Kazakhstan U21 training at Marlow Road

https://www.wwfc.com/news/2026/september/22/chairboys-welcome-kazakhstan-under-21s-to-marlow-road/

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And so it begins…

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The future does not look bright.

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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. :grin:

I’m old enough to remember Turkey being regular whipping boys as well. They got better too.

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Turkey and Japan have improved greatly, aided by funding and large populations.

Kazakhstan though a huge country has a small population of 20 million

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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.

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Andorra drew with England? Any strange betting patterns there or did most of the England boys withdraw for load management reasons?

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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==

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Thanks for sharing those. Nice to see the historical display too.

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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

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They teach parking the bus from birth in Andorra