It was the Boys Under 11s who lead the way to their elders’ admiration: The New U11 Boys beat Brookhouse 5-1 at home. The new Dragons have had a tough time learning to play competitive team football against well-established oppositions. Their nerves of steel however kept them in good stead as they rose brilliantly to the challenge against…
As other clubs with greater resources wilt in the wintry wet the Dragons drive on to record decisive wins: The Firsts beat Yeading Town 4-2 away in the Cup to reach the Quarterfinals. The Dragons performed well and were 3-0 up at half time. Quick pace, good team spirit and hard work gave the Dragons the advantage. The…
Like a huge liner the Dragons inexorably are turning the footballing corner with the results improving bit by bit each week. It was particularly pleasing to have our U12 Girls congratulated on their exciting win by the opposition: The Firsts beat CB Hounslow 2-1 at home. The Dragons performed well in extremely difficult conditions to control…
After a slower than average start our results have improved markedly: The Firsts beat London Rangers 2-1 away in the second round of the Middlesex Cup. This was an important win, not only in terms of the Cup, but also as a sign that the team is “getting it together” as they say in the…
With Half Term there were fewer matches than usual: The First Team just lost 2-3 away to London Samuri. This was a generally better Dragons performance who are on an upward curve. The Reserves won on penalties at home after drawing 2-2 at full time to Brentham in the Middlesex Cup. It is on to the…
All the Dragons teams have been beaten at some point this season, so it was great to see the U12 Girls leading the way with a huge 9-1 win to encourage the Club: The U17 Reds were awarded a win because Belmont United could not field a team. The U17 Whites lost at home to St Josephs…
New Arrival: Leaving no stone unturned to improve performance our First Team coach’s wife, Beata, has delivered a new Dragon named Marcel. Marcin reports “He is a happy little dude”. It was rain, rain, rain as the Dragons dodged the rain drops: The New U11 Boys improved fantastically to lose against ProFA at home as they scored…
There are rays of footballing sunshine peeking through not entirely tremendous result clouds but the sooner they come the better: The New U11 Boys, not surprisingly, lost away to Ruislip Rangers in their first ever match. Even the most ardent Dragons fan would find it difficult to praise their performance in the first quarter. By…
The good news is that this was the first time the Dragons have ever had THREE girls’ teams in action. The not so good news is that we let in rather more goals last weekend than is altogether necessary to keep up the morale of our opponents: The First Team beat Hampton Locomotive 1-3 away in…
There is still room for improvement, but the stars are in the ascendant: The Firsts just lost 1-2 away to Hillingdon. The Dragons fell back to 0-2 down but then pulled one goal back but could not score another vital goal The Reserves beat Parkfield 3-1 at home in the Middlesex Junior Cup. This was a slow start for…