The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

Southampton 0 Reading 1 26 mins Fuller-thompson

[Clyde1998]

U 18’s
Welland
Saint-louis
Source
Duah
Harrison
Dove
Omoregie
Bowdery
George
Coke-Miles-Smith
Fuller-thompson
SUBS
Pullinger
Beacroft
Savage
Irish
Neptune

Do you know who's managing the team today?

[Royals and Racers]

U 18’s
Welland
Saint-louis
Source
Duah
Harrison
Dove
Omoregie
Bowdery
George
Coke-Miles-Smith
Fuller-thompson
SUBS
Pullinger
Beacroft
Savage
Irish
Neptune

Do you know who's managing the team today?

Sorry no
H-T Saints 0 Reading 1

[Mid Sussex Royal]

U 18’s
Welland
Saint-louis
Source
Duah
Harrison
Dove
Omoregie
Bowdery
George
Coke-Miles-Smith
Fuller-thompson
SUBS
Pullinger
Beacroft
Savage
Irish
Neptune

Do you know who's managing the team today?

Probably the kit man

[Royals and Racers]

Saints 1 Reading 1 62 mins
2-1 90+ 3
F-T 2-1

[Royals and Racers]

Next fixtures for the Academy are
U 18’s Saturday 14th December league fixture away to Southampton KO 11am
U 21’s Monday 16th December PL 2 fixture away to West Brom KO 7pm. Match is at the Hawthorns

U 21’s currently 17th in the table and West Brom 23rd. 6 matches today and if we win we could go up a load of places depending on the other results.
PL match tonight so even if WBA wanted to stream it they are not allowed to.

[Royals and Racers]

Rhone
Borgnis
Beacroft
Senga
Stickland
Kanu
Osho
Wellens
Sackey
Barough
Okine-Peters
SUBS
Norcott
Coke-Miles-Smith
Duah
Source
George

[Royals and Racers]

West Brom 1 Reading 0 15 mins
Gilkes named as Royals coach tonight.
2-0 36 mins
2-1 38 mins Wellens
H-T 2-1
3-1 55 mins
F-T 3-1

[Royals and Racers]

Long break before the Academy teams play again.
U 18’s Saturday 11th January Brighton away KO 12pm.
U 21’s Monday 6th January PL Cup Luton away KO 7pm at Kenilworth Road.

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 18’s have qualified for the QF’s of the U 18’s PL Cup. We won group C after Sunderland lost 3-2 at home today to Blackburn. We and Sunderland finished with identical points and GD but we scored 8 to their 7.

Final 8 teams will be known after Forest v Everton this Saturday 21st.
Teams so far qualified are
Derby
Man Utd
Reading
West Ham
Fulham
Chelsea
Liverpool

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 18’s have qualified for the QF’s of the U 18’s PL Cup. We won group C after Sunderland lost 3-2 at home today to Blackburn. We and Sunderland finished with identical points and GD but we scored 8 to their 7.

Final 8 teams will be known after Forest v Everton this Saturday 21st.
Teams so far qualified are
Derby
Man Utd
Reading
West Ham
Fulham
Chelsea
Liverpool

Everton the 8th and final quarter finalists.

[The Cube]

The third and final England U15 training camp took place a few weeks ago. I haven't seen the full squad but Reading had at least one call-up - Samson Omeregie, who appears to be a centre-back.

So in the three camps there were 78 players and at least three play for Reading.

[Royals and Racers]

The third and final England U15 training camp took place a few weeks ago. I haven't seen the full squad but Reading had at least one call-up - Samson Omeregie, who appears to be a centre-back.

So in the three camps there were 78 players and at least three play for Reading.

Every chance he’s the brother of U 18/21 Royal Larry Omeregie.

[The Cube]

The third and final England U15 training camp took place a few weeks ago. I haven't seen the full squad but Reading had at least one call-up - Samson Omeregie, who appears to be a centre-back.

So in the three camps there were 78 players and at least three play for Reading.

Every chance he’s the brother of U 18/21 Royal Larry Omeregie.

Yes, I thought that too (although to be honest, my first thought was that they might be the same person). Anyway Larry is a forward so probably two different players.

In the absence of any local journalists or club info, what we really need is some sort of sibling similarity naming convention (as practised by Mr and Mrs Osho). Also, it's quite clear that we need these couples to be more fertile.

[RG30]

Tickets for Valencia (H) now on-sale.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Always find the section on matches on this date in previous years interesting, and just seen Michael Stickland was on the bench in our 2-2 draw V Derby 3 years ago.

Despite being captain of the U21's, his progression seems to have stalled, be interesting to see how those who see the U21's rate him against Holzman & Kanu who both could maybe do with a bit more time in the U21's.

[Snowflake Royal]

Always find the section on matches on this date in previous years interesting, and just seen Michael Stickland was on the bench in our 2-2 draw V Derby 3 years ago.

Despite being captain of the U21's, his progression seems to have stalled, be interesting to see how those who see the U21's rate him against Holzman & Kanu who both could maybe do with a bit more time in the U21's.

Yeah, John Clarke featured for us in the Championship too, yet has been nowhere since. I know he had at least one bad injury, wonder if its the same with Stickland.

[morganb]

Always find the section on matches on this date in previous years interesting, and just seen Michael Stickland was on the bench in our 2-2 draw V Derby 3 years ago.

Despite being captain of the U21's, his progression seems to have stalled, be interesting to see how those who see the U21's rate him against Holzman & Kanu who both could maybe do with a bit more time in the U21's.

Yeah, John Clarke featured for us in the Championship too, yet has been nowhere since. I know he had at least one bad injury, wonder if its the same with Stickland.

From the handful of Academy games I've watched this season I'd describe Stickland as a no nonsense defender rather than one of the more cultured players. I don't think he plays any position other than CB. He often picks up a yellow card but also has a knack of scoring goals (especially when we play in Aldershot, his home town) which our other defenders don't tend to do.

He is most definitely the captain of the side and is important to the team in that respect (probably as he is one of the oldest and most experienced), though not sure this is a good enough reason to hold him back to play for the Unders rather than the first team. Noel will know him well and would be best placed to decided if/when he makes the step up.

[Royals and Racers]

Long break before the Academy teams play again.
U 18’s Saturday 11th January Brighton away KO 12pm.
U 21’s Monday 6th January PL Cup Luton away KO 7pm at Kenilworth Road.

Monday’s PL Cup match at Luton has been moved to Clarence Park home of St Albans FC still 7pm KO

[morganb]

Further to the Michael Stickland info above - both he and Charlie Wellens (plus a keeper, possibly Norcott?) travelled to the Valley on Saturday as they were warming up pre-match. Stickland was also at Lincoln a few weeks earlier, so he's only an injury to a defender in the warm-up from making the bench I'd guess.