As is customary at this time of the year, we would like to thank everyone for their input over the last 12 months; to the website, Twitter and also our Facebook Page. Sadly, Finbar Stokes was laid to rest earlier this week after a long illness. During the summer Steve Zico lost his uncle, ‘Paddington Continue reading
Month: December 2016
QPR (0) – Aston Villa (1) – ‘Ollie now has a Mountain to Climb, Passion alone will not sort it’
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Onuoha, Lynch, Perch, Hall, Ngbakoto, Luongo, Wszolek (Shodipo), Chery (Mackie), Washington (Sylla) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Borysiuk, Sandro, Polter Attendance: 16,285 (including 3.068 Villa fans) We had nine attempts at goal. None of which were on target. We have about eight midfielders in the squad. Seven of whom don’t deserve to be Continue reading
Live Music Review – The Cold Blooded Hearts – Uxbridge Crown & Treaty – 17th December 2016
Gareth Ainsworth always played football with something of a rock ‘n’ roll like swagger. Those fans lucky enough to have been at the QPR away game at Rushden & Diamonds in August 2003 will recall his guitar twanging goal celebration after both of his two superb long range efforts that day – look them up Continue reading
QPR (0) – Derby County (1) – Rangers Suffer a Fourth Straight Defeat
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Hall, Luongo, Cousins (Shodipo), Ngbakoto, Chery (Gladwin), Washington (Polter) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Sandro, Borysiuk, Wszolek Attendance: 12,371 (including 1,043 Derby fans) Thomas Ince’s late volley gave Derby a seventh successive victory as QPR fell to a fourth defeat in a row. Tjaronn Chery forced a good early save Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Watford U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Ingram, Kakay, Williams, Borysiuk (Manning), Paul, Hamalainen, Shodipo (Clarke), El Khayati, Mackie (Crichlow), Eze, Robinson Sub Not Used: Herdman The team sheet included at No. 9, Jamie Mackie, making his long-awaited return from injury and listed at No. 11, was Arsenal trialist Tyrell Robinson on the left-wing. The visitors took Continue reading
The 1975 London Five-a-Side Football Championship
Twelve teams competed in the 1975 London Five-a-Side Championship. The tournament took place at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on 30th April. Sponsored by the Evening Standard, Rangers had won the ‘Fives’ title three times in the previous four years so, not surprisingly, were considered to be one of the favourites. The Rangers squad consisted of; Continue reading
IndyRs Art of Football competition
We’ve teamed up with Art of Football to give away one of their QPR t-shirts or prints just in time for Christmas. They currently have 3 QPR designs including Zamora’s dramatic play off winner, Trevor Sinclair’s audacious overhead kick and club legend Stan Bowles. The lucky winner can choose one of these great Rangers items. Continue reading
Rotherham United (1) – QPR (0) – The Millers Secure their first win since August!
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Onuoha, Lynch, Cousins, Sandro (Gladwin), Luongo, Ngbakoto (Polter), Chery (Wszolek), Washington Subs Not Used: Ingram, Henry, El Khayati, Shodipo Attendance: 8,704 (including 872 R’s fans) Rotherham secured their first win since August with a 1-0 victory over QPR in the Championship. Isaiah Brown’s first-half goal handed the division’s bottom side just Continue reading
QPR (1) – Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) – Wolves end their Nine-Game Winless Run against 10-Man QPR
Team: Smith, Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Robinson, Sandro (Henry), Hall, Luongo, Chery. Polter (Sylla), Washington (Ngbakoto) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Bidwell, Cousins, Gladwin Attendance: 12,222 (including 804 Wolves fans) Wolves ended their nine-game winless run and picked up their first victory under new boss Paul Lambert by beating 10-man QPR. R’s defender James Perch was sent-off Continue reading
50 Years Ago Today: ‘Marsh (plus the Roar) puts QPR in League Cup Semi-Final’
Football League Cup 5th Round Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Attendance: 19,146 I remember this match as being a very tense encounter indeed. That said, I can still see in my mind’s eye Mark Lazarus bombing down the wing without his shorts after the elastic had broken! Continue reading