For Easter holiday, Rangers played away in Leicester and at home to Watford. Injury to Charlie Austin and run of bad results took Rangers out of automatic promotion spots, so these two games were just some kind of warm-up for play-offs. I went to Leicester alone, by train. Due to rail maintenance, I travelled only Continue reading
Author: Finney
Memories of QPR winning the Championship Play-Off Final: Part One – Dublin to Wembley
I have a trade union activist friend who was sacked once, in his youth, for having his haircut in the canteen during working hours. The company sought an injunction to stop the resulting strike which was contested on grounds that the shop steward’s sacking was trumped up. At the High Court, the judge asked the Continue reading
News of a Limited Edition QPR t-shirt depicting Bobby Zamora’s Winning Goal at Wembley
Luke Cuthbert of ‘Art in Football’ has been in touch regarding the limited edition t-shirt and art print they’ve just produced. It depicts that magical moment when Bobby Zamora dramatically scored our winning goal in the 90th minute at Wembley. The goal is described on their website as follows: ‘With Derby coming in with emphatic Continue reading
QPR v Derby County – Championship Play-Off Final – Wembley Stadium
Team: Green, Simpson, Onuoha, Dunne, Hill (Henry), Kranjcar (Traore), Barton, O’Neil, Hoilett, Doyle (Zamora), Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Suk-Young, Hughes, Morrison. Attendance: 87,348 (including around 40,000 R’s fans) Many QPR supporters walked to Wembley for this Championship play-off, and they must have set off home feeling like they could walk on water after this Continue reading
In Memory of Former QPR Winger – Clive ‘Chippy’ Clark
Clive Clark, our very own version of George Best and ‘Will O’ the Wisp’ winger during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s has sadly passed away. Perhaps this recent news was no great shock because he had been in ill health for quite some time and was receiving 24-hour a day medical care. In my Continue reading
QPR v Wigan Athletic – Championship Play-Off Semi-Final – 2nd Leg – ‘We’re the Famous Queen’s Park Rangers and We’re going to Wemberlee’
Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne, Hill (Suk-Young), Onuoha, O’Neil (Morrison), Barton, Kranjcar, Hoilett, Doyle (Zamora), Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Hughes, Henry, Benayoun. Attendance: 17,061 (including 1,237 Wigan fans) Monday night will go down as one of the great nights at Loftus Road, but what will stay with me forever is seeing the sheer joy on Continue reading
Dave Thomas on Sir Tom Finney and the 1974 Radio Times Cover Story
MP: What was the story behind you being on the front cover of the Radio Times Dave in August 1974 with Tom Finney? DT: Well it was when Don Revie had left Leeds United to become the new England manager, after Sir Alf Ramsey. The BBC wanted to run an article and I was contacted. Continue reading
The Day after John F Kennedy’s Assassination: Luton 4 – QPR 4
Team: Springett, Brady (P), Angell, Gibbs, Brady (R), Keen. Lazarus, Leary, Bedford, Graham, McQuade. Attendance: 6,598 Most people of a certain age can recall where they were and what they were doing when USA President John F Kennedy was shot down and killed on the 22nd November 1963. I must admit that I can’t really Continue reading
The Forgotten Story of Alec Stock – The First Gentleman of Soccer
The following article appeared recently in the Guardian as ‘The Forgotten Story of Alec Stock’. It’s not a forgotten story as far as R’s fans are concerned of course. However, this article does give a further insight into the disgraceful treatment of a QPR legend: The tale of the QPR manager who took the club Continue reading
Reading v QPR
Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne (Onuoha), Hill, Assou-Ekotto, Phillips, O’Neil (Johnson), Barton, Jenas (Kranjcar), Hoilett, Austin. Subs Not Used: Murphy, Traore, Henry, Chevanton Attendance: 21,497 A cracking start, where the game should have been all but over in the first 15 minutes, but this is QPR. We made enough chances throughout the game to finish them Continue reading