Issue No. 8 of the Supporters Club magazine: ‘The Superhoop’, included an in-depth interview with Frank McLintock at the Rangers Training ground on Thursday, 31st March 1977: KF: Frank, the leading question – what made you decide to quit football at the end of this season? FM: A number of reasons. I’ve got a business, Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
Blackburn Rovers (1) – QPR (1)
Team: Lumley, Perch, Onuoha, Hall, Konchesky, Henry, Faurlin, Phillips (Petrasso), Fer, Hoilett (Chery), Polter Subs Not Used: Hudnott, Angella, Luongo, Tozser, Mackie Attendance: 12,285 (including 335 R’s fans) Hope Akpan’s late equaliser earned Blackburn a draw against QPR in a tightly fought Championship encounter. Leroy Fer opened the scoring from close range after Rovers keeper Continue reading
Friendly Scottish Opposition: No.2 – Arbroath v QPR on 9th May 1952
Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Clayton, Spence, Farrow, Muir (Waugh), Smith, Addinall, Stewart, McKay Four years ago I featured the 1951 home friendly against Clyde. The following year the R’s went on a mini-tour of Scotland in aid of Y.M.C.A. funds. The team stayed at the Y.M.C.A. hostel at Bonskeid near Pitlochry. Then on Friday the Continue reading
FA Cup 3rd Round – 21st February 1914: Birmingham City (1) – QPR (2)
Team: Nicholls, Higgins, Pullen, Ovens, Mitchell, Wake, Thompson, Birch, Miller, Gregory, Fortune QPR progressed to the FA Cup 3rd Round in the 1913/14 season after conquering Bristol City (after a replay) and Swansea Town. Rangers were then up against Birmingham City at St. Andrew’s on 21st February. ‘Blues Banished – Queen’s Park Came, Saw and Continue reading
In Memory of Don Howe: 1935 – 2015
Don Howe sadly passed away on the 23rd December. The former right-back turned professional with West Bromwich Albion before being transferred to Arsenal in 1964 and gained 23 England caps during his playing career. Later he became the Gunners first team coach and then in 1971 he managed West Brom. After a spell as Wimbledon’s 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 the website, Facebook page and also on Twitter. Sadly, John “gramps” Clifford passed away in January and then last month there was more awful news when we heard that Wacka Nolan had died of a heart attack at the Continue reading
Bristol City (1) – QPR (1)
Team: Green, Onuoha, Angella, Hall, Konchesky. Henry, Faurlin, Phillips, Fer, Hoilett (Chery), Polter (Emmanuel-Thomas) Subs Not Used: Smithies, Hill, Luongo, Tozser, Petrasso Attendance: 15,754 Camped in our own half for almost all of the first-half, there was more energy in the second-half, but it was simply not good enough. A draw away from home, yet Continue reading
Success for both QPR Boys at the UWCB Night in Watford
Danny Allen and Jamie Orsmond both did themselves and QPR proud by winning their bouts in Watford on Sunday night. Both lads had a QPR emblem emblazoned on their shorts in front of a large and noisy Rangers turnout. Jimmy Murray reported that Danny ‘Boy’ Allen was up first and actually ‘boxed’ his way through, Continue reading
QPR (2) – Brighton & Hove Albion (2): ‘It was always about the right Management‚’
Team: Green, Perch (Angella), Onuoha, Hall, Konchesky, Sandro (Henry), Faurlin, Phillips, Fer (Polter), Hoilett, Austin Subs Not Used: Smithies, Tozser, Chery, Emmanuel-Thomas Attendance: 15,268 (including 2,360 Brighton fans) Absolutely cracking atmosphere at Loftus Road, you can’t buy that anywhere. At 2-0 down, the crowd just kept on going. Now playing with far more composure and Continue reading
QPR Ladies (3) – West Ham United Ladies (1)
FA Women’s Premier League (Southern Section) Team: Cheadle, Read, Fogarty, Nicholson, Denny (Wilson), Whitter (Albert), Rackham, Puddefoot, Layton, May (Richardson), Maggs Sub Not Used: Caldwell I met up with Clive Kingham at Hayes & Harlingon Station last Sunday for my first visit to Honeycroft in West Drayton, the home of Uxbridge FC. Admission was just Continue reading