SR: Nils, I’ve never forgotten opening up the match programme before the Leicester City game on 22nd November 1969 and reading your letter in which you signed off as: ‘Yours truly, the only QPR supporter in Vietnam’. Can you take us back and tell us where you grew up in England and how you became Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
Tiger Feet 5 – The Sponsored Walk from Loftus Road to the Valley in Aid of the QPR Tiger Cubs
The fifth Tiger Feet walk takes place on Saturday 22nd February to coincide with the R’s match against Charlton Athletic. Fiona Hodgson forwarded the following details: ‘Following a quartet of resounding success stories over the last four years, QPR in the Community Trust are delighted to confirm details of their latest Tiger Feet walk. When Continue reading
The Comic Connection – No.12 – The Hornet – 8th April 1972
SPORT! ACTION! ADVENTURE! ‘The Hornet’ was published by D.C. Thomson & Co. and ran from 14th September 1963 until 7th February 1976 before merging with ‘The Hotspur’. On 8th April 1972, Issue No. 448 featured Rodney Marsh on the front and back covers in its ‘Hornet Gallery of Sport’. ‘King Bernard’ is first up – Continue reading
Can anyone help with the Name of this 1940’s/50’s Barber Shop in (Probably) Askew Road, Shepherd’s Bush?
Sue Holman grew up in Askew Mansions, Shepherd’s Bush and as a child she had her hair cut in a barber’s shop close by. Later, the family moved down to Cornwall, and she used to return to the Bush from time to time to visit relatives, but doesn’t remember if the shop was still there Continue reading
The Next Irish R’s Meet-Up will be at the Mother Hughes Pub in Drogheda on 16th February
John Donagh is organising the next Irish R’s meet-up at the Mother Hughes pub in Drogheda on the 16th February for the live screening of the Reading home game. Thanks to John, the match will be shown on a large screen with surround sound and complimentary ‘bites’ will also be provided. The pub is situated Continue reading
QPR Screen References: No.19 – EastEnders Episode – 14th January 2014
South Devon R alerted me to a surprising QPR reference in a recent episode of ‘EastEnders’ on BBC One. So I then watched (part) of my first ever episode on BBC iPlayer and sure enough nine or so minutes in, Terry Alderton (who plays a cab driver) says to a stallholder in Albert Square: “Do Continue reading
The Next Melbourne R’s Meet-Up will be on the 1st February at the Turf Sports Bar for the Live Screening of the Burnley Game
NZ Ranger has been in touch to say that the Melbourne R’s will be meeting up for the first time in 2014 at the Turf Sports Bar & Grill on the 1st February. ‘The Melbourne R’s are back rockin’ at the Turf Sports Bar & Grill for the first time in 2014 on the 1st Continue reading
The Brook Green Hotel, 170 Shepherd’s Bush Road, London W6
Built as a hotel in 1886, the premises were originally a Coach House which was owned by the Swail family until Young’s Brewery purchased it in 1944. It is said that the original Brook flows underneath the building. A review in 1981 described the Brook Green Hotel as ‘a two-bar pub that was once a Continue reading
From 1930 – Another Win for the Legendary Notting Dale Boxer Alf Mancini
Rosemarie Tedeschi recently informed me that the legendary Alf Mancini grew up at 57 Bramley Road, W10 and that her grandfather was Alf’s brother. Alf Mancini recorded another victory on 29″ January, 1930 at Paddington Baths against Pop Newman. The following article titled: ‘Mancini’s “Snappy” Display’, appeared in the West London Observer on 7th February, Continue reading
Christmas Greetings from the Indy R’s
Firstly we would like to thank everyone that has contributed over the last 12 months to our website and Facebook page. Our first ever Vox Pop video appeared on You Tube in September and proved to be a great success. The appointment of Harry Redknapp just over a year ago wasn’t enough to save us Continue reading