Posted on May 22, 2013 by Finney
Team: Green, Traore, Hill, Onuoha, Harriman, Derry, Park (Hoilett), Townsend, Mbia, Remy (Granero), Zamora (Mackie) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Fabio, Ehmer, Bothroyd Attendance: 44,792 I was pleased to see 20-year-old Michael Harriman start and relieved that Jose Bosingwa didn’t. Max Ehmer was named as one of the substitutes and I would of liked to have seen him involved at some stage. Michael Harriman had a good game as did Rob Green who made a string of fine saves. From a … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 18, 2013 by Finney
Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final Team: Lumley, Furlong (Downs), Monthe, Hunt-Laurent, Wise, Kpekawa, Young (Fitzpatrick), Mitchell, Skapetis, Carreiro, Petrasso Subs Not Used: Smith, Comley, Beckles The U18’s league campaign saw Rangers winning 16 of their 20 matches and finishing runners-up to Charlton Athletic. This sealed them a place in the semi-final play-off and the R’s played the winners of the equivalent Northern Section, Leeds United. Petros Skapetis scored a dramatic winner in added time at Thorp Arch whilst Huddersfield … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 17, 2013 by Finney
The pic shown below was taken on 27th February 1976 and shows Gerry Francis being questioned by the police during a photo-shoot: ‘England soccer captain Gerry Francis is “booked” by the law. The incident happened after the Queen’s Park Rangers’ star went to buy an airgun from a shop in Redhill, Surrey. He agreed to pose outside the shop with the shotgun for the benefit of photographers, but the police blew the whistle on the move before it had fully … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 16, 2013 by Saycey
Team: Green, Traore, Hill, Onuoha, Bosingwa (Fabio), Jenas, Hoilett (Taarabt), Townsend, Mbia (Derry), Remy, Zamora Subs Not Used: Murphy, Park, Granero, Mackie Attendance: 17,278 What more can you say about this most rotten of football seasons ? The home atmosphere was the most angry that I have witnessed in my two decades of following Rangers. I guessed the way the afternoon was going to progress when boos rang out for Bosingwa and Mbia (amongst others) before kick-off. It was such … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 9, 2013 by Saycey
After Queen’s Park Rangers were finally relegated at the Madejski Stadium, it looked as though the cameras, reporters and tabloids would turn their attentions elsewhere. For the story was over: Rangers had sleepwalked into the Championship, squandering vast sums of money in the process, and a private disintegration was about to begin. Except this is QPR, where no crisis can ever be as bad as it seems, only worse, and any disaster must be followed by an immediate aftershock, perhaps … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 8, 2013 by Saycey
London Combination (Principal) Team: Denoon, Mitchell, Whyman, Grendon, Wake, Baldock, Jefferson, Smith, Dale, Gregory, Fox Attendance: 6,500 The West London Observer reported on the game as follows: ‘Rangers gained a highly creditable victory at Shepherd’s Bush on Saturday, when they defeated Millwall by three goals to nil. In the absence of Wingrove, Mitchell had to partner Whyman at full-back, and he gave a wonderfully fine display while Wake , at centre half-back, proved to be a tower of strength to … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 7, 2013 by Saycey
So it was the first return to Loftus Road after the hammer came down on QPR’s Premier League tenure last weekend. The mood was understandably sombre and subdued in the warm May sunshine. Fans were, to varying degrees, trying to come to terms with the welter of interviews and press statements coming out of the club in the last few days from both chairman and manager. It has felt like in the wake of relegation the club has gone on … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 3, 2013 by Saycey
This is the fourth time a ‘Roy of the Rovers’ issue has been featured in the series. Mark Dickinson of Accrington won £2 for successfully requesting a picture of Leighton James scoring the first goal in a 2-0 win over Liverpool. ‘Leighton Lashes Home the First Against Liverpool’ ! The caption reads: ‘Leighton James won’t forget this moment. He’s recently joined QPR and was seeking his first goal for the club. This is it ! And Champions Liverpool are the … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 2, 2013 by Saycey
In a copy of New Penny Magazine, dated 1st February 1902, there is a wonderful article by A. Wallis Myers on some of the well known first-class referees at the time, including one who happened to come from the Bush. C.D. Crisp is described as ‘one of the most eminent authorities on the game’. So much so that he used to attend FA headquarters for the purpose of ‘putting aspiring referees through their paces.’ His article then goes on to … Continue reading →
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Posted on May 1, 2013 by Saycey
With QPR finally relegated on Sunday, Fernandes unloaded yesterday with his true feelings on the embarrassing performances this season of a squad who, collectively, are estimated to have the eighth highest wage bill in the Premier League. “It has shocked me,” Fernandes said. “It’s an alien concept to me that someone takes someone’s salary, doesn’t put 100 per cent in, thinks, ‘Oh, we lost. No big deal. What club are we going to tonight ?’ Whatever I have done as … Continue reading →
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