This week we spoke to Leicester City fan Danny Varnfield (@DannyVarnfield) for his views on this weekend’s clash at Loftus Road… Q. Nigel Pearson is now in his fourth year of his second spell as Leicester City manager. What do you think of the success he has achieved and to what extent is he the Continue reading
Month: November 2014
Newcastle United v QPR – ‘We looked Solid without being Creative‚’ said Redknapp
Team: Green, Onuoha, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Barton, Sandro (Kranjcar), Henry (Hoilett), Fer, Zamora, Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Isla, Traore, Phillips, Mutch. Attendance: 51,915 (including 1,600 R’s fans) Harry Redknapp has long admired Moussa Sissoko, but he could have done without the France midfielder illuminating the Tyneside dusk by scoring Newcastle United’s winning goal, on Continue reading
Open All R’s Announces Christmas Live Podcast on December 9th
SINTON & IMPEY SIGN UP FOR 1993 ‘REUNION’ Open all R’s, the QPR fan podcast, has announced that its second live show on Tuesday December 9th will be a ‘1993 reunion’, where they’ll be joined by members of the side that finished top London club 21 years ago. Andy Sinton & Andrew Impey, two regulars Continue reading
Newcastle United Opposition Q&A – “Saturday afternoon at St James’ Park is the highlight of the week”
This week I spoke with North-East based sports writer and Newcastle fanKristan Heneage (@Kheneage) to get his thoughts ahead of Saturday’s visit to St James Park… Q. The campaign to sack Alan Pardew appears to be gathering pace, and yet Newcastle United lie eighth in the Premier League table ahead of this weekend’s game against Continue reading
Stephen Street’s Queen’s Parklife
R’s fan and legendary Smiths and Blur producer Stephen Street gave his thoughts on the season so far to IndyR’s this week… Coming away from the recent game v Man City I was buzzing with excitement despite only drawing a game we could/should have won. More than any other season I can remember, the international Continue reading
The Disruptive Two Week International Break and a Look Ahead at Saturday’s Game at Newcastle
This latest two week break came at the worst possible time for us if you ask me. Just when the R’s put a team into place to start the climb up the table the international break comes into play and we find ourselves in a wee bit of a limbo. It’s not that I don’t Continue reading
From 1917 – Caring for the Wounded at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Shepherd’s Bush
The images shown below are taken from the Illustrated War News, dated 17th January, 1917. It’s titled: ‘A Royal Nurse and some of her Patients’ and the caption reads: ‘Queen Augusta Victoria of Portugal, who, with the young King and his mother, Queen Amelia, has displayed the most anxious care and sympathetic consideration for the Continue reading
QPR v Manchester City – Rangers Full-On and at High-Tempo (Amen to that)
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Vargas, Henry, Fer, Sandro (Barton), Zamora, Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Onuoha, Phillips, Hoilett, Kranjcar Attendance: 18,005 From a cracking atmosphere at HQ, we almost got what we deserved, despite the refereethat’s another story! A very decent display from all the players who gave it their all.it’s all Continue reading
We Will Remember Them
The following servicemen had at some time in their careers played for Queen’s Park Rangers and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Corporal Albert ‘Ben’ Butler – Apart from playing for QPR, he was also the first professional footballer in the ranks of the 17th Middlesex to be killed in action. Albert Bonass Continue reading
Man City Opposition Q&A – “Nobody will dominate forever…”
This week I spoke with City fan James Edwards (@peoffrey) to pick his brains ahead of the return of the Premier League champions to Loftus Road… Q. Manuel Pellegrini delivered both the League Cup and the Premier League trophy to Manchester City in his first year. What has he brought with him that’s different to Continue reading