Been quiet after a busy few days for Archer (I've also been away running the Paris Marathon). But I'm so proud of the courage, resilience and passion he shows for his football and for his team. We had a scary event on Thursday when we had to rush Archer into A&E as he split his head and had to have it stapled (very much recovering still now). Straight after he wanted to head back to the game to cheer on his team mates. After crying to his Mum that he wanted to play on Sunday, she allowed him under strict precautions and he won the match 6-2 and made some big saves as well. After that result, we move into the Semi-Final to be played this Sunday.

Preston is very active with games and training so obviously he has different types for different games and pitch's. He also has a pair for the Tournaments season and a pair ready for next season. Who else has the extra gloves and what gloves do you have

Here are a few tournament day photos, I've added a little compilation on Xavier's tiktok and Instagram accounts, but the video edits will be done once back home Kirsty

All of the hard work is paying off. Archer was invited back to the Reading FC Advanced squad for next term. Very proud of the little man. Next steps in his journey continue to level up to the Elite stage.

Another strong performance from Archer on the weekend, lovely to hear the opposition's manager sing Archer's praise and say he was brilliant. Some good saves and vocal as ever. Lost 2-1 overall, but could have had another MOTM