The following article was written by Eric Nicholls and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine on 7th July 1973: ‘Gordon Jago leads promoted Queen’s Park Rangers into their second season in the First Division in five years with a brand of honesty that would surprise those who look at football through cynical eyes. Last time in, Rangers Continue reading
Month: December 2012
Wigan Athletic v QPR: Three on the Bounce – Draws that is…..
Queen’s Park Rangers continued their search for the first elusive win of the season up at a chilly and damp DW Stadium. This was against a Wigan side missing a number of first team regulars, including Gary Caldwell, Maynor Figueroa and former R’s loanee Ben Watson who broke his leg in a challenge with former Continue reading
The Comic Connection – No.7 – Roy of the Rovers – 29th January 1983
‘Roy of the Rovers’ has been featured twice before in this series and this particular edition is dated 29th January 1983. Graham Beach of Worcester Park, Surrey won ¬£3.00 for successfully requesting Mike Flanagan’s ‘goal’ in the 4-0 defeat of Shrewsbury Town earlier in the season. Elsewhere, the first character to be featured is ‘Mighty Continue reading
Recollections of Alan McDonald from his Friends and Team Mates
Sharon Smith worked in the QPR club shop in the 1980’s and regularly watched the youth team, reserves and first team play, home and away. She now lives in Ireland and works for the Irish PFA and travelled up to Belfast for the tribute game for Macca on 10th September. “When I heard that Alan Continue reading
QPR Have Three Games to Save Their Season
A crisis is unfolding in West London, which is threatening the very survival of an institution that has stood firm through many tremors and potential disasters over the past few decades. Yet this is not the BBC that this refers to, but Queen’s Park Rangers. On Saturday, the R’s equalled the Premier League record for Continue reading
QPR v Aston Villa – The Unlikely Becomes Implausible, but is it Impossible ?
Queen’s Park Rangers failed to win a Premier League game at the15th time of asking this season. By common agreement this match against a poor, anonymous Villa side was as “must win” as they come. Our team managed only to draw against fellow relegation strugglers in Harry Redknapp’s first home game in charge. This left Continue reading
QPR v Hinckley Athletic – FA Cup 2nd Round – Bedford’s ‘Beauties’ Set Them Off
Team: Drinkwater, Bentley, Ingham, Malcolm, Dugdale, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Large, Collins, Lazarus Attendance: 13,008 On 3rd November 1962, the R’s defeated Newport County 3-2 in the FA Cup 1st Round at the White City which was, incidentally, Gordon Macey’s first ever QPR game. Rangers were drawn at home again for Round 2 and three weeks Continue reading