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Teddy Howe Set For Blackpool
31 January 2020
By Hob Nob Anyone?
Reading look set to lose the services of youngster full back Teddy Howe, with Blackpool looking to complete a permanent signing of the player today before the transfer window closes. Howe's last appearance for the Royals was the 1-1 FA Cup Fourth round draw with Cardiff City. Howe looked good against Cardiff - both defensively and getting forward and it will be a real shame to lose such a talent so early in his career.
Twenty one year old Howe made his Reading debut in the last few minutes of the 2018/2019 season, coming on with 89 minutes on the clock during the 0-0 home Championship draw with Birmingham City. This season he has been restricted to cup appearances, playing five times in the League Cup and FA Cup. Howe played the full 90 minutes in both games against Blackpool in the FA Cup as Reading went on to progress with a 2-0 away win after a 2-2 draw at the Madejski. Blackpool got to see plenty of Howe over the two games and he obviously impressed.
Discussion On This Story:
Snowflake Royal
We have yet another good prospect who hasn't looked out of his depth, but would be being shipped out without a proper chance.
Presumably with Gunter re-signing as a 30 year old who is really only adequate back up, short term, not going to improve, quite negative on the pitch and likely more expensive. Or we're signing someone new, or planning on using Araruna there.
The amount of chances we've given Loader in comparison with his rather lack lustre showings is just a bit baffling.
Hound
Rather than take the easy route and stay as back up he has backed himself to go to the other end of the country and prove himself
From our point of view I’d like to have kept him, but maybe this was driven by him more than the club itself
WoodleyRoyal
he's 21 will nearly be 22 by the start of next season and still nowhere near displacing first-team players. he's played what? 1 game? How long are we supposed to keep youngsters for, for goodness sake? it's an Acadamy not a prison. Would he be displacing Yiadom in two years time? doubtful, in fact I would even hang my hat on it and say no. It's quite strange this weird obsession our fans have with our academy products that we never want them to leave.
This isn't a mistake we will not live to regret this. It's a good move for both him and the club and anyone else who thinks differently is just a bit weird
Nameless
The Royal Forester
he's 21 will nearly be 22 by the start of next season and still nowhere near displacing first-team players. he's played what? 1 game? How long are we supposed to keep youngsters for, for goodness sake? it's an Acadamy not a prison. Would he be displacing Yiadom in two years time? doubtful, in fact I would even hang my hat on it and say no. It's quite strange this weird obsession our fans have with our academy products that we never want them to leave.
This isn't a mistake we will not live to regret this. It's a good move for both him and the club and anyone else who thinks differently is just a bit weird
I feel like I've been OMA'ed.
Just because I have a differnet view to you, does NOT make me a bit weird.
KC Royal
I do get the feeling that Bowen is going down the experienced route so can see us offering Gunter a new deal. If he moves on think i'll be disappointed as we will need good back up to Yiadom when the AFCON is on in Jan, and tbh given that Yiadom didn't have a summer off last year I did anticipate him being out through injury at some point this season.
Maneki Neko
hope we have another option lined up at some point, but its not a priority, especially if gunter is getting an extension
Zammo
he's 21 will nearly be 22 by the start of next season and still nowhere near displacing first-team players. he's played what? 1 game? How long are we supposed to keep youngsters for, for goodness sake? it's an Acadamy not a prison. Would he be displacing Yiadom in two years time? doubtful, in fact I would even hang my hat on it and say no. It's quite strange this weird obsession our fans have with our academy products that we never want them to leave.
This isn't a mistake we will not live to regret this. It's a good move for both him and the club and anyone else who thinks differently is just a bit weird
^ agree with ALL this.
The only thing that makes me ☹ is that we have had a crack team of youngsters over the last few years and they haven’t broken through for reasons that are never disclosed (or they are all not good enough). Shame.
Hound
he's 21 will nearly be 22 by the start of next season and still nowhere near displacing first-team players. he's played what? 1 game? How long are we supposed to keep youngsters for, for goodness sake? it's an Acadamy not a prison. Would he be displacing Yiadom in two years time? doubtful, in fact I would even hang my hat on it and say no. It's quite strange this weird obsession our fans have with our academy products that we never want them to leave.
This isn't a mistake we will not live to regret this. It's a good move for both him and the club and anyone else who thinks differently is just a bit weird
^ agree with ALL this.
The only thing that makes me ☹ is that we have had a crack team of youngsters over the last few years and they haven’t broken through for reasons that are never disclosed (or they are all not good enough). Shame.
TBF, a lot of them have done as well as we might expect. Rino has broken through (though stalled a bit), Richards, Olise. Loader has played loads but not really done too well. And the likes of Barrett, Howe have moved to L1 and Watson and Smith have had some success out on loan.
Its a fairly decent return, the one thing missing is someone really coming through and smashing it - hopefully Olise is that player
Maneki Neko
he's 21 will nearly be 22 by the start of next season and still nowhere near displacing first-team players. he's played what? 1 game? How long are we supposed to keep youngsters for, for goodness sake? it's an Acadamy not a prison. Would he be displacing Yiadom in two years time? doubtful, in fact I would even hang my hat on it and say no. It's quite strange this weird obsession our fans have with our academy products that we never want them to leave.
This isn't a mistake we will not live to regret this. It's a good move for both him and the club and anyone else who thinks differently is just a bit weird
^ agree with ALL this.
The only thing that makes me ☹ is that we have had a crack team of youngsters over the last few years and they haven’t broken through for reasons that are never disclosed (or they are all not good enough). Shame.
file under - thats youth players for ya
muirinho
Yeah I guess it's the - we'd quite like you to stay, but we're not desperate - type of move. Bit disappointed this is a move rather than a loan, as I don't think Watson is going to cut it at this level.
OTOH, it's very important for him. He's 21/22 - at this stage he needs to be getting very regular games. And he won't be getting them at Reading, or enough of them anyway, if he's backup to Yiadom, who isn't injury prone.
I'd be surprised if Gunter signed an extension tbh. But maybe behind the scenes, it is happening. Would we really go into next season with Rino and Araruna as backup right-backs, with maybe another academy product getting cup-games? Because if there isn't an extension, that seems a bit light.
Snowflake Royal
he's 21 will nearly be 22 by the start of next season and still nowhere near displacing first-team players. he's played what? 1 game? How long are we supposed to keep youngsters for, for goodness sake? it's an Acadamy not a prison. Would he be displacing Yiadom in two years time? doubtful, in fact I would even hang my hat on it and say no. It's quite strange this weird obsession our fans have with our academy products that we never want them to leave.
This isn't a mistake we will not live to regret this. It's a good move for both him and the club and anyone else who thinks differently is just a bit weird
As of August he could very conceivably have been 1 injury or loss of form away from being a first team regular. And from a finances stand point bound to be a cheaper option than Gunter.
I think this is a missed opportunity for us but a good move for him. Still think a loan would have suited us and him better though.
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