Category: Youth Team

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Hudnott, Springer-Downes, Hamalainen, Butler, Garnett, Matthews, Komodikis, Donnellan, Mitford, Corkery, Shodipo. Subs: Herdman, Williams, Crichlow, Darbyshire, Adams. As we awaited the kick-off, Alan Barnes pointed out to us that Paul Furlong had in fact used six goalkeepers already this season. The match got underway slightly later than the scheduled Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Gogic, Arthur, Kakay, Williams, Garnett, Matthews, Komodikis, O’Sullivan, Mitford, Corkery, Darbyshire. Subs: Adams, Todd, Donnellan, Crichlow, Springer-Downes. Following the disappointing home defeat to Charlton Athletic, Paul Furlong’s side then bounced back with a superb 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. Tyrell Mitford’s 2nd half goal was enough to give his Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Herdman, Arthur, Kakay, Williams, Garnett, Matthews, Komodikis, Butler, Grego-Cox, Darbyshire, Shodipo. Subs: O’Sullivan, Bowles, Mitford, Adams, Donnellan. Paul Furlong’s U18’s side had come into this match at the Concorde Club on the back of a 0-2 home defeat to Sheffield United the previous week. It was the Addicks who Continue reading

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Butler, Wise, Kpekawa, Young, Comley, Beckles, Mitchell, Grego-Cox. Substitutes: Herdman, Mitford, Pattie, Haran, Corkery Fulham came into this 3rd round tie at Loftus Road top of the Barclays Premier League table (South) so we knew it was going to be a tough encounter. Steve Gallen had Continue reading

U18 Premier League Development League 2 Team: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Comley, Wise, Kpekawa, Komodikis, Butler, Beckles, Mitchell, Shodipo. Subs: Herdman, Mitford, Harran, Young, Grego-Cox Justin Skinner, the Millwall U18’s manager, has previously been involved with the Rangers Youth set-up of course before becoming the reserve team manager in 2006. The Saturday Morning Crew lined up Continue reading

The U18’s got back to winning ways the previous week with a 2-1 win at Coventry. From 0-1 down at half-time, Steve Gallen’s side won the match with two goals after the interval from Cole Kpekawa. For their next game at Harlington last Saturday, Rangers lined up as follows: Team: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Comley, Wise, Continue reading

The U18’s came into this match with a magnificent unbeaten start to the season. The latest opponents, Nottingham Forest, were one of the sides that had been added to the fixture list last month. Rangers lined up as follows: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Comley, Wise, Kpekawa, Young, Mitchell, Butler, Shodipo, Grego-Cox. Within minutes, Cole Kpekawa was Continue reading

Team: Smith, Furlong, Butler, Comley, Wise, Kpekawa, Young, Mitchell, Mitford, Corkery, Shodipo, Subs: Kakay, Williams, Herdman, Page, Beckles. I bumped into Rob Bennett at Acton Town Station and we later met up with the remainder of the travelling Saturday Morning Crew at Jersey Road, Osterley; Alan Barnes, Clive Kingham, Roger Stokes and Steve Bacon. An Continue reading

Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final Team: Lumley, Furlong (Downs), Monthe, Hunt-Laurent, Wise, Kpekawa, Young (Fitzpatrick), Mitchell, Skapetis, Carreiro, Petrasso Subs Not Used: Smith, Comley, Beckles The U18’s league campaign saw Rangers winning 16 of their 20 matches and finishing runners-up to Charlton Athletic. This sealed them a place in the semi-final play-off and the Continue reading

Team: Lumley, Furlong, Monthe, Comley, Downs, Kpekwa, Petrasso, Mitchell, Skapetis, Hunt-Laurent, Fitzpatrick It’s always windy in the wide open spaces of the Harlington training ground. This time, we are informed, the polar jet stream is responsible for the current cold snap. The R’s almost conceded early on when a Joe Lumley clearance came off a Continue reading