It’s a tricky time for any correspondent reporting the Results at the start of a new season. What is one to do if they are shocking? Does one delay waiting for better times? There was no dilemma this year as our Senior teams clearly wanted to avoid causing any undue journalistic stress and so banged in an aggregate of 17 goals…
There are still a couple of weeks to go before we are at full speed. Fixtures are being released but with fewer matches than usual as many grass pitches are not yet ready to be used. Whilst the recent rain has been welcomed it is nowhere near enough to nourish football grounds after the hottest…
We are about to go from “Updates” to “Results” as the season starts for the Seniors then in a couple of weeks for the youth teams. This season the start will not be as smooth as we would like because the exceptionally dry weather has lead to some grass pitches being unplayable. Much of London is…
With the summer holidays nearly over an exciting 2026/7 season lies ahead. We will get the Notting Hill Carnival out of the way this coming weekend and then rapidly crank up for the new season. Works at the Den: We should be able to start using the changing rooms and WC block fairly soon. Possibly the most…
This heatwave is not conducive to preparing our grass pitches for the upcoming season. We are of course lucky to have our own 3G pitch but rely on grass pitches as well. There has been some talk in the press about the government delaying the start of the football season to save water. Certainly, the…
Reminder: Dragons Summer Soccer School starts tomorrow, Sunday, from 10am to 1pm every day until Thursday 23 July at Kensington Memorial Park, W10 6BZ (also known as St Marks Park). Girls and boys wanting to play for an Under 11 or 10 team next season are particularly welcome. Parents can register their child on the day Clarification: We have been besieged by requests…
Breaking News: The hastily convened “Dragons Peace Board” has awarded the newly minted “West London Peace Prize” to the chair of each of our Leagues as they deliberate promotions and regulations for the 2026/27 season. Dragons Summer Soccer School: 10am to 1pm every day from Sunday 19 to Thursday 23 July at Kensington Memorial Park, W10 6BZ (also known as St Marks Park). This…
It’s been a busy week with the Holland Park Activity Day being a great success – we attracted the biggest crowds. The works continued at the Den despite the sometimes soaring heat. Dragons Summer Soccer School: 10am to 1pm every day from Sunday 19 to Thursday 23 July at Kensington Memorial Park, W10 6BZ (also known as St Marks…
The Den Update: Work started last Tuesday to connect, the changing rooms and WCs to the drains etc. If all goes well, we should have everything working by September. Funding Update: When all the works are completed at the Den we plan to organise an event to formally recognise and thank the Pitch Funders and the Patrons who have kept the club going for…
The End of Season Presentations and BBQ last Sunday were a huge success with 300 Dragons joining in the fun. The 2025/6 season is now well and truly over although for the First Team there is hardly time to draw one’s breath before preseason training starts. Lost Car Key – a car key was found lying on the ground…