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by Clyde1998
23 May 2024 16:50
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

ACADEMY RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED So, we've either retained or offered a new deal to everyone who was in the U21 squad vs Sunderland except Carson (who we knew about anyway), Paul and Collins. Sackey isn't listed, but I imagine he's on a youth contract. Collins going isn't much of a surprise to me, e...
by Clyde1998
23 May 2024 16:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: Pre-season 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 367

Re: Pre-season 2024

QPR at home is dull, but fully excepting we'll play someone like Swansea at home for the final friendly once again which is even duller.
by Clyde1998
22 May 2024 22:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3275
Views: 1784632

Re: Ex Players

blueroyals Marek Matejovsky got 30 mins against Sparta Prague at the weekend

He's still playing!? He must be older than 40 now.
by Clyde1998
22 May 2024 20:43
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3275
Views: 1784632

Re: Ex Players

South Coast Royal
Franchise FC
South Coast Royal
Would never have thought of him as manager material but good luck to him.
The article didn't mention his very successful time at Bristol Rovers.

Was that very successful time with the Chairman’s daughter … allegedly


Renowned for his scoring prowess of course.

Obviously still a fox in the box.
by Clyde1998
22 May 2024 20:41
Forum: General Football
Topic: Champions League, Europa League & Europa Conference League 23/24
Replies: 359
Views: 52412

Re: Champions League, Europa League & Europa Conference League 23/24

Leverkusen 2-0 down in the Europa League final against Atalanta. Would be a shame if they fell now.
by Clyde1998
22 May 2024 18:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3557
Views: 2069094

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

It still feels like Chiron have more leverage due to the debt and charges. They may have found something in DD that they have tried to amend the price for. Dellor is reliable enough, but his contacts will be Howe and others at the club. Feels to me like they are putting out rumours of other buyers ...
by Clyde1998
22 May 2024 17:12
Forum: The Team
Topic: Pre-season 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 367

Pre-season 2024

First announced match is a behind closed doors match against Watford at their training ground on 6th July at 11:00: https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2024/m ... t-22may24/

Article suggests this will be the first match of pre-season.
by Clyde1998
22 May 2024 14:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players on international duty
Replies: 3
Views: 295

Re: Players on international duty

Strange with Elliott - was getting picked when not playing regularly, breaks through as a regular, dropped by his country. Can only assume it is because of the fact he won't have played for over a month by the time of the games. Could be a fitness thing or the manager has decided to look at some di...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 22:42
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5376
Views: 719064

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

Scottish League Cup announced new prize fund today. A team that enters and loses every group game will get £36k. A side entering Round 1 in England only makes that money if they reach the quarter finals. The Scottish League Cup has a much more equitable prize money with the Scottish Cup (notwithsta...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 17:42
Forum: The Team
Topic: Squad Watch 2024/25
Replies: 54
Views: 5982

Re: Squad Watch 2024/25

Snowflake Royal Yeah, he seems to be progressing well actually.

Particularly after his injury, which I think took around a year out of his development.
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 17:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: Players on international duty
Replies: 3
Views: 295

Players on international duty

Couldn't seem to find a general thread for our players on international duty, so I though I'd create one. Looking over the summer, it's possible a number of our players will be away. New Zealand play in the Oceania Nations Cup, so Bindon will probably be involved in that. New Zealand also feature in...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 16:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3275
Views: 1784632

Re: Ex Players

Noticed Pelle Clement has played regularly in the Eredivise ever since leaving us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelle_Clement

He's currently at Sparta Rotterdam who play in the Dutch Conference League play-off semi-final (winners qualifying for the Conference League) on Thursday night.
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 16:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Five over-age players and one over-age keeper: https://www.premierleague.com/news/2677866 However that was for the season 2022/23 when the format was changed from under 23 to under 21 and might have been a transitional phase. Confusing now because the Premier League are also saying for 2023/2024 th...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 15:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

It's here under definitions: So, unless I'm mistaken, anyone 20 or under on 1 Jan. 2024 will qualify as U21 for the forthcoming season. Thank you - didn't think it would be as early as January. So that gives another season of U21 football for CBC, Borgnis and Wareham and only three starters from ye...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 13:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

assuming the cut of date for playing U21 football is at the start of the season... It's here under definitions: ‘Under 21 Player’ means a Player under the age of 21 as at the 1 January in the year in which the Season concerned commences. So, unless I'm mistaken, anyone 20 or under on 1 Jan. 2024 wi...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 13:18
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Yep. Noel Hunt was going nuts when we did not take the quick throw in. And when we took the throw, we immediately surged up the pitch. Had we done that with a quick throw, we could've easily scored from it. He similarly went nuts when we took a quick inaccurate freekick punt upfield to one player w...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 12:25
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Cannot say CBC kicking straight into touch was a tactic - the Reading coaching staff were losing their shit when he did it the second time. As said, just poor game management from the team on two occasions that led to goals. Were they also losing their shit when one of our players decided to waste ...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 12:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Gutted for the lads. A very exciting game of end to end but not helped by some very dodgy refereeing. Did not think it was a foul at the end that led to the goal. No idea what Borgnis’s first yellow was for although second was justified. But the boys did us proud. Typical Reading - glorious in defe...
by Clyde1998
21 May 2024 11:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Gutted for the lads. A very exciting game of end to end but not helped by some very dodgy refereeing. Did not think it was a foul at the end that led to the goal. No idea what Borgnis’s first yellow was for although second was justified. But the boys did us proud. Typical Reading - glorious in defe...
by Clyde1998
20 May 2024 21:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16
Replies: 7824
Views: 2261016

Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2015//16

Didn’t think a refereeing performance at U21 level could piss me off as much as this… :roll:
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