Very sad to report that Malcolm Graham, the former Barnsley, Bristol City, Leyton Orient and QPR forward has passed away at the age of 81. I saw him play a number of times for the R’s during the 1963/64 campaign including the bizarre 4-4 draw at Luton Town on the 23rd November 1963 when he Continue reading
QPR (2) – Blackburn Rovers (2)
Team: Smithies, Perch, Onuoha, Angella, Konchesky, Henry, Tozser, Phillips, Luongo, Chery (Mackie), Austin Subs Not Used: Lumley, Hall, Hill, Doughty, Faurlin, Gladwin Attendance: 14,007 (including 425 Rovers fans) Leaving aside keepers dropping balls into the net, terrible ref and alarming defensive displays, one of the most disappointing aspects of the last two games is playing Continue reading
‘Les Ferdinand knows what Queen’s Park Rangers should stand for’
Jack Pitt-Brooke’s interesting article recently appeared in the Independent: ‘Les Ferdinand knows what Queen’s Park Rangers should stand for. It should stand for stories like his. The local boy from Ladbroke Grove, who went to school just behind Loftus Road, is running the club that found him and made him. Ferdinand is Director of Football Continue reading
QPR (1) – Nottingham Forest (2)
Team: Green, Perch, Onuoha, Angella (Hall), Konchesky, Henry, Tozser (Gladwin), Phillips, Luongo (Smithies), Chery, Austin Subs Not Used: Hill, Doughty, Hoilett, Emmanuel-Thomas Attendance: 15,424 (including 1,376 Forest fans) Gabriele Angella looked promising throughout his brief spell. Perch was woeful and was run ragged. Chery was hiding for most of the game (which is a shame Continue reading
QPR Draw 2-2 at Kensal Rise & the Luton Player who turned up at Park Royal!
Team: Denoon, Rev. Loney, Draper, Grendon, Mitchell, Broster, Lewis, Hassan, Dale, Whyman, Crossley Attendance: 3,000 This match was played at Kensal Rise on 7th April 1917 and the following match report appeared in the Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle five days later: ‘Luton were fortunate in securing the services of J. W. Nicholas, the Derby Continue reading
The Bundesliga shows that fans can come first – so why aren’t we furious?
Significantly lower prices. Far better atmospheres. Safe standing. Being able to have a (decent) pint while watching the game. When you start to list the ways in which watching German football trumps watching English football, it is no surprise that the Bundesliga has become a well-run stick with which to hit the gluttonous Premier League. Continue reading
The 17th Independent R’s Badge
My 17th Indy R’s badge has been selling well. In fact, just over half the stock has now gone. The badge was limited to 100 and is based on Dubliner’s flag. The badges are available at ¬£3 each and I also have a limited number of some of my previous issues. For further information please Continue reading
Visitor preview Q&A – Nottingham Forest
Ahead of this Saturday’s early kick off at Loftus Road, we spoke to blogger and Forest fan Christian Brown (@Chris78901) for his take on the clash… Q. Under former R Dougie Freedman Forest achieved a 14th place finish last term. How did the fans respond to the team’s performance over the season? View image | Continue reading
QPR U21 (3) – Nottingham Forest U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Lumley, Furlong, Wise, Haran, Comley, Prohouly (Komodikis), Sutherland, Blackwood, Rosenthal (Butler), Mulraney (Kakay), Suk-Young Sub Not Used: Hudnott On a clear, dry night at Loftus road, last Friday was ‘Rangers Night’ as was the case for a time during the mid-60’s. The visitors should have taken the lead when Continue reading
‘All In A Day’s Work’ – Working Lives and Trade Unions in West London 1945-1995 (Britain At Work London Project – June 2015)
‘All In A Day’s Work’ is a profusely-illustrated 250 page book centred around 100 oral history interviews conducted by the Britain At Work London Group (of which I am a member). It covers an area stretching from Paddington to the outer West and North-West London suburbs. It recalls, for instance, the days when the Park Continue reading