Big Dave told me about some ghostly experiences he had at the Hanwell Community Centre many years ago and whilst researching its history, I came across a very brief mention of another paranormal occurrence there on a website that recorded: ‘The phantom sounds of youngsters laughing and crying can be heard from time to time, Continue reading
Month: October 2008
QPR U18 (2) – Wycombe Wanderers U18 (1)
Team: Bulmer, Cox, ilesanmi, Smith, Harris, Wright, Parker, Davenport, German, Brittain, Jerson Dos Santos (trialist) Subs: Bailey, Waters, Perrin, Molloy, Nanetti. It was a bright and sunny morning at Harlington but it became increasingly colder as the wind began to bite. Christian Nanetti made way for a trialist who was later identified as Jerson Dos Continue reading
That Open Letter From Amit Bhatia, The Club Statement That Followed Plus ‘The Guardian’ Article
The open letter from Amit Bhatia to the fans was in itself surprising but very welcome. The tone plus the plain language used was also interesting and although it only addressed one contentious issue, it did come across to me as positive, conciliatory and a major step in the right direction. We can only wait Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Northampton Town U18 (1)
Team: Bulmer, Cox, ilesanmi, Smith, Harris, Wright, Parker, Davenport, German, Brittain, Nanetti. Subs: Bailey, Ehmer, Perring, Waters, Fernandez. Looking at the players before the kick-off, I didn’t recognise Christian Nanetti who now has his hair cropped very short. It was good to see Iain Dowie in attendance and Steve Gallen was involved with the U16’s Continue reading
The Sixth Independent R’s Badge
My latest badge has been available for a few weeks and is the sixth produced for the Independent R’s so far. It commemorates promotion at Villa Park in 1968 and the idea was to depict the supporter who stood in front of thousands of R’s fans situated in the Holte End forty years ago. It Continue reading
Charlie Chaplin And The Hanwell Community Centre
One of the most interesting connections with the Hanwell Community Centre is that Charlie Chaplin resided there for a period when it was a school. On a brief visit there last year with Big Dave, I was saddened to see that his statute had been vandalised. However, the good news was that after a lengthy Continue reading
The First Floodlit Match At Loftus Road
On 5th October 1953, QPR’s President, The Earl Of Cottenham, wrote the following foreword in the souvenir programme: ‘With great pride I write the Foreword for the first game to be played by Floodlight on this ground – truly an historic occasion because Queen’s Park Rangers are the first football club in West London to Continue reading
The Little Ones At 93 Feet East, Brick Lane, Shoreditch
Many R’s fans may have seen ‘The Little Ones’ on Soccer AM the other week when they were presented with a signed QPR shirt by Helen Chamberlain. I wasn’t one of them, I don’t have Sky. If I did, I still wouldn’t have seen it as I can’t stand the programme, but that’s by the Continue reading
Hertfordshire R’s Coach Travel
Perry Weston wants to hear from anyone that might be interested in coach travel from the mid/north Hertfordshire area. He is looking to organising coaches to travel to northern away matches. He says that he might struggle to do anything before Christmas but the Cup tie at Manchester United in November could now be a Continue reading