The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 23 Sep 2024 18:14

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To update on this, looks like 534 sold right now.

Thanks. RFC bigging it up- preview and even an interview with Michael Stickland- shame they couldn’t ask Noel Hunt about the squad injury situation.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 11:17

Just a reminder for anyone thinking of going to buy prior to the game as the club have said no ticket sales at the ground tonight.
Matchday prices( dearer) apply from 3pm today.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Pepe the Horseman » 24 Sep 2024 16:17

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/20 ... _reg_first

Exclusive: Crisis-hit Reading pull team out of new competition after US takeover collapses
In the wake of a failed takeover owner Dai Yongge withdraws under-21s from cup competition amid fresh concerns for the club’s future.

Reading have pulled their under-21s out of a newly created competition by the Premier League in another alarming development at the crisis-hit club.

Days after American businessman Rob Couhig’s protracted takeover collapsed, under-fire owner Dai Yongge will come under renewed scrutiny after withdrawing the club’s youngsters from the National League Cup.

Reading’s academy has nurtured the likes of Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise in recent years and the under-21s were initially expected to take part in the competition, which starts next month, but the decision is understood to have been made to cut costs.

All of the games in the National League Cup are scheduled to be played at the grounds of non-league clubs, so Reading’s withdrawal will save costs on travel and possibly even overnight hotel stays.

The surprise decision to remove the under-21s will raise fresh concerns over the future of the club’s academy teams at Bearwood Park.

The Premier League have devised the new competition in a bid to boost elite development, with 16 non-league clubs to be pitted against 16 Premier League 2 clubs with Category One academies.

Reading were initially selected to play in Group A, with Brighton, Fulham, Southampton, Aldershot, Maidenhead, Wealdstone and Woking. They have since been replaced by Championship club Derby County.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Pepe the Horseman » 24 Sep 2024 16:18

Tldr: We've pulled out of the new National League cup to save money.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 18:05

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Akande
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by Clyde1998 » 24 Sep 2024 18:05

Disappointing. Would’ve been a good experience for the young players to play at a few National League sides and play against experienced men.

Shows how tight funds are if we can’t afford to send an U21 team to Aldershot, Maidenhead, Wealdstone and Woking.

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by Snowflake Royal » 24 Sep 2024 18:10

Pepe the Horseman Tldr: We've pulled out of the new National League cup to save money.

Even though we're apparently fully funded until January and Dai is committed to getting the best deal possible for the future of the club.

oxf*rd oxf*rd scum.

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by Clyde1998 » 24 Sep 2024 18:11

Royals and Racers Boyce-Clarke
Ahmed
Garcia
Rushesha
Holzman
Dean
Akande
Spencer
Wareham
Tuma
Sackey
SUBS
Norcott
Beacroft
Okine-Peters
Senga
Stjckland
Barough
Osho

Good that players like CBC, Garcia, Akande and Wareham are playing. Would’ve preferred if Stickland was playing instead of Harlee Dean.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Pepe the Horseman » 24 Sep 2024 18:15

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Pepe the Horseman Tldr: We've pulled out of the new National League cup to save money.

Even though we're apparently fully funded until January and Dai is committed to getting the best deal possible for the future of the club.

oxf*rd oxf*rd scum.

Don't shoot the messenger.


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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by WestYorksRoyal » 24 Sep 2024 18:34

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Pepe the Horseman Tldr: We've pulled out of the new National League cup to save money.

Even though we're apparently fully funded until January and Dai is committed to getting the best deal possible for the future of the club.

oxf*rd oxf*rd scum.

I suspect the real reason is academy workload. We use a lot of them in the first team, we have the pizza cup, the continental competition and the regular league.

We don't need this joke of a competition on top of it.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Sutekh » 24 Sep 2024 19:14

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Pepe the Horseman Tldr: We've pulled out of the new National League cup to save money.

Even though we're apparently fully funded until January and Dai is committed to getting the best deal possible for the future of the club.

oxf*rd oxf*rd scum.

I suspect the real reason is academy workload. We use a lot of them in the first team, we have the pizza cup, the continental competition and the regular league.

We don't need this joke of a competition on top of it.


Joke is the right word given a number of NL clubs have also pulled out

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 19:24

1-0 23 mins Sackey

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by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 19:27

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Snowflake Royal Even though we're apparently fully funded until January and Dai is committed to getting the best deal possible for the future of the club.

oxf*rd oxf*rd scum.

I suspect the real reason is academy workload. We use a lot of them in the first team, we have the pizza cup, the continental competition and the regular league.

We don't need this joke of a competition on top of it.


Joke is the right word given a number of NL clubs have also pulled out

It is only for 16 National League so 8 couldn’t be in it anyway. For an opposing view to Eastleigh have a read of Rochdale’s statement.


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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 19:34

Royals and Racers 1-0 23 mins Sackey

1-1 34 mins
H-T 1-1

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Clyde1998 » 24 Sep 2024 19:53

Shame to be at 1-1. Completely dominated the first half and Ajax scored from their one real attack - simple cross from the right being finished.

Generally a very positive first half.
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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 20:28

2-1 69 mins OG

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Clyde1998 » 24 Sep 2024 20:32

Royals and Racers 2-1 69 mins OG

Total deserved. Superb ball into the box too.

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Royals and Racers » 24 Sep 2024 20:53

F-T 2-1

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Hound » 24 Sep 2024 21:02

Good stuff. Once again academy a rare bright spot for us

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Re: The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

by Orion1871 » 24 Sep 2024 21:22

Royals and Racers F-T Reading 2-1 Ajax


Corrected for not saying Reading just beat Ajax * in an under 21 game

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