Team: Parkes, Clement, Hazell, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach (Abbott), Bowles, Givens Attendance: 18,701 The following newspaper report was written by Terry McNeill: ‘Stan Bowles, controversial Rangers star, was involved in a brawl with Birmingham’s Tony Want in the tunnel at the finish of this messy four-goal match. Bowles was then dragged away to Continue reading
Month: September 2016
QPR (1) – Sunderland (2)
EFL Cup 3rd Round Team: Ingram, Kakay, Lynch, Caulker, Hamalainen, Cousins (Chery), Sandro, Wszolek, El Khayati, Washington (Luongo), Sylla (Polter) Subs Not Used: Smithies, Onuoha, Paul, Borysiuk Attendance: 14,301 (including 2,214 away fans) Watching fairly high up in R Block, I had a good view of all the goalmouth action (our goalmouth!) in the first-half; Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Sheffield United U23 (4)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Lumley, Barzey, Williams, Manning (Bowler), Arthur, Frost (Fox), Prohouly (Alfa), Folkes, Adams, Eze, Darbyshire Sub Not Used: Dieng The first chance of the afternoon fell to the visitors inside 5 minutes when Caolan Lavery spun in the box and forced Joe Lumley down to smother the ball. The R’s custodian Continue reading
Huddersfield Town (2) – QPR (1) – Rangers are Second Best
Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Caulker, Hall, Bidwell, Henry (Borysiuk), Luongo, Cousins, Chery, Shodipo (Sylla), Washington (Polter) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Lynch, Wszolek, El Khayati Attendance: 20,595 (including 732 R’s fans) Do not let the close score line fool you. For well over the first three quarters of this encounter we were virtually hardly ever in the Continue reading
QPR (0) – Newcastle United (6) – A Record Home League Defeat for the R’s!
Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Caulker (Lynch), Hall, Bidwell, Perch (Wszolek), Cousins, Henry, Ngbakoto (Sylla), Chery, Washington Subs Not Used: Ingram, Borysiuk, El Khayati, Shodipo Attendance: 17,404 (including 3,005 Newcastle fans) Jonjo Shelvey scored twice as second-placed Newcastle pummelled QPR to earn a fifth consecutive Championship win. Shelvey’s deflected shot rewarded early Magpies dominance and, with the Continue reading
Bolton Wanderers U23 (6) – QPR U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Dieng, Campbell-Young, Barzey, Paul, Hamalainen, Arthur, Darbyshire, Akinola, Adams, Eze, Alfa Subs: Springer-Downes, Voss, Klass, Bowler, Folkes Perhaps the 1-6 score-line was slightly harsh, but nevertheless we were well and truly turned over by a group of Bolton U23 players, some of which held first team experience. Tim Seny Dieng Continue reading
QPR Ladies (2) – Norwich City Ladies (3)
FA Women’s Premier League Cup 1st Round Team: Caldwell, Lopes. Hennessey, Thompson, Hester, Searle (Smith), Critchley, Anu, Godden, Peck, Engels Upon arrival, Ron Hill informed us that, unfortunately, no match programme had been issued. We realised that Lauren Peck wasn’t going to make the starting line-up as she was limping in the pre-match warm-up. Also, Continue reading
QPR (1) – Blackburn Rovers (1) – ‘I thought the Performance was Really Good‚’ – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Team: Smithies, Perch, Onuoha, Hall, Bidwell, Cousins, Henry, Shodipo, Chery, El Khayati (Sylla), Polter (Washington) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Caulker, Kakay, Paul, Borysiuk Attendance: 13,210 (including 598 Rovers fans) Sam Gallagher’s header earned Blackburn just their second Championship point of the season as they salvaged a draw against Queen’s Park Rangers. Tjaronn Chery’s sublime 25-yard Continue reading
‘They said I was too Small’ – Ron Springett’s Tough Climb to the Top
Former Rangers and England goalkeeper, Ron Springett, sadly passed away one year ago today, aged 80 years old. The following article appeared in a football periodical in 1965: ‘The last England cap I won was against Switzerland, at Basle, in 1963. We beat the Swiss 8-1. It was the last match of a very successful Continue reading
In Memory of John O’Rourke: 1945 – 2016
It was very sad to hear the recent news that the one-time QPR FC forward of the early 1970’s, John O’Rourke had passed away at the age of 71. John O’Rourke throughout his career at his clubs including; Luton, Middlesbrough, Ipswich, Coventry and QPR, was a high ratio goal scorer. His finishing was sharp and Continue reading