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Last month the Club announced that they had been informed by Mark’s family that he was gravely ill in hospital. Then, the following week on 29th July, we learned that he had sadly passed away at the age of 86!  The second youngest of thirteen, Mark was born in Stepney in the East End of Continue reading

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Clarke, Searle, Brooks, Gotch, Lewin, D’Santos, Hill, Mehmet, Orchard, Stanley, Dzyadyk  Subs: El-Bergui, Makowska, Blodgett, Owen, Wellesley-Davies, Ali, Leach,   Attendance: 312  Sammy collected Ron Hill and I from Park Royal for the opening league match of the season at the Stadium MK.  With a good number of R’s Continue reading

Pre-Season Friendly  Team: Clarke, Searle, Brooks, Lewin, Doyle, Owen, Ali, Mehmet, Stanley, trialist, Dzyadyk  Subs: Blodgett, Wellesley-Davis, Gotch, Leach, Munro, Makowska  QPR FC Women’s final pre-season friendly took place against AFC Wimbledon on the pitch adjacent to Tooting & Mitcham’s Imperial Sports Fields Stadium.  On a very hot afternoon in Morden, the R’s starting line-up Continue reading

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Fittall, Petrie, Adjetey-Brew, Balogun, Majesty, Dyke, Scarlett, Neziri, Oluwabusola, trialist, Coomes  Subs: Taylor, Cuthbert, Boddy, Neill, O’Brien  After the U18’s had lost 1-2 earlier in the day, we waited in the car park again for the commencement of the Development Squad game at 2pm.  With no Paul Furlong and Continue reading

Pre-Season Friendly – July 29, 2025  Team: Salamon, trialist, Friel, McCann, Balogun, trialist, Petrie, Dixon-Bonner, trialist, Pearman, Coomes  Used Subs: Cuthbert, Neziri, Scarlett, Boddy, Dillon  Sub Not Used: Halliday  Attendance: 615  The kick-off was originally set for 7.45, but this was changed to 7.30 a couple of days before the match.   Wealdstone, who included former Continue reading

Gordon Jago was born on 22nd October 1932 in Poplar, East London.  After playing for non-league Dulwich Hamlet, Gordon then moved to Charlton Athletic in 1954.   He coached Fulham at the end of his playing days before managing Eastbourne United.  In 1967, Gordon then began what was to be his long association with coaching/managing in Continue reading

Pre-Season Friendly  Team: Warren, Friel, trialist, Cuthbert, McCann, Dyke, Neziri, Dixon-Bonner, trialist, Talla, Coomes  Subs: Halliday, Adjetey-Brew, Balogun, Aoraha, trialist, Boddy, Scarlett  Attendance: 372  In goal for the Geordies was 37-year-old Sam Beasant, son of Dave Beasant.  Eighteen-year-old Charlie Warren was the Rangers keeper, and the outfield players included Elijah Dixon-Bonner plus two trialists.  Meanwhile Continue reading

Pre-Season Friendly  First-Half: Halliday, Putman, Wilkie, McCann, Leahy, Aoraha, trialist, Kennedy, trialist, O’Brien, trialist  Second-Half: Halliday, Adjetey-Brew, Cuthbert, McDowell, Friel, trialist, Dyke, Neziri, trialist, Talla, Coomes  At one point I didn’t think we would make it to the Charters Community Stadium as signal failure at Waterloo Station was causing chaos!  The Stadium was developed last Continue reading

Pre-Season Friendly  First-Half: Halliday, Friel, Balogun, Wilkie, Adjetey-Brew, Kennedy, Dyke, O’Brien, Vaughan, Talla, Petrie  Second-Half: Halliday, Trialist, Cuthbert, McDowell, Leahy, Trialist, Neill, Sanyaolu, Neziri, Trialist, Coomes  Attendance: 575  Chelmsford moved to the Melbourne Stadium in 2006. There is small, old stand behind one of the goals and at the other end there is an uncovered Continue reading

Pre-Season Friendly  First-Half: Halliday, Trialist A, Balogun, McDowell, Leahy, Petrie, Trialist B, Aoraha, Talla, Coomes. Trialist C  Subs: Cuthbert, Tarbotton, Sanyaolu  Second-Half: Halliday, Friel, Wilkie, Cuthbert, Adjetey-Brew, Sanyaolu, Dyke, Tuck, Vaughan, O’Brien, Kennedy  Sub: Neill  On a hot evening at the TSG Training Centre, the Development Squad took on National League North side, Oxford City. Continue reading