The very sad news came through last month that John had passed away. The obituary in the Southampton match programme was as follows: ‘John Clifford was a wonderful, caring and thoughtful husband, father and grandfather. The most-selfless person you could ever meet. Even until his last days his thoughts were for others. He loved his Continue reading
Month: February 2015
Hull City v QPR – Battling R’s Performance but Joey Barton lets us down again!
Team: Green, Furlong, Ferdinand, Caulker, Suk-Young, Phillips, Henry, Barton, Kranjcar (Traore), Austin (Zarate), Zamora (Doughty) Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Wright-Phillips, Vargas Attendance: 24,466 (including 2,119 R’s fans) With our ‘captain’ leading by example as usual, Caulker’s insult to pub football, Phillips consistently disappearing throughout the game and a ref who was simply appalling, our Continue reading
Opposition Q&A – Hull City: “Quite simply I hate Allam”
This week we spoke to Hull City fan Paul Greendale (@3Greendog) for his take on this Saturday’s fixture at the KC Stadium… Q. Hull City has lost six of its last ten games in the Premier League. How nervous are you about the possibility of relegation? A. After the West Ham and Newcastle capitulations, safe Continue reading
Minutes from Fan Websites meeting with QPR February 17
Fans websites/fanzines/podcasts meeting with club’s media team held at Loftus Road on Tuesday February 17. In attendance: Ian Taylor and Paul Morrissey from QPR comms department. Steve Sayce, IndyRs Ian Bushman, QPR Report David Fraser, QPR Podcast Richard Hennessey, Not 606 Clive Whittingham, LoftforWords Ron Norris, QPRNet Matthew Woolf, WATRB Saffa Michail, qprdot.org Chris Ramsey Continue reading
The 1984 Postponed Game at Sunderland – QPR Fans Riled by Train to Nowhere
The following article from January/February 1984, appeared in issue 5 of the Club newspaper, ‘Ranger’: ‘QPR Supporters Club – welcomed throughout the league as a good-natured band – were up in arms last month over what they claimed was shabby treatment from soccer organisers. The fans, travelling by train to Sunderland, had got as far Continue reading
The Missing Paddington Babes
In May 1965 three young children went missing in the Paddington District of London. The actual area where this happened was called ‘Maida Hill’, although few, if any locals called it that. The area was populated mostly by white working class people, with added immigration throughout the 50’s and 60’s of Irish and West Indian Continue reading
QPR U18 v Crystal Palace U18
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Southwood, Furlong (Darion), Bowler, Donnellan, Garnett, Arthur, Komodikis, Klass, Adams, Clarke, Thompson The Eagles came into this match on the back of seven straight league victories, which included a 6-2 win over the R’s last month, whereas Rangers hadn’t won since December. Luke Southwood was soon called into action Continue reading
Sunderland v QPR: ‘A Win-Away, A Win-Away’ – An Outpouring of Relief and a Cue for a Song!
Team: Green, Isla (Doughty), Ferdinand, Caulker, Suk-Young, Henry, Barton, Phillips (Wright-Phillips), Fer (Zarate), Kranjcar, Zamora Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Traore, Taarabt Attendance: 39,077 (including 395 R’s fans) Two coaches set off from the Target and we arrived at the Stadium of Light in good time. I have to say that the stewards went out Continue reading
Harry Redknapp’s QPR Reign has been a Predictable Shambles
Fans View – Michael Hann’s recent article for the Guardian: Back when Harry Redknapp was appointed Queen’s Park Rangers manager in November 2012, I said on the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast that I wasn’t overjoyed about him coming in to the club I support. Rangers would still be relegated, I predicted, we’d just do it Continue reading
QPR v Southampton – Ramsey’s Rangers floored by a Stoppage Time Goal
QPR v Southampton – Ramsey’s Rangers floored by a Stoppage Time Goal Team: Green, Onuoha, Dunne (Vargas), Caulker, Hill, Phillips, Fer, Barton, Traore (Isla), Taarabt (Zarate), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Henry, Kranjcar, Zamora. Attendance: 18,082 (including 1,772 Saints fans) With Harry Redknapp finally gone, the new regime made changes that were long overdue. We Continue reading