With half term depleting teams other clubs forfeiting their matches rather than fulfilling their fixtures in contrast to the Dragons who played on regardless: The Firsts beat OIR 1-0 at home. A great team effort from the flagship Firsts who scored a fantastic team goal and kept OIR firmly shut out. The Dragons are breathing…
DetailsHelp! The Dragons do not charge to play football – contributions are voluntary and the coaches do not know who has paid. Players are treated the same regardless of whether they have contributed thousands or nothing. The rest of the world is rather crueller and we have to pay for pitch hire; equipment; ref’s fees,…
DetailsWith spring trying to thrust aside winter this was mostly an excellent weekend: The Firsts won 4-2 in a friendly against Hayes & Hillingdon. Although nothing technically was at stake, the Firsts treated the match as they would a Premier Division tie and worked hard to overcome Hayes. The Dragons gather momentum to carry into…
DetailsThe U17 Boys came from behind to beat Hendon 4-2 at home. After a disorganised first half, the Dragons trailed by 2 but then followed their coach’s instructions to put Hendon under huge pressure. The result: a complete turnaround and a four-goal second half. The Dragons’ new January signing scored a hat trick on his…
DetailsWith frozen pitches much time was spent organising matches and players only to then spend more time cancelling those very same matches. Such is the lot of a football club in winter. The Firsts were lost 2-3 away to Shepherd’s Bush in the most exciting of matches to make it one all in the series.…
DetailsShocking weather reduced many pitches to a quagmire and postponed matches: The U12 Girls smashed Omonia 11-0 away in the Cup. Despite the terrible weather and multiple postponed games, the Dragon’s put last weekend behind them with a thumping victory. Relentless total football from a characterful squad. The U13, 14, 15 &17 Girls all had…
DetailsWe have started 2023 in mostly tremendous form: The Firsts beat AVA 3-0 at home. The Dragons bounced back, revigorated rather than somnolent, after the break to dominate the match. Three goals, and that so important a clean sheet, made for a clinical return to football. The Blues had no game. The Old Dragonians were…
DetailsIt has been a very good first half of the season as we break off for Christmas and New Year: The Firsts have recorded some tremendously exciting wins, including against our nemesis Clapton Community FC The Blues have steadily improved, recording isolated wins The Old Dragonians challenge at every match but are often just pipped…
DetailsIn short there were none. The pitches came tantalising close to be useable as the weather warmed but it was not to be. Frozen pitches were not the problem in Doha as the World Cup Final went from being an inevitable win for Argentina to the most exciting of matches with France coming from behind…
DetailsIt will come as no surprise to fans worldwide that most matches were called off due to frozen pitches and the one that did proceed probably wished it hadn’t: The Firsts just lost 1-2 to Pitshanger Dynamo at home. On a bitterly cold but bright Saturday, the Dragons fell on the short end of an…
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