We press on. It is that time of year that favours the resilient: The Firsts beat Lancaster 3-1 Away. The week off did nothing to help the team’s rhythm where the tempo and quality in the opening exchanges were lower than expected. This was matched by limp attempts off the ball to regain possession with…
Variable weather saw various Dragons on various pitches on this Remembrance Sunday: The U11’s lost to unbeaten London Athletic at St Marks in a better performance than the score line would suggest. A full squad, sporting their new look football kit, roared into action and after ten minutes were winning 2-0 with a Premier League…
Pinstars FC 3 v 7 Kensington Dragons U14 Eagles We dug deep, pulled together, never let our heads drop, and though the odds, at times, were against it – we finally made it to Pinner. But if the patient opposition were hoping our lack of pre-match preparation would give them the edge, they were sorely disappointed. In…
Winter hit with a vengeance. After constant rain all Saturday night your correspondent was not the only Dragon whose twinge of regret at his game being called off was less pronounced than it should have been. The only games played were: The Firsts beat Hillingdon Abbots 4-0 away in the second round of the Middlesex…
With winter fast approaching it is the U14 Eagles who are vying with the Adults to be team of the season: The Firsts beat West End 5-3 in the Middlesex County Football League Cup. The Firsts have now won every game this season bar one The Reserves beat AFC Angel Hayes 2-1 in Extra Time…
Kensington Dragons U14 Eagles 16 v 2 TSA Totteridge. When your new winger scores a hat-trick you’re always going to smile. When your trusty centre-half scores one too, you’ll be excused a mighty grin. But when your star striker gets two of them and walks away with eight goals of his own, something strange happens:…
Winter is creeping up on us with our Firsts continuing to power ahead: The First beat Horseed 3-1 away. This promised to be a straightforward win with Horseed drawing their last game against the bottom side 5-5. This proved to be far from the case as the Dragons did little to get any rhythm in…
Kensington Dragons U14B Eagles 5 v 6 Yeading The omens were not good. Brooding clouds, a no-show from the ref and a tetchy Hayes and Yeading turning out in faded tangerine – which meant our red-blooded Eagles had to play in hoops. But while they may have looked liked the floundering strangers of Loftus Road,…
A fine weekend saw the Firsts continue to power ahead, the diminutive U11’s demolish Harlington and the U17’s beat arch rivals FC Kensington: The U11’s beat Harlington 14-4 at St Marks in their third game of the season. The Dragons settled down quickly and held their positions whilst demonstrating their technical ability to pass quickly…
A wet week gave way to a glorious weekend: The Firsts beat Imperial College 3-1 away. A poor start was disturbing with poor passing, movement and communication leading to two players going for the same ball to give Imperial a simple lead which is where it stood at half time. With the Coach’s stern message…