Category: Youth Team

At last ! I have to start the Report with those words because at last we have won the U18 Youth League after coming close in recent Seasons. The league was won by results on the pitch but the many, many problems off it at Youth level didn’t help to make it easy. There was Continue reading

The original idea was to make an annual award to the QPR Youth Team Player of the Year and to also dedicate it to the memory of Kiyan Prince. The Saturday morning regulars who support the U18’s and U16’s at Harlington and sometimes away from home too, voted accordingly. It was a difficult decision given Continue reading

Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Brown, O’Brien, Goode, Howell, Folkes, Maguire, St.Aimie, Balanta, Arthur Unused subs: Crowther, Ford, Vanterpool The line up was almost the same as in last week’s win at Northampton, James Folkes started, Josh Ford was on the bench and Romone Rose was still suspended. It was a beautiful sunny day in the Sussex Continue reading

Team: Goodchild, Ford, Goode, Howell, Brown, Maguire, O’Brien, Coyne, Arthur, St.Aimie, Balanta Subs Not Used: Crowther, Vanterpool, Bazzaq, trialist Rangers came away with a fully deserved three points from a sunny Northamptonshire but left it late to secure the win that keeps their title hopes well and truly alive. With an hour gone, a 0-0 Continue reading

Team: Goodchild, Coyne, Goode, Howell, Brown, Maguire, O’Brien, St.Aimie, Arthur, Rose, Balanta Unused Subs: Crowther, Ford, Smith, Razzaq, trialist Another vital three points was secured by Romone Rose’s tremendous strike seven minutes from time. Both sides contributed to an entertaining game that was played on a pitch that was very firm but rather uneven although Continue reading

Team: Crowther, Coyne, trialist, Goode, Brown, Folkes, O’Brien, St.Aimie, Arthur, Rose, Balanta A vital three points for the young R’s in a game dominated by the brisk wind that blew across the pitch from corner to corner. With very little rain in recent weeks, the pitch was rather firm and it proved to be difficult Continue reading

Team: Goodchild, Ford, Goode, Howell, Brown, Rose, Coyne, O’Brien, Arthur, Maguire, St.Aimie An amazing fight back by Joe Gallen’s U18 side saw them gain a precious point at an overcast and windy Harlington. The R’s got off to the worst possible start. After just 3 minutes, the Southend centre forward ghosted in behind the QPR Continue reading

What a proud day that was when we received the letter inviting us to go to the England Training Camp in Buxton. Dean was nervous and he had to be there for a week. We drove him there and left him at the hotel. He telephoned home every night to tell us how he was Continue reading

With the U18/U16’s travelling to Germany last July, this reminded me of an interesting story that Maurice Fitzgerald passed on some time ago. Someone had told him that their father was in a QPR Youth side that had won an International Cup Tournament in Germany many years ago. He had some pictures which Maurice passed Continue reading

Gary Waddock became the new Head of the Centre Of Excellence and brought in our next Coach. Justin Skinner. He was the first ex-pro we had as Coach. He was what I called at the time, a ‘Super Coach’. He had everything, he had respect from the boys, a sense of humour and used some Continue reading