The following article from January/February 1984, appeared in issue 5 of the Club newspaper, ‘Ranger’: ‘QPR Supporters Club – welcomed throughout the league as a good-natured band – were up in arms last month over what they claimed was shabby treatment from soccer organisers. The fans, travelling by train to Sunderland, had got as far Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR U18 v Crystal Palace U18
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Southwood, Furlong (Darion), Bowler, Donnellan, Garnett, Arthur, Komodikis, Klass, Adams, Clarke, Thompson The Eagles came into this match on the back of seven straight league victories, which included a 6-2 win over the R’s last month, whereas Rangers hadn’t won since December. Luke Southwood was soon called into action Continue reading
QPR v Southampton – Ramsey’s Rangers floored by a Stoppage Time Goal
QPR v Southampton – Ramsey’s Rangers floored by a Stoppage Time Goal Team: Green, Onuoha, Dunne (Vargas), Caulker, Hill, Phillips, Fer, Barton, Traore (Isla), Taarabt (Zarate), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Henry, Kranjcar, Zamora. Attendance: 18,082 (including 1,772 Saints fans) With Harry Redknapp finally gone, the new regime made changes that were long overdue. We Continue reading
QPR U19 v Sampdoria U19
Friendly match played at Harlington Team: Lumley, Kakay, Hamalainen, Comley, Wise, Kpekawa, Shodipo, Donnellan, Grego-Cox, Manning, trialist. The match was scheduled to kick-off at 12 o’clock and when I arrived at the training ground I was informed that although the game had been in doubt, the referee was inspecting the pitch but it should get Continue reading
Brentford U18 v QPR U18
Jersey Road, Osterley. U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Herdman, Barzey, Thompson, Eales, Williams, Clarke, Butler, O’Sullivan, Crichlow, Darbyshire, Elsom. Subs: Corkery, Komodikis, Klass Brentford had extended their lead at the top to four points following their 5-0 away win against Ipswich Town the previous week. Rangers sat in ninth place however back in September Continue reading
The Tenth Taddy & Co. QPR Cigarette card – Sidney Sugden
Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is now the tenth QPR card that I have featured from the first series issued in 1907. On the reverse side of this original card it reads: ‘Grapnel Mixture – A delightfully cool pipe tobacco, combining the sweetness and fragrance of Continue reading
‘Harry Redknapp Must Stop Playing Blame Game’ – by Jason Burt
There was a small piece of news from Queen’s Park Rangers on Wednesday that was barely news – but the reaction it provoked spoke volumes about the tense mood around the club. Josh Laurent, a 19-year-old midfielder, joined Brentford for an undisclosed fee. But QPR supporters reacted as if Charlie Austin had been sold rather Continue reading
The Keith Rutter Sticker – Issued by Rover and Adventure Comic in 1961
Issued in 1961 by Rover and Adventure comic, the ABC Chart of Football Colours featured 130 clubs from the English and Scottish Football Leagues on four large cards. The idea was to cut the face of the player from gummed sheets and then match it onto the chart. Number 93 was QPR player Keith Rutter. Continue reading
Bright Future must not overlook the Lessons of History
My thanks to Garry Coady for alerting me to this superb newsletter written by Dion Fanning for the Irish Sunday Independent: ‘QPR are a club that believes that some good will come from everything. There is very little beauty at Loftus Road yet it is currently the ground I most enjoy visiting. This is not Continue reading
QPR v Burnley: Richard Dunne – A Lion Amongst Men
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Vargas (Mutch), Barton, Henry, Fer (Phillips), Zamora (Kranjcar), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Hoilett. Attendance: 17,785 (including 1,583 Burnley fans) I was not Richard Dunne’s biggest fan when he arrived at the club, but I’m more than happy to be proved wrong. On Saturday, at more than Continue reading