Category: Club

Team: Ingram, Furlong, Bidwell, Leistner, Lynch, Scowen, Manning, Freeman, Eze, Washington, Smith Subs Not Used: Dieng, Genovesi, Phillips, Oteh, Hamalainen, Williams, Tilt, Felix The first person I bumped into en route was Micky Fitz at Waterloo Station. The walk from Norbiton Station took about 15 minutes. The scene outside the stadium resembled a typical hot Continue reading

Team: Dieng, Felix, Genovesi, Bettache, Wells, Fox, Platt, Bansal-McNulty, Mesias, Lewis-Eshun, Dalling Attendance: 165 With 23 players being used at Harlington for the behind closed doors friendly against Charlton, Paul Hall named a young side to take on Hayes & Yeading at the SkyEx Stadium. Charlie Fox was appointed captain, whilst Scott Donnelly led the Continue reading

Stan Anderson sadly passed away earlier this month on 10th June, aged 85. His playing league career commenced at Sunderland where he went on to make over 400 appearances. Stan then moved to Newcastle in 1963 and two years later he signed for Middlesbrough, where he was to also manage. Stan’s association with the R’s Continue reading

QPR and Northern Ireland legend Alan McDonald sadly passed away on this day in 2012. And as a way to commemorate him I’ve reproduced the following 1989 interview, which I think, appeared in ‘Shoot’ magazine: Q: First of all, Alan, why have you decided to stay at Loftus Road? AM: Basically because Trevor Francis has Continue reading

It was very sad to hear last month that Roy Bentley, the star post-war footballer of the West London soccer scene during the 1947-62 era, had passed away at the ripe old age of 93. In his spell as a centre-forward at Chelsea (1947-1956), he was without doubt the crowd favourite and his goals were Continue reading

U23 Professional Development League Team: Richardson, Felix Hamalainen, Owens, Paul, Phillips, Tilt, Akinola, Oteh, Mesias, Alfa Sub Not Used: Brzozowski This final U23’s home game of the season kicked off two hours earlier than originally scheduled. Niko Hamalainenwas appointed captain. Two further trialists were named in the starting line-up. In goal, from Manchester United, was Continue reading

Former Rangers player Bob Turpie sadly passed away recently. Bob was born in Hampstead on 13th November 1949 and he gets an early mention in the final home match programme (v Exeter City) of the 1964/65 season: ‘New apprentice, Robert Turpie, 15-year-old inside or outside-left from Hendon, has signed apprentice forms for Rangers on leaving Continue reading

U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Johnson, Hamalainen, Owens, Phillips, Fox, Tilt, Ochieng, Oteh, Mesias, Alfa Subs Not Used: Dickinson, Paul Henry Ochieng was once again included in the starting line-up and at No. 2 was another trialist, 20 year-old Chiori Johnson. The former Arsenal defender had recently been on trial with Blackburn Rovers. With Continue reading

U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Akinola, Fox, Ochieng, Paul, Phillips, Tilt, Owens, Eshun, Stylianides, Hamalainen Sub Not Used: Alfa The team sheet revealed the latest trialist at No. 4, Henry Ochieng. The 19-year-old midfielder had begun his career with West Ham and had recently left Leyton Orient. Zenon Stylianides produced a lovely turn and Continue reading

We are desperately saddened and upset to learn of the passing of QPR and England midfield Ray Wilkins, aged 61. Ray, born in Hillingdon in 1956, made 207 appearances for Queen’s Park Rangers and also managed the club for a spell succeeding Gerry Francis. It was reported that he was taken ill on 30 March Continue reading