There was a small piece of news from Queen’s Park Rangers on Wednesday that was barely news – but the reaction it provoked spoke volumes about the tense mood around the club. Josh Laurent, a 19-year-old midfielder, joined Brentford for an undisclosed fee. But QPR supporters reacted as if Charlie Austin had been sold rather Continue reading
Burnley v QPR – Harry’s Latest Throw of the Dice and Another Away Defeat!
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill (Traore), Vargas (Zarate), Henry (Zamora), Barton, Fer, Taarabt, Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Onuoha, Mutch, Phillips Attendance: 17,523 (including 1,104 R’s fans) It’s rare that I come away from a game without taking at least something from itbut this was not one of them! Both the goals we conceded Continue reading
The Keith Rutter Sticker – Issued by Rover and Adventure Comic in 1961
Issued in 1961 by Rover and Adventure comic, the ABC Chart of Football Colours featured 130 clubs from the English and Scottish Football Leagues on four large cards. The idea was to cut the face of the player from gummed sheets and then match it onto the chart. Number 93 was QPR player Keith Rutter. Continue reading
QPR v Sheffield United – The Latest Cup Humiliation!
FA Cup 3rd Round Team: McCarthy, Onuoha, Caulker (Isla), Ferdinand, Traore, Fer, Henry (Vargas), Mutch, Phillips, Austin, Hoilett (Zamora) Subs Not Used: Murphy, Furlong (D), Hill, Grego-Cox Attendance: 12,972 (including 2,735 away fans) With Lou Reed on your side, there is always the chance of a ‘Perfect Day’, but even Nigel Clough cannot have imagined Continue reading
QPR v Swansea
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill, Vargas, Henry, Barton, Fer, Zamora (Hoilett), Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Traore, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Mutch, Phillips, Attendance: 17,729 (including 1,496 away fans) Historically relegation-bound sides don’t get their fair share of decisions from the officials, never get the run of the ball and also get punished by sides when Continue reading
QPR v Crystal Palace – Austin and Zamora Starved of Service
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill, Hoilett, Barton, Henry, Fer (Vargas), Austin, Zamora (Phillips) Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Wright-Phillips, Mutch Attendance: 18,011 (including 1,771 away fans) As I hit the keyboard I had the worst neck ache ever – the ball spent more time in the air than I can remember for a Continue reading
Arsenal v QPR – Too Little, Too Late in 9th Straight Away League Defeat
Team: Green, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Caulker, Isla, Mutch (Zamora), Henry (Fer), Kranjcar, Traore (Hoilett), Vargas, Austin Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Wright-Phillips, Phillips Attendance: 59,947 (including 2,912 R’s fans) I quoted Rodney after the Everton game: “Rangers play away like a team just fulfilling a fixture”, and so it goes on Rodney. The system and tactics Continue reading
Opposition Q&A – Arsenal – Redknapp “reasonably entertaining but I wouldn’t want him as our boss”
This week we spoke to media producer, podcaster and Arsenal fan Josh Landy (@Josh_Landy) for his thoughts ahead of our Boxing Day clash at the Emirates… Q. How far is this Arsenal team off from being a title-winning side? What are the priorities during the upcoming transfer window? Who’s on your shopping list? A. We’re Continue reading
Christmas Greetings from the Indy R’s
As always, we would like to thank everyone that has contributed over the last 12 months to the Indy R’s website, the Facebook page and our match day Vox Pop videos. At the beginning of the month, Alan Hayes reported for ‘Get West London’ that tragically 19-year-old R’s fan Alice Brooks had died after collapsing Continue reading
QPR v West Bromwich Albion – Charlie Austin’s first Rangers Hat-trick turns it around
Team: Green, Onuoha, Caulker, Dunne, Suk-Young (Hill), Vargas (Hoilett), Barton, Henry, Fer, Austin, Zamora (Kranjcar) Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Phillips, Mutch. Attendance: 17,560 (including 1,475 West Brom fans) Played off the park for 30 minutes, we got a penalty out of nothing to give us a glimmer of hope at half-time. Then we came Continue reading