The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[WoodleyRoyal]

Tom Holmes has penned a fresh deal until summer 2022, while Tom McIntyre, Teddy Howe and Jordan Holsgrove have signed on until 2021.

[Hendo]

Tom Holmes has penned a fresh deal until summer 2022, while Tom McIntyre, Teddy Howe and Jordan Holsgrove have signed on until 2021.

Looks like we are tying down our best young prospects to longish deals.

Good planning for the club with a view to both possible outcomes this season.

[KC Royal]

Know someone who was at the Mansfield-Forest Green game on Saturday, Lewis Ward currently playing for FG. Said that he made a couple of very good saves but his kicking was woeful. Tried to claim a foul for the only goal of the game but didn't think it was (and from seeing the highlights didn't think it was either, just beaten in the air by the striker). Did think he looked solid enough though and certainly one for the future.

[Royals and Racers]

Great result tonight 3-1 through to the semi`s. Hopefully we will get a home draw.

2nd team through to the semi`s tonight- Dinamo Zagreb beat Tottenham 1-0
last 2 QF`s are
6th March Southampton v Villarreal
13th March leicester v Bayern

[Royals and Racers]

Fulham leading 1-0 with 20 mins to go.

F-T 2-0 Fulham are the 9th team to qualify with Reading,Sunderland, Stoke, Everton, Nottingham Forest,Aston Villa, Derby and Newcastle
Edit 2 more teams qualified this evening - Wolves and Swansea leaving just 5 spots to be decided.

Blackburn,Bournemouth, and Leeds have qualified tonight leaving just 2 spots

Leicester qualified today with tomorrow`s match Burnley v West Brom deciding the final spot- draw for the last 16 matches likely to be made soon after the result i would think.

[Royals and Racers]

16 Premier league cup qualifiers all known now.
Div 1
Leicester
Everton
Derby
Swansea
Blackburn
Div 2
Reading
Sunderland
Stoke
Aston Villa
Newcastle
Wolves
Fulham
Professional development league
Notts Forest
Leeds
Burnley
No league
Bournemouth

[Royals and Racers]

Tonighrs team
Boyce- Clarke(16 today)
Balogun
Medford-Smith
East
Odimayo
Holmes
Rollinson
Holsgrove
Liddle
Olise
Barrett
Loader must be with the first team.

[Clockwatcher]

U23's v saints tonight
I have just caught up with.
Losing 1-0 at halftime
Now leading 2 -1

[Hound]

Frost and pendlebury. Big win if they get it

[windermereROYAL]

Bloody stupid team we are, beat Wolves away when they were top, lose to Sunderland who were bottom , then beat Man U and table toppers Saints away.

[Royals and Racers]

F-t 2-1 great win for the lads

[Nameless]

Tonighrs team
Boyce- Clarke(16 today)
Balogun
Medford-Smith
East
Odimayo
Holmes
Rollinson
Holsgrove
Liddle
Olise
Barrett
Loader must be with the first team.

No Howe either ? Is he injured ?

[Nameless]

F-t 2-1 great win for the lads

We beat a Saints at home as well didn’t we ? If I remeber the game correctly they weren’t very good but then the nature of this league means teams can vary a lot from game to game

[Royals and Racers]

Tonighrs team
Boyce- Clarke(16 today)
Balogun
Medford-Smith
East
Odimayo
Holmes
Rollinson
Holsgrove
Liddle
Olise
Barrett
Loader must be with the first team.

No Howe either ? Is he injured ?

Sub came on during 2nd half

[Nameless]

Tonighrs team
Boyce- Clarke(16 today)
Balogun
Medford-Smith
East
Odimayo
Holmes
Rollinson
Holsgrove
Liddle
Olise
Barrett
Loader must be with the first team.

No Howe either ? Is he injured ?

Sub came on during 2nd half

Disappointed this wasn’t reported in real time.
Standards slipping....

As an aside I believe the club Media manager was publically shamed by Gomes recently regarding lack of timely U23 match reports. Hope to see an improvement forthwith.

[Clockwatcher]

I found ir on the Saints website in " real time "but could not get a commentary or live pictures. It just showed the time and goalscorers
One day Rfc might be aware that there are some people interested in the U23's but can't get to the games

[Royals and Racers]

RFC academy twitter was excellent last night- team was posted within 5 mins of it being announced and plenty of tweets during the match.

[The Cube]

Match report was on the club website within about 20 minutes of the end of the game. I figure that Royals and Racers has shamed them into action, and deserves congratuations.

[Hound]

Good work R&R

[windermereROYAL]

Just noticed Fraser Forster was in goal for Saints last night, He`s really fallen down the pecking list there hasn`t he?