Super sub Djibril Cisse scored an 89th minute winner at Fortress Loftus Road to give QPR an outside chance of retaining Premier League status. A fraught and tense afternoon of football looked like it was going to end in frustration, what with scores coming in from other grounds, but this side has shown the patience Continue reading
Month: May 2012
The Independent R’s 1982 FA Cup Final Commemorative Badge
My thirteenth Indy R’s badge commemorates Rangers reaching the FA Cup Final for the first time in 1982. Limited to just 100, at the time of writing, only 27 remain. Also available are a small stock of some of my previous badges. All badges are ¬£3.00 each and postage within the UK is ¬£1.35 for Continue reading
When QPR Threatened to Quit the FA Cup
Rangers did not compete in the 1926-27 FA Cup competition because the club secretary forgot to submit the entry form in time ! The R’s could of missed out again years later for very different reasons. In 1981 the club installed a plastic pitch at a cost of ¬£350,000 which proved to be very controversial. Continue reading
Chelsea v QPR – Rangers All at Sea and Out of Their Depth
QPR’s travel sickness woes continued as they were demolished by a rampant Chelsea team at a rain sodden Stamford Bridge. The 6-1 score-line even flattered Rangers as time and time again they were carved open at the back by defence splitting passes as our back-four seemed all at sea. Even the Thames Flood Barrier wouldn’t Continue reading