Category: Youth Team

FA Youth Cup 4th Round QPR: Brzozowski, Barzey (Springer-Downes), Genovesi, Klass (Platt), Eales, Fox, Francis-Adeyinka, Folkes, Eshun (Mesias), Akinola, Bowler Subs Not Used: Bowman, Ribeiro Attendance: 647 It was very unusual to see fan segregation at a youth match at Loftus Road. The stewards had been saying before the game that they were expecting a Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Brzozowski, Springer-Downes (Ribeiro), Barzey, Klass, Eales, Dupray, Goather-Braithwaite (Bettache), Folkes, Platt, Akinola, Cardoso (Martin) Sub Not Used: Harvey White (GK) This 10.30am fixture was switched to Heston because the first team was training at Harlington, ahead of the match at Cardiff the following day. Within the first minute, the Continue reading

Team: Brzozowski, Springer-Downes, Barzey, Klass, Eales, Fox, Alfa, Folkes, Eshun, Akinola, Bowler Attendance: 132 When news filtered through that an R’s side were scheduled to take on Ware, I decided to email Stephen King at the club. He soon replied and went on to inform me that QPR had played them once before on 27th Continue reading

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round: Played at Leigh Sports Village Stadium Team: Brzozowski, Springer-Downes, Williams, Donnellan, Matthews, Eales (Genovesi), Crichlow, Akinola (Alfa), Adams, Darbyshire (Klass), Bowler Subs Not Used: Folkes, Bowman Attendance: 1,023 In view of the fact that the venue for this fixture was only six miles from where I live, I thought I Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Brzozowski, Eales, Fox, Donnellan, Matthews, Arthur, Alfa, Clarke, Adams, Darbyshire, Crichlow Charlton were the current league leaders and back in August had defeated the R’s 9-0! In goal for the R’s was Marcin Brzozowski who made his debut last month for Poland’s U18’s and had kept a clean sheet Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Haigh, Matthews, Williams (Springer-Downes), Anastasiou (Barzey), Arthur (Folkes), Fox, Alfa, Donnellan, Adams, Crichlow, Bowler With the shortage of goalkeepers, including R’s fan Lewis Todd’s recent departure to Watford, trialist Chris Haigh made his debut between the posts. The Rangers debutant soon made a good take under pressure and within Continue reading

Team: Todd, Eales (Springer-Downes), Williams, Akinola, Arthur, Fox, Bolkiah, Klass, Darbyshire (Alfa), Crichlow, Bowler Sub Not Used: Gaster When I arrived at Harlington just ahead of the 11.30am kick-off, the U15’s match against Arsenal was underway on the adjacent pitch. The U18’s had lost their previous game 9-2 at Leeds United whilst the Tykes had Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Todd, Matthews, Williams, Donnellan (Bettache), Arthur, Fox (Eales), Crichlow, Folkes, Darbyshire, Clarke (Alfa), Bowler Subs Not Used: Mesias, Dauti I was informed upon arrival at the gate that I couldn’t access the training ground until 10.30am. Find all this nonsense totally unnecessary. The U18’s had lost their opening game Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Hudnott, Springer-Downes, Williams (J), Klass, Eales, Thompson, Komodikis, Corkery, Alfa, Darbyshire, Bowler A Nathan Corkery free kick cleared the bar but Rangers were struggling to get going. It was the visitors who were soon creating the better chances and Conor Hudnott made a great save from close range with Continue reading

Concorde Club, Cranford U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Hudnott, Springer-Downes, Williams (J), Hamalainen, Garnett, Arthur, Komodikis, Donnellan, Alfa, Bowler, Shodipo. Paul Furlong’s side had gone down 4-2 at Ipswich the previous Saturday and as for the latest opponents, Swansea had run out 7-2 winners in November. The match kicked off shortly after 11.30am as Continue reading