract players who would be 1st choice at other League 1 clubs as reserves.

Nice thought but I can't see it myself, the one we do already have still has to prove himself after injury and has made it known he'd like to go to Scunthorpe hasn't he?

Poyet said it won't be reserves, it will be who is training well, who is playing well. Have you ever seen Cummings play? How do you know he is not better than Calderon?

 

[Icy Gull]

Poyet said it won't be reserves, it will be who is training well, who is playing well. Have you ever seen Cummings play? How do you know he is not better than Calderon?

I don't but if he is, expect unrest from Calderon if he doesn't get to play. big teams have trouble keeping good squad players happy, I think we would struggle to keep players capable of playing 1st team football fro our competitors happy in the reserves.

 

[GOM]

Poyet said it won't be reserves, it will be who is training well, who is playing well. Have you ever seen Cummings play? How do you know he is not better than Calderon?

Just how good can he be.
'....manager Brian McDermott even played left-footed midfielder Jay Tabb and Brynjar Gunnarsson out of position ahead of the 21-year-old ........if Griffin was to sign he could even find himself behind Academy graduate Julian Kelly in the pecking order. '

So he would be 5th in the pecking order at Reading...impressive eh !

 

[questier]

I thought he impressed while on loan at West Brom hence why Reading snapped him up

 

[Skills]

I would have thought Calderon and Hoyte (on loan) should be fine

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Hoyte (on loan) should be fine