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Sunday 13th April 2008 Results
As we swelter in the sun it is difficult to remember the dark, dank winter and all the trials, tribulations and triumphs of another long, successful season. Our magnificent Annual Dinner on Saturday with over 150 Dragons present was slotted between football action:

> The Girls showed the boys U12's how to play football in the first quarter of a thrilling contest on Saturday. With their first full season under their belts however, the veteran U12's gradually pulled ahead demonstrating greater fitness to eventually win

> The Kensington Place adults team bolstered by the Dragons U12's, U15's and U16's Coaches beat Moscow Spartak 4-3 on Saturday. On closer inspection Spartak turned out to be a touring side from Dublin.

> The U14's lost 1-3 in the last 5 mins of extra time to league leaders FC Roundwood at St Marks in the Supplementary Cup. The Dragons scored first with a lobbed ball over the keeper only to have it disallowed by the Ref who was not on form for this crucial game. The frustration of the Dragons was heard resounding across North Kensington. Roundwood scored
just before half time against the run of play. The Dragons took on gallons of water and went out to overcome the Roundwood giants. The Dragon breakthrough came with beautiful work off a corner. The winner nearly followed from another corner but the ref blew for full time. It was onto extra time. The next goal would have sealed the match and
unfortunately it was not a Dragon goal. The boys gave it everything and did all to win. The amassed crowds applauded the spectacular conclusion to a tough football season.

> The U18's defeated Headstone Manor 4-1 at St Marks in a rather easy victory. The Dragons dominated the first half to lead 2 - 0 at halftime. The Dragons should finish 3rd in the premiership. A very credible result only marred by the realisation that the Dragons beat both the winner and the runners up but lost to lesser teams. Winning a division is a marathon where one slip up on a wet windy November morning can come home to roost in sunny May.

Sunday 27th April 2008 Results
As the season draws to a close the Dragons are winning most of their matches. Our success is of course only possible through the support of our sponsors Bective Leslie Marsh, Elgin Capital, Clarendon and the Met Police with the Council, RBKC, providing the facilities - albeit at a charge! Thank you. On to the results:

> The U18's beat Headstone Manor 1-0 away on Tuesday in a well mannered, competitive contest. The Dragons were much the better side but could not convert and it was 0-0 at halftime. The U18's are currently in 3rd place with 2 games in hand.

> The U17's beat Parkfield 2-0 on Thursday at St Marks under the watchful eye of refereeing legend Howard Cartz. Remarkably there were no sending offs and the game finished in good order the Dragons worthy winners.

> The U17's beat Brookhouse 1-0 on Sunday at St Marks in a tough physical game which had produced no goals at half time. Back on the pitch the Dragons showed their mettle and grafted away despite all provocation to be awarded a penalty which they duly converted to secure a hard fought Dragon win. The U17's have triumphantly regrouped since Christmas and
can hardly remember what it is like to lose - except when they play the Dragon U16's of course.

> The U16's were awarded 3 points on Saturday away as Brunswick defaulted being unable to field a team when confronted with the thought of another thrashing at the hands of the Dragons.

> The U15's lost 2-6 on Tuesday at St Marks against St Andrews in a performance to forget. The Dragons went 2-0 down and then pulled back to 2-2 but with some awful defending and lack of pressure it was difficult to perform against the league leaders. Lack of match practice clearly showed at this abysmal result and performance not usually associated
with the Dragon U15's

> The U15's on Saturday drew 2-2 with Yeading Wanderers at St Marks. The Dragons had a slow start and found themselves 2-0 down at half time. The recent spate of games took its toll but the Dragons kept going and with 15 minutes to go scored. The game was on and 3 minutes from the end Yeading cruelly hacked down an innocent Dragon resulting in a penalty which was coolly slotted home to secure a draw.

> The U15's beat Hayes Gate 6-4 at St Marks on Sunday. Fans will remember the first game of the season against an overly aggressive Hayes Gate where the Dragons lost 0-4. The tables were turned in this the last game of the season. Hayes are a team stuck in the dark ages of the 1970 & 1980's using totally unacceptable language egged on by their parents.
The only way to retaliate was to beat them which the Dragons duly did.

> The U14's lost 1-5 to Lyndhurst at St Marks on Sunday. The U14's were simply exhausted after a run of daily successive games the week before and could not summon up their competitive spirit.

Sunday 13th April 2008 Results
A mixed week of torrential rain and brilliant sunshine lead to an equally mixed weekend:

> The U18's drew 0-0 with Yeading in a frustrating but tense league game where the Dragons dominated as the better
team but could not score. Yeading have battled through to the League Cup final and must count themselves lucky that an administrative error denied the Dragons their chance to meet Yeading in the League Cup

> The U17's lost 1-4 to Harrow St Mary at St Marks. The Dragons scored first and but for some unlucky breaks and questionable decisions should have clung on to their slender lead. Harrow took their opportunities where they could and
felt lucky to win by such a margin

> The U16's beat Brunswick 5-1 at St Marks in memory of Jay. The Dragons pulled ahead to 2-0 before losing shape and letting Brunswick back in the game before the break. A stern half term talk reinstated discipline and the Dragons went on to dominate and win by a hefty margin. The Dragons were simply the better side with cover in every position.

> The U15's had no game

> The U14's beat Haringey Boro 5-2 on Saturday morning in the rapidly arranged Supplementary Cup match. Despite being taken by surprise by the fixture the Dragons were eager to play football following several Sunday mornings in bed. The unaccustomed early morning start however lead to a certain initial slothfulness and the Dragons found themselves defending a one goal lead by Boro. The Dragons finally woke up, got into their stride when 2-1 down and fought back to
win convincingly 5- 2. The U14's look forward to meeting Greenford Celtic in the next round.

> The U14's drew 2-2 and then beat Pinner Albion 7-1 in a double header at St Marks on Sunday. Management had to work hard, greasing the path to St Marks to get a good squad turn out again for this much awaited doubleheader. Sleep was the crippling factor again as the U14's gifted Pinner an early goal whilst they dreamed over their cornflakes. The Dragons
played the better attacking football but missed a series of dead sitters, it could have been 5 -1 at half time. The goals came in the second half to deflate Pinner but the Dragon winner would not go in the net leaving the final score at 2 - 2. A quick turn around saw the Dragons score early and get in their comfortable stride with clever passing football leaving it 3- 0 at half time. Tactical changes were made and great performances unleashed from several players to go on to win 7-1. The low point of the season has been well and truly buried.

The U12's had no game

Sunday 30th March 2008 Results
A wet week, combined with the clocks going forward, lead to much excitement getting players to the right place at the right hour before telling them not to bother as games were called off. The lead up had been intense with the hugely successful "Annual Dragons Quiz" on Friday followed by the Girls resounding victory on Saturday:

> The U13 Girls beat Ruislip 3-0 at the Westway. Ruislip turned up en masse in gleaming new colour coordinated kit with followed by numerous Managers and Coaches taking long copious notes in colour coordinated notebooks. The Dragons got down to business and proceeded to play good passing football with the inevitable result of a resounding Dragons win.

> The U18's beat Bessingby Park 4-1 and then drew 1-1 in a double header away. The Dragons dominated the first game and won decisively. In the second Bessingby scored fist to be 1-0 up before the Dragons equalized and then proceeded to pulverise the Bessingby goal but without actually putting the ball in the back of the net. Bessinbgy were lucky to gain
their single point to the Dragons 4.

> The U17's game at St Marks against Parkfield was called off due to a waterlogged pitch

> The U15's had no game

> The U16's game away against Brunswick was called off due to a waterlogged pitch

> The U14's game against Hampstead at Birbeck was called off due to a waterlogged pitch

> The U12's lost 1-3 to Celtic away in a good game marred by inappropriate Celtic adult behaviour. The U12's gave Celtic an early own goal before playing magnificently to equalise before half time. Back on the pitch it looked like the Dragons were sure to win with a disciplined defence backing up good passing moves, resulting in great shots at goal - unfortunately the Celtic goal appears to be lower than the average and the Dragons shots soared over the cross bar. Exasperated to see defeat looming the Celtic crowd lost all sense of proportion and invaded the pitch to spoil a good game. Understandably the Dragons lost concentration and let in two goals.

Sunday 16th March 2008 Results
All Games called off last Sunday

> A wet windy week gave way to a wet Saturday night and all games being cancelled. Rumours that certain Dragons
were not altogether distraught as they pulled their respective duvets over their heads are unfounded.

Sunday 9th March 2008 Results
A weekend of drama, wins and losses:

> The U18's beat Woodside Park 7-0 and then 2-0 in a double header at Birbeck in a good natured game officiated by a league appointed referee. The premiership is now dominated by four teams, including the Dragons, who are hoping that one of the other would be leaders will trip up.

> The U17's had no game

> The U16's lost 1-2 to St Lawrence away in an unsatisfactory game marred by the Dragons giving away one goal and then poor referring awarding St Lawrence a penalty. What was almost an exciting contest between Dragons skill and St Lawrence brutishness was spoilt by the two goals leveraging the game to mediocrity.

> The U15's beat Wealdstone 0-4 away to avenge a 4-3 lose 2 weeks ago. The Dragons started playing some awesome football from the first whistle and dominated the game to be 2-0 up at half time. The Wealdstone Manager became increasingly frustrated and badly behaved as the Dragons played even better in the second half whilst displaying iron discipline in the face of poor Wealdstone behaviour.

> The U14's lost 2-5 to League winners Roundwood giants at Birbeck. The Dragons started well, floundered in the middle and then finished with a flourish. It did not help that a Dragons defender was stretchered off the pitch by a dastardly Roundwood tackle resulting in a red card and a penalty that the Dragons missed.

> The U12's lost 2-3 to Bessingby Park Rangers at St Marks. The Dragons let in a soft goal in the first minutes but pulled back to 1-1 at half time. Again the Dragons gave away a soft goal and again the Dragons fought back to 2-2. Bessingby finally scored a proper goal and then desperately defended their lead as the Dragons peppered their goal but alas to no avail.

Sunday 2nd March 2008 Results
Another fine Sunday welcomed the Dragons:

> The U18's beat current Premiership League leaders Ruislip Rangers 1-0 away in a tense hard fought match which gave much "satisfaction" to the Dragons. Ruislip, who had only lost two matches this season, are a hard physical side who could not wear down the more skilful Dragons despite winning most headers in the first half. Back on the pitch it remained
0-0 until 10 minutes from the end when the Dragons scored the winning goal to massed hysteria from the crowds. A very great win.

> The U17's had no game

> The U16's beat the Pitshanger goalkeeper 6-0 at Birbeck. The Dragons were clearly on top for most of the game but some splendid saves from the opposition goalie kept the score down to sensible proportions. Our congratulations must go to Pitshanger who tried hard throughout and kept their discipline to the end.

> The U15's had no game

> The U14's beat Parkfield 7-4 at St Marks following weeks without a game. The rather stiff U14's sized up against Parkfield for their first match of the season at St Marks - a welcome return to the hallowed DEN. Lack of match awareness showed but eventually the Dragons found their quick passing skills and put two away before half time. The 2nd half saw
Dragon mistakes give away easy goals. By rolling subs and changing tactics, the Dragons opened up their game and dominated the second half with quick goals in succession to win 7 - 3. A good win to build on for the remaining season

> The U12's lost 0-10 to title contenders Greenford Celtic at St Marks in a closer game than mere goal statistics would indicate. After 25 minutes it was evenly matched at 0-0 before Celtic scored and then scored again without anybody actually noticing - except the Dragons linesman who sportingly pointed out that the Dragon goalie was standing behind his goal line as he saved the shot - possibly not the best demonstration of positional play. The Dragons lost concentration and let in more goals than planned. As the U14 Dragons manager is memorably quoted as saying: "We all need a low point in the season to gauge the magnitude of the high points"

Sunday 24th February 2008 Results
With half term ended a warm sunny day saw 4 Dragons teams in action:

> The U18's beat London Tigers away 1-0 in the first game of a double header but lost 2-4 in the second game. Both sides played football commensurate with being premiership title contenders. After an hour of exhausting fast flowing football the Dragons had won the first match but could not rest on their laurels as after a short break it was onto the next match. The Tigers finished 0-2 up at half time but the Dragons came back to 2-2 in the second half before the Tigers pulled ahead to win
4-2.

> The U17's lost 1-2 at Birbeck to league leaders Bessingby Park in a well refereed game. The Dragons have been rapidly rebuilding since a low point at Christmas and were 0-0 at half time. Bessingby pulled ahead 0-2 in the second half but could not subdue the Dragons who scored and then looked like scoring again only to be denied the vital second gaol by a
combination of great saves, hitting the post, etc etc. A good game.

> The U16's lost 1-2 to Princess Park at St Marks in a well refereed game. The culmative effects of half term school trips, illness and injury combined with a lassitude not normally seen in the Dragons lead to the game being set for a 1-1 draw in a scrappy encounter. One minute from the end Princess Park were awarded a free kick and duly walloped the ball into the sturdy Dragons wall. The Dragons collectively heaved a sigh of relief whilst Princess Park pounced on the rebound and gently stroked the ball towards the Dragons goal and were rewarded with seeing the ball slowly roll over the goal line. Dear o dear.

> The U15's had a training game with Acton Ealing Whistlers and won 7-1. The Dragons were missing a few squad players due to injury and other commitments and so took the opportunity to try out some new players

> The U14's had no game.

> The U12's beat Ruislip Town 3-1 at St Marks in a fast and furious game. In a gesture of sportsmanship the Dragons offered both linesman's flags to Ruislip. The Dragons went 1-0 up within minutes but conceded a goal to be 1-1 at half time. A finely judged half time talk saw the Dragons gradually overcome Ruislip and slot in two well earnt goals. Another welcome win

Sunday 17th February 2008 Results
After a frosty night the day opened up to be clear, crisp and sunny. With half term in full swing there were only three Dragon teams playing:

The U18's beat Yeading 6-1 at Birbeck. The Dragons had a full squad and did not want a repeat of the last encounter where Yeading came back in the last 10 mins from being 2-0 down to draw. At half time The Dragons were 3-0 up and at full time 6-0 up with Yeading outplayed and outclassed.

The U17's beat FC Kensington North 4-1 in a friendly at St Marks where the result was less important than the opportunity to try out new players. The Dragons were 4-0 up at half time but had difficulty in scoring in the second half. FCKensington tried hard throughout the match and were rewarded with a fine goal two minutes from the end. A good natured game enjoyed by all.

The U16's had no game

The U15's beat Alpha and Omega 6-1 at St Marks. After the ignominy of an unaccustomed beating last week the Dragons were returned to near full strength and were determined to play to their potential. The massed crowns looked benignly on as the Dragons dominate the game to romp home clear winners.

The U14's had no game

The U12's had no game

Sunday 10th February 2008 Results
The sun shone and it was magnificent to be out on the playing fields enjoying the cut and thrust of football - unless you were an U15 that is, in which case you probably wish you had gone on holiday with the rest of your teammates:

>The U18's were awarded 3 points after Kodak defaulted the match

> The U17's lost 1-4 away to Brookhouse under curious circumstances. On arrival the Dragons Manager was whisked aside by his counterpart and told that "Brookhouse was under investigation" and that the appointed referee, Keith Chamberlin, was unavailable at short notice. "Luckily" Brookhouse had "found" a ref - drama was clearly scheduled. Brookhouse went 0-2 up before the Dragons started to dominate, pulling back to 2-1 before scoring again to make it 2-2 except that the Referee announced that the "ball had not gone over the line" before pressing on in quick succession to give Brookhouse a penalty at the other end. It was clear that the script had been written with Brookhouse winning 1-4 which they duly went on to do.

> The U16's beat Hanwell Town 3-1 at St Marks. The Dragons started better than of late and kept Hanwell at bay for 15 minutes before going 0-1 down. Hanwell cavorted around the pitch in a "Strictly Come Dancing" fashion to celebrate whilst the Dragons did up their bootlaces. A fierce battle ensued and at half time it was still 0-1 to an increasingly confident Hanwell. Back on the pitch Hanwell practiced their corners whilst the Dragons cleared off their line and mounted counter attacks. Suddenly it was 1-1 then 2-1 before Hanwell lost their shape, plot and determination as the Dragons hammered home their third goal. How the mighty are fallen.

> The U15's lost 13-2 away to North Greenford in an unusualy heavy defeat for the Dragons. A combination of half term, GCSE's revisions and marathons had reduced the Dragons to a pale shadow of their true selves. It was still however a
very poor showing against a more attacking side who went 1-0 up after only 3 minutes and then carried on scoring to the
end. Even now Management is making moves to address the situation before the next match.

> The U14's had no game

> The U12's lost 2-7 away to the mighty machine known as Greenford Celtic who have scored over 70 goals this season whilst letting in only 4. It was always going to be a difficult game. The new Dragons team faced up well to the challenge
and scored two glorious goals but, despite magnificent goal keeping, let a few more in. The Dragons are coming of
age and it will not be many seasons before the are beating the likes of Celtic.

Sunday 3rd February 2008 Results
While the rest of the country suffered blizzard conditions the Dragons heartland remained a dry, if cold, oasis of calm. For the historically minded this was the weekend where rugby enthusiasts rose from their armchairs at half time thinking mildly patronising thoughts of Wales with England poised for a massive win but, as all Dragons know, it is not over to the final whistle. On to the results - readers may want to
pay particular attention to the U14 Manager's inspirational quotation aptly demonstrating the power of words to turn defeat into victory:

>The U12's drew 2-2 with LNER at St Marks. The Dragons got off to a tremendous start and scored within seconds. LNER plugged away and drew level before the Dragons pulled ahead to 2-1 at half time. Back on the pitch the Dragons dug deep and held LNER at bay but could not get the third goal. Alas as the final whistle grew closer the Dragons lowered
their guard and the ruthless LNER pounced in the final minutes to score a lucky equaliser.

> The U14's lost 1-7 against Pitshanger. The Dragons elected to play against the strong wind in the first half and were unlucky to be three goals down at half time. On the turn around the Dragons started the better team but missed several dead sitters and seemed to be sapped of energy when the Pitshanger ref awarded his side a penalty. Creative substitutions with a depleted side could not shore up the dyke and with the loss of our goal keeper at half time it was never going to be
pretty. "We all need a low point in the season to gauge the magnitude of the high points" the management was creatively quoted to have said after the match.

> The U15's beat Wealdstone 4-3 at St Marks in a match to remember. Wealdstone turned up at the wrong ground and then at the right ground 32 minutes late. The Dragons started playing awesome 2 touch football, finding space and troubling Wealdstone who however were the first to score. The Dragons were baffled as to what had happened but found it
difficult to play against the wind as a lucky Wealdstone 40 yard shot was blown into the back of the Dragons net. Enough was enough, the Dragons started to concentrate and pulled back to 2-2 at the half. Wealdstone crept ahead to 3-2 but the Dragons scored to make it 3-3. Wealdstone could see victory ebb away as the strong Dragons team took control to score the winning goal 2 minutes from the end.

> The U16's beat Pinnacle away 3-1 in a well controlled game. Pinnacle came out playing the better football and were surprised to find themselves 1-0 down at half time against a generally scrappy Dragons side whose stars were not starring. A pointed half time talk convinced the Dragons of the errors of their ways and they played much better
football in the second half. Pinnacle continued to play well but the Dragons prefer to win and gradually built up to 3-0 before almost allowing a deserving Pinnacle side their consolation goal.

> The U17's lost 2-6 against Pitshanger at Birbeck where the Dragons displayed the courtesy of sharing the refereeing duties. The Dragons took time to knuckle down and found themselves 0-3 down at half time. The second half was better with the Dragons scoring twice to Pitshanger's 3.

>The U18's had no game

Sunday 28th January 2008 Results
The sun shone, the grass grew and Dragons everywhere donned their kit to play a
full set of matches:

> The U18's beat Greenford Celtic 2-0 away in a well refereed game. The Dragons played the better football, created opportunities to score but did not always capitalise. At this level there are not many scoring opportunities and they
have to be taken when they come. At half time it was 1-0 to the Dragons and 2-0 at the end - it could have been 8-0.

> The U17's lost 0-3 to St Lawrence at St Marks in a well refereed game. The Dragons entered the pitch rusty from
too little football over the last few weeks. At half time it was 0-0 but as the second half progressed St Lawrence
pounced on lapses of concentration and scored to win. The Dragons can take heart from the first half.

> The U16's drew with league leaders Hanwell 1-1 at St Marks. Despite their manager's homily to "take warming up
seriously" the Dragons started vaguely and within minutes were 0-1 down. Lesser teams would have wilted but the Dragons dug deep and played their part in a thrilling hard fought competitive game. Scoring chances were created by
both sides but Hanwell were possibly the more unlucky: hitting the post; offside; goal line desperate defender clearance
and a fingertip save over the crossbar; to the Dragons rather tamer shots into the goalie's hands or miss hits off goal.
The Dragons never let up however and minutes from the end a goal mouth scramble lead to the well deserved
equaliser. A good, well refereed game, enjoyed by all.

> The U15's drew 2-2 away against league leaders St Andrews. The Dragons played well but a miss hit from St Andrews was tapped in. The Dragons fought back to 1-1 before St Andrews broke down the wing catching the Dragons off guard. After the break the Dragons dominated play but had difficulty getting through the St Andrews packed defense. The
opportunities came but offside, hitting the bar and a disallowed goal kept St Andrews 1-2 up. Finally a vital tackle
outside St Andrews area gave Dragons the ball and the vital goal to spoil St Andrews day.

> The U14's beat Hillingdon Borough 2-1 on a well prepared Birkbeck pitch. Both sides took time to settle with the Dragons being slower off the mark. Boro pressured first but the re-knowned Dragon's defense held, including a marvelous header off the goal line. The Dragons reversed the pressure and the left back popped one in over the keeper from halfway.
The 2nd half favoured Boro at first and following a long throw, and several rebounds, they scored to level. The Dragons created many scoring opportunities but could not put the ball into the net with the Boro keeper having a particularly good game. The Dragons switched the attack and midfield and suddenly the space was there and the second and winning
goal was put away. A great team performance in a good competitive spirited game.

> The U12 lost 0-1 away to Acton Ealing Whistlers. The Dragons started slowly. Unfortunately Acton saw their chance and took advantage of the Dragons rather relaxed approach and scored within minutes of make it 0-1. The Dragons gradually woke up but temporarily forgot the importance of passing and moving into space for the next pass. Individual Dragons
players charged up the pitch with great displays of individual virtuosity but games are won by team work. Acton could not score again but alas neither could the Dragons who went down to a narrow defeat.

Sunday 20th January 2008 Results
Rain, rain, and more rain.

There is little to report this week as a week of rain lead to matches being postponed far and wide.

The Dragon U16's beat the Dragon U15's in a training game at the Scrubbs where the result was less important that the opportunity to practice passing and holding.

There were no other games

Sunday 13th January 2008 Results
A wet week led to most games being postponed:

> The U18's beat Finsbury Park 5-3 at Wormwood Scrubbs. The Dragons started with the howling wind urging them forward and were a little disappointed to be only 2-1 up at the half. Back on the pitch Finsbury quickly equalised to 2-2.
The Dragons had no alternative but to roll up their sleeves, bat the howling wind aside and get on with the job of
scoring. Soon it was 3-2 then 4-2 before Finsbury pulled back to 4-3 but the Dragons proved their essential brilliance
and scored the "coup de grace" to make it 5-3 at the final whistle.

> The U12's lost 0-8 to St Joseph's away in a game held on a mud bath and officiated by a St Joseph's player ref.
The huge St Joseph's players strode through the mud as the smaller Dragons squelched and waded through the
mud trying to play football. On the many occasions that the Dragons managed to squelch their way, hauling the ball
through the mud with them, to the St Joseph's goalmouth the ever vigilant linesman flagged vigorously for offside.
A trying day which left the Dragons surprisingly cheerful and looking forward to the next game.

Sunday 6th January 2008 Results
Happy 2008! The somnolent break is over and Dragons everywhere leapt out of bed eager to be back on the pitch with mostly good results:

> The U12's beat Acton Ealing Whistlers 4-1 at St Marks Park. The Dragons were soon 1-0 up before conceding a silly
free kick to level the score. Back after the break the Dragons lengthened their stride and increasingly demonstrated
their sharpness to power ahead to 4-1 at the final whistle. A great start to 2008.

> The U14's beat Lyndhurst 5-3 away in a thriller. The Dragons started slowly and were 0-2 down at halftime. Back on
the pitch The Dragons roared back to 2-2 before forging ahead to 3-2 before Lyndhurst pulled back to level the score
at 3-3. Finally the Dragons got into top gear and went on to dominate with a passionate last quarter and win 5-3. A
great start to 2008.

> The U15's were robbed by Heathrow Club 3-2 away in a badly reffed game where the Heathrow Manager treated the offside rule as an added weapon in his arsenal and spoiled the game. The Dragons finished the first half 1-0 down
after being repeatedly wrongly flagged offside. Back in the changing room the Dragons were told to ignore poor
reffing and play the best football they could in the circumstances. Soon it was 1-1 and then 2-1 to the Dragons before Heathrow scored twice to win despite being blatantly offside.

> The U16's just beat the U17's 4-3 in a friendly at St Marks where the score was less important than the opportunity to
run off the cobwebs. The U16's mostly dominated the game until the last 15 minutes when the good spirit and resilience
of the U17's lead them to pull back.

> The U17's played the U16'S as above

> The U18's drew 2-2 with Yeading away. The Dragons dominated to lead 2-0 up to 10 mins from the end before complacency lead to Yeading scoring with a fine shot from 20 meters. As the Dragons wilted Yeading kept their
noses to the football grindstone and scored again in the last minute from a corner. A frustrating start to 2008

Sunday 16th December 2007 Results
On a clear, dry, crisp but windy day, the Dragons set forth for their last games of 2007:

> The U18's beat Hillingdon Borough 3-0 in a great display of footballing skills. Hillingdon went into the game confident in
their position of being 2nd in the premiership and having only lost one game. The Dragons knew better and went into the second half 2-0 up. Hillingdon were determined to score and pressurized the Dragons unremittingly but could
not break through and then conceded a fine break away Dragons goal to leave the field comprehensively defeated.
A great end to 2007 for the Dragons.

> The U17's did not play.

> The U16's drew 2-2 with Springfield away. The Dragons took time to wake up against a strong determined physical Springfield side, who very much appreciated the gift of a first goal, which the combined efforts of the Dragons had
difficulty not saving. Emboldened by the Dragons generosity Springfield peppered the Dragons goal only to be repulsed
by fine goalkeeping. The Dragons gradually picked up and by half time had pulled back to 1-1. Playing up hill the
Dragons grafted away until they had pulled ahead to 2-1 and then held on for the inevitable win until 30 seconds from the end when the equally inevitable happened and it was 2-2. Frustrating - but calmer reflection reminds one that the
Dragons have 4 points and Springfield 1 point from the two encounters.

> The U15's beat Heathrow Club 8-3 at St Marks. Having found the nets, cleared dog mess off the pitch and
persuaded Heathrow that using their yellow kit was sensible the game finally got underway. Within 12 minutes
the Dragons had scored despite the Heathrow Manager's flag being continuously raised for offside. At half time it was
3-2. The Dragons dominated the second half playing 2007 football against the 1980 version of calling continuously for offside whilst booting the ball up field for large Heathrow players to hopefully pulverize their way to scoring.

> The Ul4's beat Park field Youth 6 - 2 away at their Hatch End stadium amid good friendly sideline festive season banter. The Dragon defense was near full strength keeping the opposition out. The real action came from quick balls from the Dragons keeper to the wings where the speed and hunger to score put the Dragons 3 up at half time. A little lapse in
concentration, and a big effort by Parkfield, allowed them back into the game to 2 - 4. The Dragons switched back on
again and two defenders decided that they would score the winners which they proceeded to do with two powerful decisive goals . All the Dragons played in a good spirited game well refereed by League Ref Quintin Fox. It was time
for the U14's to hang up their boots and stockings for a well earned Christmas break.

> The U12's lost 1-7 to an experienced St Josephs at St Marks. The Dragons showed great spirit in adversity and kept
going throughout the game but gradually tired as the St Josephs giants broke through for a clutch of goals. The
Dragons refused to go down without a fight and ran their heats out to score a magnificent goal in the dying minutes.

Sunday 2nd December 2007 Results
A wet windy weekend followed a wet week and few games for the Dragons:

> The U12's game against Ruislip Town scheduled at Birbeck was called off due to a waterlogged pitch

> The U14's were robbed 0-1 away by FC Roundwood. The Dragons, reduced to a mere 11 players on this wet and
windy Sunday, played with great passion in the squelchy mud. It was still 0-0 as the seconds counted down to the
final whistle. Roundwood were awarded a corner. They proceeded to kick the ball out of play by a mile only for the
wind to blow it back into play and score with the referee studiously ignoring the linesman's flag.

> The U15's game against Wealdstone away was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

> The U16's drew 2-2 at full time and then 3-3 after extra time against Brunswick away in the Middlesex Cup but then
went on to lose 2-3 on penalties. The Dragons played exceptional football in the mud but inexplicably let in 2 goals at
full time and then another in extra time to allow Brunswick an ill deserved draw at full time. It was on to penalties and
need we say more!

> U17's game away against Pinner Albion was called off

> The U18's game away against Headstone Manor was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

Sunday 25th November 2007 Results
A wet week gave way to a freezing Friday but a warmer brighter Sunday
favoured football:

> The U18's beat Pitshanger 2-0 at Birbeck in a one sided game that the Dragons should have won 10-0. Ten minutes
into the game the Dragons broke down the left, crossed and were obliged by a Pitshanger player deflecting the ball into
his own net. The Dragons kept on pulverising Pitshanger but could not put the .....ball into the back of the ...... net.
Finally minutes from the end the Dragons scored again to make it 2-0. Not the most pressing of engagements for the Dragon's goalie.

> The U17's won 4-2 at Birbeck against Headstone Manor in a generally well ordered game. The touch of excitement between opposing players was damped down by firm but friendly referring. The Dragons dominated the first half and
retired to the pavilion 4-1 up. Headstone provided sterner opposition after the break but could only pull one goal back.
A convincing Dragons win.

> The U16's lost 0-4 in the League Cup at Birbeck to league leaders Hampstead under the strict refereeing of HYFL
legend Howard Cartz. Hero worship is one thing but aping the England team's performance is quite another. The
Dragons had an off day against a well organised, disciplined, well mannered side who simply played better football
on the day. The Dragons are however bursting with talent and will give Hampstead a much tougher game when they
meet in the all important league

> The U15's lost 3-4 to top of the table St Andrews at Wormwood Scrubbs in the League Cup. The Dragons were trailing
1-2 at half time but pulled back to 2-2 and then 3-3. The game was evenly poised to the end with the Dragons missing
clear chances to win. Finally in the last 30 seconds St Andrews broke down the right wing, crossed and found their unmarked player who scored the winning goal seconds before the final whistle.

> The U14's lost 2-9 away to Premiership team Belmont United in the League Cup. The Dragons went into the game with
a decimated defense due to injury but started well. After 10 minutes the Dragons blinked and when they opened their
eyes again they were 1-7 down. The second half was much better with the Dragons scoring 1 goal to Belmont's 2.
It is back to the all important league.

> The U12's won 3 points after the list of Kodak players ringing in sick reached such proportions that they had to default.
One wonders whether the recent sterling performances of the Dragons is beginning to sap the confidence of their
rivals.

Sunday 18th November 2007 Results
The U12's came of age this weekend pulling off a magnificent victory
whilst their elders struggled in parts:

> The U12's beat league would be leaders Celtic 2-0 at Birbeck in a magnificent game. Celtic took the field the hot favorites
but could not score - neither could the Dragons. At half time it was 0-0. The crowd huddled together in the "brisk"
conditions enthralled as the action unfurled. Finally the Dragons scored and then did so again. Celtic fought back bravely
and pulled back to 2-1 but time was up. Another great U12 victory.

> The U14's were knocked out of the Middx Cup in the 3rd round losing to Brimstone Rovers 2-3 at Birbeck. Injury and illness had left the Dragons depleted. Still the confident Dragons took on the visitors in good style and it was 0-0 at half time.
With some strategic repositioning, the 2nd half started with a completely different tempo and bang... the Dragons
scored followed by an Arsenal type celebration by the corner flag. The Brimstone supporters raised their voices but the Dragons roared back.... and bang came the second goal. Brimstone were rattled and it was tense along the side line as
they were able to up a gear whilst the Dragons dreamed about lifting a trophy. Brimstone came back to equalize and the
tiring Dragons could not keep out their winner.

> The U15's lost 0-4 to Broadwater away. A mix up over times meant that the Dragons had to frantically rearrange
transport for a 2pm KO. The Dragons never managed to get on top of the game. Broadwater were not a good team but
the Dragons were a poor team on the day. The Dragons usual ability to pick up simple balls and feed the strikers was missing. Some Dragons never stopped running and battling for every ball but others were not at their best. Broadwater pounced on mistakes and scored. The Dragons improved in the second half but it was too little too late.

> The U16's Middlesex Cup tie was postponed as the previous Brunswick v Princess Park round had been called off due
to the Princess's vehicle breaking down enroute to the game. The Dragons instead had a training game against Hanwell Town on a wet and windy Wormwood Scrubbs.

> The U17's lost 2-4 to Pinner Albion in the League Cup at Birbeck. Many thought that the Dragons would make it through
to the semifinals but luck was with Pinner as the Dragons missed opportunities including a penalty. It is back to the
league.

> The U18's drew 2-2 with Larkspur Rovers away on a desolate pitch swept by wind and rain which was devoid of
changing rooms. The Dragons played poorly in the first half and were 0-2 down at half time. Back on the pitch the
Dragons pulled themselves together and hauled back to 1-2. In the final corner of the game a hitherto unknown
scoring Dragon hero scored his first goal in four years to draw 2-2. Back from the brink!

Sunday 11th November 2007 Results
The combined efforts of 6 football clubs based in superb playing facilities over the
south of England were unable to defeat the Dragons this week:

> The U18's beat Greenford Celtic 4-0 at Birbeck. The Dragons defense, returned to almost its full strength, proved a rock against all the efforts of Greenford to break through. The Dragons goalie was hardly tested and was able to admire his fingernails as the game raged far away around the Greenford goal. At half time the Dragons were 2-0 up; at full
time 4-0 - a symmetrical win that marks another step towards ?

> The U17's beat Pitshanger 3-2 away under a good ref on a superb ground. The Dragons stumbled at the start and were
0-1 down before pulling back to 1-1 at half time. The Dragons lead increased to 2-1 before Pitshanger pulled back to 2-2 whereupon the Dragons powered the crucial winning goal into the back of the Pitshanger net. A good natured
competitive game refereed well. The U17's are on their way to be a superb team.

> The U16's beat Pinnacle 5-0 at Birbeck in a one sided game against a well drilled, but less competitive Pinnacle team, who were no match for the Dragons winning machine. Statisticians have noted that the Dragons have not lost since the
very first game when the players had not realized the season had started.

> The U15's drew 2-2 with league leaders Greenford at Wormwood Scrubs. Greenford scored first to be one up at the
half. The Dragons pulled back but Greenford scored again to keep their lead. The Dragons redoubled their efforts and
drew level 18 minutes from the end. Try as they might the Dragons could not score the elusive winning goal and had
to be content with a draw.

> The U14's drew 3-3 with Greenford Celtic at Birbeck. Greenford started the game determined to win and were 2-0 up
at half time against a Dragons side still basking in the complacent glory of last week's win. Changes were made and
sinews stiffened before the Dragons went back onto the field of play determined not to lose. Greenford scored again and the Dragons were staring defeat in the face. It was time to dig deep. As the Dragons clawed their way back to 3-3 Greenford's discipline crumbled and their occasional good manners disintegrated.

> The U12's beat LNER 4-3 away in a cliffhanger. The Dragons started fantastically and were 3-0 up before LNER scored
a minute from half time. At the restart LNER made the best of the slope and pulled back to 3-2, the Dragons responded before LNER scored yet again. The tension mounted as the diminutive U12's scurried around the huge pitch like ants
chasing a tennis ball desperate to stop LNER scoring. Finally salvation came with the final whistle. Never had the
shrill tones sounded so sweet. A Win!

Sunday 4th November 2007 Results
A crisp bright Sunday brought the best out in the Dragons despite the vicissitudes
of the occasional poor reffing marring the generally sunny outlook:

> The U12's had a day off.

> The U14's beat league leaders Greenford Celtic 5-1 away under the expert reffing of a HYFL institution. Back from
illness and injury, the Dragons fielded a strong side bursting with confidence. The Dragons captain bravely decided
to play up hill in the first half and it was even stephens for 15 mins until the Dragons midfield decided it was time to
make the move which resulted in a goal just before half time. Playing up hill had slowed the Dragons so fresh legs
were put on to restart. Celtic came out the better team and with a searing run from midfield leveled the score. Their
elation was short lived however as the Dragons picked up the pace and with some outstanding passing and
controlling scored and scored again to take the game beyond Celtic's reach. A magnificent result.

> The U15's beat Yeading 4-0 away. From the off the Dragons pressed the strong Yeading side on their semi
professional pitch. Within 10 mins the Dragons were up 1-0 and then 2-0 at the half. In the dugout the Dragons
were given strict instructions to score again to finish off Yeading - which being law abiding citizens they duly did.
Yeading fought back bravely but superb goal keeping kept them at bay. Yeading started to interpreted the offside rule somewhat flexibly to stave off the inevitable Dragons 4th goal but eventually the ball was rammed into the back of the Yeading net to make it a resounding Dragons victory.

> The U16's drew 3-3 away against league leaders Hendon with their ref officiating. The Dragons elected to play uphill
into the sun and during a period of indifferent play conceded two goals. At the half time break Hendon plotted to defend
their lead whilst the Dragons plotted to win. The Dragons knuckled down, refused to be beaten and duly scored twice
and then in the dying seconds scored the triumphant winner. The referee reexamined his watch, decided there was still
time to give Hendon a penalty and promptly did so to make it 3-3 before quickly blowing the final whistle. "We Was
Robbed" was a common refrain.

> The U17's beat Headstone Manor 4-3 away with the Headstone Coach officiating loudly and vigorously. The Dragons
kept one step ahead throughout the match. At half time the Dragons were 2-1 up before Headstone pulled back after
the break to make it 2-2. The Dragons powered ahead to make it 4-3 before letting in a silly goal just at the end. A
fairly unpleasant game which had the saving grace of returning a win for the impeccably mannered Dragons

> The U18's lost 2-5 away to Finsbury Park with the Dragons Coach even handedly reffing. Finsbury Park had found
the tube system challenging and arrived an hour late for the game. Some teams may have pounced on this technical
error to claim 3 points. No so the Dragons whose watch word is "Win or Lose Fair and Square". Despite being reduced
to a frail shadow of their normal robust self through injury, illness and, dare we say, girlfriends, the Dragons generously agreed to stage the game and did the best they could in reduced circumstances.

Sunday 28th October
Fellow Autumnal Dragons. Many more Dragons goals than opposition ones again this week:

> The U18's drew 3-3 with Ruislip Rangers at Birbeck. It looked as if Ruislip's fearsome reputation was justified as they quickly scored twice. The Dragons woke up and pulled back to 2-2 at half time. Back on the field the Dragons pushed relentlessly and eventually chipped the ball over Ruislip's goalie to make it 3-2. Alas minutes from the end Ruislip scored to make it a 3-3 draw. An irritating result for the Dragons who could have won. Those of a calmer disposition scent a return
to top premiership form as this was a credible result against an undefeated team who have only let in 1 goal all season.

> The U17's beat Northolt Rangers 3-2 away under the auspices of a Northolt ref. The Dragons were 1-2 down at
half time but kept on plugging away in the second half to score twice to gain a well deserved victory. The future looks
bright for the Dragon U17's.

> The U16's joined with the U14's for a training game at Birbeck with every goal being a Dragon goal

> The U15's beat Ruislip Manor 11-0 away in the League Cup. The Dragons were 7-0 up at half time. The going was
tougher in the second half as the Dragons had to cope with playing uphill - by the time they had climbed the summit
they were too tired to score more than another 4 goals. It is on to the next round for an increasingly confident Dragons
side.

>The U14's joined the U16's for a training game.

> The U12's lost 2-5 away to Wealdstone. The Dragons found the conditions wet and squelchy as the wind howled
across the Wealdstone stadium. After 10 mins Wealdstone scored and then very quickly scored another 2. The
Dragons dug in and pulled one back before the break. Back out on the mudflats Wealdstone eventually scored twice.
The Dragons fought to the end and scored their second well deserved goal in the final minute. As the new U12's get to
grips with competitive league football it will interesting to see which of the players mature and develop into battle
hardened match winners.

Sunday 21st of October 2007 Results
A week may be a long time in politics but it is even longer in sport. A week ago the Rugby World Cup, European Football Finals and the Formula 1 Championship appeared in the grasp of this sceptered isle. All is not gloom however as the Dragons scored some resounding victories in the Middlesex Cup.

> The U12's had a training session.

> The U14's go through to the next round of the Middlesex Cup after Enfield Town could not face the Dragons and defaulted.

> The U15's beat Wealdstone 3-0 at Birbeck in the Middlesex Cup in a largely unpleasant game with Wealdstone being particularly "aggressive and foul mouthed". The Dragons concentrated on playing football. The first goal came after 30 minutes when the Wealdstone goalie failed to hold the ball from a Dragon's shot. Wealdstone were particularly
aggressive after the break but could not stop another Dragons goal. The third Dragon goal came from a scramble in the
box as 2 shots cleared off the line before eventually the Dragons slotted the ball into the back of the Wealdstone net.
On to the next round.

> The U16's beat Beckham's old club Ridgeway Rovers 5-0 at Birbeck in the Middlesex Cup. The Rovers knew they
would win and happily discounted the first Dragon goal as an aberration. Gradually the Rovers settled into their
match winning formula of good decisive passing and keeping shape whilst their Manager smiled benignly on. The
Dragons lost their shape and the Rovers scented a break through. The Dragons scented something different, dug into
their ample depths of character and resilience, pulled themselves together and proceeded to hammer goals into the
back of the Rovers net. The Rovers were well and truly beaten. On to the next round.

> The U17's lost 1-6 away to Bessingby Park in a well reffed game against a very good side. Bessingby were up 3-0
at the half. The Dragons pulled one back in the second half but alas Bessingby scored another 3. Seven minutes from
the end the brave Dragons goalkeeper jumped up for a ball and in the resulting collision was accidently injured and
the game was drawn to a halt. The goalie was taken to hospital as a precaution where the injury was judged to be
not serious. We wish him a speedy recovery.

> The U18's lost 1-3 to Whetstone Wanderers away in the Middlesex Cup with an even handed referee on a good pitch. Illness and holidays had taken their toll on the Dragons and the team was under strength.

Sunday 14th of October 2007 Results
Bonjour mes Dragons. Le rugby est magnifique n'est ce pas? 28 Dragon goals to a more limited 12 for the oppositions this week:

> The U12's beat Ruislip Town 3-2 away in a thrilling contest to match England's rugby win. Ruislip opened the scoring
and showed every sign of powering their way to a win on their home ground. The Dragons dug in, pulled back and
then scored again after the break to make it 2-1. Ruislip equalised. The intensity rose. Ten minutes from the end the
Dragons were awarded a free kick. The Jonny Wilkinson of the U12's strode up, the crowd held their breath as the ball curled over the wall into the top left hand corner of the Ruislip net. Grown men cried. The Dragons held on through a lengthening second half until the home ref reluctantly blew the whistle.The Dragons had won!

> The U14's lost 1-4 to Isledon Wolves at Birbeck on a beautiful sunny afternoon. There was disbelief in the Dragon
camp at the size of Iseldon players ...surely some mistake in the fixture!! When queried the Iseldon manager produced
a letter from the Isledon Chairman confirming the Iseldon players were not in fact 22 years old. A incontrivertable piece
of evidence. Iseldon scored within minutes whilst the Dragon right winger lay hacked down on the pitch as play
continued in confusion for them to score an undeserved goal. Two goals followed in the first half as the Dragons
found it hard to make headway and lift their heads against the Isledon giants. The second half was a different story
as the lighter, meaner and keener Dragons got back into their game demonstrating dazzling talent from veterans and
new boys alike. The one Dragon goal did not give credit as countless shots squeezed past the Isledon post or just over
the bar. The Dragons keeper was superb at holding Wolves back and saved a great penalty to boost the young Dragons
in their attack. A spirited Dragon come back needed the might of the English front row on this occasion.

> The U15's beat Harrow St Mary's 7-1 away. The Dragons dominated the game winning much needed balls in the
centre of the park whilst the defence held steady as a rock. After the break the Dragons scored to make it 4-0.
Harrow pulled a goal back but within minutes the Dragons scored again to make it 5-1. The Harrow manager
expressed his "disapointment" and was seemingly booked. The Dragons goalie was unshackled from his goalposts
and his rare run out on the park resulted in the 6th Dragons goal before the final 7th to make it a 7-1 victory.
Another resounding victory for the Dragon U15's

> The U16's demolished the brave London Tigers 14-0 at Birbeck. This was not a day to be a Tiger. One fears the
Dragons are in for a shock when they finally meet a team up to their standard.

> The U17's lost 1-3 away to Parkfield with a home ref who confessed to this being "his first time". Parkfield were 0-1
up at the half and then back on the pitch piled on another two. The Dragons regrouped, scored and then proceeeded
to remourcesessly attack Parkfield's goal but, alas, to no avail. The ever vigilant Parkfield linesman was quick to spot
various misdemeanours effectively blunting the Dragon moves. An experience possibly not to be savoured.

> The U18's drew 2-2 at Birbeck against Larkspur Rovers. The Dragons were the better side during the first half but
could not score to make it 0-0 at the half. Back on the pitch the Dragons scored but then proceeded to squander opoortunites as Larspur pulled back to 1-1. Again the Dragons scored and again they could not convert opportunities.
In the final kick of the game Larskpur scrambled a late goal to the huge jubilation of Larkspur - to them it seemed like
a win. The Dragons will have to concentrate to the final whistle.

Sunday 7th of October 2007 Results
Commiserations to our Antipodean rugby fans - as any Dragon knows it is always difficult playing better sides. Can we advise resisting the temptation to blame the ref
as true Dragons know this should only be done in extreme circumstances. The
answer might be to actively promote the concept of a minor competition for the
less accomplished teams. Anyway on to football:

> The U18's narrowly lost 1-2 away to Hillingdon Borough. The Dragons looked set to repeat recent successes and
were 1-0 up at half time. Hillingdon pulled back to 1-1 and then battled on with 10 men to pull back the winner. The
football is tough, skillful and competitive in the Premiership. The Dragons look forward to the return home match.

> The U17's had no game as Lancaster Diamonds had withdrawn their team

> The U16's beat Princess Park 9-0 away in a mild game. Princess Park are in a period of transition - not the best time to meet the finely honed Dragons. The only criticism of the Dragons was that they had difficulty scoring - the eventual 9
goals was a meager harvest for such an abundance of opportunities.

> The U15's narrowly lost 1-2 to Alpha & Omega away with the sides evenly matched. The first half finished 0-0 with
both teams in need of a good team talk. In the second half the Dragons started well and with a change in midfield
seemed more potent - after 10 minutes the ball was slotted into the middle of the Alpha net. Alpha pulled back as both keepers pulled off amazing saves to keep out the elusive winning goal. Finally the luck was with Alpha who scored
via a corner. A thoroughly good natured competitive game that could have gone either way.

> The U14's had no game.

> The U12's were beaten 0-6 away by Premiership Harrow St Mary's in the League Cup. This was a difficult game so
early in the new team's career. Such games are however an essential part of growing in maturity as a player - after
all what great sportsman has not been at the receiving end of a drubbing in their career?

Sunday 30th of September 2007 Results
Fellow Autumnal Dragons, another successful week for the Dragons:

> The U18's beat Woodside Park 8-0 away in the League Cup in a game in which the Dragons were in command of from beginning to end. Woodside played with gusto but were no match for the well drilled Dragons. The Dragons were 2-0 up
at half time before powering away in the second half to score another 6 goals. Roll on the next Round.

> The U17's were beaten 2-6 by Premiership Springfield in the League Cup. The match was played on a superb ground
with an experienced referee officiating. The Dragons found it difficult to breach the well disciplined Springfied defence.
It is never pleasant to lose but Springfield were on this occasion the better side and the Dragons at least had the
satisfaction of wearing their new kit for the first time.

> The U16's were awarded their match against London Tigers, who had withdrawn, in the first round of the League
Cup. Roll on Round 2.

> The U15's beat Hayes Gate 1-3 away in the League Cup - avenging last week's result. The Dragons peppered the
Hayes goal but the home appointed referee, advised by his home appointed lines man, repeatedly called offside. Hayes
took their chance and lead 0-1 at half time. The Dragons shuffled the midfield and went back onto the pitch determined
to win - soon it was 1-1. Three minutes later the Dragons scored again and then again. The Dragons held firm despite having to substitute their goal keeper and then having the game mysteriously carry on for an extra 15 mins. The players shook hands setting an example of good sportsmanship to some overly aggressive home supporters.

> U14's drew 4 - 4 with Hampstead away in Crouch End in a tense hard fought match on a great pitch. The Dragons
were down three key players and had to rely on strategy. Soon the Dragons were 2 goals down but then pulled
back to lead 3:2 at half time. With a depleted squad the Dragons had to conserve energy but we went on to score
another to make it 4-2. The Hampstead ref then increased his use of the offside rule hampering the Dragons whilst Hampstead got one back. It was end to end football with many off sides flagged on both sides and in the dying mins
Hampstead scored...with the ref seemingly unaware that the flag was up for off side and that the "Hand of God"
played its part in the goal.

> The U12's held a training session as their Springfield opposition could not field a team.

Sunday 23rd of September 2007 Results
The Dragons finely balanced operation cranked up another gear as the teams
started to get into their stride:

> The U18's beat Yeading of FA Cup fame 7-2 in the Premiership at Birbeck. The Dragons controlled the game from
start to finish and missed more chances than they converted into goals. Fans will be keeping a close eye on the team
and wondering whether they should be backed next year to be the first Dragons senior side and enter the FA Cup.

> The U17's lost to FC Kensington at Wormwood Scrubs. At half time the Dragons were staring an uncomfortable
disaster in the face being 1-4 down. To put it bluntly the first half was a shambles. The Dragons are nothing if not
resilient however and they dominated the second half to pull back to 3-4. If the game had carried on another 10 mins
an objective observer would have opined that the Dragons would win.

> The U16's beat Springfield 3-1 at Birbeck. The first half was a little limp with the Dragons carry politeness to
inappropriate levels - "you first" is not a winning formula. A stern talking to at half time pointed out the error of their
ways and the Dragons went back onto the pitch determined to win which they did in increasing style. The squad is
strong and deep enough to only get better.

> The U15's lost 2-4 away to Hayes Gate in an overly aggressive game where the Hayes Gate tribal chant of "Hunt
Like A Pack" perplexed the Dragons who were under the impression that they had turned up to play football. At half
time Hayes were leading 2-0. The Dragons lifted their game in the second half and peppered the Hayes goal but were
only rewarded with 2 goals - as were Hayes.

> The U14's beat Pitshanger 3-2 at Boston Manor. The Dragons started off scrappily missing their injured veteran
defenders. Pitshanger relentlessly pounced on the Dragons and ruthlessly took advantage of a below strength
Dragons defence. The score reached a tantalising 2-2 with both sides straining to get the magic goal. The Dragons
prevailed and then desperately defended to hold on to the lead and a win.

> The new U12's lost 1-5 to Bessingby Park away in a good natured game. The Dragons came face to face with reality
in competitive league football and were 0-3 down within 10 minutes. At half time it was 0-4. The massed fans asked themselves "Can the new Dragons cope?". Cope they did. Changes were made and the Dragons pulverised Bessingby
to eventually score a magnificent goal whilst having numerous goals disallowed by a referee who considered that he
had a better view than the lines man who firmly kept his flag down.

Sunday 16th of September 2007 Results
We are off! With preseason training over the Dragons were back in action for the
first games of the season. Dragons wishing to gain an insight into the pressures
and pleasures of youth football should buy a copy of "You'll Win nothing With Kids"
by Jim White - currently "Book of the Week" on Radio 4. The Dragons can look
forward to another sizzling season of setbacks and triumphs which add up to
many things except blandness:

> The new U12's drew 3-3 with Kodak at our temporary Boston Manor ground. With St Marks temporarily out of action
our new Dragonettes set off to the wilds of Boston Manor to play the hugely experienced Kodak. Within 10 minutes the Dragons were 3-0 up. Kodak were bemused; the Dragon massed fans apoplectic with joy. At half time it was still 3-2. Minutes from the end the Dragon Goalkeeper rushed out to the ball and collided with a Kodak attacker. The referee
curiously awarded Kodak a penalty which lead to the eventual score of 3-3. A great start.

> The U14's beat Hillingdon Borough 3-0 away. The Dragons policy of mixing new signings with tried and tested
veterans worked to great effect with the Dragons being up 2-0 at half time. The Dragons continued bombarding the Hillingdon goal but a number of superb saves kept the eventual score down to 3-0. A tremendous start to the season.
Even at this early stage one can scent success.

> The U15's beat Hanworth Villa 6-3 at Wormwood Scrubbs in the first round of the Middlesex Cup. The Dragons
dominated the first half with"awesome 2 touch football" which resulted in 3 goals. Hanworth trooped out of the pavilion determined to get back into the game and pounced on Dragon mistakes to make it at 3-3 full time and so it was on to
extra time. The fitter stronger Dragons decided it was time to win and powered in three goals to make it 6-3. On to the second Round.

> The U16's lost 0-2 away to Princess Park. The match was generally scrappy with both sides rusty and finding it
difficult to play on the Princess Park pitch which would be better used as a ski slope. Eight mins from the end the
score remained 0-0 when a momentary lack of judgment(to use a polite description) lead to a Dragon hand ball....in
the penalty area....in front of the ref. Princess Park whooped with delight, scored, the Dragons wilted and Princess
Park scored again. A poor result which will not be typical of the season.

> The U17 lost 4-5 to Pinner Albion at Boston Manor in a generally good natured fluctuating game which enthralled
the crowd. Pinner opened the scoring; the Dragons responded - and so it went on. Ever time Pinner scored the Dragons responded with a goal. The only flaw with this approach is that Pinner lead the way so that when the final whistle blew
the Dragons had narrowly lost.

> The U18's match against Kodak was abandoned at 2-2 with when a Dragon unwisely retaliated when pushed. Both players were red carded and the referee sensibly decided that he had better things to do and abandoned the match.