The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Snowflake Royal]

Sean Patton scores yet again for Aldershot.

What's that now? Five goals in six games?

This is encouraging news. Decent standard as well - if 2 divisions below us currently. 5 goals and an assist in 6

Sounds like the new Marriott!

[Royals and Racers]

Straight draw i would imagine.

Ipswich 2 Blackburn 3 AET

Wikipedia has again come up trumps( if you can believe them ) with 2 of the QF ties
Sunderland v Watford
Burnley v Colchester
That leaves us with Bournemouth, West Brom or Blackburn H or A

Found it on the PL U 21 bulletin dated 23rd February
Blackburn v Reading
Bournemouth v West Brom
Ties to be played by 18th March

[South Coast Royal]

Sean Patton scores yet again for Aldershot.

What's that now? Five goals in six games?

This is encouraging news. Decent standard as well - if 2 divisions below us currently. 5 goals and an assist in 6

Very good news.
One caveat though-Aldershot are a team that likes to attack whereas............

[MartinRdg]

Fairly certain he's had an injury at some point this season too. Can't imagine he'll be hear next season anyway.

Ear injury was it?

[Royals and Racers]

Ipswich 2 Blackburn 3 AET

Wikipedia has again come up trumps( if you can believe them ) with 2 of the QF ties
Sunderland v Watford
Burnley v Colchester
That leaves us with Bournemouth, West Brom or Blackburn H or A

Found it on the PL U 21 bulletin dated 23rd February
Blackburn v Reading
Bournemouth v West Brom
Ties to be played by 18th March

Blackburn v Reading on Wednesday 25th March KO 7pm at Wham Stadium home of Accrington Stanley.

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the Academy teams are.

U 21’s Monday 2nd March PL 2 away to Wolverhampton KO 2pm at the Wolves training ground.
Wolves 19th us 23rd

U 18’s v Fulham away on Saturday 28th February KO 11am at Motspur Park.
Fulham 11th us 12th

T Borgnis
Irish
Kaninda
Neptune
Dove
Joseph Ntege
Zie
Jubilee Ntege
Coffey
Lonmeni
Fuller-Thompson
SUBS
Yensu
Sawitzki
Omoregie
Barbieri
Lewis
Fulham 1 Reading 0 11 mins
2-0 17 mins
3-0 21 mins
H-T 3-0
Fulham down to 10 57 mins
4-0 69 mins
4-1 83 mins Lonmeni
5-1 90 + 2
F-T 5-1

[Royals and Racers]

Shane Long’s son Jax has signed for RFC Academy( don’t know his age ) and scored a hat-trick on his debut this past weekend.

[AthleticoSpizz]

It’ll be a long (no pun) wait, Jax is 9 y o

[Royals and Racers]

Rhone
Osho
Bowdery
Duah
Harrison
Rushesa
Coke-Miles-Smith
Hicks
Sackey
Evans
Jones
SUBS
T Borgnis
Lonmeni
Howard
Barough
Okine-Peters
Wolves 1 Reading 0 33 mins
2-0 35 mins
H-T 2-0
Scorer of their 2 goals sent off on 52 mins.
2-1 87 mins Evans PEN
F-T 2-1
With 5 matches only to go a place in the top 16 now looks unlikely. Positions 17-24 for the new end of season comp could be a bit iffy- currently 24th

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 18’s is a rare midweek match on Wednesday 4th March v Aston Villa away KO 12pm at the Bodymoor Heath training centre.
7th v 13th

The U 21’s are back at home a week today the 9th v Everton KO 7pm at the SCL Stadium. Tickets not on sale yet as i gather the new ticketing system is causing some problems to the ticket office !!
24th v 14th

[Royals and Racers]

Next up for the U 18’s is a rare midweek match on Wednesday 4th March v Aston Villa away KO 12pm at the Bodymoor Heath training centre.
7th v 13th

The U 21’s are back at home a week today the 9th v Everton KO 7pm at the SCL Stadium. Tickets not on sale yet as i gather the new ticketing system is causing some problems to the ticket office !!
24th v 14th

Everton tickets now on sale

[Royals and Racers]

T Borgnis
Ojo
Cliff
Neptune
Dove
Lewis
Lonmeni
Coffey
Barbosa
Zie
Omoregie
SUBS
Yensu
Garate
Gayle
Goulding
Fuller-Thompson
H-T 0-0
F-T 0-0

[The Cube]

T Borgnis
Ojo
Cliff
Neptune
Dove
Lewis
Lonmeni
Coffey
Barbosa
Zie
Omoregie
SUBS
Yensu
Garate
Gayle
Goulding
Fuller-Thompson
H-T 0-0
F-T 0-0

Unfortunately, Aston Villa scored in the last minute so it ended 0-1.

[Clyde1998]

T Borgnis
Ojo
Cliff
Neptune
Dove
Lewis
Lonmeni
Coffey
Barbosa
Zie
Omoregie
SUBS
Yensu
Garate
Gayle
Goulding
Fuller-Thompson
H-T 0-0
F-T 0-0

Unfortunately, Aston Villa scored in the last minute so it ended 0-1.

Yeah. Seems sites like FotMob have it 0-0, but the Villa match report says they won 1-0 with a stoppage time goal: https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/march/ ... v-reading/

Appears Borgnis had a good game in goal and Toby(?) Lewis hit the woodwork before they scored.

[Clyde1998]

Next up for the U 18’s is a rare midweek match on Wednesday 4th March v Aston Villa away KO 12pm at the Bodymoor Heath training centre.
7th v 13th

The U 21’s are back at home a week today the 9th v Everton KO 7pm at the SCL Stadium. Tickets not on sale yet as i gather the new ticketing system is causing some problems to the ticket office !!
24th v 14th

Now on the website, along with games against Man Utd (20th March) and Derby (14th April).

[Royals and Racers]

Ipswich 2 Blackburn 3 AET

Wikipedia has again come up trumps( if you can believe them ) with 2 of the QF ties
Sunderland v Watford
Burnley v Colchester
That leaves us with Bournemouth, West Brom or Blackburn H or A

Found it on the PL U 21 bulletin dated 23rd February
Blackburn v Reading
Bournemouth v West Brom
Ties to be played by 18th March

Burnley 1st team through to SF’s - beat Colchester 5-2

[Royals and Racers]

Great to see John Clarke is back fit and has joined Slough Town on a month's loan.

[Clyde1998]

Great to see John Clarke is back fit and has joined Slough Town on a month's loan.

That's great news. Will be very good to hear how he performs at that level with how many injuries he's had in recent seasons.

[Hound]

Had genuinely forgot all about him

Hopefully he can still make a career from football despite those injuries

[Royals and Racers]

Wikipedia has again come up trumps( if you can believe them ) with 2 of the QF ties
Sunderland v Watford
Burnley v Colchester
That leaves us with Bournemouth, West Brom or Blackburn H or A

Found it on the PL U 21 bulletin dated 23rd February
Blackburn v Reading
Bournemouth v West Brom
Ties to be played by 18th March

Burnley 1st team through to SF’s - beat Colchester 5-2

Sunderland through after beating Watford tonight 3-1