https://www.wwfc.com/news/2026/september/22/chairboys-welcome-kazakhstan-under-21s-to-marlow-road/
And so it begins…
To be fair the same was said of Japan back in the 80/90s and the plan they put in place has made them a force to be reckoned with. Kazakhstan have plenty of Lommy money to do the same. ![]()
I’m old enough to remember Turkey being regular whipping boys as well. They got better too.
Turkey and Japan have improved greatly, aided by funding and large populations.
Kazakhstan though a huge country has a small population of 20 million
Wareham and Fred look like surprise call ups to the Kazakh under 21 squad.
But I guess if the bosses tells you you’re Kazakhstani, you’re Kazakhstani.
Andorra drew with England? Any strange betting patterns there or did most of the England boys withdraw for load management reasons?
We only got a draw via a last minute penalty. We only won 1-0 in the reverse fixture as well.
Some good photos of Marlow Road here from the KFF Instagram account.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdoxIvWjmxv/?img_index=19&stkn=MWgyYWZwMGI3N2Y4NQ==
Thanks for sharing those. Nice to see the historical display too.
Уиком Уондерерс. That’s us, by the way
According to Google, ‘Wanderers’ in Kazkh is ‘Саяхатшылар’ or Sayaxatşılar in the Roman alphabet.
It’s a phonetic rendition
They teach parking the bus from birth in Andorra
