The Academy/Development squads watch thread 2024/25

[Royals and Racers]

Team
Southwood
Howe
Medford- Smith
East
Burley
McIntyre
Frost
Lawless
House
Olise
Harriott

[Royals and Racers]

HT 0-0

[Royals and Racers]

1-0 Frost

[Royals and Racers]

2-0 Frost (pen
F-T 3-0 Frost 2nd pen

[Hound]

Nice. Did you go? Anyone stand out?

[glass half full]

Nice. Did you go? Anyone stand out?

I didn't go but Frost probably with a hat trick?

[SCIAG]

Conor Lawless is very good value - bit of a show pony but quality on the ball and very quick over the ground for a central midfielder. Couple of really neat touches that got him out of tight spaces. Think he's only 16? So if he learns a bit of sense then we have a very neat player on our hands.

[Royals and Racers]

Jack Nolan looked good when he came on. Tom McIntyre was very solid at the back- won everything in the air.

[SCIAG]

Would much rather Nolan had started than Harriot, who was very wasteful.

[Royals and Racers]

Would much rather Nolan had started than Harriot, who was very wasteful.

Not quite sure why you are being harsh on Harriot- i was pleased he got 90 mins under his belt and thought he looked fit and over his injury.He wasn`t afraid to get stuck in and in my opinion should be considered for the 1st team bench now.

[SCIAG]

Would much rather Nolan had started than Harriot, who was very wasteful.

Not quite sure why you are being harsh on Harriot- i was pleased he got 90 mins under his belt and thought he looked fit and over his injury.He wasn`t afraid to get stuck in and in my opinion should be considered for the 1st team bench now.

Don't really disagree with any of that. I just thought Harriot didn't fit in too well and consequently was a little wasteful. For my own selfish reasons, I'd rather see a kid play and fit in and play some nice passing moves than have a first teamer use it as a training exercise.

[Royals and Racers]

U18`s away to Yeovil or Cambridge Utd in the FA youth cup 3rd round- ties to be played before Saturday 15th December

Yeovil playing Cambridge tonight in 2nd round.

[sandman]

Would much rather Nolan had started than Harriot, who was very wasteful.

Not quite sure why you are being harsh on Harriot- i was pleased he got 90 mins under his belt and thought he looked fit and over his injury.He wasn`t afraid to get stuck in and in my opinion should be considered for the 1st team bench now.

Don't really disagree with any of that. I just thought Harriot didn't fit in too well and consequently was a little wasteful. For my own selfish reasons, I'd rather see a kid play and fit in and play some nice passing moves than have a first teamer use it as a training exercise.

When that first teamer has been out for two years he needs all the training exercises he can get.

[Royals and Racers]

U18`s away to Yeovil or Cambridge Utd in the FA youth cup 3rd round- ties to be played before Saturday 15th December

Yeovil playing Cambridge tonight in 2nd round.

Looks as if it`s going to be a visit to Cambridge Utd- latest score after 33 mins Yeovil 0 Cambridge 3
F-T 1-4

[Hound]

Another England goal for Loader

Wonder how long he can be kept out of our first team set up

Would love to see him as a regular in the squad from this point on

[Mike Hunt]

Josh Barrett has joined Aldershot on a month`s loan.

I'm a bit worried about this one... Barrett seems to be digressing

[Brain Traysers]

Josh Barrett has joined Aldershot on a month`s loan.

I'm a bit worried about this one... Barrett seems to be digressing

Looks like he started and got the assist (/took the corner) in their 1-1 FA cup game v Bradford, before coming off just before the hour mark. Sounds like it could have been abandoned for a waterlogged pitch so hard to really judge, but the initial reports seem promising.

The loan looks a bit like last chance saloon for Barrett, but he is contracted with us until the summer of 2021

[Wimb]

Another England goal for Loader

Wonder how long he can be kept out of our first team set up

Would love to see him as a regular in the squad from this point on

Not sure scoring a goal against Moldova U19s particularly shouts you're ready for a Championship relegation battle.

I've got high hopes for the guy but he's still very young and the step up from U19 football, even at International level is a really big one, especially if you want to play up front. Having only just turned 18 he's got plenty of time to develop skills wise and get a bit more strength.

Dom Samuel scored goals for England at U19 level and really struggled when making that jump to Championship level.

Give him time and a good loan move, though the odd bench appearance when form's improved wouldn't go amiss!

[Snowflake Royal]

U18`s away to Yeovil or Cambridge Utd in the FA youth cup 3rd round- ties to be played before Saturday 15th December

Yeovil playing Cambridge tonight in 2nd round.

Looks as if it`s going to be a visit to Cambridge Utd- latest score after 33 mins Yeovil 0 Cambridge 3
F-T 1-4

Woo must get to that!

[tidus_mi2]

Alex McCarthy capped by England today, does that make him the first Reading academy graduate to be capped by England?