The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

U18’s match at Southampton this morning has been postponed- waterlogged pitch.

Match quickly re-arranged for tomorrow Wednesday 8th at 12pm at the Staplewood training ground.

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 21’s is another match against West Brom. This is a PL Cup fixture on Monday 13th November KO 7 pm at Aldershot’s EBB Stadium.
Standings in Group B are
Blackburn P 2 pts 4
West Brom P 2 pts 4
Reading P 2 pts 1
Sheffield Utd P 2 pts 1

[Royals and Racers]

U18’s match at Southampton this morning has been postponed- waterlogged pitch.

Match quickly re-arranged for tomorrow Wednesday 8th at 12pm at the Staplewood training ground.

We lost 2-1 to an injury time winner after taking the lead after 32 mins through Shay Spencer. Saints scored in 80 and 90+2 mins.

[Snowflake Royal]

U18’s match at Southampton this morning has been postponed- waterlogged pitch.

Match quickly re-arranged for tomorrow Wednesday 8th at 12pm at the Staplewood training ground.

We lost 2-1 to an injury time winner after taking the lead after 32 mins through Shay Spencer. Saints scored in 80 and 90+2 mins.

Has Selles taken charge of the U18s?

[Clyde1998]

Match quickly re-arranged for tomorrow Wednesday 8th at 12pm at the Staplewood training ground.

We lost 2-1 to an injury time winner after taking the lead after 32 mins through Shay Spencer. Saints scored in 80 and 90+2 mins.

Has Selles taken charge of the U18s?

I think it's the perfect preparation for the first team

[Royals and Racers]

Can’t find any info on this but Royals U 18 lead coach Michael Donaldson appears to have left and joined Arsenal as U 16’s coach.

[Royals and Racers]

This morning Reading U 18 1 West Ham 5 at Bearwood

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 21’s is another match against West Brom. This is a PL Cup fixture on Monday 13th November KO 7 pm at Aldershot’s EBB Stadium.
Standings in Group B are
Blackburn P 2 pts 4
West Brom P 2 pts 4
Reading P 2 pts 1
Sheffield Utd P 2 pts 1

If we win tomorrow all teams will be level on 4 points from 3 games after Sheff Utd won 3-2 at Blackburn today.

[morganb]

I know we sent a couple of lads over to Ireland on loan but we're any of them involved in this weekend's Cup final as a couple of the names sound familiar-

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/11 ... n-fai-cup/

[Royals and Racers]

I know we sent a couple of lads over to Ireland on loan but we're any of them involved in this weekend's Cup final as a couple of the names sound familiar-

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/11 ... n-fai-cup/

Just Holzman- Leavy left Reading a little while ago.

[Royals and Racers]

Collins
Paul
Ryan
Purcell
Stickland
Beacroft
Akande
Abdel Salam
Okine-Peters
Wellens
Maunder
SUBS
Rhone
Duah
Spencer
Barough
Coke Miles Smith

[Royals and Racers]

Reading 0 West Brom 1 41 mins
H- T 0-1
1-1 Spencer 51 mins
1-2 58 mins- mistake by Collins.
2-2 Stickland 75 mins
2-3 PEN 78 mins
F-T 2-3
Entertaining game- inexperienced line-up for the Royals which probably means that Holmes and possibly Wareham will start tomorrow.

[morganb]

2-2 Stickland 75 mins

Nice for Michael to score at the Rec as he's a local Aldershot lad.

[Stranded]

FA Youth Cup 3rd round draw made.

If the Youth overcome FGR then they will face Rotherham at home.

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 21’s is an away PL 2 fixture on Monday 4th December against Derby County KO 7pm. The match is being played at Loughborough University’s stadium.

[Royals and Racers]

U 18’s match at home to Chelsea at Bearwood this morning has been postponed. I believe the main pitch there has undersoil heating which presumably the 1st team are using for training today.

[Sutekh]

U 18’s match at home to Chelsea at Bearwood this morning has been postponed. I believe the main pitch there has undersoil heating which presumably the 1st team are using for training today.

And a club is allowed to postpone academy games so its 1st team squad could have a bit of training?

[Royals and Racers]

U 18’s match at home to Chelsea at Bearwood this morning has been postponed. I believe the main pitch there has undersoil heating which presumably the 1st team are using for training today.

And a club is allowed to postpone academy games so its 1st team squad could have a bit of training?

There is an alternative theory which would be the club couldn’t afford to put the undersoil heating on at Bearwood and the 1st team would therefore train in the dome and no pitches fit at Bearwood.

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 21’s is an away PL 2 fixture on Monday 4th December against Derby County KO 7pm. The match is being played at Loughborough University’s stadium.

Passed pitch inspection - match on

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 21’s is an away PL 2 fixture on Monday 4th December against Derby County KO 7pm. The match is being played at Loughborough University’s stadium.

Passed pitch inspection - match on

Derby say that match is live on their facebook page and on their you tube channel.