This week we were contacted by Dawn Astle who asked us to help raise awareness and support for this campaign. We are happy to do so. Nine minutes into Saturday’s game, Albion fans will unveil a large banner reading ‘Justice for Jeff’ which starts a minute’s applause – nine being the famous shirt number he Continue reading
W12 Recruitment, QPR, and a New Relationship
The West Brom programme will feature the start of a new beginning for my young fella and his partners. A fast growing recruitment company for the construction industry who are one of our own – QPR born and bred with a staff of smart young qualified people who are passionate about their business. An experienced, Continue reading
Everton v QPR
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Onuoha, Suk-Young, Phillips (Zamora), Mutch, Barton, Fer (Kranjcar), Hoilett, Vargas. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Hill, Wright-Phillips, Henry Attendance: 34,035 (including 363 R’s fans) It was not pretty – indeed even to the end it was downright nervy – but Everton took a step in the right direction yesterday with a Continue reading
Birmingham City U18 v QPR U18
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round: Played at Solihull Moors FC, Damson Park/Autotech Stadium Team: Collings, Kakay, Hamalainen, Butler (C), Garnett, Matthews, Komodikis, Williams, Corkery, Crichlow, Shodipo Subs: Arthur, Donnellan & Clarke Looking forward to my first visit to Damson Park/Autotech Stadium, the home of Solihull Moors FC, and hopefully progression to the next round. Changing Continue reading
Bright Future must not overlook the Lessons of History
My thanks to Garry Coady for alerting me to this superb newsletter written by Dion Fanning for the Irish Sunday Independent: ‘QPR are a club that believes that some good will come from everything. There is very little beauty at Loftus Road yet it is currently the ground I most enjoy visiting. This is not Continue reading
QPR v Bristol Rovers in 1910 – Two Penalties and Rangers Changed Colours at Half-Time
Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Mitchell, Hartwell, Wentworth, Wyatt, Greer, Steer, Whyman, Barnes. Attendance: 6,000 The game was played at Park Royal on 30th April 1910 and the following match report was written (from a Rovers perspective} by “Reservist”: ‘Save that Wake was absent from left-half, the home side were at full strength; but the Rovers Continue reading
QPR v Burnley: Richard Dunne – A Lion Amongst Men
Team: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Vargas (Mutch), Barton, Henry, Fer (Phillips), Zamora (Kranjcar), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Hoilett. Attendance: 17,785 (including 1,583 Burnley fans) I was not Richard Dunne’s biggest fan when he arrived at the club, but I’m more than happy to be proved wrong. On Saturday, at more than Continue reading
Malcolm Oakley: 6th May 1948 – 20th November 2014
After receiving Roger Stokes’ text, I logged on to the Club’s website and their tribute read as follows: ‘The club has been saddened to hear of the passing of supporter and former employee, Malcolm Oakley. Malcolm, 66, worked in the ticket office. He was also an ardent fan who picked up the club’s supporter of Continue reading
Swansea City v QPR – ‘We were Close to Hanging on but couldn’t quite do it‚’, said Redknapp
Team: Green, Onuoha, Dunne, Caulker, Suk-Young, Henry, Barton (Hoilett), Vargas, Kranjcar, Fer, Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Isla, Ferdinand, Mutch, Phillips, Zamora. Attendance: 20,145 (including 609 R’s fans) The goals were a long time coming but Swansea eventually broke QPR’s spirited resistance after 78 minutes as Ki Sung-yueng and Wayne Routledge delivered a deserved victory Continue reading
In Memory of Malcolm Oakley: QPR v Leicester City – More Shots than a Fairground Rifle Range on a Busy Bank Holiday
Team: Green, Suk-Young (Traore), Caulker, Onuoha, Isla, Fer, Henry, Barton, Vargas (Mutch), Kranjcar (Hoilett), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Phillips, Wright-Phillips. Attendance: 18,054 (including 1,841 Leicester fans) Another ‘must win’ game…and we did just that, but as always, we just don’t do easy. It was another cracking atmosphere, and a team selection that looked Continue reading