The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

So Reading announce today that Jeriel Dorsett has signed his first pro contract with the royals- this is on the website and Academy twitter. they also have a report of the Ladies team win yesterday(on website).
They however did not cover at all Friday`s U23 fixture at Middlesborough on the Academy twitter nor have they yet put a report on the website(only the result) not even who played !!!
I wonder if they will tell us before Wednesday that the U23`s are playing a friendly at Brentford.
I await the normal suspects making excuses that the media department don`t work Friday nights !!!!

You mean you await the normal suspects asking you not to bore us to tears with your usual complaints when you're not willing to make even the tiniest effort to let the club know there's an issue.

No one cares.

8000+ posts and most of them cr@p

[Hendo]

So Reading announce today that Jeriel Dorsett has signed his first pro contract with the royals- this is on the website and Academy twitter. they also have a report of the Ladies team win yesterday(on website).
They however did not cover at all Friday`s U23 fixture at Middlesborough on the Academy twitter nor have they yet put a report on the website(only the result) not even who played !!!
I wonder if they will tell us before Wednesday that the U23`s are playing a friendly at Brentford.
I await the normal suspects making excuses that the media department don`t work Friday nights !!!!

You mean you await the normal suspects asking you not to bore us to tears with your usual complaints when you're not willing to make even the tiniest effort to let the club know there's an issue.

No one cares.

Beat me to it, Ian.

[Fox Talbot]

Reading U23’s have a friendly match this Wednesday evening October 23rd against Brentford B team at Griffin park KO 7.30pm
Entrance is free through the Braemar road entrance.

Is this for definite ?

Asking for a friend!

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U23’s have a friendly match this Wednesday evening October 23rd against Brentford B team at Griffin park KO 7.30pm
Entrance is free through the Braemar road entrance.

Is this for definite ?

Asking for a friend!

Yes check out the Brentford fc website

[Royals and Racers]

Reading U23’s have a friendly match this Wednesday evening October 23rd against Brentford B team at Griffin park KO 7.30pm
Entrance is free through the Braemar road entrance.

Is this for definite ?

Asking for a friend!

Yes check out the Brentford fc website

https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/o ... 23-oct-19/

[SCIAG]

I’m grateful to Royals and Racers for his information about the Brentford game this evening.

Unfortunately something came up at work so I won’t be able to make the kickoff.

[Royals and Racers]

Is this for definite ?

Asking for a friend!

Yes check out the Brentford fc website

https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/o ... 23-oct-19/

Although you wouldn`t know this game is on from the fabulous Reading fc publicity machine !!!! here is the team
Boyce- Clarke
Howe
Osho
Pendlebury
Medford- Smith
Beeden
Gunter
Caetano
Nevers
Lawless
Barrett
subs
Roberts
Dorsett
Bristow
Nolan
Tetek
Osario
Azeez
Liddle

[Royals and Racers]

Gunter playing right side ahead of Howe who is right back.

[SCIAG]

Good to see Nolan back on the bench and Lawless back starting.

Any ideas on formation? I don't know anything about Beeden or Caetano.

[Royals and Racers]

Good to see Nolan back on the bench and Lawless back starting.

Any ideas on formation? I don't know anything about Beeden or Caetano.

Beeden is the centre back they got from Tooting and Mitcham. Caetano is a 20 year old Brazilian
Brentford lead 1-0 at the break we are playing 3,5 2

[Hound]

Beeden’s the CB they bought in from non-league (Tooting?) isn’t he? Scary looking chap, huge.

Edit, yes as above

[Royals and Racers]

1-1 Liddle

[Royalwaster]

I remember Tetek from when he was a 9 year old playing in the Oxford Youth League - he's only 16 and already playing for the U18s and now in the U23 squad. Osario is also the same age and also from Oxford. Both really great talents.

[Royals and Racers]

I remember Tetek from when he was a 9 year old playing in the Oxford Youth League - he's only 16 and already playing for the U18s and now in the U23 squad. Osario is also the same age and also from Oxford. Both really great talents.

Osario came on as sub against West Brom U23 earlier this season and looked good playing left wing.

[Royals and Racers]

3-1 to Brentford
F-T 3-1

[Fox Talbot]

Thought we were second best throughout to what looked like a scratch Brentford team.

CBC distribution was atrocious, like Stam had never left. Replaced by Myles at HT who gave away the crucial second goal with similar witless frigging around in his own box. Third was also a mistake leading to an OG.

We do all this controlling the ball but never look dangerous except to ourselves.

Caetano got an hour, taller than expected but not in tune with the pace. Brentford 7 Zamburek looked much better.

Liddell took his goal well, a lob.

[Royals and Racers]

Video of Brentford B v Reading U23`s last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dck7o-_Bk4

[Royals and Racers]

Next match up for the Royals U23`s is the Adams park High Wycombe staged "home " Premier league 2 div 2 match against Aston Villa U23`s on Monday October 28th KO 7pm. it`s half term so i expect a larger than normal crowd on the night.

[Royals and Racers]

Another decent result for the U18`s yesterday winning 4-3 at Aston Villa in the Premier league U18 cup group B. 3-0 down at half time. Nahum Melvin- Lambert hat-trick with Imari Samuels getting the other

[Royals and Racers]

Next match up for the Royals U23`s is the Adams park High Wycombe staged "home " Premier league 2 div 2 match against Aston Villa U23`s on Monday October 28th KO 7pm. it`s half term so i expect a larger than normal crowd on the night.

15.45 on the day of the match and reading FC website can`t be ar$ed to preview the match (yet) !!!