The following article must have appeared in ‘Shoot’ magazine sometime in 1979: “Hey, that was really something,” smiled top Radio One disc jockey Kid Jensen. “I’ll remember this morning for a long time to come.” Kid had accepted an invitation to train with his QPR heroes – and had the time of his life! David Continue reading
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The First Day of Irish Spring in West London
The first of February is, as every school child in Ireland knows, St. Brigid’s Day, the first day of spring and almost every infant school class will have kids making St. Brigid’s crosses from rushes or straw over the past week. This time around those good people in Ryanair chipped in with a e40 (¬£35) Continue reading
Tiger Feet 5 – The Sponsored Walk from Loftus Road to the Valley in Aid of the QPR Tiger Cubs
The fifth Tiger Feet walk takes place on Saturday 22nd February to coincide with the R’s match against Charlton Athletic. Fiona Hodgson forwarded the following details: ‘Following a quartet of resounding success stories over the last four years, QPR in the Community Trust are delighted to confirm details of their latest Tiger Feet walk. When Continue reading
One Hundred Years an ‘R’
Despite being a regular reader, I’ve never contributed to the Indy R’s website before, but following a chat with Indy R’s stalwart Paul Finney about my family background and its long term love affair with QPR, I was coaxed to share. So spare me the indulgence if you will. Edward Evans, my great-grandfather, was a Continue reading
The Next Irish R’s Meet-Up will be at the Mother Hughes Pub in Drogheda on 16th February
John Donagh is organising the next Irish R’s meet-up at the Mother Hughes pub in Drogheda on the 16th February for the live screening of the Reading home game. Thanks to John, the match will be shown on a large screen with surround sound and complimentary ‘bites’ will also be provided. The pub is situated Continue reading
The Next Melbourne R’s Meet-Up will be on the 1st February at the Turf Sports Bar for the Live Screening of the Burnley Game
NZ Ranger has been in touch to say that the Melbourne R’s will be meeting up for the first time in 2014 at the Turf Sports Bar & Grill on the 1st February. ‘The Melbourne R’s are back rockin’ at the Turf Sports Bar & Grill for the first time in 2014 on the 1st Continue reading
Christmas Greetings from the Indy R’s
Firstly we would like to thank everyone that has contributed over the last 12 months to our website and Facebook page. Our first ever Vox Pop video appeared on You Tube in September and proved to be a great success. The appointment of Harry Redknapp just over a year ago wasn’t enough to save us Continue reading
In Memory of Russell Moore
I was deeply saddened when I read the news on Facebook last month that Russell Moore had passed away at the age of 52. Russell worked for Cobham FC as a Ground Steward and the club reported his death on their website as follows: ‘It is with great sadness that we bring the news that Continue reading
QPR Fan Thom Gibbs’ Open Letter to Tony Fernandes over his Stadium Plans
Telegraph Sport’s Thom Gibbs has been a Rangers fan for 23 years. His open letter to Tony Fernandes in the Telegraph today following the announcement of the club’s new stadium plans raises many points. What do you think? – Steve Russell Dear Tony, How are you? I am fine. I do hope your airline is Continue reading
‘The News-Letter’ – the 1950’s QPR Supporters Club Periodical
There have been a number of periodicals issued by the Club/Supporters Club since the 1940’s. The first one I featured in this series was ‘The Superhoop’ from the 1970’s and this was followed by the ‘Bush Ranger’ from the 1980’s. Usually, life expectancy was just a few years, but although there were early teething problems, Continue reading
