QPR v West Ham United – Too Late the Hero

Team: Cesar, Hill, Onuoha (Hoilett), Nelsen, Mbia, Park (Diakite), Granero, Faurlin, Zamora, Cisse, Wright-Phillips (Taarabt) Subs Not Used: Green, Ehmer, Mackie, Ephraim Attendance: 17,363 (including 1,681 away fans) Many R’s fans began calling for Adel Taarabt, and when he was finally introduced, he immediately made an impact. He started to wave his magic wand without Continue reading


QPR v Reading – Capital One Cup 3rd Round

Team: Cesar, Dyer (Nelsen), Mbia, Hill, Onuoha, Mackie, Granero, Faurlin (Diakite), Park (Zamora), Hoilett, Cisse Subs Not Used: Green, Derry, Ehmer, Wright-Phillips Attendance: 11,562 (including 1,495 away fans) I arrived in the Crown & Sceptre nice and early and was later joined by Steve Zico, Bradleyog and Simon Staal from Sweden. Rangers got off to Continue reading


Manchester City v QPR

Team: Green, Bosingwa, Fabio, Ferdinand (Onuoha), Nelsen, Granero (Cisse), Wright-Phillips, Park, Faurlin (Dyer), Johnson, Zamora Subs Not Used: Murphy, Derry, Mackie, Hoilett Attendance: 45,579 I thought that we got better and that there were some positives to take from the game, not least of which was seeing Faurlin starting his first league game in just Continue reading


QPR v Walsall – Capital One Cup 2nd Round

Team: Green, Bosingwa, Fabio, Ferdinand, Nelsen, Park, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips (Traore), Hoilett (Dyer), Johnson, Zamora (Cisse) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Onuoha, Derry, Mackie Attendance: 6,129 (including 436 visiting fans) Great display from Faurlin on Tuesday night and so pleased for the fella. I thought Zamora had a good one as well. And whisper it quietly, but Continue reading


QPR v Swansea City – And Then it Happened….

Team: Green, Onuoha, Hill (Wright-Phillips), Fabio, Ferdinand, Park, Diakite (Derry), Taarabt, Mackie, Hoilett, Cisse (Johnson) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Nelsen, Dyer, Zamora Attendance: 18,072 Anyone remember this from the recent Augsburg trip article ? ‘My only worries were the way we were carved open time and again in the first 30 minutes. Fabio at left-back Continue reading


Wycombe Wanderers (0) – QPR (3)

Team: Green, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Traore (Ephraim), Mackie (Johnson), Park (Derry), Fabio, Wright-Phillips (Doughty), Taarabt (Dyer), Cisse (Zamora) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Ehmer, Connolly, Harriman Attendance: 3,787 Gary Waddock had said ahead of the game: “QPR is a great football club and I had a number of years there and it was a big part Continue reading


Aldershot Town (1) – QPR X1 (0)

EBB Stadium: Tuesday 24th July 2012 Attendance: 851 Rangers fielded a side that was a mixture of last year’s successful U18 side and experienced 1st team players. They lined up in a fluid formation of; Lennox in goal, defenders Simmonds, Brown, Parmenter, Sharif; midfield of Andrade, Sutherland, Smith and Campbell; with Hitchcock just behind Hulse Continue reading