Team: Cerny, Gabbidon, Traore, Young, Ferdinand (Orr), Faurlin, Barton, Smith (Campbell), Mackie (Hill), Wright-Phillips, Bothroyd. Subs Not Used: Putnins, Connolly, Derry, Buzsaky Attendance: 45,016 It was one-way traffic in the 1st half and Liverpool could have been 3-0 up if they’d taken their chances and had Cerny not played so well. I take back what Continue reading
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QPR v West Bromwich Albion – Long Tears Us Apart Again
QPR and West Brom shared the points at Loftus Road as a late Shane Long equaliser cancelled out Heidar Helguson’s first half header. Home fans were left frustrated and some showed themselves up by booing at the end of what was by and large a decent game. QPR may have had the majority of the Continue reading
Norwich City v QPR
Team: Cerny, Hill (Bothroyd), Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Young, Traore, Derry (Buzsaky), Faurlin, Mackie, Wright-Phillips (Smith), Helguson Subs Not Used: Putnins, Orr, Hall, Puncheon Attendance: 26,781 After the utilitarian austerity of Stoke City, it was a pleasant surprise to revisit Carrow Road after a hiatus of approximately 15 years. In the interim period an extensive modernisation project Continue reading
Stoke City v QPR – Throwing in the Towel
Team: Kenny, Hill, Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Young (Orr), Traore, Barton, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips, Mackie, Helguson. Subs Not Used: Derry, Buzsaky, Smith, Hewitt. Murphy was originally named but got injured. Attendance: 27,678 A great trip to the Potteries. My brother is a Stoke fan and regularly sees them play away from home, but he had not been to Continue reading
QPR v Manchester City – If Carlsberg Did Football Adverts
QPR came so close to ending Manchester City’s unbeaten league start in a five-goal thriller at a packed Loftus Road. The mega rich team with an abundance of international footballers were given a stern test by QPR with a promising display that bodes well for the future. When the fixtures were revealed back in June, Continue reading
Tottenham Hotspur v QPR – ‘It Was All Kicking Off, I Thought, They’re Going to Have a Go in the Second Half For Sure‚’
Team: Kenny, Young, Traore, Hall (Gabbidon), Ferdinand, Derry (Mackie), Faurlin, Barton, Taarabt (Bothroyd), Wright-Phillips, Helguson Subs Not Used: Murphy, Hill, Buzsaky, Smith Attendance: 36,147 (including nearly 3,000 R’s fans) We gave the ball away far too cheaply, with Taarabt the biggest culprit. It put us under immense pressure 1st half, against a good side who Continue reading
QPR v Chelsea – ‘I’ve Never Felt More Like Singing the Blues….’
‘When Rangers Win and Chelsea Lose, Oh Rangers, You Got Me Singing the Blues’. The fact that both these lines happened in the same game makes it all the sweeter. Queen’s Park Rangers beat Chelsea in an ill tempered local derby which saw the visitors reduced to nine men before half-time. QPR won their first Continue reading
QPR v Blackburn Rovers – The Long Wait Continues
QPR’s search for their first home win of the season continued as they played out a dour 1-1 draw with struggling Blackburn Rovers. Rangers did manage to take the lead for the first time at home since they hosted Leeds last May with Heidar Helguson becoming the first QPR player to score at Loftus Road Continue reading
Fulham v QPR – Murder in the Sun
Team: Kenny, Orr, Young, Hall, Ferdinand, Derry (Smith), Faurlin, Taarabt (Campbell), Barton, Wright-Phillips, Bothroyd (Mackie) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Perone, Buzsaky, Helguson Attendance: 23,766 The September heatwave continued as we gathered inside the Rutland Arms before the match. With Rangers impressive performances away from home thus far and various other factors taken into consideration, the Continue reading
Wolverhampton Wanderers v QPR: ‘Premiership and We’re Having a Laugh’
QPR recorded their second away win in three with a powerful display at Molineux. Two early goals from Joey Barton and Alejandro Faurlin and a late, late show from DJ Campbell paved the way for Rangers first win at Wolves since 1998. Two hours before kick-off there was a danger of the game being called Continue reading
