Between The Sticks: Reading’s ‘Keeper Conundrum

Mel compares the options available to Ruben Selles in between the posts.

After relegation from the Championship last season, our goalkeeping union became limited. Previous first-choice ‘keeper Joe Lumley returned to his parent club Middlesbrough, before subsequently signing a contract with Southampton. Ruben Selles began the process to build up his team, and so goalkeepers were high on the priority list.

Dean Bouzanis started our campaign as our safest pair of hands, promptly being...