Category: Youth Team

The Official Portsmouth Website made the following announcement today: Pompey have completed the signing of goalkeeper Liam O’Brien from QPR. The Blues have paid the Championship side an undisclosed fee for the 16 year old. O’Brien, who has signed as a schoolboy, has also agreed a two-year scholarship, which begins next Season. The 6ft 2ins Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance Cup Quarter Final Team: Crowther, Coyne, Brown, O’Brien, Ford, Harris, Morgan-Cummings, Davenport, German, Rose, Arthur. Subs Used: Vanterpool, Wright, Smith Subs Not Used: Goodchild, Lawrence Pat Harrison phoned to say that the kick-off time had been brought forward by 30 minutes and would now start at 6.30pm as severe weather was again Continue reading

Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Brown, O’Brien, Ford, Harris, Parker, Davenport, German, Rose, Arthur Subs Used: Lawrence for Harris, Trialist for Davenport and Morgan-Cummings for German. Subs Not Used: Wright and Vanterpool This was the first 18’s match for three weeks and the R’s started the game very slowly and almost paid the price after 8 minutes Continue reading

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Ford, Lawrence, Brown, Arthur, M.O’Brien, Davenport, Parker, Balanta, Rose. Subs Used: Morgan-Cummings for Parker, Harris for Ford and Vanterpool for Arthur. Subs Not Used: L.O’Brien and Smith I went onto the FA Website recently to check the ruling on the players age limit and it stated on Continue reading

Team: O’Brien, Coyne, Waters, O’Brien, Ford, Lawrence, Balanta, Davenport, Parker, Rose, Arthur. Subs Used: Mirzai for Waters, Vanterpool for Balanta and Morgan-Cummings for Rose Subs Not Used: Crowther and Cox This proved to be a comfortable victory over Brentford and it took just two minutes for the R’s to open the scoring. Matt O’Brien picked Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance Cup 2nd Round (last 16) Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Ford, Harris, Brown, O’Brien, Vanterpool, Arthur, German, Rose, Balanta. Subs used: Cox for Vanterpool, Morgan-Cummings for Rose and Massey for Balanta Rangers deserved to win this Cup tie on the weight of chances created but Luton were still in the game right up until Continue reading

Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Brown, O’Brien, Ford, Harris, Balanta, Davenport, German, Rose, Arthur Subs Used: Vanterpool for O’Brien, Parker for Balanta and Folkes for Rose. Subs Not Used: Crowther and Wright Barnet had already been beaten 4-0 in the Puma Youth Alliance Cup in October and it took QPR just 3 minutes to create their first Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance Cup Group 3 Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Brown, O’Brien, Ford, Wright, Balanta, Arthur, German, Rose, Davenport. Subs: Crowther, Vanterpool, Morgan-Cummings, Folkes, Parker QPR almost went behind in the first 5 minutes when the visitors hit the post. This prompted the R’s to step up the pace and two good chances then followed. Romone Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance Cup Group 3 Team: Goodchild, Brown, Wright, Ford, Harris, O’Brien, Balanta, Coyne, German, Rose, Arthur. Subs: Crowther, Vanterpool, Davenport, Morgan-Cummings and Parker (formerly known as Gardner) After the usual magnificent sausage roll and cup of tea, I looked around for the ‘Saturday Morning Mob’ and in particular a visitor today, Dag who Continue reading

Puma Youth Alliance Cup Group 3 Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Ford, Brown, Wright, Davenport, O’Brien, Arthur, German, Rose, Balanta Subs: Crowther, Harris, Gardner, Folkes and a U16’s player (Dave ???) Rangers ultimately cruised to victory in this Cup fixture with a workmanlike performance that sometimes lacked the free-flowing football and excitement (at both ends) of recent Continue reading