Team: McLean, Curr, Searle, Jordinson, Gunn, Lewin, Blodgett, Hennessy, Nygaard-Parsons, Akerman, Hall Subs: Wardlaw, Pope, Leys, Moore, Petit Last season’s away fixture against AFC Wimbledon was played at the Cherry Red Records Stadium but for this latest clash the venue was switched to the War Memorial Ground in Carshalton. After meeting up with Sammy at Continue reading
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Cambridge City Ladies (4) – QPR Women (2)
Team: McLean, Wardlaw, Searle, Jordinson, Blodgett, Lewin, Pope, Hennessy, Moore, Charles, Hall Subs: Akerman, Carolan, Curr, Nygaard-Parsons, Cutler I met up with Sammy outside Park Royal Station for the trip to Ely City’s Demcom Stadium for Rangers’ opening league match of the season against Cambridge City. The bar was closed due to a staff shortage Continue reading
Leighton Town (1) – QPR U23 (2)
Team: Salamon, Jude-Boyd, Drewe, Gubbins, Rendall, Masterson, Amos, Bettache, Lloyd, Alfa, Duke-Mckenna. Subs Not Used: Cant, Woodman, Pedder Attendance: 389 Chris Hewitt and I met up with Sammy outside Park Royal Station for the trip to Leighton Town on Saturday. After we had parked up the first thing I noticed was the ‘Bircham & Sons Continue reading
Crawley Town (3) – QPR (3)
Team: Walsh (Mahoney), Paal (Hamalainen), Clarke-Salter (Gubbins), Dickie (Dunne), Adomah (Kakay), Johansen (Dozzell), Field (Masterson), Thomas (Owens), Chair (Shodipo), Roberts (Kelman), Dykes (Bonne) Attendance: 2,674 (including 1,346+ R’s fans) I met up with Sammy at Park Royal and we then headed off to Victoria Station. Later, I bumped into Ray Marno at Crawley Railway Station Continue reading
Raynes Park Vale (2) – QPR U23 (2)
Team: Halwax, Trialist, Mahorn, Woodman, Anthony (E), Aoraha, Cotter, Murphy, Flaherty, Alfa, Lloyd Attendance: 302 For the first pre-season match, and a new ground, I met up with my mate and Swedish R, Simon Staal, at Rayners Lane before linking up with Sammy at Hanger Lane Station. After arriving nice and early at the ground, Continue reading
In Memory of Frank Clarke
Frank James Clarke was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire, on 15th July 1942. He played for Willenhall Town early in his career and Frank was also an amateur with Wolverhampton Wanderers at some point. Frank joined Shrewsbury Town in 1961 where he went on to make 218 appearances and score 89 goals, in all competitions. He Continue reading
In Memory of Brian Bedford
Brian Bedford, QPR FC goalscoring icon of the early 1960’s and one of my childhood heroes is no longer with us. Very sad news indeed. It goes without saying that Brian was a prolific goal machine upfront for the R’s, mainly playing in the old inside-forward position. During his six-year spell with QPR FC, 1959 Continue reading
The Indy R’s Cheque Presentation in Aid of QPR Women FC
My 24th Indy R’s badge was a designated fundraiser for QPR Women FC and commemorated their excellent FA Capital Cup victory in 2021. Limited to 102, Chris Hewitt and myself donated twenty badges between us for Steve Quashie to distribute amongst his players. Prior to the Cardiff City home game in March, I was pleased Continue reading
QPR U23 (3) – Wigan Athletic U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, Williams-Lowe, Bagan, Owens, Jude-Boyd, Woodman, Ajose, Bettache, De Silva, Remy, Mema Subs: Salamon, Aoraha, Conte, Pedder, Flaherty With Hamzad Kargbo looking on, the team sheet revealed the absence of a striker in the starting line-up. However, it was good to see Dillon De Silva’s name at No.9. The Continue reading
QPR Women (2) – Norwich City Women (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: White, Petit, Searle, Jordinson, Grieve, Blodgett, Kumaning, Pope, Wardlaw, Moore, Hall. With just a few days to spare, the QPR Women’s final home game was switched from Hanwell Town’s ground to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. Sitting behind me in the South Africa Road Stand was Continue reading