London’s calling for Banagher boys

BANAGHER United’s Under 11 Boys soccer team and their parents and coaches made a memorable trip to Fulham FC in London last weekend.

On Friday the party of 51, 24 players and 27 proud parents and coaches, went to the Fulham training ground where they met two of Fulham’s coaches.

The party got a tour of the training ground before being brought into the all weather dome where the boys got a coaching session for an hour and a half. They got their picture taken and this was put up on Fulham’s website. On Saturday afternoon the group went to Craven Cottage on the banks of the Thames to see Fulham take on Blackburn Rovers.

It was a great match with lots of goals and a penalty but the main thing was Fulham won 3-2 and Ireland’s own Damien Duff scored two of the goals.

To top off a great weekend, after the game, Damien Duff gave his jersey to one of the Banagher boys, Conor O’Sullivan while Blackburn centre-forward Roque Santa Cruz gave his track suit top to Sean Kilmartin. A great weekend was had by all with memories the boys will have forever.