The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 21’s v Huddersfield is on Monday 27th April KO 7pm.
Venue TBC possibly Farnborough FC

[Clyde1998]

Don't know if this has been posted on here, but Brentford will be Category One next season: https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/art ... er-league-

What's that, 30 Category One Academies now? Leicester's relegation means there's two of us in League 1.

Yeah, unless anyone has dropped down.

Think it means only Bournemouth is a current Premier League side without Category One academy. Coventry currently don't, nor do Millwall; Wrexham; or Hull of the sides (who could get promoted this season).

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 21’s v Huddersfield is on Monday 27th April KO 7pm.
Venue TBC possibly Farnborough FC

Is at Farnborough

[Royals and Racers]

Matches tonight in the PL 2 play-offs
Fulham v West Ham- 90 mins1-1 in to ET E-T F-T 2-2 going to Pens- West Ham won on Pens 4-3
Ipswich v Brighton - F-T 1-2
Southampton v Aston Villa- 90 mins 3-3 in to ET- E-T F-T 3-3 going to Pens - winners on Pens Aston Villa 5-4
Tottenham v Leicester- F-T 1-0

And in the not so good PL teams v good PDL play-offs tonight.
Everton v Watford- 90 min 2-2 in to ET E-T F-T 3-2
Bournemouth v Wolves- F-T 1-0

[Royals and Racers]

John Clarke has posted on X that his time at Reading FC has come to an end.

[Royals and Racers]

Tomorrow’s and Sunday’s PL 2 play-off matches
Saturday
Chelsea v Middlesborough- F-T 1-0
Man City v Arsenal- F-T 3-1
Sunday
Liverpool v Crystal Palace F-T after ET 3-3- Palace won 3-1 on Pens
Man Utd v Sunderland F-T 3-2

[Royals and Racers]

PL 2 play-off QF teams are
West Ham
Brighton
Aston Villa
Tottenham
Chelsea
Man City
Crystal Palace
Man Utd

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 21’s v Huddersfield is on Monday 27th April KO 7pm.
Venue TBC possibly Farnborough FC

Is at Farnborough

Norcott
Osho
Saint-Louis
Howard
Duah
Harrison
Hicks
Bowdery
Patton
Camara
Coke-Miles-Smith
SUBS
Welland
B Beacroft
Spencer
Jones
Triallist- Torin Ntege( West Brom)- not related to the Twins i’m told.

[Clyde1998]

It appears Jonathan Hogg is playing for Huddersfield as one of their overage players. Didn't realise he was still there.

He played in that game at Wembley...

[morganb]

It appears Jonathan Hogg is playing for Huddersfield as one of their overage players. Didn't realise he was still there.

He played in that game at Wembley...

We said the same thing, Huddersfield team was being announced as we were walking through the car park

[Hound]

Without checking, guessing he’s double the age of some of the players

[Royals and Racers]

Pen to Huddersfield 19 mins
0-1 20 mins
H-T 0-1
Other HT’s
Brentford 2 Derby 0
Forest 1 Charlton 1
Sheff Utd 1 Norwich 0
Stoke 1 Peterborough 1
Swansea 2 Newcastle 0
F-T Reading 0 Huddersfield 1
Other results
Brentford 2 Derby 0
Notts Forest 3 Charlton 2
Sheff Utd 1 Norwich 3
Stoke 1 Peterborough 3
Swansea 2 Newcastle 0
Therefore that means through to the QF’s are just 3 PL 2 sides and 5 PDL teams- which shows that the PDL teams are no mugs !

[Royals and Racers]

Disappointing performance on a not so great dry pitch( Reading should have played the game at the SCL) they are ripping up the pitch next week so easily could have played it on a decent pitch !!
Standout again for me was Philip Duah- if i was LR i would play him on Saturday.

[MR. CYNICAL]

Disappointing performance on a not so great dry pitch( Reading should have played the game at the SCL) they are ripping up the pitch next week so easily could have played it on a decent pitch !!
Standout again for me was Philip Duah- if i was LR i would play him on Saturday.

Just got to hope the general lethargy of the place hasn't filtered down to the kids.

[Hound]

Disappointing performance on a not so great dry pitch( Reading should have played the game at the SCL) they are ripping up the pitch next week so easily could have played it on a decent pitch !!
Standout again for me was Philip Duah- if i was LR i would play him on Saturday.

Not seen much of him but you’ve praised him quite a bit through the season. Would be nice to see him get a chance

[Royals and Racers]

End of the season for the U 21’s but the U 18’s have 3 matches left to round off theirs.
Saturday 2nd May v Aston Villa at Bearwood KO 12pm
Wednesday 6th May v Tottenham at Bearwood KO 11.30am
Saturday 9th May away to Arsenal KO 11.30am

[Whore Jackie]

Disappointing performance on a not so great dry pitch( Reading should have played the game at the SCL) they are ripping up the pitch next week so easily could have played it on a decent pitch !!
Standout again for me was Philip Duah- if i was LR i would play him on Saturday.

What defensive position does he play?

[MR. CYNICAL]

End of the season for the U 21’s but the U 18’s have 3 matches left to round off theirs.
Saturday 2nd May v Aston Villa at Bearwood KO 12pm
Wednesday 6th May v Tottenham at Bearwood KO 11.30am
Saturday 9th May away to Arsenal KO 11.30am

So what does that defeat mean for the U21's?
Are they relegated? Didn't quite get the format.

[Clyde1998]

End of the season for the U 21’s but the U 18’s have 3 matches left to round off theirs.
Saturday 2nd May v Aston Villa at Bearwood KO 12pm
Wednesday 6th May v Tottenham at Bearwood KO 11.30am
Saturday 9th May away to Arsenal KO 11.30am

So what does that defeat mean for the U21's?
Are they relegated? Didn't quite get the format.

Just means the season's over.

Development teams play in a big league table based on their academy category, with the play-offs we were in simply being an extension to the season and a reflection that the bottom end Category One sides are roughly on par with the top Category Two sides (at least at U21 level).

[Clyde1998]

Disappointing performance on a not so great dry pitch( Reading should have played the game at the SCL) they are ripping up the pitch next week so easily could have played it on a decent pitch !!
Standout again for me was Philip Duah- if i was LR i would play him on Saturday.

What defensive position does he play?

Centre-back. Certainly one of the few who've consistently stood out for me when I've been able to get to games.