In attendance: From the Club: Phil Beard (Chief Executive Officer), Mark Donnelly (Chief Operating Officer) Andy Rees (Supporters Liaison Officer) From supporters groups: Paul Moore (Disabled Supporters Association), Paul Finney (IndyRs) Bill Cox (Loyal Supporters Association) Stephen Dedridge (QPR1st Supporters Trust) Each represented group was entitled to raise one topic for discussion: QPR1st-Training ground and Continue reading
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On this Day in 1987 – The QPR Open Day
Twenty six years ago today the QPR Open Day was held at Loftus Road from 10.30am to around lunch time. The Chairman, David Bulstrode, welcomed R’s fans and their families in the 4-page programme: ‘I would like to welcome all supporters to our Family Open Day. I hope the weather is fine – what a Continue reading
Udinese v QPR
Team: Green, Simpson (Harriman), Hill (Ehmer), Onuoha, Suk-Young, Park (Mbia), Faurlin (Granero), Jenas (Derry), Hoilett (Sutherland), Johnson (Sharif), Zamora (Wright-Phillips) Sub Not Used: Murphy Friend of mine, Pedja and me travelled by bus for eight hours from Belgrade to Ljubljana and arrived in the Slovenian capital on Friday morning. Had a few hours of rest Continue reading
QPR were Trying to Solve their Water Problems in January 1977
The caption on the back of the photo shown below is dated 28th January 1977 and reads as follows: ‘The waterlogged state of the ground at Loftus Road is causing Queen’s Park Rangers F.C. severe problems. Five matches have had to be postponed because of the state of the ground and unless something can be Continue reading
Riding for Promotion – Tommy Docherty Gives Glenn Roeder a Lift
The pic shown below is dated 27th July 1979 and the caption on the reverse side reads: ‘With the First Division firmly in their sights after last season’s dramatic relegation, Tommy Docherty, the manager and Glenn Roeder the team skipper, are hoping that they’re on their way to putting Queen’s Park Rangers back in the Continue reading
The ABC of QPR – Don Masson
The following article comes from a 1970’s football periodical: ‘It took me over ten years as a professional to reach the First Division – but I don’t think I have wasted any time. Now I’ve got myself a few Scottish caps I really feel on top of the world. I’m aiming for at least another Continue reading
Triumph of the Sing-Along Rangers by Mark Lazarus
The following article appeared in a 1960’s football annual: March 4, 1967, is a date now part of football history. It marks the day a Third Division club went to Wembley for the first time to play in a major Cup Final – and pulled it off. Of course, it was Queen’s Park Rangers. The Continue reading
Canadian R’s Vox Populi
Earlier this year, Martin Percival conducted a two-part Vox Populi with a number of German R’s. Next up are four Canadian R’s fans who have kindly answered the following questions: Name: Nicole Wilkins Q: Why Queen’s Park Rangers ? A: I moved here nearly five years ago and originally chose to support Arsenal because some Continue reading
Alan McDonald – In Memory of a True QPR Legend
One year ago today we learnt that QPR legend Alan McDonald had passed away in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. On Friday, 11th May 1990, there was a Testimonial game for Macca at Loftus Road against a Chelsea X1. Michael Wale paid tribute to him in the match programme: ‘Someone asked me the other day: “Alan McDonald’s Continue reading
Hammersmith Ram: 81 King Street, London W6
The pub was first known as the ‘Great Angell’ and may date back to before 1786 when it was a booking house for stage coaches. An admission of 1846 refers to the pub as the ‘Angel Inn’ with its stables, outbuildings, workshops and also a garden. The site was at one time part of Pingsworth Continue reading