The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Clyde1998]

Some highlights from some of our recent U21 matches:
West Brom (lost 2-1 away): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcBJ0XDkYQ
Fulham (lost 5-1 home): https://www.fulhamfc.com/videos/0c8bf51 ... 0939206b68
Chelsea (lost 4-1 away): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnHGsskSy64

And U18s:
Fulham (lost 1-0 home): https://www.fulhamfc.com/videos/b777b4d ... 8cd82a5a0f

Warnings with the Fulham ones: there's annoying music over it; and whoever does the filming at Bearwood needs to learn how to zoom in.

[Royals and Racers]

H-T Hull 0 Reading 1 Okine-Peters 21 mins
0-2 53 mins OG
F-T 0-2
Cannot get Royals line-up - Reading FC media have completely ignored the fact that it was being played tonight. Certainly could not expect them to follow the match but not to post the line-up is in my view appalling !!
Group A is looking good
1st Reading P 3 points 9 GD + 6
2nd Bournemouth P 2 points 3 GD + 2
3rd Hull P 3 points 3 GD — 1
4th Birmingham P 2 points 0 GD —7

[Clyde1998]

H-T Hull 0 Reading 1 Okine-Peters 21 mins
0-2 53 mins OG
F-T 0-2
Cannot get Royals line-up - Reading FC media have completely ignored the fact that it was being played tonight. Certainly could not expect them to follow the match but not to post the line-up is in my view appalling !!
Group A is looking good
1st Reading P 3 points 9 GD + 6
2nd Bournemouth P 2 points 3 GD + 2
3rd Hull P 3 points 3 GD — 1
4th Birmingham P 2 points 0 GD —7

The coverage of our development sides has been shocking - no social media updates; no match highlights; etc. even when the game has been played at home.

From the files on the Premier League website, the team appears to have been:

Harrison Rhone (1)
Emmanuel Osho (2) - Phillip Duah (5; captain) - Tyler Sackey (6) - John Ryan (3)
Shay Spencer (4) - Luke Howard (8)
Jeremiah Okine-Peters (7) - David Hicks (10) - Sean Patton (11)
Reece Evans (9)

Subs: Jay Williams (12); Toby Borgnis (13); Carter Bowdery (14); Joe Barough (15); Jerae Jones (16)

Substitutions:
Joe Barough for Luke Howard (72')
Jerae Jones for Sean Patton (79')
Carter Bowdery for Reece Evans (85')

[Sutekh]

H-T Hull 0 Reading 1 Okine-Peters 21 mins
0-2 53 mins OG
F-T 0-2
Cannot get Royals line-up - Reading FC media have completely ignored the fact that it was being played tonight. Certainly could not expect them to follow the match but not to post the line-up is in my view appalling !!
Group A is looking good
1st Reading P 3 points 9 GD + 6
2nd Bournemouth P 2 points 3 GD + 2
3rd Hull P 3 points 3 GD — 1
4th Birmingham P 2 points 0 GD —7

Why not, someone's got to be at the game, there'd probably even be several fans that'd volunteer their time to come and cover academy home games if the club really didn't have the resource! Away games would be different but surely a club official could travel with a remit that includes the text/post of occasional updates and take pictures to later follow on the OS? Failing that how about sharing coverage with the home team?

Think an email to the media team at the club constructively asking them to review might generate some future improvements over these games. It's not just game coverage either, the general Academy player info on the OS could do with some "sprucing up" too.

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 18’s 3 Burnley u 18’s 0
1-0 Ntege 15 mins- either Jubilee or Joseph. Sofascore say Rabbi
2-0 Fuller-Thompson 26 mins
3-0 Fuller-Thompson 30 mins
4-0 Fuller-Thompson 56mins
5-0 Ntege 60 mins
F-T 5-0
Only way the Royals can qualify for the next stage( finalists last season) is if Tottenham v Derby today KO 1pm is a draw.
H-T Spurs 2 Derby 0
2-1

[Snowflake Royal]

Fuller-Thompson has scored quite a lot recently hasn't he?

Just being well fed, growth spurt meaningg he's a bigger bully boy, or just quality?

Assuming he plays upfront, but not sure on that?

[Royals and Racers]

Fuller-Thompson has scored quite a lot recently hasn't he?

Just being well fed, growth spurt meaningg he's a bigger bully boy, or just quality?

Assuming he plays upfront, but not sure on that?

In the youth cup i think he started out wide but played centre- forward the 2nd half and Royals were a different side.

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U 18’s 3 Burnley u 18’s 0
1-0 Ntege 15 mins- either Jubilee or Joseph. Sofascore say Rabbi
2-0 Fuller-Thompson 26 mins
3-0 Fuller-Thompson 30 mins
4-0 Fuller-Thompson 56mins
5-0 Ntege 60 mins
F-T 5-0
Only way the Royals can qualify for the next stage( finalists last season) is if Tottenham v Derby today KO 1pm is a draw.
H-T Spurs 2 Derby 0
2-1

Spurs won 2-1 and qualify

[Clyde1998]

Fuller-Thompson has scored quite a lot recently hasn't he?

Just being well fed, growth spurt meaningg he's a bigger bully boy, or just quality?

Assuming he plays upfront, but not sure on that?

In the youth cup i think he started out wide but played centre- forward the 2nd half and Royals were a different side.

He did and I agree. He's certainly physically bigger than any of our other attackers during the FA Youth Cup matches (although the others seem particularly short). IIRC, he's the one wearing the headband: