We had a very sad occurrence this week. One of our Under 16 Boys players, Junayd, returned home on Sunday after having played brilliantly in a brilliant match in the very best of spirits but later collapsed in the shower and passed away. It appears he may have had an undiscovered heart defect. He was…
It has been a busy week: HELP: We may be the only community club that does not have a mandatory charge for players but we must pay the same costs as other clubs – who charge £1,000 to £3,000/ season. We have survived for 24 years despite, what some might call an “odd approach”, by…
The Firsts lost 1-3 to Camden & Islington away. The Firsts suffered a second successive defeat in the League against a team that they know – on a better day but perhaps not on Hackney Marshes – they could and should beat. The priority now is to dust themselves off and laser focus on the run…
A mixed week with the U17 Boys unusually leading the pack: The Firsts narrowly lost 3-4 to Larkspur at home in the second round of the Premier Division Cup. One knew it was a bruising loss – when Larkspur sauntered over to the Dragons Manager saying “we got away with one today”. The Dragons needed to…
With the Under 11Reds leading the way: The Firsts lost 1-3 at home to Wood Lane. A tough loss for the Dragons in a very local Derby where mistakes cost them dearly. The Blues and the Old Dragonians had no games. The U11 Boys Red beat Pro FA 11-0 away. Fans saw some excellent goals this weekend…
A good set of Results with the wins deserved and the fewer losses reportable: The Firsts beat Sporting Duet 5-2 away. The Dragons had taken on board the lessons learned from previous performances and knuckled down. It was their solid work rate that was the key to their win. The Blues beat Feltham Town 5-4 away…
The Firsts lost 1-3 away to AFC Southall in the FA Intermediate Cup. Annoying but true! Still there are other cups to win with the season barely started. The Blues beat Feltham 2-1 at the Den: The battle of the joint title favourites didn’t disappoint. It was Feltham who went into the break a goal…
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…