The following article appeared in the ‘News of the World’ on 20th November 1966: ‘One of television’s top ten comedy stars, Arthur Haynes died suddenly yesterday – a few weeks before he was due to start a new series. Haynes, who was 52, had a heart attack at his home in Ealing, London, when he Continue reading
Month: November 2013
Fred Pentland: Ex-QPR Player and the Man in the Bowler Hat who gave Spain their Footballing Identity
Last month I put up a 1920’s article about ex-QPR player Fred Pentland. Sam Hughes wrote the following article which was published a couple of years ago in the second issue of the superb football magazine, ‘Late Tackle’. Sam kindly gave me permission to use it: ‘Somewhat unsurprisingly, there was much debate about the inadequacies Continue reading
Video Vox Pop – 23 November 2013 – Charlton game
Here is the third in our series of video interviews with real fans… This time – What are your first memories of watching QPR, and what does Harry Redknapp need to do in the transfer window? Thanks to everyone who took part. You can find the Independent Rs YouTube channel here.
Austin Powers Rangers to Narrow Victory
A fantastic 30 yard strike from Charlie Austin was enough to secure 3 more points as QPR’s excellent home form continued. The former Swindon front man’s 8th goal of the season was enough to separate the two teams in what was a fairly tepid London Derby. On a day when Harry Redknapp celebrated 30 years Continue reading
The Day after John F Kennedy’s Assassination: Luton 4 – QPR 4
Team: Springett, Brady (P), Angell, Gibbs, Brady (R), Keen. Lazarus, Leary, Bedford, Graham, McQuade. Attendance: 6,598 Most people of a certain age can recall where they were and what they were doing when USA President John F Kennedy was shot down and killed on the 22nd November 1963. I must admit that I can’t really Continue reading
Rangers’ Return to the White City was a total Washout
The following article is dated 4th October 1962 and appeared in the local Gazette and Post: ‘The biggest night in the history of Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club ended in a big washout at White City on Monday evening. After torrential rain had flooded the pitch, the referee postponed the match against Hull City half-an-hour Continue reading
Home Game for the Irish R’s in Kilkenny
In the build-up to the big day I’d been toying with the idea of getting an Irish Indy R’s flag made up, but I couldn’t get myself to agree on an Irish logo to go with the hoops and the Indy R’s badge; the tricolour would make it a Republic of Ireland Indy R’s and Continue reading
Minutes of meeting – QPR and fan websites 12 November 2013
The latest meeting between various unofficial QPR websites, message boards and podcasts and the club’s media team was held at Loftus Road on Tuesday November 12. From the club: Press and media manager Paul Morrissey (PM) and multi-media officer Adam Hulme (AH) From the sites: Paul Finney (PF) from the Open All R’s Podcast; Ron Continue reading
The Forgotten Story of Alec Stock – The First Gentleman of Soccer
The following article appeared recently in the Guardian as ‘The Forgotten Story of Alec Stock’. It’s not a forgotten story as far as R’s fans are concerned of course. However, this article does give a further insight into the disgraceful treatment of a QPR legend: The tale of the QPR manager who took the club Continue reading
Reading v QPR
Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne (Onuoha), Hill, Assou-Ekotto, Phillips, O’Neil (Johnson), Barton, Jenas (Kranjcar), Hoilett, Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Traore, Henry, Chevanton Attendance: 21,497 A cracking start, where the game should have been all but over in the first 15 minutes, but this is QPR. We made enough chances throughout the game to finish them Continue reading