When I arrived at the Dublin Castle, Emily was still warming up on stage with her new band. She eventually came out and informed me that they would be ready soon after 3pm. I got chatting to Nick (a Port Vale fan) on the next table who had come down from Stoke. Emily opened the Continue reading
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QPR1st request for £25 away ticket deal for Ipswich
The Independent R’s support today’s initiative by QPR1st Supporters Trust on away ticket prices. Here is the statement from QPR1st… QPR1st Supporters’ Trust is calling on the club to give travelling supporters a bit of new season – and Christmas – cheer by agreeing to a £25 ticket deal with Ipswich Town for the Boxing Continue reading
The Trip to Berlin & the 12 Minutes, 38 Seconds of Football
Team: Smithies, Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Bidwell, Mackie, Borysiuk, Scowen, Ngbakoto, Washington, Smith Attendance: 12,000 (including approx. 300 R’s fans) As we went through the security scanning process at Heathrow, I looked over (as was everybody else) at the passenger who had removed his trousers and was awaiting further inspection in his y-fronts! We flew out Continue reading
Tommy Ray’s 1956 Open Letter to the Queen’s Park Rangers Manager
The following letter from Tommy Ray of the Goldhawk Road, appeared in the West London Observer on 14th December 1956: ‘Dear Jack Taylor – What is the future for the Rangers? Gates are down, and floodlighting does not seem to be the answer. At the time of writing your team has only scored 24 goals Continue reading
Long Serving QPR Supporters Club Trustee, Mr Fred Blackwell
The following article appeared in the local Gazette on Friday, 16th October 1959: ‘Who is the oldest active club football supporter in the country? Well, it would be difficult to pinpoint, but Queen’s Park Rangers are quite convinced that they have a hot favourite for the title. The club considers there is little doubt that Continue reading
Christine Spiller, of South Harrow, is a QPR Fan
I have picked up a number of QPR related cuttings recently and amongst them was this b/w pic of a Christine Spiller. Apparently it appeared in a football magazine in 1966 and the only details are that: ‘Christine Spiller, of South Harrow, is a QPR fan.’ I wonder if there was any particular reason why Continue reading
Christmas Greetings from the Indy R’s
As is customary at this time of the year, we would like to thank everyone for their input over the last 12 months; to the website, Twitter and also our Facebook Page. Sadly, Finbar Stokes was laid to rest earlier this week after a long illness. During the summer Steve Zico lost his uncle, ‘Paddington Continue reading
Live Music Review – The Cold Blooded Hearts – Uxbridge Crown & Treaty – 17th December 2016
Gareth Ainsworth always played football with something of a rock ‘n’ roll like swagger. Those fans lucky enough to have been at the QPR away game at Rushden & Diamonds in August 2003 will recall his guitar twanging goal celebration after both of his two superb long range efforts that day – look them up Continue reading
IndyRs Art of Football competition
We’ve teamed up with Art of Football to give away one of their QPR t-shirts or prints just in time for Christmas. They currently have 3 QPR designs including Zamora’s dramatic play off winner, Trevor Sinclair’s audacious overhead kick and club legend Stan Bowles. The lucky winner can choose one of these great Rangers items. Continue reading
An hour with Ollie
Podcasters and people from fan sites alike gathered at Loftus Road on a chilly Tuesday evening in late November to meet QPR’s new manager Ian Holloway. The first hour of the meeting consisted of the recording of the 200th QPR Podcast, with ‘Ollie’ being interviewed by the founder members, Messrs Fraser, Finney, Mendes and Charles. Continue reading