The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

Still no date published for the Royals U 18 teams PL U 18 cup final against West Ham.
One change however is that Saturday’s U 18’s league match against Chelsea at Bearwood has been moved to Tuesday 1st April KO 7pm still at Bearwood.

Looks like its Tues 22nd April at the SCL 7pm....£4 for adults if booked in advance.

Thanks - even the PL don’t know that date !!! Just been slipped in on the RFC ticket part of the website.
Free parking - what a result !!!!

[Sutekh]

Still no date published for the Royals U 18 teams PL U 18 cup final against West Ham.
One change however is that Saturday’s U 18’s league match against Chelsea at Bearwood has been moved to Tuesday 1st April KO 7pm still at Bearwood.

Same day, and almost same ko, as the 1st team at Blackpool

[Royals and Racers]

Still no date published for the Royals U 18 teams PL U 18 cup final against West Ham.
One change however is that Saturday’s U 18’s league match against Chelsea at Bearwood has been moved to Tuesday 1st April KO 7pm still at Bearwood.

Same day, and almost same ko, as the 1st team at Blackpool

Welland
Bowdery
Source
Booth
Duah
Harrison
Saint-Louis
Howard
Osho
Sackey
Coke-Miles-Smith
SUBS
Dove
George
Pullinger
Zie
Irish
Reading 0 Chelsea 1 9 mins
H-T 0-1
0-2 74 mins
F-T 0-2

[Royals and Racers]

10 mins of highlights of last nights U 18’s v Chelsea on Youtube youth football channel.

[Royals and Racers]

The U 18’s are back in League action this Saturday 5th when they host Brighton at Bearwood KO 12pm.
The U21’s face a long journey North next Monday 7th to play Newcastle Utd in a PL 2 fixture KO 7pm. The match is scheduled to be played at St James Park.

[morganb]

The U 18’s are back in League action this Saturday 5th when they host Brighton at Bearwood KO 12pm.
The U21’s face a long journey North next Monday 7th to play Newcastle Utd in a PL 2 fixture KO 7pm. The match is scheduled to be played at St James Park.

Seeing that about St James Park made me wonder what the biggest and smallest grounds the U21's have played at this season (or ever) - I'm sure there's a big contrast between the two extremes as some matches must be at training grounds whilst others are at the actual club's stadium.

Does a bigger ground equate to a bigger crowd/better atmosphere as they've only had around 100-150 at Aldershot this season (and for the Liverpool game it felt like there were more Liverpool supporters (though very few with Scouse accents) than Reading even though we were seen as the home team!)

[Royals and Racers]

The U 18’s are back in League action this Saturday 5th when they host Brighton at Bearwood KO 12pm.
The U21’s face a long journey North next Monday 7th to play Newcastle Utd in a PL 2 fixture KO 7pm. The match is scheduled to be played at St James Park.

Seeing that about St James Park made me wonder what the biggest and smallest grounds the U21's have played at this season (or ever) - I'm sure there's a big contrast between the two extremes as some matches must be at training grounds whilst others are at the actual club's stadium.

Does a bigger ground equate to a bigger crowd/better atmosphere as they've only had around 100-150 at Aldershot this season (and for the Liverpool game it felt like there were more Liverpool supporters (though very few with Scouse accents) than Reading even though we were seen as the home team!)

The 2 International cup games at the SCL stadium were well attended( over 1000) and i should think there will be a decent crowd next Friday evening 11th with the visit of Man Utd to the SCL

[Royals and Racers]

Sharlott
Zie
Source
Duah
Irish
Bowdery
Booth
Howard
Saint-louis
Coke-Miles-Smith
George
SUBS
Dove
Nour
Fuller-Thompson
T Borgnis
R Beacroft

Result
Reading 3 Brighton 1
Coke-Miles-Smith 35mins
OG 63 mins
Howard 89 mins

[Royals and Racers]

Boyce-Clarke
Borgnis
Beacroft
Harrison
Kanu
Senga
Okine-Peters
Wellens
Sackey
Osho
Tuma
SUBS
Welland
Dove
Fuller-Thompson
Barough
Source
Newcastle 1 Reading 0 12 mins
2-0 38 mins
H-T 2-0
2-1 50 mins Tuma
3-1 53 mins
4-1 65 mins
5-1 79 mins
6-1 82 mins
7-1 90 mins
F-T 7-1

[Royals and Racers]

After that performance last night i should imagine that the U 21’s management and players can’t wait for the season to end. Now in 24th- out of 26, the season will finish with 2 SCL stadium home games in the space of 4 days.
Friday 11th April v Man Utd KO 7pm

Monday 14th April v Brighton KO 7pm

[Sutekh]

After that performance last night i should imagine that the U 21’s management and players can’t wait for the season to end. Now in 24th- out of 26, the season will finish with 2 SCL stadium home games in the space of 4 days.
Friday 11th April v Man Utd KO 7pm

Monday 14th April v Brighton KO 7pm

Hope there’s not a load if injury time v Lincoln and will the crowd stay on to watch ManU?

[Royals and Racers]

After that performance last night i should imagine that the U 21’s management and players can’t wait for the season to end. Now in 24th- out of 26, the season will finish with 2 SCL stadium home games in the space of 4 days.
Friday 11th April v Man Utd KO 7pm

Monday 14th April v Brighton KO 7pm

Hope there’s not a load if injury time v Lincoln and will the crowd stay on to watch ManU?

Good Friday is not this Friday

[Royals and Racers]

Match tomorrow against Man Utd is as expected live on MUTV
The U18’s play next on Saturday 12th away to West Ham KO 11am.

[Royals and Racers]

Norcott
Beacroft
Source
Borgnis
Holzman
Kanu
Akande
Spencer
Tuma
Sackey
Osho
SUBS
Rhone
Senga
John Clarke
Okine-Peters
Wellens

[Royals and Racers]

Reading 0 Man Utd 1 10 mins
0-2 39 mins
H-T 0-2
0-3 53 mins
1-3 73 mins Osho
1-4 90 mins
F-T 1-4

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Good to see Clarke finally back.

[Royals and Racers]

Welland
Zie
Saint-Louis
Neptune
Dove
Irish
Bowdery
Howard
Nour
Coke-Miles-Smith
Fuller-Thompson
SUBS
Booth
Omoregie
T Borgnis
Jones

[Royals and Racers]

West Ham 0 Reading 1 3 mins Fuller-Thompson
1-1 28 mins
1-2 44 mins Fuller-Thompson
H-T 1-2
West Ham down to 10 64 mins
1-3 88 mins Omoregie
F-T 1-3
West Ham went down to 9 men in injury time.
Royals up to 7th in the South table and have now got time to prepare for their next match which is the PL U18 Cup final home to today’s opposition at the SCL stadium on Tuesday 22nd April KO 7pm.

[Royals and Racers]

1314 the attendance for the Man Utd game last night.

[Sutekh]

Ex Reading youngster, goalkeeper Cody Callard-Williams, 15, has signed for Arsenal after leaving Reading in January.