The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 21’s is a PL 2 match on Monday 26th January away to Nottingham Forest KO 7pm. The match is at the Loughborough University Stadium.

The U 18’s play a rare midweek league game the following day Tuesday 27th January against Chelsea at Bearwood KO 11am.

Today’s match is live on Chelsea TV - app and website i think.

[Royals and Racers]

T Borgnis
Dove
Zie
Cliff
Irish
Lonmeni
Saint-Louis
Nour
Beacroft
Agykeum
Fuller-Thompson
SUBS
Pullinger
Ojo
Hunte
Musgrave-Dore
Adjei

[Royals and Racers]

Live on Chelsea FC You tube channel.
Reading 0 Chelsea 1 15 mins
H-T 0-1
Since Reading U 21’s lost to Leeds and which was covered in full by RFC on X the team has played 3 matches - Blackburn at Home( at Aldershot) and Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest away and not a mention in any preview, line-ups, updates and report.
No mention from the club on today’s stream.
I find it disrespectful to the Academy, players and staff that the coverage of our CAT 1 Academy is pathetic.

[Royals and Racers]

Royals down to 10 Irish sent off 63 mins
1-1 cracking goal 68 mins Adjei
1-2 71 mins Pen
1-3 75 mins
F-T 1-3
I thought Royals played well against the league leaders and were in the match until the sending off.

[Royals and Racers]

F-T Forest 0 Reading 1
Cracking win Royals up to 26th

2 match week as we go again on Friday 29th January away to Burnley KO 7pm. The match is at the Lancashire FA ground in Leyland.

U 21’s next match as above
U18’s next match Saturday 7th February away to Brighton KO 11.30am. The match is at Brighton’s training ground.

[Clyde1998]

Good result.

Agree Patton needs to go out on loan, unless there's some chance he could be involved in the first team at some point (which seems unlikely at this stage).

Worth noting most of the side that started are still teenagers - think only Stickland (22) and Spencer (22) aren't.

Spencer is 20.

Is he? The club's academy graduates page lists his date of birth as "9th November 2003": https://www.readingfc.co.uk/academy/gra ... hayspencer

[The Cube]

Obviously, I am right and the club website is wrong (as are places like Transfermarkt and Flashscore).

As proof he played for the Under-18s less than 2 years ago, so cannot be 22 now.

[Sutekh]

Obviously, I am right and the club website is wrong (as are places like Transfermarkt and Flashscore).

As proof he played for the Under-18s less than 2 years ago, so cannot be 22 now.

That bastion of accuracy & truth, Wikipedia, says he was born on 13th October 2005, so Shay Morales Spencer is 20.

He’s ooc in the summer.

[Royals and Racers]

F-T Forest 0 Reading 1
Cracking win Royals up to 26th

2 match week as we go again on Friday 30th January away to Burnley KO 7pm. The match is at the Lancashire FA ground in Leyland.

U 21’s next match as above
U18’s next match Saturday 7th February away to Brighton KO 11.30am. The match is at Brighton’s training ground.

I have just created a free account with Clarets +( no subscription) and now should be able to watch their stream live of tomorrow’s U 21 match.

[RG30]

Our Premier League 2 Cup fixture with Stoke City will take place at the Saunders Transport Community Stadium, home of Farnborough FC, on Wednesday 4th February (7pm kick-off).

Tickets will go off sale online at midnight on the day of the game.

Click below for tickets via the Farnborough website.

https://farnboroughfc.ktckts.com/event/ ... e-city-u21

https://x.com/RFCAcademy/status/2016904296244400165?s=20

[RG30]

Sean Patton has joined Aldershot on-loan for the rest of the season.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Sean Patton has joined Aldershot on-loan for the rest of the season.

Good move this, its nice some of the U21's are getting loans now.

Think Camara needs to go out too.

[Royals and Racers]

Rhone
Cliff
Ahmed
Stickland
Duah
Okine-Peters
Osho
Hicks
Sackey
Coke-Miles-Smith
Evans
SUBS
Welland
Zie
Dove
Jones
Fuller-Thompson

[Royals and Racers]

Burnley 0 Reading 1 18 mins Ahmed
0-2 43 mins Evans
H-T 0-2
Ahmed off injured
0-3 59 mins Evans
1-3 70 mins
F-T 1-3 really good team performance and a comfortable win. Up to 23rd now- with top 16 the aim.

[Royals and Racers]

Burnley 0 Reading 1 18 mins Ahmed
0-2 43 mins Evans
H-T 0-2
Ahmed off injured
0-3 59 mins Evans
1-3 70 mins
F-T 1-3 really good team performance and a comfortable win. Up to 23rd now- with top 16 the aim.

In goal tonight for Burnley was Charlie Casper son of Chris Casper, who played for the Royals in 1998-2000.

[Clyde1998]

Sean Patton has joined Aldershot on-loan for the rest of the season.

That's a great move for him. Hopefully he can get a few goals there and look to be closer to the first team next season.

[Clyde1998]

Burnley 0 Reading 1 18 mins Ahmed
0-2 43 mins Evans
H-T 0-2
Ahmed off injured
0-3 59 mins Evans
1-3 70 mins
F-T 1-3 really good team performance and a comfortable win. Up to 23rd now- with top 16 the aim.

Great result, especially with Evans getting a couple - putting a bit of a run together now.

Disappointing to see Ahmed's gone off injured though.

[Royals and Racers]

U 21’s being kept busy with 2 matches next week, unusually both against the same opposition Stoke City.
1st up on Wednesday 4th February is the PL Cup last 16 match KO 7pm. The match is being played at Farnborough FC’s Saunders transport stadium GU14 8UD
Then on Saturday 7th February is a PL 2 match at Bearwood KO 12pm. Tickets can be purchased by phoning the ticket office before close of play on Friday.

[Sutekh]

Burnley 0 Reading 1 18 mins Ahmed
0-2 43 mins Evans
H-T 0-2
Ahmed off injured
0-3 59 mins Evans
1-3 70 mins
F-T 1-3 really good team performance and a comfortable win. Up to 23rd now- with top 16 the aim.

Great result, especially with Evans getting a couple - putting a bit of a run together now.

Disappointing to see Ahmed's gone off injured though.

Only downer really is that Burnley are 27th!

Brighton currently in 16th, 4 points better off (16) from the same number of games (12)

If Reading finished 17-24 though doesn’t that just mean that they’ll get a play off game to determine whether they’ll join those finishing 1-16?

11th placed Stoke City at Bearwood on Wednesday (4 Feb, noon) next.

[Royals and Racers]

Burnley 0 Reading 1 18 mins Ahmed
0-2 43 mins Evans
H-T 0-2
Ahmed off injured
0-3 59 mins Evans
1-3 70 mins
F-T 1-3 really good team performance and a comfortable win. Up to 23rd now- with top 16 the aim.

Great result, especially with Evans getting a couple - putting a bit of a run together now.

Disappointing to see Ahmed's gone off injured though.

Only downer really is that Burnley are 27th!

Brighton currently in 16th, 4 points better off (16) from the same number of games (12)

If Reading finished 17-24 though doesn’t that just mean that they’ll get a play off game to determine whether they’ll join those finishing 1-16?

11th placed Stoke City at Bearwood on Wednesday (4 Feb, noon) next.

Think you have 2 matches rolled into one - see my post above yours.