FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Butler, Wise, Kpekawa, Young, Comley, Beckles, Mitchell, Grego-Cox. Substitutes: Herdman, Mitford, Pattie, Haran, Corkery Fulham came into this 3rd round tie at Loftus Road top of the Barclays Premier League table (South) so we knew it was going to be a tough encounter. Steve Gallen had Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
In Memory of Russell Moore
I was deeply saddened when I read the news on Facebook last month that Russell Moore had passed away at the age of 52. Russell worked for Cobham FC as a Ground Steward and the club reported his death on their website as follows: ‘It is with great sadness that we bring the news that Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Millwall U18 (0)
U18 Premier League Development League 2 Team: Smith, Furlong, Kakay, Comley, Wise, Kpekawa, Komodikis, Butler, Beckles, Mitchell, Shodipo. Subs: Herdman, Mitford, Harran, Young, Grego-Cox Justin Skinner, the Millwall U18’s manager, has previously been involved with the Rangers Youth set-up of course before becoming the reserve team manager in 2006. The Saturday Morning Crew lined up Continue reading
‘The News-Letter’ – the 1950’s QPR Supporters Club Periodical
There have been a number of periodicals issued by the Club/Supporters Club since the 1940’s. The first one I featured in this series was ‘The Superhoop’ from the 1970’s and this was followed by the ‘Bush Ranger’ from the 1980’s. Usually, life expectancy was just a few years, but although there were early teething problems, Continue reading
QPR v AFC Bournemouth
Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne, Hill, Assou-Ekotto, O’Neil (Traore), Barton, Carroll, Hoilett (Phillips), Johnson (Jenas), Austin Subs Not Used: Murphy, Young, Henry, Kranjcar Attendance: 16,331 Harry got it right on Tuesday night. We had been crying out for Andy Johnson to start and he made our first goal for Charlie Austin when he crossed the ball Continue reading
The Fifth Taddy & Co. QPR Cigarette Card – Jabez (John) White
Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is the fifth QPR card that I have featured from the first series in 1907. On the reverse side of the card it reads: ‘A delightfully cool pipe tobacco, combining the sweetness and fragrance of the better class Virginia Tobaccos with Continue reading
November 1966 – QPR Fan and Top Comedy Star Arthur Haynes Dies Suddenly
The following article appeared in the ‘News of the World’ on 20th November 1966: ‘One of television’s top ten comedy stars, Arthur Haynes died suddenly yesterday – a few weeks before he was due to start a new series. Haynes, who was 52, had a heart attack at his home in Ealing, London, when he Continue reading
Fred Pentland: Ex-QPR Player and the Man in the Bowler Hat who gave Spain their Footballing Identity
Last month I put up a 1920’s article about ex-QPR player Fred Pentland. Sam Hughes wrote the following article which was published a couple of years ago in the second issue of the superb football magazine, ‘Late Tackle’. Sam kindly gave me permission to use it: ‘Somewhat unsurprisingly, there was much debate about the inadequacies Continue reading
Rangers’ Return to the White City was a total Washout
The following article is dated 4th October 1962 and appeared in the local Gazette and Post: ‘The biggest night in the history of Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club ended in a big washout at White City on Monday evening. After torrential rain had flooded the pitch, the referee postponed the match against Hull City half-an-hour Continue reading
‘You don’t want to see that Rubbish – Come with me to Loftus Road to see Rangers get Promotion to Division One’
The following letter was written by Kevin Conlon to Ron Phillips and appeared in its entirety in the Ipswich Town match programme on 12th April 1974. One of the things I love about it is how Kevin describes student writing paper exactly how he became an R’s fan after a chance meeting with a bus Continue reading