Category: Youth Team

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cant, Rossi, McDonald, Brown, Hamid, Hawkins, Sackey, Hefzalla, Kolli, Murphy, Talla Subs Not Used: Zapieraczynski, Dougi On a sunny afternoon at Heston and with unusually little breeze, it was the visitors who provided the first attack of the match. Will Spiers bombed down the wing and forced a corner, Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cant, Luzinda, Leahy, Tuck, Anthony, McDonald, Murphy, Brown, Kolli, Sackey, Bala Subs: Zapieraczynski, Manufor, Dougi, Talla On the team sheet at No.4 for the R’s was 15-year-old Alfie Tuck, who I was told, had played in an international tournament for Wales. I was also informed that eight of the Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Harrack (Luzinda), McDonald, Hawkins, Bagan, Cotter, Dougi, Brown, Kolli (Sackey), Haysman, Bala Subs Not Used: Cant, Hamid On a sunny, but breezy afternoon at Heston, it was the R’s who took the lead on seven minutes after Steven Bala had superbly put Adam Dougi through on goal. He Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cant, Luzinda (Hawkins), Bagan (Leahy), Angelov, Rossi, Manufor, Kolli, Sackey, Eisa, Obeng, Sacopon (Tuck) On a breezy and overcast afternoon at Heston, Rangers faced a Swansea side who had previously only lost one game in 2022. And it was the visitors who took the lead within the first two Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Harrack, Siquiera, Delyfer, McDonald, Hawkins, Bala, Cotter, Danso, Murphy, Angelov Sub Not Used: Cant On a chilly, but bright morning at Heston, Gui Siquiera went on a run down the left-wing, which then took him into the box, but his effort lacked power and Jonathan Macaulay was able Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Anthony, Bagan, Hamid, Harrack, Hawkins, Murphy, Christmas, Middleton-Tozer, Brown, Bala Sub Not Used: Zapieracynski It was the visitors who came closest to scoring in the opening minutes. Firstly, a cross from the left-wing was headed just wide, which was then followed by Matteo Salamon making a very good Continue reading

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Cant, Anthony, Bagan, Hamid, Harrack, Hawkins, Bala, Cotter, Danso, Murphy, Dougui Subs Not Used: Salamon, Luzinda, Brown, Sackey, Sacopon. (Also listed on the team sheet was Omar Eisa) The Latics had reached the 3rd round after their impressive 3-1 victory at Bradford City. Alan Barnes told me that midfielder Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Middlehurst, Jude-Boyd, Mahorn, Fahmy, Pitblado, Paiva, De Silva, Aoraha, Kargbo, Babajide, Mema. Sub Not Used: Lancaster The team sheet revealed the welcome return of Isaac Pitblado and Dillon De Silva, plus a trialist on the bench from Huddersfield, Joshua Lancaster. In the opening minutes Dillon De Silva went on Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, McLean, Paiva, Mahorn, Orafu, Harrack, Mema, Aoraha, Kargbo, Gordon, Griffiths. I met up with Alan Barnes at Charing Cross Station before heading off to New Eltham. The Sparrows Lane training ground was about a ten minute walk from the Station. Charlton had only lost one league game all Continue reading

On 2nd May 1964 West Ham took on Preston North End in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. Whilst at Loftus Road at 10.30 that morning the Rangers Juniors faced Chelsea in a South East Counties League title decider. A match report titled: ‘The Kings are dead! Long live the Kings’ appeared in the Hammersmith Continue reading