Very sad to report that Malcolm Graham, the former Barnsley, Bristol City, Leyton Orient and QPR forward has passed away at the age of 81. I saw him play a number of times for the R’s during the 1963/64 campaign including the bizarre 4-4 draw at Luton Town on the 23rd November 1963 when he Continue reading
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QPR (2) – Blackburn Rovers (2)
Team: Smithies, Perch, Onuoha, Angella, Konchesky, Henry, Tozser, Phillips, Luongo, Chery (Mackie), Austin Subs Not Used: Lumley, Hall, Hill, Doughty, Faurlin, Gladwin Attendance: 14,007 (including 425 Rovers fans) Leaving aside keepers dropping balls into the net, terrible ref and alarming defensive displays, one of the most disappointing aspects of the last two games is playing Continue reading
‘Les Ferdinand knows what Queen’s Park Rangers should stand for’
Jack Pitt-Brooke’s interesting article recently appeared in the Independent: ‘Les Ferdinand knows what Queen’s Park Rangers should stand for. It should stand for stories like his. The local boy from Ladbroke Grove, who went to school just behind Loftus Road, is running the club that found him and made him. Ferdinand is Director of Football Continue reading
QPR (1) – Nottingham Forest (2)
Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Angella (Hall), Konchesky, Henry, Tozser (Gladwin), Phillips, Luongo (Smithies), Chery, Austin Subs Not Used: Hill, Doughty, Hoilett, Emmanuel-Thomas Attendance: 15,424 (including 1,376 Forest fans) Gabriele Angella looked promising throughout his brief spell. Perch was woeful and was run ragged. Chery was hiding for most of the game (which is a shame Continue reading
The Bundesliga shows that fans can come first – so why aren’t we furious?
Significantly lower prices. Far better atmospheres. Safe standing. Being able to have a (decent) pint while watching the game. When you start to list the ways in which watching German football trumps watching English football, it is no surprise that the Bundesliga has become a well-run stick with which to hit the gluttonous Premier League. Continue reading
‘All In A Day’s Work’ – Working Lives and Trade Unions in West London 1945-1995 (Britain At Work London Project – June 2015)
‘All In A Day’s Work’ is a profusely-illustrated 250 page book centred around 100 oral history interviews conducted by the Britain At Work London Group (of which I am a member). It covers an area stretching from Paddington to the outer West and North-West London suburbs. It recalls, for instance, the days when the Park Continue reading
Huddersfield Town (0) – QPR (1)
Team: Green, Konchesky, Hall, Onuoha, Perch, Phillips, Luongo, Faurlin, Doughty, Chery, Austin Subs Not Used: Smithies, Kpekawa, Furlong, Comley, Emmanuel-Thomas, Blackwood Attendance: 11,189 (including 836 R’s fans) Tjaronn Chery’s late winner ensured Queen’s Park Rangers left Huddersfield with all three points. The Dutchman side-footed home Massimo Luongo’s cross at the far post, after it had Continue reading
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) – QPR (3)
Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Hall, Konchesky, Henry, Faurlin (Polter), Phillips, Luongo, Chery (Doughty), Austin Subs Not Used: Lumley, Hill, Gladwin, Emmanuel-Thomas, Hoilett Attendance: 21, 032 (including 766 R’s fans) Matty Phillips underlined his value to QPR as their rousing recovery stunned Wolves. The winger scored a second-half double to inspire a fight-back from 2-0 down Continue reading
QPR U21 (5) – Huddersfield Town U21 (5)
U21 Professional Development League 2 (South) Finished 5-5 – somehow? Incredibly it was 4-2 at half-time and the score flattered Huddersfield as we ran the show with the visitors scoring with their only ventures into our box. Writing this I’m still wondering how we didn’t win? We took the lead after about four minutes with Continue reading
QPR v Cardiff City – A Two-Goal Lead Frustratingly Surrendered
Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Hill, Konchesky, Luongo, Henry, Phillips, Chery (Doughty), Gladwin (Emmanuel-Thomas), Austin (Polter), Subs Not Used: Lumley, Kpekawa, Hall, Faurlin, Attendance: 14,927 (including 1,049 Cardiff fans) We were 2-0 up, and Cardiff had played all the football, and continued to do so, while we continued with long balls over the top. Very disappointed Continue reading