The following article was written by Eric Nicholls and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine on 7th July 1973: ‘Gordon Jago leads promoted Queen’s Park Rangers into their second season in the First Division in five years with a brand of honesty that would surprise those who look at football through cynical eyes. Last time in, Rangers Continue reading
Author: Finney
The Comic Connection – No.7 – Roy of the Rovers – 29th January 1983
‘Roy of the Rovers’ has been featured twice before in this series and this particular edition is dated 29th January 1983. Graham Beach of Worcester Park, Surrey won ¬£3.00 for successfully requesting Mike Flanagan’s ‘goal’ in the 4-0 defeat of Shrewsbury Town earlier in the season. Elsewhere, the first character to be featured is ‘Mighty Continue reading
QPR Have Three Games to Save Their Season
A crisis is unfolding in West London, which is threatening the very survival of an institution that has stood firm through many tremors and potential disasters over the past few decades. Yet this is not the BBC that this refers to, but Queen’s Park Rangers. On Saturday, the R’s equalled the Premier League record for Continue reading
QPR v Aston Villa – The Unlikely Becomes Implausible, but is it Impossible ?
Queen’s Park Rangers failed to win a Premier League game at the15th time of asking this season. By common agreement this match against a poor, anonymous Villa side was as “must win” as they come. Our team managed only to draw against fellow relegation strugglers in Harry Redknapp’s first home game in charge. This left Continue reading
QPR v Hinckley Athletic – FA Cup 2nd Round – Bedford’s ‘Beauties’ Set Them Off
Team: Drinkwater, Bentley, Ingham, Malcolm, Dugdale, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Large, Collins, Lazarus Attendance: 13,008 On 3rd November 1962, the R’s defeated Newport County 3-2 in the FA Cup 1st Round at the White City which was, incidentally, Gordon Macey’s first ever QPR game. Rangers were drawn at home again for Round 2 and three weeks Continue reading
Sunderland v QPR – No Place to be Ending, but Somewhere to Start
Harry Redknapp’s first game in charge of QPR saw 375 hardy fans brave the floods and the cold at the Stadium of Light on an inclement Tuesday night in November. Earlier in the day the club’s Press team tweeted the likelihood of further changes in Redknapp’s first selection. Surprisingly Jose Bosingwa was recalled in favour Continue reading
‘Embarrassing’ Plight of QPR is Harry Redknapp’s Greatest Challenge
The following article appeared in ‘The Guardian’ and was written by Dominic Fifield: ‘Harry Redknapp was late in to training at Harlington on Monday morning, his trek from the south coast reduced to a crawl in the gloom of the M25. The gridlock offered time for contemplation to the swish of the windscreen wipers as Continue reading
The Independent R’s Welcome Harry Redknapp – An Appointment That Brings Us Some Hope
Following the departure of Mark Hughes on Friday the club issued the following statement prior to our match at Old Trafford: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to confirm the appointment of Harry Redknapp as the club’s manager. The 65-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year contract at Loftus Road and will watch his new Continue reading
Manchester United v QPR – A Question of Pride
For those who read my wake, ahem…report, on the Southampton game, I’m pleased to inform you that it is much easier to write about a positive performance than an utterly abject one. Unless you’d been under a rock for the last few days before the game you will fully understand why the build-up to the Continue reading
Hughes Loses his Spark as QPR Axe Yet Another Boss
No sooner had it been confirmed that Queen’s Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes had been sacked, than reports were springing up on television, social media and the internet that Harry Redknapp was being interviewed by the club. It is hard to avoid the feeling that the dismissal of Hughes has been a week-long affair. On Continue reading