Category: Youth Team

For some reason, it was a strange season to me. Amazingly, the U18 team played 46 games including pre-season, games in Germany, league matches, Youth Alliance Cup, FA Youth Cup, friendlies and two tournaments in Italy. When we lost to Grimsby in the YAC Final, someone remarked that we looked tired. Well, I ain’t surprised Continue reading

When The QPR U18 Girls Won The League Cup Final Last Month Paul picked me up from South Ruislip and we followed the team bus up the motorway and eventually down a leafy lane near Redhill in Surrey. To the south-east of Merstham village is a large housing estate which was built after the War Continue reading

This year’s Youth Kit Sponsors Evening was held on Tuesday 28th April in the W12 Suite, otherwise known as the First Floor Lounge. The Fair Play Cup from the recent Trofeo Sardegna Tournament was on display and most of the sponsored players were seated down one side. As the sponsors and guests began to arrive, Continue reading

Two days earlier a small contingent of the Saturday Morning Mob witnessed one of the best performances of the season. Despite some of the regulars being rested, the 3-0 victory against Leyton Orient clinched the runners-up spot courtesy of 2nd half goals from Josh Parker, Javonne Molloy and Max Ehmer. They lined up as follows: Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance League Cup Final Team: Putnins, Wright, Waters, Davenport, Harris, Olley, Ehmer, Smith, German, Sutherland, Parker Subs: Bulmer, Bailey, Perring, Cox, Nanetti The R’s first chance came from a free kick when Max Ehmer floated over a lovely ball into the box but somehow it evaded everyone. However, Rangers took the lead after Continue reading

Team: Bulmer, Cox, Waters, Davenport, Harris, Wright, Smith, Ehmer, Parker, Vanterpool, Molloy Subs: Bailey, Perring, Olley, Nanetti, Fernandez Antonio German was training with the 1st team squad, Javonne Molloy started and the goalkeeper rotation continued. In fact, Max Ehmer was playing virtually as a striker and this proved to be very effective. Although the R’s Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance Cup Southern Area Final Team: Putnins, Cox, Waters, Harris, Wright, Davenport, Smith, Ehmer, German, Vanterpool, Parker. Subs: Bulmer, Perring, Bailey, Sutherland, Nanetti This was to be a complete reversal of the score and the inclement weather from nearly twelve months ago when Colchester United knocked the R’s out of the Cup by Continue reading

Team: Bulmer, Cox, Waters, Harris, Olley, Ehmer, Smith, Davenport, Parker, German, Molloy. Subs: Perring, Wright, Bailey This re-arranged mid-week U18’s fixture against Luton Town coincided nicely with the trip to Doncaster. No sausage rolls but hot drinks were available. It was a very overcast morning at Harlington, very windy but the threatened downpour just held Continue reading

Team: Putnins, Cox, Waters, Harris, Olley, Davenport, Smith, Perring, Nanetti, German, Parker Subs: Bailey, Ehmer, Wright, Brittain and Molloy. On a mild morning at Harlington, overcast but with the sun beginning to poke through, the game kicked off about 5 minutes late. We had only just taken our positions adjacent to the corner flag as Continue reading

Team: Bulmer, Cox, Ilesanmi, Smith, Harris, Olley, Perring, Davenport, Parker, German, Nanetti Subs: Wright, Bailey, Brittain, Ehmer, Fernandez. We eventually found the entrance to the May and Baker Sports ground and as Alan Barnes, Rob Bennett, Roger Stokes and myself shuffled into position, Clive Kingham walked over and joined us. Part of the pitch perimeter Continue reading