\n Reading FC announced the signing of the former Lincoln City skipper in June on a four year contract until the summer of 2029.\n<\/p>\n
\n The centre-back was brought in to bolster Reading’s backline following the return of Tyler Bindon to his parent club Nottingham Forrest, and the speculated transfer of Amadou Mbengue to QPR.\n<\/p>\n
\n Noel Hunt, at the time of the signing, said: “Paudie is a fantastic lad and will be a big character in the dressing room, he’s exactly the type of person we want at our Football Club for our rebuild.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We’ve had our eyes on him for a while, I’ve been a big admirer of his for some time. I knew about him when he was in the Leeds setup, and I can’t wait to work with him on a day to day basis.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Paudie suffered an injury in pre-season against Portsmouth back in July, and would not play under Hunt until October in a 1-1 draw against Exeter. Though it would be one of four games he would play for the former Reading forward.\n<\/p>\n
\n After a poor run of results which left Reading 19th in League One with only 14 points in 15 games, Hunt was sacked.\n<\/p>\n
\n When asked about playing for Hunt, Paudie said: “I was gutted, to be honest, from a personal point of view. I felt like I would have liked to play a lot more games when he came in. There was a lot of faith with the contract I was handed.\n<\/p>\n
\n “And it didn’t work out the way I would have wanted. I rushed myself back and tried to give it as good as I could for a few games. But, I’ve spoke to him and he’s a really tough guy, as everyone around this club knows.\n<\/p>\n
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