The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[ZacNaloen]

Eamon Dolan - "Come to my Academy, we really are quite good here"

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... ng-6832367

[Jay.]

Eamon Dolan - "Come to my Academy, we really are quite good here"

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... ng-6832367

Great article and nice too see how highly thought of Nigel Adkins is here, even if some posters can't move on themselves!

[kwik-silva]

u21s are 1-1 with Arsenal at HT.

[sandman]

Eamon Dolan - "Come to my Academy, we really are quite good here"

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... ng-6832367

Great article and nice too see how highly thought of Nigel Adkins is here, even if some posters can't move on themselves!

What else is he going to say?

"EXCLUSIVE: Academy manager says the first team manager is a complete bastard and I want to kill him in his sleep"

[winchester_royal]

U21's win 3-1 at Arsenal AET and progress into the final of the U21 cup. Tanner with 2 and Kelly the scorers. Great week for the younger lads.

[Sutekh]

Do we know who they'll play in the final and where and when that gets played?

[ZacNaloen]

It's Man City or Burnley


Hopefully somewhere neutral.

I've seen those boys turn city over before so we have a decent chance..

[windermere_royal]

The future looks bright, we got some real stars coming through the ranks

[ZacNaloen]

Just need to get them into the first team.

[MmmMonsterMunch]

This has cheered me up. Another season at this level really wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Would love to see some of these youngsters breaking through.

[toppy]

This has cheered me up. Another season at this level really wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Would love to see some of these youngsters breaking through.

I am down with that...

[SPARTA]

Eamon Dolan - "Come to my Academy, we really are quite good here"

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... ng-6832367

Great article and nice too see how highly thought of Nigel Adkins is here, even if some posters can't move on themselves!

What else is he going to say?

"EXCLUSIVE: Academy manager says the first team manager is a complete bastard and I want to kill him in his sleep"

Predictable response from Brian McDermott himself..

[Squelchy2507]

It's Man City or Burnley


Hopefully somewhere neutral.

I've seen those boys turn city over before so we have a decent chance..

"Reading will face either Manchester City or Burnley in the final, a two-legged affair which will be staged at Madejski Stadium and our opponents' first team stadium in due course. "

[P!ssed Off]

Man City vs Burnley is not till 1st April, so the finals won't be for ages.

[Ian Royal]

Eamon Dolan - "Come to my Academy, we really are quite good here"

http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/footb ... ng-6832367

Great article and nice too see how highly thought of Nigel Adkins is here, even if some posters can't move on themselves!

What else is he going to say?

"EXCLUSIVE: Academy manager says the first team manager is a complete bastard and I want to kill him in his sleep"

How about nothing if its not what he believes.

[sandman]

Interviews like that are so stage managed by clubs with people from the media department stood right next to the interviewee.

But yeah, you roll your eyes Ian. Do us all a favour and jump off a bridge while you're at it.

[Ian Royal]

Interviews like that are so stage managed by clubs with people from the media department stood right next to the interviewee.

But yeah, you roll your eyes Ian. Do us all a favour and jump off a bridge while you're at it.

Of course, it must be a massive conspiracy to make Adkins look popular when everyone hates him. He does after all have a terrible management and youth development record.

[Vision]

It's an odd article though isn't it.

Dolan says in one breath we've got to be the most attractive club for developing young players but in the next sentence pretty much proves that Southampton are.

[ZacNaloen]

Weakened U18 side currently playing Chelsea, lots of players rested after all the minutes on the pitch last week.

Naturally, they are 1-0 down currently.

[P!ssed Off]

2-1 to Chelsea at HT.
DJ T-C pulled one back for the Royals