Following on from the Gola and Cossack Hairspray articles that went up last year, QPR related adverts seem to have turned into a mini-series ! This latest one features Alan McDonald and appeared in the Official Club Newspaper, ‘Bush Ranger’ in the late 80’s. We lived next to the Hoover factory in Bideford Avenue for Continue reading
Month: January 2013
QPR v West Bromwich Albion – When Just Enough Was Good Enough
FA Cup 3rd Round A disappointing crowd of less than 9,000 was thoroughly underwhelmed by the FA Cup fare at Loftus Road against West Bromwich Albion. The poor turnout was effectively guaranteed by the club’s misguided policy of charging ¬£25 per adult ticket, but was also influenced by the recent expense for many of the Continue reading
To Spend or Not to Spend ? That is the Question
Queen’s Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp may well be mulling over this very conundrum after his side pulled off an extraordinary 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. Fresh from humiliation against Liverpool on Sunday, QPR turned from a disorganised, inept rabble into a side capable of ending the Blues’ four-game winning streak. Ryan Nelsen was once Continue reading
Chelsea v QPR: ‘Oh My God the Ball is Actually in the Net !‚’
Team: Cesar, Hill, Onuoha, Nelsen, Fabio, Derry, Taarabt (Dyer), Granero (Park), Mbia, Mackie, Hoilett (Wright-Phillips) Subs Not Used: Green, Ferdinand, Faurlin, Cisse Attendance: 41,634 (including 3,015 R’s fans) We didn’t stop singing from the very 1st minute to the last. We had a lot of fun too – like teasing the Chelski fans by “celebrating” Continue reading
QPR v Liverpool – A Diabolical Farewell to a Diabolical Year
Harry Redknapp made four changes from the line-up which succumbed to West Brom at Loftus Road on Boxing Day for the final Premier League clash of 2012. Julio Cesar started in between the sticks in place of the luckless Robert Green. The trio of Anton Ferdinand, Fabio da Silva and Ale Faurlin were replaced with Continue reading