Kit Check: Rebecca Jane (Reading)

The Kit Check slot corners Reading’s Rebecca Jane after she tweeted a picture of the pile of shirts she was about to reduce. She cannot name her first boots, a scruffy pair of hand-me-downs from her brother twenty years ago, and now wears Nike Tiempos, described as comfortable and not too flash, in a size five or six. Her favourites were old-school Adidas Predators, in every colour going. Jane admits a slight trainer addiction at around ten pairs alongside four pairs of boots, and either throws old boots out or gives them away, crediting the club’s kit man for the cleanest boots at Reading. She would kiss David Beckham’s boot, still has more than twenty shirts after giving ten to competitions and charity, and treasures her World Cup shirts, especially from the U17 World Cup semi-final in New Zealand. Her essential kit beyond boots and shin pads is pre-wrap.