Team: Green, Perch, Hall, Onuoha, Konchesky, Henry (Emmanuel-Thomas), Faurlin, Sandro, Fer, Hoilett (Austin), Phillips Subs Not Used: Smithies, Angella, Tozser, Luongo, Chery Attendance: 16,576 (including 1,590 Burnley fans) A very impressive first-half, where we played it on the ground, at pace, without fear, albeit with few clear-cut chances and no cutting edge. Second-half, we simply Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR U21 (0) – Charlton Athletic U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Lumley, Furlong, Kakay, Diakite, Dieng, Haran (Wise), Manning, Rosenthal, Grego-Cox, Corkery (O’Sullivan), Ismaji (N’Guessan) Sub Not Used: Brzozowski A Charlton player was booked in the opening minutes. Joe Lumley has been in superb form of late and he went down to make a great save to deny the visitors. Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Charlton Athletic U18 (1)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Brzozowski, Eales, Fox, Donnellan, Matthews, Arthur, Alfa, Clarke, Adams, Darbyshire, Crichlow Charlton were the current league leaders and back in August had defeated the R’s 9-0! In goal for the R’s was Marcin Brzozowski who made his debut last month for Poland’s U18’s and had kept a clean sheet Continue reading
Stan Bowles Fundraising Raffle
QPR have been blessed with a wealth of talented players who pulled on the blue and white hoops, but none were as gifted as Stan Bowles. Stan lit up Loftus Road for the best part of a decade, where his silky skills and brilliant rapport with the crowd earned him legendary status long before his Continue reading
QPR (1) – Leeds United (0)
Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Hall, Konchesky, Sandro, Faurlin, Petrasso (Austin), Hoilett (Henry), Suk-Young (Chery), Phillips Subs Not Used: Smithies, Angella, Tozser, Luongo Attendance: 18,031 (including 3,220 away fans) No striker again but at least Charlie Austin was on the bench and I was pleased to see that Michael Petrasso was in our starting line-up. Sandro Continue reading
FA Cup 1st Round, 2nd Replay at Villa Park: Shrewsbury Town (4) – QPR (1)
Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Clayton, Spence, Smith, Mountford, Gilberg, Addinall, Cameron, Shepherd. Attendance: 3,799 On this day in 1952, the R’s lost 4-1 to Shrewsbury Town in a FA Cup 1st Round, second replay at Villa Park. The first match had been drawn 2-2 at Loftus Road. The replay at Gay Meadow was also drawn Continue reading
In Memory of Bobby Campbell: 23rd April 1937 – 6th November 2015
Bobby Campbell sadly passed away earlier this month. He was born in Liverpool on 23rd April 1937 and was one of 12 children. He played for the Reds 24 times between 1958 and 1961. Bobby then joined Wigan in the summer and later played for Portsmouth and Aldershot. Following his retirement through injury, he returned Continue reading
Middlesbrough (1) – QPR (0)
Team: Green, Perch, Hall, Onuoha, Phillips, Fer, Konchesky, Henry, Sandro (Emmanuel-Thomas), Faurlin (Tozser), Suk-Young (Petrasso), Subs Not Used: Smithies, Angella, Luongo, Blackwood Attendance: 20,299 (including 314 R’s fans) We certainly did not look like scoring in the first-half apart from the free kick near half-time, other than that it was a hard working effort by Continue reading
QPR U21 (1) – Ipswich Town U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Lumley, Diakite, Lobjoit (Kakay), Arthur, Hamalainen, Furlong, Komodikis, Chery (Mitchell), Manning (Prohouly), Rosenthal, Polter Subs Not Used: Herdman, Bowler As we examined the team sheet the main surprise was the inclusion of Tjaronn Chery. Mick Harford was spotted over to our left. Darnell Furlong was looking lean and sharp Continue reading
“It was Probably the Best Goal I ever Scored”‚ – Roy Wegerle
On 20th October 1990 the R’s played Leeds United at Elland Road. QPR won the game 3-2 with two goals from Roy Wegerle and one from Ray Wilkins. However, the R’s had been 2-0 down after 17 minutes. Ray Wilkins pulled one back 12 minutes later and then in the 40th minute, Roy Wegerle scored Continue reading