Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Hall, Konchesky, Sandro (Tozser), Henry, Phillips, Fer (Luongo), Chery, Emmanuel-Thomas (Polter) Subs Not Used: Smithies, Angella, Doughty, Faurlin Attendance: 19,161 (including 1,676 R’s fans) Positives from the game? None, other than Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who doesn’t hold up the ball anywhere near good enough, but for me, he plays way above my Continue reading
QPR U21 (2) – Hull City U21 (6)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Smithies, Kakay (Matthews), Suk-Young, Doughty, Wise, Haran, Prohouly (Manning), Comley, N’Guessan, Diakite, Komodikis (Crichlow) Sub Not Used: Hudnott The visitors came into this game unbeaten so far this season, with an impressive five wins and two draws. Rangers went a goal down after ten minutes after Brandon Comley lost Continue reading
The George IV, 185 High Road, Chiswick, London W4
The George IV is just a short walk from Turnham Green Underground Station and recently I met up there with Bill Burnett from Aberdeen, who had stayed over in London following the Fulham away game. Originally known as the ‘Lord Boston’s Arms’, the pub is said to have been licensed from at least 1771. This Continue reading
QPR U21 (1) – Brentford U21 (2)
U21 Premier League Cup Qualifying Round 2 Team: Lumley, Mitchell, Kakay, Wise, Haran, Sandro, Corkery, Comley, Polter, Manning, Gladwin. Sub Not Used: Hudnott I only heard about this cup game at Loftus Road prior to the day of the match. 47 clubs from Category One, Two and Three academies were competing in the U21 Premier Continue reading
Congratulations Northern Ireland!
Congratulations to Northern Ireland on reaching the European Finals in France next summer! Alan – your boys done you proud… Always with us, captain, leader, legend and proud Ulsterman.
QPR (4) – Bolton Wanderers (3)
Team: Green, Onuoha, Angella, Hall, Konchesky, Henry, Tozser, Phillips, Fer (Sandro), Chery, Emmanuel-Thomas Subs Not Used: Smithies, Perch, Luongo, Faurlin, Doughty, Polter Attendance: 16,026 (including 829 Bolton fans) My first home game of the season with Kerrins and we were fortunate to be playing a poor Bolton side after the Fulham debacle, but we still Continue reading
Norma Print was the R’s Fan now leaving on Platform Four
In 1970/71, the Football League Review featured long-distance Rangers season ticket holder, Norma Print: ‘Match day for Norma Print kicks off at nine on a Saturday morning and ends at 10 the same evening.if British Rail run on time. For Norma is one of the football-commuters who travels by train to support her favourite team. Continue reading
QPR U18 (6) – Barnsley U18 (4)
Team: Todd, Eales (Springer-Downes), Williams, Akinola, Arthur, Fox, Bolkiah, Klass, Darbyshire (Alfa), Crichlow, Bowler Sub Not Used: Gaster When I arrived at Harlington just ahead of the 11.30am kick-off, the U15’s match against Arsenal was underway on the adjacent pitch. The U18’s had lost their previous game 9-2 at Leeds United whilst the Tykes had Continue reading
Fulham (4) – QPR (0)
Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Angella, Konchesky, Henry, Faurlin, Phillips, Luongo, Chery (Mackie, Fer), Austin (Tozser) Subs Not Used: Smithies, Hall, Doughty, Gladwin Attendance: 19,784 (including 4,062+ R’s fans) Chris Ramsey walked across the pitch at half-time to: “You Don’t Know What You’re Doing!” There were no leaders out there and the home side passed and Continue reading
QPR U21 (3) – Crewe Alexandra U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Lumley, Kakay, Kpekawa, Wise, Antonio, Sandro (Mitchell), Shodipo, Rosenthal, Fer (Crichlow), Mulraney, Emmanuel-Thomas Subs Not Used: Hudnott, Manning Rangers got off to a flying start with Tom Rosenthal’s shot hitting the underside of the bar before being cleared off the line. Then Jay Emmanuel-Thomas’s deflected shot hit the crossbar Continue reading