It would appear that at some point between May 2013 (the end of the 2012/13 Season and August 2014, the start of the 2014/15 Season), the Club changed their Season Ticket terms and conditions, making it compulsory for any adult Season Ticket holder in the Lower Loft to enter with either an under-8, an under-16 Continue reading
QPR’s final Southern League Match, 1920
Team: Merrick, Blackman, Watts, Cain, Mitchell, Baldock, Pidgeon, Birch, Smith (J.W.), Gregory, Donald. Attendance: 12,000 QPR played their final Southern League match on 30th April 1920. John (Jack) Gregory scored the only goal of the game in the 1-0 win over Norwich City. The following match report appeared in the West London Observer on 7th Continue reading
QPR Welcome back (Sir) Les Ferdinand as Head of Football Operations
Speculation was fuelled around ten days ago when Greg Adams of the Star questioned Les Ferdinand about a possible return as head of the QPR Academy. Les was quoted as saying: “The club is in my blood and will always have a special place in my heart. If there’s an opportunity to go back at Continue reading
West Ham United v QPR – ‘It wasn’t great‚’, said Redknapp Afterwards
Team: Green, Onuoha, Caulker, Ferdinand, Traore, Hoilett (Zamora), Henry, Fer, Sandro (Taarabt), Kranjcar (Mutch), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Isla, Dunne, Vargas. Attendance: 34,907 Harry Redknapp’s autumnal trip down memory lane has proved a dead-end street for his Queen’s Park Rangers side. With defeats already suffered at his old haunts of Southampton and Tottenham, West Continue reading
West Ham Vs QPR: Preview Q & A
We were asked by Sean Whetstone of WestHamTillIDie.com to answer some questions ahead of Sunday’s clash… What do Hoops fans make of former Hammer Harry Redknapp as your manager? Does his past bother you? Can he keep you up this season? I’m not sure if the Rangers support has ever truly warmed to Harry. He Continue reading
QPR Fan Site Meeting Minutes – 24 September 2014
Here are the minutes from a meeting I attended on behalf of IndyRs. Many thanks to Ian Taylor of QPR for the invitation and to Jamie Sallows of Qprdot.Org for co-ordinating the minutes. Date:Wednesday 24th September 2014 Venue:Loftus Road Stadium Agenda -QPR Player / You Tube -New Matchday App -Former Player Recognition -@QPR handle -Players Continue reading
Curly Bartlett, the Window Tapper of Notting Hill
The following article appeared in ‘The Bystander’ section of the Graphic on 20th March 1909: ‘Curly Bartlett, the window tapper of Notting Hill, is employed by many whose callings compel them to start work in the small hours. He starts work about 2am and continues till 8am. He goes his rounds on a tricycle, and Continue reading
Tiger Feet 6 – The Sponsored Walk from Loftus Road to Upton Park in Aid of the QPR Tiger Cubs
The sixth Tiger Feet walk takes place on Sunday 5th October to coincide with the best writing paper Rangers Premier League fixture against West Ham United. Andy Watkins forwarded the following details: The countdown to Tiger Feet 6 continues to gather pace when QPR midfielder Leroy Fer attended the Down’s Syndrome Tiger Cubs weekly training Continue reading
RIP Alice Gross
Source: BBC News Today the Independent R’s would like to send a message of sympathy and condolence to the family of Alice Gross. We are shocked and appalled by the news of this senseless tragedy. Our thoughts, as well as those of the QPR family and the wider West London community are with you at Continue reading
Southampton v QPR
Team: Green, Isla, Ferdinand, Caulker, Traore, Phillips (Hoilett), Sandro (Henry), Fer, Kranjcar, Vargas (Zamora), Austin. Subs Not Used: McCarthy, Hill, Onuoha, Dunne. Attendance: 30,504 (including 2,847 Rangers fans) On a day when I would have taken a point before the gamewe almost did just that. We weathered the early storm in the first-half, rode our Continue reading