Premier League Cup Final Team: Salamon, Putman, Da Silva, McDowell, Wilkie, Tuck, Dillon, Morgan, Bennie, Murphy, Sutton Subs: Halliday, McCann, Petrie, O’Brien, Vaughan After disposing of Burnley in the semi-final, Paul Furlong’s side then faced Brentford at Loftus Road. With many fans still taking their seats, the first shot of the evening was provided by Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR Development Squad (2) – Peterborough United U21 (0)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Putman, Da Silva, McCann, Wilkie, Tuck, Petrie, Morgan, Bennie, Murphy, Vaughan Subs: Halliday, Leahy, McDowell, Sutton, Dillon Following a big drop in the temperature, but on a bright afternoon at Loftus Road, it was Kieran Petrie’s pass to Harry Murphy that provided the first goal attempt in the Continue reading
QPR (2) – New Brompton (1) – ‘Unpleasant Game at Park Royal’
Southern League Division One Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Mitchell, Lintott, Downing, Rogers, Cannon, MacDonald, Drake, Barnes Attendance: 2,000 On 26th October 1908, Rangers took on New Brompton at Park Royal. The following report appeared four days later in the: ‘St. Pancras Guardian & Camden & Kentish Town Reporter’ ‘The meeting of New Brompton and the Rangers Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (2) – Burnley U21 (0)
QPR Development Squad (2) – Burnley U21 (0) Premier League Cup Semi-Final Team: Shepperd, Putman, Da Silva, McDowell, Wilkie, Tuck, Bennie, Morgan, Kolli, Murphy, Sutton Subs: Halliday, Leahy, Dillon, Petrie, O’Brien After knocking out West Brom in the previous round, Rangers then faced Burnley in the semi-final at Loftus Road. Ninety seconds or so in Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (1) – Brentford U21 (5)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Halliday, Leahy, Da Silva, Manufor, McDowell, Talla, Petrie, Neill, Vaughan, O’Brien, Sanyaolu Subs: Clark, Balogun, Coomes, Neziri, trialist On a very warm afternoon at the TSG Training Centre, the team sheet revealed that the strong Brentford starting line-up included the likes of £10m signing Gustavo Nunes, South Korean international Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Barnsley U18 (2) – And on the Adjacent Pitch it was a 2-1 Win for the Development Squad over Cardiff City
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Fittall, Friel, Majesty, Street, Cuthbert, Tarbotton, Neziri, Neill, Sanyaolu, trialist, Strachan Subs: Radojevic, Keita-Turay, Hamid, Ikoroha, Moore Most of the regulars had decided to watch the Development Squad take on Cardiff City, whilst Chris Hewitt and I opted for the U18’s game on the adjacent pitch. In the opening Continue reading
Norwich City Women (3) – QPR FC Women (0)
FA Women’s National Leaue One (South-East) Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, Hill, Stanley, D’Santos, Dzyadyk Subs: Hennessy, Owen, Makowska, Munro, Leach Attendance: 3,160 Good to bump into Philip Cross pre-match, who had made his way over from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. The hosts created their first attempt at goal six minutes into Continue reading
QPR U18 (0) – Cardiff City U18 (7)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Taylor, Skeete, Majesty, Street, Cuthbert, Tarbotton, Scarlett, trialist, Sanyaolu, Brunson, Neziri Subs: Fittall, Sandiford, Boddy, Edouard-Marisson On an overcast, blustery afternoon at the TSG Elite Training Centre it was the hosts who provided the first attempt on goal. The Rangers trialist’s strike from over 20-yards was parried behind by Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (1) – Fleetwood Town U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Halliday, Putman, Da Silva, Balogun, Wilkie, trialist, Petrie, O’Brien, Vaughan, Murphy, Coomes Subs: Loades, Shann, Talla, Neill, Hassan There was a torrential downpour whilst enroute to the SkyEx Community Stadium, but by the time I got off the bus at ‘The Grapes’ it had brightened up. At No.7 for Continue reading
QPR FC Women (4) – Cambridge United Women (1)
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, Hill, Stanley, D’Santos, Dzyadyk Subs: Clarke, Hennessy, Owen, Makowska, Leach Attendance:1,197 The matchday programme featured the three new players added to Danny Harrigan’s squad. Namely; Natalia Makowska, Jessica Leach and Kenny Clarke, who all took their places on the bench. Rangers Continue reading