Karl Ready

• Full name: Karl Ready
• Date of birth: 25 November 1972
• Place of birth: Pontypridd, Wales
• Position: Defender (primarily centre-back / right-back)
• Club career highlights:
  • Queens Park Rangers (Q.P.R.) — Ready is best known for his time at QPR. He came through their youth system and made his senior debut in the early 1990s. Ready spent the bulk of his professional career with QPR, making well over 200 first-team appearances across league and cup competitions between 1990 and 2002.
  • Later clubs: After leaving QPR, Ready had shorter spells with clubs including Cardiff City and Barnet, and he also played non-league football before retiring.
• International career: Ready represented Wales at senior level, earning a number of caps in the 1990s. He also featured for Welsh youth sides earlier in his career.
• Style of play: Solid and dependable defender known for his versatility across the back line and for being comfortable both centrally and on the right.
• Post-retirement: After retiring from professional football, Ready remained involved in the game at lower levels and in local football circles; specific post-playing roles have been low-profile.

Notable facts: Ready was a regular in the QPR side through the 1990s, experiencing the club’s time in the top tiers and in the English Football League. He is remembered by QPR supporters as a long-serving and dependable defender.