The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 13 Aug 2025 21:21

PL U 18 Cup groups drawn. We are Group H
Tottenham v Reading Wednesday 27th August
Reading v Derby Saturday 4th October
Reading v Burnley Saturday 22nd November
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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by JedMaxwell » 14 Aug 2025 06:29

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Sutekh Norcott has gone on 2 months “youth” loan to Woking.


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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 14 Aug 2025 15:13

18 year old ex Bournemouth defender Jay Williams has joined the Royals.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 15 Aug 2025 16:52

1st home PL 2 fixture against Leicester City a week tonight Friday 22nd August has been confirmed as being played at the SCL stadium KO 7pm.
Tickets now on sale £5 for adults
Seating is reserved in the lower west as previously.
For this season the ridiculous car parking charge is removed !!!

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by Royals and Racers » 15 Aug 2025 17:00

Sadly Reading FC’s coverage of the Academy gets no better. We must be the only club out of the 29 Cat 1 teams not to have any PL 2 U 21 fixtures on the website. The U 18’s are there to be fair.
I am not expecting any coverage from the opening PL 2 match at Norwich KO 7pm at all from the club - which if so is just pathetic !!


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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Mid Sussex Royal » 15 Aug 2025 17:28

Royals and Racers Sadly Reading FC’s coverage of the Academy gets no better. We must be the only club out of the 29 Cat 1 teams not to have any PL 2 U 21 fixtures on the website. The U 18’s are there to be fair.
I am not expecting any coverage from the opening PL 2 match at Norwich KO 7pm at all from the club - which if so is just pathetic !!


That's really sad given what the academy have provided for the first team recently.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by JedMaxwell » 15 Aug 2025 18:24

Hopefully now with a bit more stability in the background, that's something that could change. I'm sure the club has the ability to do a few more features etc. within RoyalsTV with this new matey that's come in.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 15 Aug 2025 19:23

Norwich 0 Reading 1 15 mins Beacroft
Norwich 1 Reading 21 mins

Rhone
Beacroft
Borgnis
Duah
Chard
Okine-Peters
Ferguson
Bowdery
Barough
Sackey
Evans
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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 15 Aug 2025 19:31

Subs
Welland
Hicks
Howard
Coke-Miles-Smith
Williams

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Snowflake Royal » 15 Aug 2025 20:19

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Royals and Racers Sadly Reading FC’s coverage of the Academy gets no better. We must be the only club out of the 29 Cat 1 teams not to have any PL 2 U 21 fixtures on the website. The U 18’s are there to be fair.
I am not expecting any coverage from the opening PL 2 match at Norwich KO 7pm at all from the club - which if so is just pathetic !!


That's really sad given what the academy have provided for the first team recently.

Tbf, the other 28 are in the PL and Championship mostly with at least double our resources.

Whilst we all love what the Academy does, I expect they have all sorts of web analytics data showing only about 15 people look at Academy fixtures, so it's low on their priority list.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 15 Aug 2025 21:01

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Bowdery sent off 90+ 4 for 2 yellows

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