Queen’s Park Rangers co-chairman Tony Fernandes has given an interview to North American-based website Vice Sports in which he talks about the club and the near six years of ownership by him and his Malaysian business partners. https://sports.vice.com/en_uk/article/ive-learnt-the-hard-way-tony-fernandes-on-football-fandom-and-attempting-to-build-the-new-qpr It’s a wide-ranging, if unchallenging, piece where Fernandes talks about lessons learned, his passion for the club Continue reading
Author: Steve Sayce
You Raise Me Up – QPR Fans Forum 16 March 2017
The latest instalment of the QPR fans forum gave us “The Hoos and Holloway Show”, a rib-tickling side-splitting cornucopia of family entertainment that would put Morecambe & Wise to shame. Okay, maybe not… but this was perhaps the most convincing fans forum event staged under the current set of owners. Not only are Lee Hoos Continue reading
Just the ticket for Rangers fans?
So we’ve just had another ‘big reveal’ from the club regarding season ticket prices for next season. And in all fairness for existing holders renewing before 31 May it’s pretty good news. In summary: • Renewal prices frozen • Interest-free direct debit installments • ‘Bounty’ of £20 QPR Cash when you ‘refer a friend’ who Continue reading
Are plans for a new stadium at Old Oak Scrubbed?
Last week QPR responded to newspaper speculation that the club would be turning its attentions away from a planned new stadium and wider complex at Old Oak. Instead it confirmed it was looking at “…a potential partnership with an athletics club such as Thames Valley Harriers to create a new community stadium” at the Linford Continue reading
An hour with Ollie
Podcasters and people from fan sites alike gathered at Loftus Road on a chilly Tuesday evening in late November to meet QPR’s new manager Ian Holloway. The first hour of the meeting consisted of the recording of the 200th QPR Podcast, with ‘Ollie’ being interviewed by the founder members, Messrs Fraser, Finney, Mendes and Charles. Continue reading
QPR (0) – Preston North End (2) – ‘It was Obvious from the Word Go that it wasn’t going to Work!’
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Onuoha, Caulker, Perch, Cousins, Henry (Washington), Luongo, Ngbakoto (Khayati), Chery, Polter Subs Not Used: Ingram, Kakay, Paul, Shodipo, Grego-Cox. Attendance: 13,307 (including 835 Preston fans) It was an unbelievable pedestrian performance that shocked me. Second best in every tackle (the second goal summed it up), no quality and reduced to pumping pointless Continue reading
“I’d love Polter in a North End shirt” – PNE next at Loftus Road
This week I spoke to Preston North End fan Stephanie Lambert to get her insight on Saturday’s game at Loftus Road. Stephanie runs the PNEFansForum Twitter and Facebook accounts, and gave me an honest assessment of her hopes for the game… Q. Former Leeds player and manager Simon Grayson has been in the hotseat at Continue reading
“Cellino is an absolute parasite” – Leeds Utd first up at QPR
Ahead of our Sunday lunchtime season-opening clash at Loftus Road, I spoke to Leeds Utd fan Alex Metcalf (@AlexMetcalfLUFC) to find out the fan’s view of our first visitors… Q. The Leeds United chairman Massimo Cellino has a reputation for “interesting” decision-making which arguably surpasses the owners of QPR in recent times. Where do you Continue reading
Celebrating Christmas and Changing Lives in Zimbabwe
For one QPR fan, Greg Sangwine, his wife Sophie and young child Jack this Christmas will be unlike anyone else’s. They live in Harare and work on a very special project to improve the lives of children in Zimbabwe. However they will still be following the fortunes of our beloved Hoops over the festive fixtures. Continue reading
Visitor preview Q&A – Nottingham Forest
Ahead of this Saturday’s early kick off at Loftus Road, we spoke to blogger and Forest fan Christian Brown (@Chris78901) for his take on the clash… Q. Under former R Dougie Freedman Forest achieved a 14th place finish last term. How did the fans respond to the team’s performance over the season? View image | Continue reading