Pat Woods was a good full-back and a wonderful club servant for QPR FC. He played over 300 games for Rangers during the 1950’s and early 1960’s, nearly all at right-back and scored in excess of 14 goals in all competitions. He was one of my Loftus Road heroes. In my early days of supporting Continue reading
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Mike Rigg’s New Structure is Almost in Place – Dave McIntyre Explains All
Mike Rigg’s major re-structuring of the club is reportedly almost complete. Dave McIntyre explains all in his recent comprehensive article for West London Sport (I wonder what Alec Stock would have made of all this ?) – Steve Russell ‘Four-and-a- half months since his appointment as technical director, the basic model which Mike Rigg has Continue reading
Rangers’ Recruitment Raises Eyebrows
One has to feel sorry for Robert Green. Castigated in the wake of England’s diabolically poor World Cup two years ago, centring on his terrible mistake against the United States of America, he was a national joke for a while. Green endured relegation with West Ham United and remained under the footballing radar for a Continue reading
October 1952: An Outbreak of Malicious Damage at Loftus Road & the QPR v Newport County Match
Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Clayton, Spence, Farrow, Gilberg, Smith, Addinall, Quinn, Shepherd Attendance: 14,800 ‘Behind the Scenes’ -The Editor begins his programme notes with not one, but two stern warnings: ‘A WARNING – The amount of malicious damage being done at this ground has reached such proportions that drastic steps have to be taken to Continue reading
‘The Club is Delighted with its Continued Positive Relationship with the OSC’
News appeared on the official website recently of a meeting between the club and the Official Supporters Club last month: ‘The club met with the QPR Official Supporters Club (OSC) in August and since the meeting both parties have been in contact to follow up key points that were raised. The first action that came Continue reading
The Second John Baines QPR Football Card
Martin Botwright suggested to me that a second John Baines QPR football card was known to exist. Then a few months ago Moreno came across it within a collection of cards that were coming up for auction and kindly forwarded me an image of the card which is shown below. The Lot was estimated at Continue reading
Manchester City v QPR
Team: Green, Bosingwa, Fabio, Ferdinand (Onuoha), Nelsen, Granero (Cisse), Wright-Phillips, Park, Faurlin (Dyer), Johnson, Zamora Subs Not Used: Murphy, Derry, Mackie, Hoilett Attendance: 45,579 I thought that we got better and that there were some positives to take from the game, not least of which was seeing Faurlin starting his first league game in just Continue reading
QPR Back the Campaign to Save Hammersmith Hospital’s Threatened Accident & Emergency Department
Greg Burns wrote the following article for the local Chronicle: ‘QPR Football Club are the latest Premier League Side to throw their backing behind the campaign to save the borough’s threatened accident and emergency department. The top-flight side is taking time out to voice their concerns about plans to shut the A & E department Continue reading
QPR v Walsall – Capital One Cup 2nd Round
Team: Green, Bosingwa, Fabio, Ferdinand, Nelsen, Park, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips (Traore), Hoilett (Dyer), Johnson, Zamora (Cisse) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Onuoha, Derry, Mackie Attendance: 6,129 (including 436 visiting fans) Great display from Faurlin on Tuesday night and so pleased for the fella. I thought Zamora had a good one as well. And whisper it quietly, but Continue reading
Norwich City v QPR – First Away Point Since 1st February
Team: Green, Fabio, Ferdinand, Hill (Onuoha), Traore (Bosingwa), Mackie, Park, Diakite (Derry), Hoilett, Zamora, Cisse Subs Not Used: Murphy, Taarabt, Wright-Phillips, Johnson Attendance: 26,317 Unfortunately Jimmy was still unwell so Paul Finney volunteered to drive us up to Norwich. I met up with him at Stanmore station and we later picked up Mark and Jamie. Continue reading