QPR now stand on the finishing line of promotion following a third consecutive draw, this time at home to Hull City. And for the third game in a row they were made to rue the chances missed both on the pitch and in the Championship table. Wayne Routledge gave them the perfect start and once Continue reading
Month: April 2011
The Charity Walk to Watford for the QPR Tiger Cubs Football Team
James Doe is an R’s fan who was responsible for last year’s superb Non-League Day. He has now helped organise a charity walk to Watford on Saturday: “I’m organising a charity walk from Loftus Road to Vicarage Road on 30th April ahead of our match against Watford. We are trying to raise funds for the Continue reading
Cardiff City v QPR – Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man
And that man is Adel Taarabt. QPR came back from behind twice to share the points with Cardiff in what turned out to be the best game of football this amazing season has seen. Adel Taarabt was the star of the show for QPR as he showed to any doubters why Warnock gave him the Continue reading
Never Felt More Like Whistling The Blues.
‘Singing the Blues’ was written by Melvin Endsley in 1956. Guy Mitchell had a big hit single with it and Tommy Steele’s version also topped the charts in January 1957. Numerous other artists have also covered the song. Then Rangers’ fans adapted it many years ago and it’s been heard quite a few times this Continue reading
QPR v Derby County – The Marathon Reaches the Final Bend
QPR edged another point closer to the finishing line that is promotion on a night of frustration all round. A goalless draw in front of the Sky cameras wasn’t what 16,000 QPR fans had come to witness so the bunting and party poppers will have to be put away for now as party poopers Derby Continue reading
Barnsley v QPR
Team: Kenny, Hill, Orr, Derry, Connolly, Gorkss, Taarabt (Ephraim), Faurlin, Routledge, Smith, Helguson. Subs Not Used: Cerny, Shittu, Buzsaky, Miller, Hulse. After my boss kindly let me leave half an hour earlier to miss the Hull traffic, I was on my way down the M62/M1 towards Barnsley. It took me just about an hour and Continue reading
Scunthorpe United v QPR & A Welcome to ‘Rangers’ Law’ Mr Warnock.
Since the late 19th century, scientists have pondered over the phenomenon known as ‘Murphy’s Law.’ Similarly, since the 20th century, QPR fans have had many experiences of what is known as ‘Rangers Law.’ It basically means that ‘anything that can go wrong will go wrong.’ Neil Warnock and the current team had their first experience Continue reading
‘They Used To Play On Grass’ – QPR v Luton Town – 1st September 1981
Rangers had made a good start to the season winning 3-1 at Wrexham on the Saturday with two goals from Clive Allen and one from Andy King. As I cut through Batman Close, I was surprised at the length of the queue leading to the Loft turnstiles. The official attendance that night was 18,703 and Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Colchester United U18 (1)
Team: Deane, Harriman, Sanderson, Walker, Parmenter, O’Donnell, Gibbons, Sutherland, Graham, Henry-Francis, Sharif. As I entered the Training Ground, the first thing I noticed was Neil Warnock being interviewed and then on the pitch over to his left, the 1st team squad were involved in a non-contact training session. As for the U18’s, there was no Continue reading
QPR v Sheffield United – We Can Almost See the Finishing Line.
QPR restored their 9 point lead over second place Norwich with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Neil Warnock’s former club Sheffield United. In doing so, it opened the trap door for the Blades to no doubt take up hostilities with their city neighbours next season in League 1. Two goals from Wayne Routledge and a Continue reading