My 20th Indy R’s badge has been available for a while, and at the time of writing around half the stock has been sold. Limited to just 100, the badge commemorates the pre-season friendly against FC Groningen, on Monday 11th July. They are priced at ¬£3.00 each and can also be purchased via mail order. Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR U23 (0) – Nottingham Forest U23 (5)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Lumley, Kakay, Hamalainen, Manning (Crichlow), Arthur (Williams), Lynch, Prohouly, Akinola (Adams), Darbyshire, Eze, El Khayati Sub Not Used: Dieng First chance of the afternoon fell to Danny Darbyshire, whose effort was comfortably smothered by Jordan Smith. This was soon followed by a superb long ball way over to the right Continue reading
Fulham (1) – QPR (2) – Rangers’ First Win at Craven Cottage Since 1980
Team: Smithies, Lynch (Hamalainen), Hall, Caulker, Onuoha, Chery, Henry, Wszolek (Shodipo), Luongo, Washington, Polter (Sylla) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Kakay, Sandro, El Khayati Attendance: 19,609 (including 3,302 R’s fans) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink admitted the 2-1 win over Fulham – his side’s first win at Craven Cottage since 1980 – was the perfect tonic after a Continue reading
In Memory of George James McLeod: Pro-Footballer, Luton, Brentford & QPR
It was sad to hear the news of the passing of our one-time left-winger of the 1960’s, George McLeod. Originally from Scottish Highlands football, George moved south in the 1950’s to provide decent service for English clubs; Luton Town, Brentford and QPR. The bulk of his playing days were spent at Brentford (1958 – January Continue reading
Brentford B (3) – QPR U23 (0)
B Team/U23 Friendly at Jersey Road Team: Dieng, Springer-Downes, Manning, Akinola (Eales), Arthur, Fox, trialist (Paul), trialist (Alfa), Derbyshire, Bowler, Prohouly Sub Not Used: Herdman Tim Seny Dieng made a very good save with his legs in the early stages of the game. However, the home side took the lead after 13 minutes following a Continue reading
Burton Albion (1) – QPR (1) – Rangers’ first League Goal of the Season from Open Play
Team: Smithies, Bidwell (Lynch), Hall, Caulker, Onuoha, Henry, Borysiuk (Polter), Luongo, Wszolek, Chery, Washington Subs Not Used: Ingram, Kakay, Sandro, El Khayati, Shodipo Attendance: 3,725 (including 638 R’s fans) Sebastian Polter scored QPR’s first goal from open play in the Championship this season to earn a draw at Burton. In a tame first-half, Jon McLaughlin Continue reading
QPR (1) – Birmingham City (1)
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Caulker, Onuoha, Borysiuk, Cousins (Wszolek), Luongo, Chery, Shodipo (Polter), Sylla Subs Not Used: Ingram, Lynch, Henry, El Khayati, Washington Attendance: 13,693 (including 1,616 away fans) To coin old clich√©s…a game of two halves…just another **** ref, and stewards acting the ********!!! A first-half albeit the last 15 minutes, we looked clueless, Continue reading
From 1973: QPR (2) – Birmingham City (2) – ‘Rangers Ace Blows up after Goal Taunt’
Team: Parkes, Clement, Hazell, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach (Abbott), Bowles, Givens Attendance: 18,701 The following newspaper report was written by Terry McNeill: ‘Stan Bowles, controversial Rangers star, was involved in a brawl with Birmingham’s Tony Want in the tunnel at the finish of this messy four-goal match. Bowles was then dragged away to Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Sheffield United U23 (4)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Lumley, Barzey, Williams, Manning (Bowler), Arthur, Frost (Fox), Prohouly (Alfa), Folkes, Adams, Eze, Darbyshire Sub Not Used: Dieng The first chance of the afternoon fell to the visitors inside 5 minutes when Caolan Lavery spun in the box and forced Joe Lumley down to smother the ball. The R’s custodian Continue reading
Huddersfield Town (2) – QPR (1) – Rangers are Second Best
Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Caulker, Hall, Bidwell, Henry (Borysiuk), Luongo, Cousins, Chery, Shodipo (Sylla), Washington (Polter) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Lynch, Wszolek, El Khayati Attendance: 20,595 (including 732 R’s fans) Do not let the close score line fool you. For well over the first three quarters of this encounter we were virtually hardly ever in the Continue reading