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Liam Rosenior has no love for Reading FC

By Jonny Fordham
November 06, 2009

Liam Rosenior has hit out at the way his Reading career ended, insisting he couldn’t care less if his old club did well this season.

The 26-year-old on-loan right-back is allowed to play for Ipswich Town at Madejski Stadium tomorrow (3pm kick-off) after Royals had initially hoped he would sign on at Portman Road on a permanent deal before the transfer deadline.

However, the former England Under-21 international, who is out of contract this summer, had a change of heart at the last minute and joined Roy Keane’s side on loan to keep his options open, with Royals receiving around £200,000 as a loan fee.

It was anticipated that Rosenior would get a good reception on his Madejski Stadium return, but his frank admissions before the game could see him become an easy target for the boo-boys.

“I can’t say I had two great years there because I didn’t,” admitted Rosenior.

“I don’t want to pretend I want them to do well, because I don’t. I haven’t spoken to any Reading players, a lot of them are good friends of mine, but what’s the point in speaking to them before the game?

“After the game I’ll be friends with them again, but before the game I’m not going to talk to them, it’s not important.

“My contract’s up and I’m not going to be there next season. I’m disappointed [with the way things have gone].”

Rosenior joined the club from Fulham in a swap deal that saw South Korea winger Seol Ki-Hyeon move the other way in August 2007.

And the Londoner also hit-out at the financial cost-cutting and what he felt was an apparent change of ambition at the Madejski Stadium this summer as the main reasons for his departure.

He continued: “Financial matters took over. I was signed as a Premier League player and my wages were probably a bit higher than others.

“Maybe people thought I wasn’t worth that or maybe they wanted to give younger players a try. I don’t know, but I’ve got no problem with it.

“Maybe Brendan Rodgers looked at the budget and saw an opportunity to move me on, so he could bring two or three new players to the club.

“Ipswich have spent nearly £10 million on players, Reading have sold nearly £10 million. That tells you everything you need to know.

“It’s the easy option for people to look at the quality they’ve lost, the likes of Kevin Doyle, James Harper and Stephen Hunt, and I’d like to think myself as well.

“But they haven’t won at home since January. That tells you everything you need to know about why they’re in the position they’re in. But Brendan has brought his own players in now.”

Rosenior's career has been rejuvenated at Portman Road and he has started every game since linking up with Roy Keane and scored once.

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I cannot believe people booed him today. Earth to Reading fans - the club forced him out because of his wages.

Sounds like he's been stitched up to make the article sound a lot worse than it actually is. Where does he have a go at anyone in that article exactly? He has been relegated & failed to win promotion in the last 2 seasons, I very much doubt it was enjoyable!!!!

I quite like him & I was sad to see him leave. Best player on the pitch today & just shows how far the penny pinching has gone.

Good luck to you Liam. Always wore his heart on his sleeve & was one of our stand out performers at the beginning of last season. Some fans are very fickle.

Caz Royal, Reading
08/11/2009 at 02:36

If this idiot could play half as well as he talks, he'd get that England cap!

Say what you think, Reading
07/11/2009 at 21:23

From what was said by BBC Radio Berks after the match, it sounds like Rosenior had a go at a certain local newspaper reporter. Could it be that he felt he had been badly misquoted and stitched up? If the plan of the reporter concerned was to try to help Reading by getting the supporters on Rosenior's back, that backfired big time!

The boos clearly fired Rosenior up and he had a fantastic game. Indeed he save the match for Ipswich on at least two occasions. First with a great saving tackle on Church as he went to pull the trigger from about 15 yards out. Then when he cleared a header off the line. He also set up a fantastic opportunity on a plate for Priskin. Meantime, thanks to our Chairman's desire to save Rosenior's wages, we had to make to with vertically challenged Tabb trying to do his best as a make-shift right back!!

HARB
07/11/2009 at 19:03

who cares - avreage player, rubbish full back, can't cross,pass shoot or tackle.gets sent off too much, as far as i was concerned last year he was one of the three i hoped would be shipped out

ajr111, swindon
07/11/2009 at 12:43

Talk is cheap Rosenior. You rate yourself very highly unfortunatly your performances on the pitch at RFC lived up to nothing. Premiership player you're havin a laugh!!!

Sandyman, Sandhurst
07/11/2009 at 11:33

"But THEY haven't won at home since January"...........Sold ten million pound's worth of players.......Presumably that was another Rosenior who was playing at right back for Reading then, and a different Doyle, Harper , Hunt Bikey, etc ................

One seriously deluded pillock, who also suffers from selective amnesia. Good riddance.

ray northstander
07/11/2009 at 11:07

Shame he's made these comments. I personally never rated him as a defender, but think we stilll could have done with him here.

His remarks about our home form are shameful considering he played in the majority of those home loses.

Oh.... and the "Ipswich have spent nearly £10 million on players, Reading have sold nearly £10 million. That tells you everything you need to know." remarks. tell me Liam, at this precise moment where about in the league are you??

Thomas Jerome Newton, Reading
07/11/2009 at 00:24

The thing was with 'Pob' - he always 'talked a great game'. However the evidence of his own ability was always more revealing. On the pitch Liam always looked like the human embodiment of a shove-ha'penny machine - push forward aimlessly, whether with foot...or mouth. His antecedent, one Graeme Murty, epitomised class. Rosenior? Maybe a deed-poll job required? Ro-'junior' perhaps, had little. Or none, depending.

A. Rrest, Arborfield
06/11/2009 at 20:47

Oh Rosie- you really do rate yourself. Ask yourself this: If you are a Premier League player, why are you playing in the Championship and not in the Prem with Doyler?!

K. Lunge, Djibouti
06/11/2009 at 20:06

I must admit it was a surprise to hear Liam Rosenior mouthing off before a match. By the way Liam, good luck with getting that England Cap. lol

AlWestie
06/11/2009 at 19:25

Mouthy so and so. Should keep his thoughts to the Ipswich press!

Still a good player though before these comments I would have welcomed him back in a Reading shirt had it not worked out for him at Ipswich but not now. I think he'd struggle to get signed by a premier league side so he'll have to get used to cost cutting championship clubs who won't pay him £15-£20k per week!

RYF, Royal County of Berkshire
06/11/2009 at 18:14

A little less shallow talk-talk (from players and managers!) and heaps more depth in endeavour on the pitch required; Rosenior seems to be suffering from a serious (and incurable?) bout of self-delusion - on and off the field.

eastbourne outpost

eastbourne outpost, eastbourne
06/11/2009 at 17:58

With these sort of comments he should have stayed and he would have fitted in brilliantly with bulls***** Buck! With both teams at the bottom he might try looking in the mirror for the common factor!

Pete50
06/11/2009 at 17:16

really glad he doesn't play for us any more, we dont need players like Rosenior in our team! i hope he goes down with ipswich!

Monkity, Reading
06/11/2009 at 16:54

Wait till tomorow!! You were part of the team that hasn't won since January at the Mad Stad up to the end of last season so you are as much to blame! Ipswich have spent £10,000,000 and we have sold in excess of £10,000,000, but we are above you in the League. I always thought you were overated, ran a lot but with very little purpose, couldn't defend and couldn't cross a ball.... We are financially in a very strong position compared to Ipswich which will tell in the long term. Enjoy your roasting tomorrow!!