Category: Fanzone

The Club’s plans for the formation of what was to be known for some time as, ‘The Boy’s Pen’, were laid out in the West Ham reserve programme on 4th September 1948: ‘The main complaint, however, was the slow rate of entry at the South Africa Road entrance and the danger to which boys were Continue reading

Dennis Samuels kindly copied the match programme for me but unfortunately, he didn’t participate in the match because he had been injured earlier in the season. He was advised by the team manager and Supporters Club Committee Member, Bill Waddon, to go to Loftus Road to see the R’s trainer, Alec Farmer. After examining him Continue reading

The Supporters Club organised rail travel for the Division One league match at Old Trafford on 12th October 1985. Departure from Euston was at 10.32am and arrival atWarwick Road Station was scheduled for 13.55pm. The train fare was £10.50 in advance or £11.00 on the day. Match seats were available at £4.80 and terrace tickets Continue reading

Robert Elms summed up the sound of the Goldborns perfectly recently: “They have a sound, that for me, really does capture that bit of kinda of rather vanishing working-class West London, from Ladbroke Grove, Golborne Road and the Trellick Tower. Their sound is a mix for me of all these elements.” Their long awaited second Continue reading

On 6th January 1962, a party of 19 R’s fans (plus a journalist), flew from London Airport to Manchester. The group then continued their journey by coach to Turf Moor, for the FA Cup 3rd round-tie against Burnley. The 4th April 1981 home match programme (v Grimsby Town) included a photo of five R’s fans preparing Continue reading

In part 1 of this piece posted on 17th November 2020, I wrote about the first Rangers match that my father, Frank Percival, attended after he arrived home after the war at Barnet in the FA Cup. However, his first match back home was not to see Rangers play. That first match had been four Continue reading

November 1945 For most of us, the nine months since we last saw a live match in a stadium have been pretty excruciating. Back in 1945 however, many fans had to wait over six long years. 75 years ago, World War Two had just ended and football fans who had been in the Armed Services Continue reading

I first met Mark around 1991 or so after I’d got married and moved out to Luton. Quite soon after I set up the Luton R’s and Mark was the first to respond. Then, after a few games it soon became clear that we had many things in common. One difference was the way we Continue reading

Last week ‘north poler’ posted the very sad news on the Indy’s website forum that Gerry Higgins had passed away. Gerry was originally from Galway and became the Guvnor of the ‘Crown & Sceptre’ in Melina Road, Shepherd’s Bush for a number of years. Pat Harrison summed up what many felt about him on the Continue reading

When Barry Thompkins put up a photo of his Great-Grandfather recently on the: ‘You’re Probably from W12 if…’ Facebook group page, I just had to contact him. A moment captured in time, from the late 1920’s in fact. Barry added that it showed his Great-Grandfather walking down the Uxbridge Road en route to Loftus Road Continue reading